FOCA Sponsors Seminarian Family 2025 St. Nicholas Stocking Project
For the last 24 years the Fellowship of Orthodox Christians in America [FOCA] has collected wish lists from married student families at Saint Tikhon’s and Saint Vladimir’s seminaries. Parishes, FOCA Chapters and individuals have fulfilled the wishes of over 1,000 seminarian families and additionally donated over $120,000 to the married seminarian families at Saint Herman’s Seminary. The 2025 drive is now taking place.
Start your local collection project by contacting the Seminarian Assistance Coordinator (information at the bottom of the flyer below) and ask for a family list. It is up to you how your parish/chapter or individual will fill the needs. Many parishes put up a “tree” (paper or real) with ornaments on them stating the age, gender and item requested. Parishioners then purchase the items and return by a specific date. The St. Nicholas Stocking Project flyer gives collection deadline information. If some choose to donate gift cards, your local chairpeople then purchase items that are needed.
For those who want to help without taking on the full scope of the project, collect gift cards from Target, Walmart or Amazon and send them in to the coordinator no later than November 27, 2025. These cards will be used to purchase gifts to fulfill a family’s needs. If you want to assist families in Alaska, please contact the coordinator to get the proper mailing address and the type of cards that can be used in their area.
Thank you for supporting this worthwhile endeavor in the spirit of Saint Nicholas.