Let’s Talk Live: Why Are Summer Camps Important?

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Join myOCN Interactive Virtual Community on Thursday, 2/17 at 7pm EST with Johanna Duterte Carter, Director of Youth & Young Adult Ministries for the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco. Hosted by Fr. Christopher Metropulos. Summer camp program provides a safe environment for children to develop social skills, nuture their faith, decision-making skills, and maybe even experience the great outdoors. Join the conversation as they discuss why Orthodox summer camps are so important. Watch more of this program and other myOCN Community Events recorded programs anytime.

Metropolis Summer Camp 2022 – Summer is BACK from Metropolis of SF Youth Office

Johanna Carter

Johanna Carter has been the Director of Youth & Young Adult Ministries for the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco for the past 8 years. She is thankful to God for guiding her in this ministry while working alongside the youth and young adults of the Metropolis.

Johanna was born and raised in Northern California in the Bay Area, and spent ten years in Southern California where she graduated from California State University, Long Beach in 2006. During her professional career in Long Beach she worked in the wedding, corporate, marketing, sales, and restaurant industries. As a child, she grew up attending the Metropolis of San Francisco Summer Camp at St. Nicholas Ranch & Retreat Center in Dunlap, Ca, and this will mark Johann’s 26th year attending summer camp at St. Nicholas Ranch as a camper, counselor, management team member, and now Director of the camp for the past 8 years. She met her husband while at summer camp, and now they are blessed with a beautiful baby boy. After the last two years of unique virtual camp programs, Johanna looks forward to welcoming everyone back home to St. Nicholas Ranch this coming summer.
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Fr. Chris Metropulos

Shaped by a life of service to Christ’s Church, Fr. Christopher has dedicated himself to using all the tools God has placed at his disposal to spread the light of Orthodoxy across America and around the world. As the Founding Father of the Orthodox Christian Network (OCN), he shepherds a dynamic and rapidly expanding ministry bringing joy, hope, and salvation in Jesus Christ to millions of listeners on the Internet around the world. Fr. Christopher is the former President of Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology and has served in a number of positions in the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.

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