Saint Kosmas Orthodox Christian Education Association
February 2, 2022
Blessed Feast of the Meeting of Our Lord in the Temple!
2022 Saint Kosmas Conference
Registration Update:
21 States and Counting!
Families from 21 states will be traveling to be physically present at the 2022 Saint Kosmas Conference in Arizona!

This is an unparalleled opportunity to meet up face to face and build community with Orthodox Christians from all over the nation who are committed to the formation of Orthodox children.
We are bringing people together!
Join us and meet families from:
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin
95 Households Represented Thus Far!
Be Inspired and Rejuvenated!
The Saint Kosmas Conference is for ALL Orthodox parents, homeschool families, school administrators, teachers, clergy, and parish leaders desiring to strengthen Orthodox education within the home and community.
This is about the formation of the next generation of the Church!
4 Weeks Left to Register!
February 28 is the Registration Deadline!
General Registration
and Exhibitor Registration
is Open through February 28.
Registration will NOT extend
into March for any reason.
Registration for the Children's Program
will close February 28 OR when we reach 100 children between the ages of 5 and 14, whichever comes first.
(In 2021 the Children's Program sold out 2 weeks before the last day of general registration. Don't wait!)
Book Lodging Today!
Lodging at the Conference Venue
(Gold Canyon Golf Resort) will sell out!
2022 Saint Kosmas Conference
Frequently Asked Questions:
Our FAQs page has been UPDATED with the latest questions:

  • Are you offering live-stream viewing of the conference?
  • What's your COVID policy?
  • What jurisdiction are you affiliated with?
  • Can I distribute promotional information about a school, co-op, community, or business while at the conference?
  • Can my child participate in the Oratorical Festival without being registered for the conference?
  • How late can I register?
  • Is there a pro-rated registration package if I am able to attend only part of the conference?
  • Do you offer scholarships?

Please visit our FAQs page for the answer to these and more!
2022 Saint Kosmas Conference
Pre-Conference Event:
Homeschool Family Picnic at Canyon Lake
Meet up with Orthodox homeschool families from around the nation
for a relaxed picnic and children's play-time at this beautiful Arizona recreation site
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 (The day BEFORE the Conference).
Please RSVP if planning to attend.
Visit saintkosmas.org/canyon-lake for more details.
2022 Saint Kosmas Conference
Post-Conference Pilgrimage:
Visit St. Anthony's or Saint Paisius Monastery
Join a Group Pilgrimage to one of the Arizona Monasteries following the conference!
The conference concludes at 2:00 pm on March 18th, which is the Friday of the 2nd Week of Lent. This gives families time to relocate to either monastery in time for
the Salutations Service or other weekend services.
These pilgrimages are not officially part of the conference.
It is the responsibility of each family to contact the monastery directly
(through the monastery website) if planning to visit the monastery following the conference.
article on the Christian education and formation of children written by
Abbess Michaila of Saint Paisius Monastery
We cannot begin to speak about our youth without an understanding of our own fallenness, our own calling to love as a means of healing our primordial sin, and of the essential requirements for those bonded together in matrimony. With all of this in mind, we will turn our attention to our God-given responsibilities with our children, and the place wherein we daily nurture their souls, the home. Read the article
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