This year's Clergy Laity Congress features impactful ministry panels and workshops designed to equip delegates with the tools, resources, and inspiration needed to strengthen parishes and foster thriving communities. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogue, gaining valuable insights and practical strategies to enhance their local ministries. The Congress aims to empower participants with a renewed sense of purpose and vision, ensuring the ongoing growth and vitality of their parishes and the broader Orthodox Christian community. Throughout the week, there are a wide number of topics being addressed in both Ministry Panels and Workshops.
Rev. Fr. Luke A. Veronis
Rev. Fr. Luke A. Veronis
Biography
Fr. Luke A. Veronis is the director of the Missions Institute of Orthodox Christianity and has been teaching at Hellenic College Holy Cross since 2005. For the past 19 years he has overseen a vibrant renewal at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Webster, MA. He has been involved in the Orthodox Church’s missionary movement since 1987, serving as a missionary priest in post-communist Albania for ten and a half years with his wife and children as well as serving in East Africa for eighteen months. He has led 11 short-term mission teams to Project Mexico building homes for the needy in Tijuana. He has published four books related to missions, witness and outreach.
