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2024

The hymns, website, and competition date were announced/made public on 12/12/2023

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• Hymns, Recordings, Rules, and Clarifications

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The Competition will take place on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at St. George in Norristown, PA

The deadline to register for this year's event is Monday, April 8, 2024

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• Registration Form

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Please complete this form once, and in full, and email it to hymnspa@gmail.com

There will be an Informational Session for the servants, and anyone interested, on ZOOM, on 01/25/2024 at 8:00 PM

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• Tap here for the direct ZOOM link

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• Meeting ID: 734 8977 4771

• Passcode: 2024​

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If you have any questions or desire further clarification, please send an email to hymnspa@gmail.com

Please utilize the following links to help you prepare!

 

Packets for Groups 1-5

 

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5 

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If you have any questions or desire further clarification, please send an email to hymnspa@gmail.com

There will be an Informational Session for the Judges, and anyone interested, on ZOOM, on 04/17/2024 at 7:30 PM

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• Tap here for the direct ZOOM link

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• Meeting ID: 766 8280 4621

• Passcode: 2024

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If you have any questions or desire further clarification, please send an email to hymnspa@gmail.com

The Competition will start at 12:30 PM on 04/20/2024 at St. George in Norristown, but everyone is invited to attend Liturgy from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM. We will have breakfast, final reviews, and fellowship until 11:45 AM. At 11:45 AM we will hold the Welcome Meeting for everyone in The Main Sanctuary and The Judges Meeting in The Auditorium

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Each group will be competing in different locations on 04/20/2024 - please follow the signs that will be posted around the church and listen to the overhead announcements which will be made!

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Lunch will begin being served at 3:00 PM in the Church Basement and we will hold the awards ceremony with The Fathers in The Main Sanctuary once everyone is done competing.

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If you have any questions or desire further clarification, please send an email to hymnspa@gmail.com

Total Participants: 265​

Total who placed: 39

Total who learned Hymns and grew spiritually: 265+

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Churches who participated:

1. St. George, Philadelphia (76 + Choir)

2. St. Mary and St. Pope Kyrillos, Hatfield (71)

3. St. Mary Lancaster (52)

4. St. Mary and St. Bishoy, Allentown (19)

5. St. Abanoub, Pottstown (11)

6. St. Mary, Delaware (10 + Choir)

7. St. Mark, Harrisburg (10)

8. St. Mina and St. Pope Kyrillos, Carlisle (10)

9. St. Mary and St. Mercurius, Conshohocken (4)

10. St. Anthony, Annville (3 + Choir)