From November 20 to 22, 2024 in the Vologda region on the basis of the educational and recreational complex «Lesnaya Skazka» in within the framework of the project «GosStart.Dialogue» the youth gathering of student activists «OSSA» took place.
The youth gathering of student activists «OSSA» took place.
The event was attended by Deputy Chairman of the Synodal Department for Youth Affairs Priest Alexei Solovyov and Head of the Coordination Center for Youth Affairs in the North-West Federal District Archpriest Konstantin Golovatsky.
The organizers of the meeting were the Center «Sodruzhestvo» and the Department for Youth Policy of the Vologda Oblast Government.
In the course of the meeting, the participants discussed the topic of faith in the lives of young people. The guests shared their experience and views on how faith can support a person, especially at a young age, when new horizons are opening up and various challenges arise.
The participants actively asked the guests questions about their path in the Church, were interested in how a clergyman's day goes, how they organize work with young people.
The participants actively asked the guests questions about their path in the Church, were interested in how they organize work with young people.
The topic of patriotism was also touched upon during the conversation. The speakers noted that in the Church's work with youth, the Synodal Department cooperates with the state to realize the important mission of educating young people. patriotism and nurturing in young people a sense of unity in a multinational country.
The participants proposed various ideas and initiatives for the development of youth ministry in the Russian Orthodox Church.
The participants proposed various ideas and initiatives for the development of youth ministry in the Russian Orthodox Church.
At the end of the event, Priest Alexis Solovyov handed over a letter of commendation from the Synodal Department for Youth Affairs to Vitaly Kobylnikov, head of the Vologda Oblast Department of Sport and Youth Policy.
«The «GosStart» program is implemented by Rosmolodezh together with the presidential platform «Russia — the country of opportunities», the Government of the Nizhny Novgorod Region and the All-Russian Association for the Development of Local Self-Government.
Synodal Department for Youth Affairs/Patriarchy.ru
