If you haven't seen them already, be sure to keep your eyes peeled! In the coming weeks, you should start to see ads for Share the Light Sunday, a SCOBA-sponsored event that takes place throughout North America on January 20, 2008.

You may be thinking: What's the purpose of Share Light Sunday? It's simple: To spread the word throughout the country about the Orthodox Christian Network's programs and mission, and to raise financial support for the growth of its national outreach programs. Parishes around the country hold special events on January 20 for this very reason.

Well, January 20 isn't that far away! That means that we need your help to make Share the Light Sunday a success in your area, so watch for more information, plenty of helpful tips, downloads, bulletin inserts and all kinds of updates on this blog. And please feel free to call us at 877-273-2348 for more information. Now's the perfect time to join our Global Advancement Team, a group of volunteers around the country who will be promoting OCN's work during STL Sunday in their home parishes.

For now, I'd like to share a couple of jpeg images of two ads that will be appearing in major Orthodox publications. Soon, these will be available on this site for download. They will also be available at any local Kinkos, which means that you could go to your neighborhood branch and print out a high-quality version for your parish, school or place of business. If you'd like an electronic copy for a publication you are designing right now, just post a comment on this blog or drop me a line.

The first ad features one of OCN's Share the Light Parishes: Holy Trinity in Concord, NH. You can listen to an interview with Fr. Demetri, the priest of this community, here. As he says in the interview, his OCN-produced Internet radio station is becoming a very popular meeting place for parishioners and their families.

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Your parish could easily emulte Holy Trinity's success story by participating fully in Share the Light Sunday. And remember: OCN can now produce a customized version of The ARK or The RUDDER for your parish, pan-Orthodox organization or Orthodox institution. Your station would include everything you currently hear on the national versions -- plus all kinds of EXTRA content from your own parish or organization. Just e-mail me for more details. And please let your priest, parish council or organization's president know about this exciting opportunity to use cutting-edge media technology in your own outreach ministry.

The second STL Sunday ad features two young individuals who have come to embrace the Orthodox Faith because of The ARK, a 24/7 Internet radio station produced by OCN.


Truly an amazing story. We certainly hope there will be many more to come. And remember: Keep checking MyOCN.net and this blog in the coming days to find out more about Share the Light Sunday & how you can get invovled.