An Orthodox young adult conference.
The Narrow Way: The Royal Path of Discernment. "Strive to enter through the narrow gate" (Luke 13:24).
Featured Speakers
Learn from some of the finest voices in Orthodox Christianity.
Fr. Christopher Foley
Speaker
"Work, Prayer and the Sacrament of the Present Moment"
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Fr. Panagiotis Boznos & Presbytera Nichole
Speakers
"Transformation in Love"
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Fr. Paul Lundberg
Keynote Speaker, Spiritual Advisor
The Spaces of Discernment: Identity, Purpose, Belonging in Christ
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Mother Melania
Speaker
“The Beatitudes and the Pursuit of Happiness”
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Schedule Preview
A glimpse of what to expect at Connect.
USML
Lodge Lobby
Lodge Chapel
Dining Hall
Fr. Paul Lundberg
Dining Hall
Plenary Room
Plenary Room
Dining Hall
Fr. Panagiotis Boznos & Presbytera Nichole
Plenary Room
Plenary Room
Elissa Bjeletich Davis
Plenary Room
Plenary Room
Dining Hall
Fr. Christopher Foley
Plenary Room
St. Sava's Monastery, Libertyville
Parched Pug, Libertyville
Lodge Chapel
Dining Hall
Mother Melania
Plenary Room
Micky Finn's, Libertyville
Join Us This Year
Spaces are limited. Register today and secure your spot at Connect!
This year's theme is The Narrow Way: The Royal Path of Discernment. We live in a world pulling us in a hundred directions, each voice claiming to know the way forward. Christ invites us onto a different path: to follow Him closely, down the way that is narrow. "Strive to enter through the narrow gate," He tells us, "for many will seek to enter and will not be able" (Luke 13:24).
Discernment isn't a technique for optimizing your best life. It won't always look impressive from the outside, and it isn't a five-step plan. The narrow way asks for surrender, but it's wide enough to carry us into the fullness of who Christ calls us to be. This October, we'll sit with that together: who we are, who we belong with, and what we're called to do. We hope you'll accept the invitation to learn how to walk the path of the narrow way this fall.