Report by Metropolitan Nikita of Krasnoyarsk and Achinsk at the first general meeting on youth ministry issuestranslated

On October 17, the first general meeting on youth ministry issues was held in the conference hall of the Bishops' House of Krasnoyarsk, chaired by Metropolitan Nikita of Krasnoyarsk and Achinsk. Bishop Nikita addressed the participants with a report:

— Dear fathers, brothers and sisters! Dear guests!

I am glad that today we have gathered together to talk about our youth. There are priests, assistants, leaders of youth associations and the young people themselves. I would like this meeting to help us get to know each other better and understand how we can together serve each other and the Holy Orthodox Church.

There are many important matters in parish life. This includes worship, caring for the sick, helping families, and raising children. Among these concerns, work with youth occupies a particularly important place. In his youth, a person searches for his own path, chooses friends, a profession, and thinks about family. It’s good when at this time there are people next to him who will help him find the right support in life.

For us, such support is faith in Christ. We want young people to know God, learn to pray, love the church and feel like they belong in the church community. After all, in a church a person should find and...