UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE USA
CONSISTORY OFFICE OF YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY
PRESS RELEASE

Into the Desert 40-Day Lenten Challenge

As we begin the Lenten season, the Consistory Offcie of Youth and Young Adult Ministries in assosiation with the Youth Departments of the Assembly of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North America is pleased to once again announce the Into the Desert 40-Day Lenten Challenge.

Into the Desert is a 40-day Lenten blog beginning on Clean Monday, which encourages our youth and young adults to fully participate in Great Lent. The blog will offer daily scriptural readings, saints of the day, meditations, and challenges to help better prepare our young people for Pascha.
 
The blog is designed to motivate and inspire young people to follow the daily readings and materials offered by the Church during this time of reflection. Into the Desert offers a great opportunity to challenge your youth or young adult group to take on the 40-day journey as a team. Schedule weekly meetings to discuss the daily posts, address questions and struggles, and encourage prayer and reflection throughout the journey. 

To follow Into the Desert, visit our Department blog at www.orthodoxyouthministry.blogspot.com, or become a fan of us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GOYAministry or www.facebook.com/GOAyoungadultministry.

For additional resources from the Department of Youth and Young Adult Ministries, please call our office at 646.519.6180 or visit www.youth.goarch.org.