St. John Chrysostom National Oratorical Festival

Denver, Colorado

2003

SENIOR DIVISION – FIRST PLACE WINNER

Topic No. 6

How does the Orthodox Faith direct your convictions about the ethical questions currently being debated about genetic research?

by Nicholas N. Moniodis

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church

Ann Arbor, Michigan

St. John Chrysostom National Oratorical Festival

St. George Church, Bethesda

2012

JUNIOR DIVISION – SECOND PLACE WINNER

Topic No. 5

In our day, when people’s lives have become more and more scheduled with events, how might we reclaim our understanding of Sunday (the Sabbath) as a day of rest and honoring the Lord?

by Athena Chapekis

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church

Ann Arbor, Michigan