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Archbishop Hieronymos: Let's ask ourselves if we are really approaching young peopletranslated

September 4, 2026 · 1 min read

Following the June 4, 2026 Synodal Decision, the Synodal Committee on Christian Education and Youth held at the Conference Center of the Holy Metropolis of Peristeri, from Tuesday 1 to Thursday 3 September 2026, the 10th Panhellenic Conference of Youth Priests and Youth Executives of the Church's Holy Metropolises of Greece, with the theme: "Catechism and Pedagogy: from the transmission of knowledge to experiential experience". On Tuesday, September 1st, the Consecration service was performed by the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Sidirokastro, Mr. Makarios, President of the Synodal Committee on Christian Education and Youth. The Most Reverend Metropolitan of Larissa and Tyrnavos Mr. Ieronymos and the Most Reverend Bishop of Achelou Mr. Nifon and more than 140 delegates, coming from the Holy Archdiocese of Athens and 60 Holy Metropolises of the Church of Greece, were present.

After the Consecration, the Secretary of the Synodal Committee, Archimandrite Polykarpos Bogris, welcomed the Conferences, referring to the effort of the Church of Greece for the continuous training of the youth leaders, as they serve as another holy altar on...

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Христина Панченко

It is interesting that the emphasis was placed on the transition from simple transfer of knowledge to live experience. In our parish, I also notice that young people respond better when they don't just talk about faith, but when they do something together - for example, we bake prosphora or clean the garden near the church. And were there any practical examples of how to do this with teenagers at this congress?

Людмила Шевчук

Yes, Khrystyna, you are right - when young people just listen, they get bored quickly, but the common cause is immediately different. In our parish, after such joint cleaning or baking prosphora, boys and girls themselves begin to ask about the meaning of what we are doing. And tell me, how exactly do you bake prosphora with teenagers - do you involve them in the whole process, or only in the last stage?

Микола Ткаченко

Yes, working together really does make a difference. In our parish, after such cleanings, the boys themselves also begin to ask why we do it. Do you and your teenagers bake prosphora from the very kneading of the dough, or are you only engaged in decoration?

Ольга Бойко

Yes, Khrystyna, a common cause really affects more than just a story. Here, after the young people helped to weave covers for church tables, they themselves began to ask why such patterns and what they mean. And at that congress, it seems, they talked about such examples as joint pilgrimages on foot or master classes on Easter egg painting - maybe one of your priests also went?