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St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival


2021 Festival Topics

ABOUT

​Introduced in 1983, the St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival provides Greek Orthodox teenagers the opportunity to write and talk about their faith. The Oratorical Festival Program begins at the parish level and is divided into three divisions:
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  1. Elementary Division (local festival only) for students in grades 4–6
  2. Junior Division for students in grades 7–9
  3. Senior Division for student in grades 10–12

The top speakers in the Junior and Senior Divisions advance to the district level. Two finalists in each district division represent the district at the Metropolis Oratorical Festival. The top speaker in each metropolis division is then selected to participate in the Archdiocese Finals, which is hosted by a different metropolis each year.

All eighteen finalists at the Archdiocese Finals participate in a weekend of activities, the highlight of which is the delivery of their speeches on Saturday morning. The Oratorical Festival Scholarship Fund provides college scholarships to the top speakers. Currently, the top three speakers of each division receive college scholarships of $2,000, $1,500 and $1,000. This year, each Honorable Mention speaker will be awarded $500.
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CONTACT

Please address questions to our St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival program chairperson:
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Cynthia Zervos
Email

MORE INFO

Archdiocese Level
​Metropolis Level

Address

25225 Middlebelt Road
Farmington Hills, MI 48336

Contact

​​Tel: (248) 477-1677
​Fax: (248) 477-0231

Priest

Fr. Alex Radulescu

Office Hours

10:00am - 3:00pm (MO-TU; THU-FRI)
WED: Closed

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