The Protection of the Virgin Mary (PTVM) Orthodox Club (“O Club”) is the outreach arm of PTVM. They organize fundraisers to support a variety of local, national, and international causes. Recently, the O Club has supported Meals-on-Wheels of Northwest Indiana, Making a Kid Smile (MAKS), the Orthodox Christian Mission Center, the Fellowship of Orthodox Christians in America (FOCA) United Fund, and the OCA Charity Appeal, in addition to several private individuals and families in need. The O Club also helps host Sunday coffee hours and puts on other events throughout the year, such as our parish’s annual Trivia Night. It also helps decorate the parish for the Nativity season (i.e., Advent & Christmas).
The President of the O Club is Adam Erpelding. Meetings are held after Coffee Hour on the third Sunday of the month.