Diocesan Youth Director: Fr. Moses Locke
Phone#: (603) 832-6791
Email: youthrally@dneoca.org

Assistant Diocesan Youth Director: Ephraim Mosher

DIOCESAN YOUTH RALLY
Please read below a message from our director, Fr. Moses Locke:
We are thankful you are considering coming to Youth Rally. If you have been to past Rallies, you know it is an unforgettable experience. If you have not attended, you will surely discover that coming to Rally is something you will look forward to year after year. It is a time of meeting and making friends who share your Orthodox Faith, developing relationships, discovering new things about your Faith, the Church, yourself, and others whom you meet during Rally, and having lots of fun in the process. There is plenty to do at Youth Rally. In addition to time for learning, there is time for activities such as swimming, sports & field games, arts & crafts, trail-walking, and more. We also plan to take an afternoon and evening to go to Canobie Lake Park, a really great amusement park located close to the campgrounds. We hope you’ll join us this year at Youth Rally. Please consider it strongly. You won’t regret it!
In Christ,
Fr. Moses Locke
Youth Rally Director

The Diocese of New England Youth Rally is an event at which diocesan youth come together in a camp setting for Orthodox Christian education, fellowship, and worship. It is a time for learning more about our Orthodox Faith and applying it in the world in which we live. It is also a time for making or renewing friendships, and for having fun!
Youth Rally is hosted at the Saint Methodios Faith and Heritage Center, 329 Camp Merrimac Rd, Contoocook, NH 03229, a beautiful camp and retreat center. The event spans the entire week from August 4th through August 9th, and it is for children of ages 9–17.

The firm deadline for registrations is Friday, July 11th, 2025.

Please find here the Youth Rally packing list, directions, and rules of the camp for your reference. Rules of Rally and the Rally information sheet

A Note on Electronic Device Policy at Diocesan Youth Rally:
Electronic devices such as (but not limited to) iPods, iPads, iPhones, mp3 players, smartphones, smart watches, cellphones, handheld computer games, laptop computers, etc., etc., are not to be brought to camp. Youth Rally is an opportunity for our children to make genuine, meaningful connections with other Orthodox youth and to immerse themselves in our faith. Both of these goals are hampered by the temptation of being on our phones. Campers will always be either under direct supervision, or will be within easy accessible distance of a staff member with a phone. If your child needs to contact you, or you need to contact your child, the director along with the rest of the staff will have their phones and will be able to facilitate communication.

Electronic devices deemed medically necessary (such as a smartphone used to control an insulin pump) may be brought and used with the blessing of the Rally Director in consultation with the Camp Nurse - and under supervision of the Camp Nurse. If your child has such a device, please reach out to the director so we can accommodate them.

How To Apply:
Fill out all parts of this digital form (if you are signed into a google account, you may leave this form in the middle of filling it out and return to it where you left off with your progress still saved for up to 30 days)
Complete and mail the following documents to 95 South Orchard Street, Wallingford, CT 06492

All health forms can be downloaded here: Health Forms
A scan of the front and back of attendee’s health insurance card
Complete payment (see below)

IMPORTANT!!! Participant health forms, a photocopy of the front and back of their health insurance card, and Epi-Pen permission form (if required), cannot be transmitted digitally and must be physically mailed.

Attendance fee payment:
The attendance fee is $500 for a single child, with a diminishing fee for each additional child from the same family, up to three children. Any children from the same family beyond the first three may attend free of charge.
Thus:
1 attendee: $500
2 attendees: $500 + $400 = $900
3 attendees: $500 + $400 + $300 = $1200
Attendees beyond the third child are admitted for free
Payment may be made in one of two ways: by paper check or online.
Option 1: Paper check
Make the check out to the Diocese of New England and mail it in along with the Health Form, Epi-Pen form, and the scan of your health insurance card.
OPTION 2: Online
Follow the link below to submit the attendance fee securely online via Stripe, one of the world’s most reputable online credit card processors: [https://mastersamuraitech.wufoo.com/forms/rzm76o11hl34cl/]

ADULT VOLUNTEERS FOR YOUTH RALLY AND OTHER DIOCESAN EVENTS
If you are interested in serving as a volunteer staff member for Diocesan Youth Rally or other diocesan youth events, you must meet the following requirements:
Be at least 18 years of age
Have been an Orthodox Christian for at least a year
Be able to pass a background check per regulations of the Diocese of New England and the Orthodox Church in America
If volunteering for Diocesan Youth Rally, must be free for the entire week of the camp, including the evening before camp starts for staff training
How to apply:
Please fill out this digital form
Important note for Youth Rally volunteers: We encourage all who are interested to apply to be a volunteer. However, we cannot guarantee everyone a space as a volunteer at the Diocesan Youth Rally; we have limited capacity for staff. Once a staff is assembled, we will put additional volunteers on a list to be contacted as future volunteer opportunities arise.