The Orthodox Youth of Argentina

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The Orthodox Youth of Argentina

Our Youth is responsible of the christian education of our children. We meet once a year sharing experiences and learning how to improve our job.

Meeting in 2008

Meeting in 2010

Meeting in 2011

Meeting in 2012

They prepared the first book for children in our Archdiocese

Each summer we prepare for them

an Spiritual Retreat…

2008

2009

2010

2010

2011

2011

2012

2012

The Orthodox Youth in Salta20 hours by car from Buenos AiresTwo churches: one in Salta and other one in Tartagal. One Priest.

More than 200 children in Sunday School

Three times a year they collect clothes and food to give for poor

people around the city

They are also the choir of the Church!

Two years ago they started the Scout Movement of the Parish

The Orthodox Youth in Tucumán16 hours by car from Buenos Aires.Three Churches: one in the Capital city, one in Villa Mariano Moreno and other one in Lastenia. Only one Priest

They are responsible of all christian education in the Parish

They give breakfast and lunch for 100 poor children from Monday to Friday

in a small Mision outside the city

More than 100 children in the Parish living the Orthodox faith

The Orthodox Youth in Córdoba8 hours by car from Buenos Aires. One Church and one School with more than 700 students. One Priest who is 74 years old and a new Priest who just arrived from Lebanon

Christian education for all their life!

They imitate the sistem of christian education that the Church developed

in the Middle East

They have a camp once a month with different groups

They welcomed a new Priest who came from Lebanon to serve the Church and to help the Parish Priest who is 74 years old.

The Orthodox Youth in Junín4 hours by car from Buenos Aires.One Church, one School, one house for children whosse parents are in prison. One Priest.

120 children in Sunday School

One school with more than 500 students.

One Priest (65 years old) and his wife: they work from Monday to

Monday!

The Orthodox Youth in Pergamino3 hours by car from Buenos Aires.One Church, one School, one Priest from the Cathedral who serves them once a month.

100 children in Sunday School. A lot to do there!

The Parish Priest slept in the Lord three years ago but they still work

every week for the children!

The Orthodox Youth in Mendoza10 hours by car from Buenos Aires.One Church and another community 4 hours far from the capital city. One Priest who is 76 years old.

30 children in Sunday School and 15 in the Youth. The Parish Priest (76) and his

wife work every Saturday with all of them

Once a year they present to all the Parish their christmass play!

And also they have their own camp!

Right now they are working in collecting food for hungry people who

go to the Church to ask for help

The Orthodox Youth in Santiago12 hours by car from Buenos Aires. One Church and one kindergarten under construction

250 children in Sunday School. 30 people working for them. Only one

Priest.

A very busy community, they are working to have their own kindergarten in order to get the enough money to sustain the Church

30 people in the Youth. They have to take care of every single work in the

Parish.

The Orthodox Youth in Santa FeFive Churches, One School , only One Priest.

The Priest has to take care of the School (600 students) and 5 parishes. 10 people in the Youth. They go every where with the Priest and chant in

every Liturgy

The main Parish is in Rosario where they have the School.

They go once a month to Esperanza (3 hours far from Rosario)

Each three months they go to Reconquista (6 hours far from

Rosario)

They also serve a serbian community in Venado Tuerto (2

hours far from Rosario)

Altar boys, choir, Sunday school and a lot of travells!!

The Orthodox Youth in Buenos AiresOne Church, one Priest for the Cathedral, one retired Priest and one Priest to help the Metropolitan.

We live in Buenos Aires. We work for all the country!

Our youth who work in Sunday School they also help the Metropolitan to send material to all in the country

They are also the responsible of the Choir!

An all clothes we have we send them to the Parishes!

Two weeks ago we had a Priest ordination. A lot of the youth of the country came to Buenos Aires to see it for first time!

Courses for our Youth by Internet

S.O.F.I.A.:8 courses in four yearsIconographyLiturgyHoly FathersOrthodox SpiritualityLives of the SaintsByzantine Music

Biblical Courses of Balamand (CBB)Our youth is present in all courses (75 % of all the students)

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Publications

The Prayer Book

The Divine LiturgyGuide for the faithfulls

The Holy Week in the Orthodox ChurchTheir first DVD! They have a lot of projets!

Sunday BulletinOur youth write, print and spread the word of God!

“Our hands in the plow”The way the Church supports their job

Our Priests: 12

Our Antiochian Women

And our Archdiocese!