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CROSSROAD SUMMER INSTITUTE 2022

CrossRoad is a ten-day academic summer institute that prepares high school juniors and seniors to make big life decisions and connect with the Orthodox Christian theological and spiritual tradition.  

Hosted on the scenic Hellenic College Holy Cross campus, overlooking the beautiful Boston skyline, participants experience daily worship, visit local parishes, tour Boston, and spend a day at the beach.

 

Boston Session: June 11 - June 21, 2022

San Francisco Session: July 2 – July 12, 2022

Chicago Session: July 23 – August 2, 2022

Application Deadline: February 16, 2022

CrossRoad is excited to announce its expansion to the West Coast in the summer of 2022. Through the leadership of His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco and the generosity of The George and Judy Marcus Family Foundation, CrossRoad will host one of its three sessions in San Francisco, California.

The CrossRoad Summer Institute is a 10-day summer program inviting high school juniors and seniors to “explore their faith like never before.” Since its inception in 2004, CrossRoad has seen growth in the number of young people applying to participate. In 2008, due to overwhelming interest, CrossRoad added a second session. Since this expansion, interest in CrossRoad has continued to rise and over the years, CrossRoad has received requests to bring this program to other metropolitan areas in order to broaden its reach and impact, piloting a successful expansion by launching CrossRoad Chicago in 2018.

His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos has been a longtime champion of CrossRoad and has been eager to bring this program to the West Coast so that more youth can benefit from this immersive program, emphasizing faith and vocation development. “We are excited to welcome CrossRoad to San Francisco in 2022, and look forward to its growth and positive impact on the lives of our young people,” shared His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos. “It is important for our youth to establish a strong foundation in their faith before they embark on their educational and professional careers, so that they know the Church is there to support and love them on their journey through life.”

 

CrossRoad is staffed by graduate students from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology who undergo over 100 hours of training during the course of the school year. This team of young adults will run one session in Boston, one session in Chicago, and one session in San Francisco in order to offer a consistent program of the highest standards that will continue to transform the lives of our youth as it has for the past 18 years.

Applications for the 2022 CrossRoad Summer Institute will open at the end of October! For more information, please visit www.crossroadinstitute.org.