
Coptic Orthodox Metropolis of the Southern United States
Sunday, December 20, 2026
05:30 - 06:30 p.m. - Check-In
06:30 - 07:00 p.m. - Evening Offering of Incense (Vespers)
07:00 - 07:45 p.m. - Dinner
08:00 - 08:30 p.m. - Welcome & Orientation
08:30 - 09:15 p.m. - Opening Talk by H.G. Bishop Basil
09:30 - 10:30 p.m. - Team Activities & Icebreakers
10:30 - 11:30 p.m. - Bonfire & Free Time
Abstain from food and drink by 11:59 p.m. in preparation for the Divine Liturgy tomorrow. Please be in your room by midnight.
Monday, December 21, 2026
08:00 - 11:00 a.m. - Divine Liturgy (Group Picture)
11:00 - 11:45 a.m. - Breakfast
12:00 - 12:50 p.m. - Station 1
12:55 - 01:45 p.m. - Station 2
01:45 - 04:00 p.m. - Lunch & Free Time
04:00 - 05:00 p.m. - Showers
05:00 - 05:50 p.m. - Station 3
05:55 - 06:45 p.m. - Station 4
06:45 - 07:45 p.m. - Dinner
08:00 - 11:00 p.m. - Midnight Prayers & Praise
In rooms by midnight to respect the peace of the neighborhood.
Tuesday, December 22, 2026
09:00 - 11:30 a.m. - Divine Liturgy
11:30 - 12:30 p.m. - Brunch
12:45 - 01:35 p.m. - Station 5
01:45 - 02:30 p.m. - Q&A with H.G. Bishop Basil & Closing
02:30 p.m. - Clean-up Rooms & Departure
See you next year, God willing!
Attention Deacons!
Don't forget to bring your liturgical vestment (tonia).

