Join Orthodox Young Adults from across the West Coast for a Lenten Retreat at Saint Nicholas Ranch and Retreat Center the weekend of March 27 – March 29, 2026. Young Adults ages 18 – 39 from all Orthodox traditions are welcome to attend! We will spend time having discussions and fellowship at Saint Nicholas Ranch, as well as visit and help the Sisters at the Monastery of the Theotokos the Life-Giving Spring with a work project and other engaging activities throughout the weekend.
The retreat theme will be “The Fragmentation of the Self and the Prayer of the Heart” with guest speaker Rev. Father Christopher Zaferes from Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church in Marietta, GA. More and more of our lives are spent in the digital world. There we are trained to consume without end. Yet the more we take in, the emptier we feel—our vision distorted and our identities fractured. Can we be made whole? How do we integrate? Might an inward turning gather what has been dispersed?
Registration Deadline – March 25, 2026!
Our Guest Speaker
Rev. Fr. Chistopher Zaferes
Father Christopher serves as Associate Priest at Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church in Marietta, GA. He also serves as Head of School at Transfiguration Orthodox Academy, a small Eastern Classical hybrid school. He studied at Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Boston, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Religious Studies and History, as well as a Master of Divinity. His studies also took him to Greece, where he deepened his connection to the roots of our faith and saw history come alive. Father Christopher enjoys hiking and camping, finding in them renewal and inspiration. He also delights in exploring the resonances of the Gospel in everyday life.
