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St Elias participates in World Youth Days

Youth of St. Elias are attending the World Youth Days (WYD) 2002 held in Toronto.

Besides hanging out with the Patriarch of the Latin Church, his All-Holiness John Paul II, Pope of the God-saved city of older Rome, St. Elias Youth are also taking a leading role in several major WYD events featuring the Eastern Catholic Churches.

They have planned, coordinated, and are serving and singing at the following events:

Hierarchical Great Vespers and Matins

- venue: Trinity Bellwoods Park & St. Nicholas Church

- Wednesday, July 24 - 8:30 p.m

Vsenochna Vigil

- venue: Site of the Papal Mass, Downsview

- 10 pm - DAWN!!!

Hierarchical Divine Liturgy

- venue: St. Nicholas Church

- Monday, July 29 - 9:00 a.m.

Seminars & Workshops

They are also participating in the various seminars and workshops involving Eastern Church issues.

Seminars offered by Youth of WYD are e.g.:

- The Dialogue of Love: Catholic - Orthodox Ecumenism

- Eastern Catholics and Evangelization

- The Roots of Eastern Christian Theology: Saints, Bishops and Theologians

- etc., etc., etc.

In addition, the Parish is hosting just a few young pilgrims come to celebrate WYD.

- 12 young pilgrims from Michigan (United States) -- walking to WYD;

- 30 young pilgrims from Ambridge, Penn (U.S) -- Fr. Roman's hometown;

- 12 young pilgrims from upstate New York (U.S.);

- 40 young piligrms from California (U.S.) !!!

Bienvenue! Welcome! Vitayemo!

Please keep the Youth in your prayers!

"After this, I will pour out my Spirit on all humanity
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,
your elders shall dream dreams
and your youth will see visions" (Joel 3:1)

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