New information is added each day, and departments of the Archdiocese will be fully incorporated into the system. An annual national youth worker conference in the fall brings in professional and experienced youth workers to conduct practical workshops and sessions for parish youth workers, teachers, and parents. Musical programs and fellowship are further highlights. The monthly Challenge supplement of the Orthodox Observer provides articles, statistics, updates on youth culture, parent helps, youth worker tips, answers to questions from young people, and educational and inspirational information. Parish Youth Ministry Guidelines provide direction for ministry to young adults, college students, high school students, junior high students, elementary school students, and preschool children.
Guidelines are also available for altar boys.
The Annual Planner provides youth workers, parents, and young people with a daily planner that includes daily bible readings, saints commemorated, fasting periods, and meditations on the Orthodox Faith. The monthly Challenge supplement of the Orthodox Observer provides articles of particular interest to young people and answers to their questions, as well as educational and inspirational information. Leadership Training Seminars are offered in order to help prepare young people for ministry to their peers, and for ministry to their parish and Church at large. Surviving Adolescence and Growing in the Faith retreats are offered in order to help young people overcome messages on sex, drinking, drugs, and violence, as well as to better understand and grow in the Orthodox Faith. Orthodox summer camps are promoted, and information is made available, so that young people may be encouraged to participate in the indelible experience of summer camps.