Conference of the Youth Association of the Holy Archdiocese of Americatranslated

The proceedings of the first day of the Young Adult League of the Holy Archdiocese of America (YAL) conference began with an opening breakfast and the customary opening ceremony. The president of the Conference, John Panos and the Most Reverend Bishop of Diokleia, Mr. Nektarios, Secretary of the Holy Archdiocese of America, who is also the spiritual adviser of the Youth Union conference, welcomed the participants, addressing them with a short greeting. After the breakfast, the participants together with clergy and laity from across the Holy Archdiocese of America had the opportunity to attend some selected sessions of the 48th Clergy-Lay Assembly and participate in many discussions around various ecclesial topics.

More specifically, the conference participants attended, within the framework of the 48th Clerical Assembly, two thematic discussions. The first, which was coordinated by Dr. Ann Bezzerides, focused on the perspectives of youth ministry, while also giving practical directions. The second one was attended by Eva Konstantakos, director of the youth ministry sector of the Holy Archdiocese of America,...