Quick Start Guide To Joining The ACRY
It is easy to become a member and join in the good works and fellowship of the ACRY. If your parish has an active ACRY Chapter, speak to any officer. If not, only three interested people are needed in a Diocesan parish to form a chapter. It is also possible to join the Chapter at Large if your parish does not wish to form a chapter.
Our Membership Chairman, Vice President Josef Samilenko would be happy to answer any questions you might have and even arrange for a member of the National Board to visit your parish to speak in person to you!
Don't hesitate to contact Joe at joesami98@gmail.com .
Three Or More Interested Members: Form A Chapter
1. Hold an Organizational Meeting and at that meeting:
- Review the By Laws and marketing materials with everyone interested to see that everyone is in agreement to carry out the principles and ideals of the ACRY
- Elect officers of your new local chapter (a minimum of 3 -President, Secretary and Treasurer)
- Make some initial plans for your first year
- Collect National Dues from each member
- Complete the Membership and Officers form
2. Submit Membership Paper work and Dues Payment, and Scholarship Donation Payment to The National Financial Secretary:
- Completed Membership and Officers Form (names and contact info of members and chapter officers)
- Check Made out to National A.C.R.Y. For Annual National Dues of $20.00 per person and sent to:
Daniel Bartko
600 Fourth Avenue
Bridgeville, PA 15017
- Send forms by email to the financial secretary, Danielle Bartko at daniellehelen@yahoo.com
- Voluntary Contribution to Scholarship Fund (If you wish your chapter members to be eligible for scholarships ) no minimum is required. Some chapters starting out have opted for simplicity sake to add an additional $5 to the dues collected for this purpose.
Please note: All membership paperwork is in typable PDF format, which can be filled out on-line saved to your computer and emailed as an attachment. So that we can have these forms in a digital format, We ask that if at all possible that you send these forms by email to the financial secretary at and the check by US Mail .
3. When welcome letter is received, have your parish priest install the new officers.
4. Charter for your Chapter will be presented at next National Convention or mailed to you.
Two Or Less interested Members – Join the Chapter At Large
In order to give people in those parishes and towns where there are not chartered ACRY chapters the privilege of belonging to the ACRY, the ACRY has established a "Chapter-at-Large".
Those who wish to join the ACRY, but do not have an ACRY chapter in their parish, nor is it feasible to start one, may join join the Chapter at Large.
1. Submit Membership Paper work to National Financial Secretary:
- Check Made out to National A.C.R.Y. For Annual National Dues of $20.00 per person and sent via US MAIL TO
Daniel Bartko
600 Fourth Avenue
Bridgeville, PA 15017 - Send forms by email to the financial secretary, daniellehelen@yahoo.com.
- Completed Membership and Officers Form
- (fill out membership information sections only)
- (names and contact info of members)
Please note: All membership paperwork is in typable PDF format, which can be filled out on-line saved to your computer and emailed as an attachment. So that we can have these forms in a digital format, We ask that if at all possible that you send these forms by email to the financial secretary at daniellehelen@yahoo.com and the check by US Mail .
2. Enrollment is complete with receipt of welcome letter from the National President.
Enrollment and Informational Forms
Membership and Officers Form (Typable PDF Format)
Membership Promotional Flier
National ACRY By-Laws- Revised and Approved Sept 2022 (PDF Format)
Download The ACRY Membership Guidebook for more detailed information about the ACRY, membership obligations, policies and procedures.
Please email the National ACRY Vice President Josef Samilenko, membership chairman, joesami98@gmail.com if you need any further assistance.