From Met. Moses: 2025 Family & Youth Conference Reminder

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By Metropolitan Moses of Toronto

Created on Wednesday, 03 September 2025 22:20

Beloved Christians,

We are just a few weeks out from the 2025 Family Youth Conference in Toronto. Please note that when we say “Family Youth” our invitation includes everyone in our Church. We are all members of the Body of Christ.

The conference will be held from Friday, October 10th, through Sunday, October 12th, at the St. Nektarios Cathedral. (Please see the schedule below)

The theme of our family youth conference is “The Love of God."

In response to the requests of many of our youth and young adults for more open discussions and socializing time, we're striving to have a good balance during the day with lectures and activities. Our goal is to provide a weekend of edifying fellowship in Christ.  This year we have scheduled in an almost 2-hour period for open discussion, Q&A. We will supply paper and pens for the participants to write their questions down to provide some degree of anonymity.

There is a saying in Greek “Prota o Theos [Πρώτα ο Θεός],"  that is πρώτα, first—ο Θεός, the God. God comes first. 

God should come first in our personal relationships. In His incomprehensible love for us, God put us first. That is, He put the sons and daughters of Adam and Eve first by becoming the new Adam. Out of all of His creation, God chose to unite His Divinity in a very unique way to humankind. And through His death and resurrection, the God-Man, Christ made our life new and different. Our life is now divine and human.

Each Christian life is potentially a Divine-Human journey to eternal life. And so we hope to have open discussions on how we the bishops and clergy can facilitate our young people in finding partners in their life's journey who will travel with them on the path of salvation.

We don't have all the answers. We simply want to provide a venue where we can discuss how the church can facilitate reaching out to the members of our church who perhaps may be searching and feel isolated and feel the weight of this challenge.

We ask that you register very soon and do not delay.

To register, please use the URL below:

https://goctoronto.org/2025conference/

I hope that we can provide something for each and every one of you to be edified and to come closer to God in His love.

May God bless you and your families. Amen.

In Christ,

+Moses, of Toronto

2025 Family Youth Conference

The Love of God 

Friday, October 10 (At Saint Nektarios Cathedral)

6:00 pm- 8:00 pm Registration, light snacks and fellowship with opening remarks in church hall 

Saturday, October 11 (At Loretto College School)

9:45 AM-10:30 AM: Metropolitan Moses: God’s love for us. 

10:45 AM-11:30 AM: Metropolitan Demetrius: Our love for God: "With fear of God, faith and love draw near.” 

11:45 AM-12:15 PM: “Friendship Scavenger Hunt” ice breaker followed by intentional seating at lunch.

12:30 PM-1:30 PM: LUNCH

1:30 PM-2:15 PM: Fr. Savvas: How the saints strove to love God even in adversity.

2:15 PM-4:15 PM: A FORMAT FOR GUIDED DISCUSSION

• For the Adults, this will be a guided open discussion with Q&A. The goal is to have a relaxed open discussion with easy access for snacks.
• There will be age-appropriate activities for primary, middle and high school children.
• The starter quote for discussion will be from Saint Paul’s First Epistle to the Corinthians: 

• For the 18-35+ year old Adults the discussion related to this quote will be: Finding love according to God.
• For the rest of the Adults, we will simply use 1 Cor 13:4-8 theme to start a conversation about whatever they want. 

2:15 PM-4:15 PM: HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL, YOUTH ACTIVITIES

4:30 PM-5:30 PM: Dinner

6:00 PM-7:30 PM: Great Vespers at Saint Nektarios Cathedral

7:30 PM-Until: Social Gathering with refreshments

Sunday, October 12 (At Saint Nektarios Cathedral)

7:30 AM-1:30 PM: Matins and Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at St. Nektarios Cathedral

2:00 PM-Until: Sunday Luncheon at St Nektarios Cathedral