Welcome visitors to the web site of the Romanian Orthodox Youth in America and Canada. We would like to introduce this first version of our virtual community, and invite you to join. This site contains lots of information for and about young people, both permanent information and at the same time many interactive possibilities which we invite you to participate in. Here is a short explanation of all the possibilities and options to which you are invited through the medium of these virtual pages.

Subscribing

Every visitor has the opportunity to subscribe as a site member and in this way to have access to all the information on every page, including the forum and chat group. By becoming a site member you will receive within a certain period of time a bulletin with information about the activities of the youth of each parish. In the future we can develop some pages which would be restricted to visitors, with only members having access.

Static Pages

About us: in this category there are two headings. You can read about the mission of the Romanian Youth organization in our Archdiocese, and at the same time you have available a list of local organizations.

Resources: in this category there are three headings. Under the first there are some general rules and principles for leaders and those who are involved in organizing various events or activities on the parish level. Then there are several interesting articles and advice grouped under two headings: our faith, and our family.

Dynamic Pages

Newsletter: in this category, you can subscribe to our electronic bulletin, and at the same time, navigate through the archives of past bulletins. Our e-bulletin is sent to all site members who choose to subscribe to it, but can also be sent to visitors who do not wish to become site members, but want to receive the bulletin.

Faith in Action: in this category you can navigate, first of all, through the list of events organized in each parish, which involve young people. Then there is a heading under which you will find all the future events scheduled to take place in various parishes. There will also be a photo gallery with images from the life of our youth organizations in America and Canada.

Communication

On our site, you will have the following means of communication available to you:

Ask Father: on this page there is a form through which you can send questions to Father Nicolae Clempus, the spiritual advisor of ROYA. Father will do his best to respond as quickly as possible to these messages.

Forum: Our forum will be divided into two categories: Romanian and English. Various subjects will be open for discussion and you are invited to contribute. Only site members will be able to post messages on the forum. Visitors will be able to read conversations, but will not be able to post messages without a prior subscription.

Chat: When site members are on line at the same time and log in, they have a chat room where they can have live discussions on various subjects.

There is also a map of our web site to help you orient yourself and navigate easily.

Here are several other features of our site. Site members can:

• post content in certain specially dedicated sections, such as announcements, advertisements, and help wanted.
• post messages on the forum.
• choose a picture from the available  avatars during registration or under My Profile, also download the picture from the web using the internet address.
• set a signature, under My Account, which will appear in their forum postings.
• receive notification by e-mail when someone responds to them in the forum.
• participate in chat discussions.
• see which other site members are on-line.
• see the profiles of the on-line members.
• send messages to on-line members.
• receive messages from other members.
• make a list of favorite pages on the site.
• receive e-bulletins with the latest news and announcements from the community.
• post reviews and ratings of the articles on the site.
• download various materials from the site.
• have access to sections which are available only to registered users.