Pastoral of the Youth
Youth Forum 2012, “Young Maronites
Unite,” was a beautiful and unforgettable
experience to all who participated in it.
Around forty persons, youth and team
members, shared two days and a half of
fellowship at the Pendeli Hotel in Platres,
learning more about Maronite identity,
playing different games and sports, and witnessing the amazing talents of youth present.
The Forum was crowned with the Liturgy, celebrated by His Excellency The Maronite
Archbishop of Cyprus Youssef Soueif. In His
homily H.E. reiterated and reminded us of the
three important constituents of the Maronite
identity: faith, family, and land. An evening
earlier, His Excellency had spoken about the
main theme, “Maronite Identity,” and he
listened to us as we shared what we discussed in
our smaller groups. We were all truly enriched
by each other. Our young people expressed their impression with words they wrote such
as, “Amazing,” “unbelievable,” “Teleia,” “I wish
we had more than two days,” and “Meet us in
Rio.” Some photos from World Youth Day,
Madrid, and a promo video for the next WYD in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were shown by Sr. Samia.
We were very pleased by the place and what it
offers, especially also that the Mayor of the
Platres
Community,
Mr.
Panayiotis
Papadopoulos, welcomed us at the Platres
Cultural Center where we did most of our
activities. We hope that we will carry in our life
the knowledge and the love that we experienced
at Platres.
Pastoral of the Youth
Maronite Archbishopric of Cyprus