Dioceses of Charleston & New York
June 28, 2023 – July 2, 2023
Hosted: St. Moses the Black Church (Pittsburgh, PA)
Venue: Antiochian Village Heritage & Conference Center
Deadlines:
Hotel Reservation Deadline: June 23 2023
Sponsorship Deadline: June 1, 2023
Vendor Deadline: June 1, 2023
Early Event Registration: June 1, 2023
Creative Festivals Deadline: April 1, 2023
- Creative Festivals: children from pre-school through high school submit entries in one or more of the follow categories:
- Arts
- Photography
- Poetry
- Video/Multimedia
- Writing
Oratorical Festival Registration Deadline: June 15, 2023
- Oratorical Festival: Teens in each parish deliver a speech based on the conference theme, in two divisions:
- Junior, ages 13-15
- Senior, ages 16-19; the orator that wins this division at each PLC will compete among the winners of the other dioceses at the Archdiocesan festival (in odd-numbered years, at the Archdiocese Convention; in even-numbered years, at the Midsummer Meetings).
Bible Bowl Registration Deadline: June 15, 2023
- Bible Bowl: a two-hour competition; each parish can have a team of three (plus alternates) in the following divisions:
- Pre-Teens, ages 10-12
- Teens, ages 13-19; The team that wins this division at each PLC will compete among the winners of the other dioceses at the Archdiocesan festival (in odd-numbered years, at the Archdiocese Convention; in even-numbered years, at the Midsummer Meetings).
- Adults, age 20 and older