2013 is the year of the General Assembly of the Fellowship (which is due to happen every four years). No other special event than the General Assembly will be organised this year.
The 19th General Assembly of the Fellowship will be held in autumn 2013.
Proposals for the venue are to be sent to the temporary General Secretariat: syndesmos@syndesmos.org
More information soon.
This year we have two events and it is possible to participate in both of them.
You'll find them just under this post.
For the festival in Romania please send post dead-line applications until May 31st.
For the festival in Crete you still have until June 15th.
We are waiting for you with plenty of joy! Don't hesitate to send your application.
You'll find them just under this post.
For the festival in Romania please send post dead-line applications until May 31st.
For the festival in Crete you still have until June 15th.
We are waiting for you with plenty of joy! Don't hesitate to send your application.
Syndesmos Festival Crete 2012
NEW: download the programme of the event!
Are
there lines between Psychology and the Orthodox faith converging? What about psychotherapy
compared to confession? Should priests
have skills in contemporary psychology? Does Psychology challenge the legacy of
Church Fathers? Is Psychology the heir to Christian Spirituality? What is the
impact of contemporary psychology in the life of the Orthodox Church? Which
psyche for the theologian and which psyche for the psychologist? …
The above questions and others are the
ones which are going to be discussed during the Festival in Crete the Syndesmos
International Event in Crete, from 28 Aug. to 2 Sept. 2012. We are going to
share our thoughts and questions with priests, psychiatrists, psychologists and professors. During this six-day
period we are going to share the joy of Christ at the beautiful facilities of
the camp “Saint-Paul” of the Holy Diocese of Kydonias (Akrotiri, Chania). The program will include keynote speeches,
discussions in small groups, workshops, role-playing games and common prayer.
Moreover, there will be spare time for singing, playing, walking, having a swim
in the sea, visiting some picturesque places and relaxing.
Most of participants of past Syndesmos
events can witness of the personal enrichment that you can get and the joy you
can live in participating. Indeed, Syndesmos events are a unique occasion to
get to know and bound real friendship with young orthodox people from a very wide
variety of places, churches, societies, cultures, etc.
At the end of the event, we will have
the opportunity to participate in the Divine Liturgy at the new Monastery of
the Transfiguration, which will be celebrated by H.A.H. Ecumenical Patriarch
Bartholomew of Constantinople who will come for the inauguration of the new
church of the Monastery.
Practical information
Venue: The Orthodox Camp ‘Saint-Paul’ is
not far from the airport of Chania (CHQ) with many low-cost and normal flights everyday
from all over the world. There is also an airport in Heraklion (HER) and then
you can catch the bus to Chania. You can also arrive in Athens and then take
the ferry-boat from Piraeus to Chania. Finally, if you are coming from the
Balkans, you can arrive by train to Athens and then take the ferry-boat.
Registration fee: 100 € (-40€ to
be prepaid just after the comfirmation of your registration)
This amount includes: meals,
accommodation and local transport.
The fee does not include:
transportation from and to your home country, visa costs and any insurance.
Bursaries may be available on a case by
case basis, on application to the preparatory committee (creta2012@syndesmos.org). Donations to sponsor the event are most
welcome!
Arrivals: Tuesday 28th August
Departures: Sunday 2nd September
evening or 3rd September in the morning.
Applications until June 15 2012 to:
creta2012@syndesmos.org Download application form.
Feel free to print and spread the
poster of the event, downloadable as a pdf.
____Syndesmos Festival 2012____
The theme
of the Syndesmos 2012 Neamt project is “Prophets for our time”. There are several
reasons why we have chosen this theme: it connects Old and New Testament, it
refers to prophetic figures of the 19th and 20th centuries and because the very
existence of Syndesmos and its activities over the last six decades have had a
prophetic aspect.
At the end
of the festival, participants will leave with another look on prophets and
especially on each person’s own role to play in the life of the Church.
The
programme consists in conferences, discussions, prayer as well as informal
times like an excursion in Neamt area and an intercultural evening.
Participants
will have the opportunity to experience the unity of the Church, sharing their
faith and the joy of being together.
His
Eminence Metropolitan Josif of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of Western and
Southern Europe will participate in this event as a keynote speaker.
Useful information
Venue:
Seminarul Teologic Neamt (http://semmnt.ro) near Neamt Monastery.
Low-cost
companies: http://www.blueairweb.com , www.wizzair.com
Airports:
Bacau, Iasi, Targu Mures, Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Timisoara, Arad.
Registration
fee: 100 €
Bursaries
may be available on a case by case basis, on application to the preparation
committee (neamt2012@syndesmos.org).
N.B. This
amount includes: food and accommodation at Neamt Monastery.
It does not
include: transportation from and to your home country, visa costs and
insurance.
Arrivals:
11th August; departures: 18th August
Please send
your applications until the 15 May 2012 to neamt2012@syndesmos.org : download application form
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Syndesmos International Youth Festival
Joy everlasting
Syndesmos International Youth Festival
2nd – 9th August 2011
Saint-Maurin, Rians
(Var, France)
(Var, France)
A celebration of Orthodox youth, with an integrated programme of activities, this event promises to be an opportunity to all those involved for deepening their faith, sharing their experience of the Church, establishing closer links with other SYNDESMOS youth movements, making friends and enjoying relaxing and memorable moments together.
Venue: Maison d’accueil de Saint-Maurin en Provence / Rians (Var, France)
Registration fee: 140 €
Bursaries may be available on a case by case basis, on application to the preparation committee (saintmaurin2011@syndesmos.org).
N.B. This amount includes: food and accommodation in Saint-Maurin.
It does not include: transportation from and to your home country, visa costs and insurance.
Applications:Deadline extended to May 15th