The annual COTY Christmas Party is back! After a year’s hiatus, this opportunity to celebrate the Nativity as a community of young adults has returned. There will be food, drinks, and live music. RSVP today for one of our largest celebrations of the year.

Dress code is semi-formal.

Tickets: £20. Includes food and drink. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/christmas-party-tickets-1068978165469?aff=oddtdtcreator

For our second expert discussion, we are delighted to welcome therapist Fay Kalapoda for a workshop on stress and cultivating resilience. Drawing on insights from CBT, we will learn, discuss, and practice techniques for noticing and beating stress. The workshop will be followed by refreshments and fellowship.

Fay Kalapoda practices psychotherapy and teaches regularly on mental health, coping, and anxiety.

The new COTY Southwest hub is hosting its inaugural event. Join us for a talk on faith in modern life at the Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God in Bristol, followed by a casual reception at the local pub. There are also vespers at the Church at 5:30pm. If you are located in the region (or visiting from without!) and are keen to meet and worship with other young adults (16-35), COTY is pleased to welcome you.

COTY Southwest is a new hub centred on Bristol which will serve young adults throughout southwest England and Wales.

Join us as we gather together to mark the beginning of the Nativity period. Enjoy great company and fast-friendly foods. This social, November's main event, will take place at the Life Goddess restaurant on Store Street.

Tickets: £17. Includes a wide selection of foods. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1069086429289/?aff=oddtdtcreator

COTY West Midlands is launching the 2024-25 year with a social at All Bar One! Come meet young adults from around the West Midlands and reconnect with old friends. After COTY West Midlands’ first-ever event in January 2024, the hub is back with a calendar of social, liturgical, and educational activities this year. Join us as we begin this exciting effort.

Tickets: £20. Includes drinks (selection of beers and wines) and finger foods.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/coty-social-at-all-bar-one-tickets-1047923646837?aff=oddtdtcreator

Our four-part series on “Faith in Modern Life” begins with a discussion on the meaning of faith — a word we hear so often but may find difficult to describe or place in our own lives as young Orthodox Christians. What is faith? What does it mean to “believe”? What are the fruits of faith? Join us as we hear from a panel including Fr. Nephon Tsimalis (St. Sophia, Oxford) and Fr. Stephen Platt (St. Nicholas, Oxford) followed by a Q&A period. The discussion will be followed by a fellowship with drinks and snacks.

In our first talk of the year, we will explore the importance of advice in our spiritual journeys. Joined by visiting scholar Dr. Philip Mamalakis, we will learn how young adults can cultivate supportive relationships with both clergy and laity, as well as support others, whether friends or family. How should we approach and rely on spiritual Fathers? How can Church and secular sources of counseling and mentorship complement each other? And what is our responsibility to support and advise members of our own communities?

The talk will be followed by fellowship with drinks and snacks.

Dr. Philip Mamalakis is an Associate Professor at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA. He teaches courses on pastoral care, counseling, mental health, grief, and marriage. He has written books on parenting and co-edited the marriage preparation program for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.

You’re invited to the year’s kickoff social — an outdoor gathering on Primrose Hill to enjoy the panoramic view of London alongside unbeatable Orthodox company. We’ll have picnic blankets, food and drinks, and games. Greet old friends, meet new ones, and help get COTY 2024-25 off to a vibrant start!

RSVP here

(Rain plan: We will have tables booked at The Queens pub nearby.)

Join us for the Divine Liturgy at St. Nicholas Church, Shepherds Bush, followed by a reception to celebrate the Name Day of His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas, on the feast day of the Great Martyr Nikitas. Matins begin at 9:15am.

While our big annual kickoff isn’t until later in September, we’d like to invite you to a casual after-work pub night! Grab drinks with us and catch an Olympic sport or two — stop by whenever you can, for as long as you’d like.

Location: The Phoenix | 51 Moscow Road, London W1 4AL

Please join us for our 2nd annual COTY Picnic on Pentecost following the Divine Liturgy at Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Divine Wisdom (W2 4LQ). We are gathering at Hyde Park (entrance opposite Queensway station). All are welcome! The event is FREE and fully catered (hot dogs, souvlakia, pizza, sandwiches, drinks). We will have outdoor games as well.
 
To reserve your place in the event please visit: COTY Picnic

Join COTY West Midlands for our first large annual gathering for young adults from around Birmingham and the area! All are welcome. Food and drinks will be provided.