POD Chair Archon Perry Siatis, Esq., and 2023 POD Participant Dr. Demetri Maroutsos answering questions about the Pilgrimage of Discovery during the YAL Conference.

The Archons in the Metropolis of Chicago recently sponsored a vendor table during the YAL Conference to promote the Archon National Pilgrimage of Discovery (POD) Initiative and its second annual trip to the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Archon Regional Commander John G. Manos, POD Chair Archon Perry Siatis, Esq., and 2023 POD Participant Dr. Demetri Maroutsos spent time answering questions about the POD initiative, the application process for the summer 2024 POD, and streamed the POD documentary for visitors to watch. More than 500 young adults attended the event, which was held from February 16-18 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Rosemont, Illinois. 

Applications for the 2024 Pilgrimage of Discovery opened on February 15. Further information about this year’s transformative 7-day, expense paid journey through Constantinople can be found at https://www.pilgrimageofdiscovery.org/. For questions regarding the Pilgrimage of Discovery, please email pilgrimageofdiscovery@gmail.com.

Archon Regional Commander John G. Manos, POD Chair Archon Perry Siatis, Esq., POD Participant Dr. Demetri Maroutsos, Father Luke Melackrinos and a few YAL attendees who stopped by the POD booth while at the conference.

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