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النشاطات الروحيـــة لشباب وشابت الرعيـــة ---- يوم السبت الموافق 1 نيسان 2006 وفي دير Consolata missionaries بتورنتو ومن الساعة التاسعة صباحا والى الساعة الخامسة عصرا وتحت شعار : تعال اتبعني كما جاء في انجيل القديس متى . Subject: Come, follow me. (Mathew 19: 21) التقى حوالي ثلاثون شاب وشابة من أبناء الرعية بخلوة روحية يتقدمهم كاهن الرعية الأب يوسف عبا والأب بيشوي من طائفة الأقباط الكاثوليك والأخت أميرة جبو والأب كارلوس سييرا من الطائفة اللاتينية ومرشد الحلقات الشبابية . ابتدأ البرنامج كاملا ( باللغة الانكليزية ) بالصلاة التأملية والخشوعية من قبل الأخت أميرة جبو استعرضت بعدها مراحل دعوتها الرهبانية وخبرتها التي عاشتها مع يسوع واختتمت كلامها بانها تشعر بسعادة فائقة كونها عروسة المسيح الدائمة الذي دعاها لخدمة النفوس على غرار العذراء والرسل لتكون شاهدة المسيح في حياتها كلها . ثم استمع الحضور الى كلمة المرشد عن الدعوة المسيحية وبعدها تحوّل الحضور الى خمس حلقات لمناقشة موضوع الذي اختاره الشباب بانفسهم : تعالى اتبعني .الدعوة المسيحية وخاصة نداء الرب للشباب والشابات في عصر فقد الانسان فيه معنى الاصغاء لصوت الرب بسبب التحديات الكثيرة التي تواجه الشباب والشابات في عصرنا الحاضر. كما تخلل نهار الشباب بأوقات السجود للقربان وقسطا للراحة ثم بالمناولة المقدسة بعد ختام يومهم المبارك بالقداس الالهي .
كتب الشاب الشماس سعد باكوس : عضو اللجنة الروحية في لجنة الشباب
Saturday’s Youth Retreat at the Consolata …….. Saad Bakos
The Day began with sister Amira with the main topic, which was a vocation. She talked about her vocation which was to be married and have lots of children. Then she realized that when she became a sister, she would have many children to look after. Then father Carlos whom was a missionary in thirty counties, took it a step further and had the youth divided into five groups in order to come up with several possibilities as to how to recognize a vocation and what are the consequences to one’s lifestyle. Father Carlos also told a few stories based on his experience in Africa. One story being, that he and his group had to travel 116 miles to get water to cook food. Also one of the hot topics was the importance of Catholicism amongst the other forms of Christianity in terms its history and its accuracy leading back to the days of Christ and the Old Testament. For lunchtime, most of the youth gathered in the southern church hall for pizza and some memorable photos. Preceding lunch was Father Carlos presenting again. The topic was, “if one is to pass though the gates of heaven, then does one need to believe in Jesus Christ only?” During this questions and answer period, a couple of youth were insisting that the answer to the question is yes. Father Carlos tried to explain that God loves everyone equally and that all the profits are a shining beacon to God in the highest. If one is born into another religion such as Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism and lives his or her life like a good Christian, then her/she deserves to pass through the gates of heaven. This was a hot topic for the youth and Father Carlos was pleased with the participation. The day ended with a short mass at the Consolata’s chapel conducted by Father Yousif. All youth were really pleased with how this day had turned out.
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