St. Andrew's Mission by the Sea

Overview
St. Andrew's Mission Parish in Long Island, Bahamas is one of our most adventurous trips complete with liturgical services, religious discussion, and the amenities of living on an island in the Caribbean.  Hosted by the Maillis family, natives of the Bahamas and our sole Orthodox representation in the Bahamas, this SPFL trip is certain to be unforgetable.  St. Andrew's is SPFL's most ambitious trip to date with phase I completed-clearing land and preparing the house for visitors-with Phase II of raising funds to build our first Orthodox Church in the Bahamas. Get ready to spend two weeks in the Bahamas spear fishing, swimming, hiking, and building a church, literally.

Description of Trip
SPFL Contact:  Pete Patitsas
Location:  Long Island, Bahamas
Host:  Maillis Family
Dates and Deadlines:  Dec 17th-31st, 2008 (only 15 spots available)
Mission:  Raise funds and complete Phase II of Church build
Price: $1000 total (all inclusive)
Who can go:  Coed Trip (separated by an ocean, literally);
Spiritual Guide: To be Announced
Type of worker:  Adventurous type, strong back, able, and ready for anything...(cooking and masonry work also needed)

Accommodations
We will stay primarily in small apartments, but be ready to sleep outside.

To apply
Send request for more information and application materials to thespfl@gmail.com
 
 
**Skilled laborers and applicants who can stress their utility will be given preference.

Sample Daily schedule

Activity
Wakeup, Cleanup, Transport to Maillis home
Morning Prayers followed by breakfast
Labor
Lunch
Labor
Cleanup, beaching, spear diving, etc.
Showers followed by transport to chapel for Vespers
Dinner
Discussion , feats of strength, shark fishing, etc.

*Simply a Sample Schedule and Assuredly Subject to Change*

Site seeing
     Come and experience the fellowship of SPFL in the Bahamas:

  • Spear dive and fish for your own dinners

  • Jump of a 30 ft. cliff into the depths of the World's deepest blue hole in Turtle Cove

  • See some of the most breath taking coves, beaches, views, and waters in the world

  • Build the first Orthodox Church on the Island