The YSC started in the year 2001 with the start of the new millennium as a way of encouraging our youth to grow in their faith. The competition is used as a fun way of promoting deeper study and understanding in selected areas: Hymns, Bible Study, and Church Studies… a Spiritual Triathlon of sorts.

Through God’s enormous help and the prayers of our blessed shepherd H.G. Bishop Serapion, the previous years of the YSC have been a great success. The competition is a one day event where teams from all over the diocese meet at one of the churches and enjoy a wonderful day of prayer, food and friendly competition.

The first competition took place at the, then new, Coptic Orthodox Christian Center (C.O.C.C.) with subsequent competitions taking place at different regions in the Diocese (North, East, West, and South). Thank God, more teams and more churches have participated in the competition with every passing year. The initial competition included only two levels, high school and college. However, through God’s provision and care, another level, junior high, was added in 2004. Thank God, this expansion has allowed more people to benefit from preparing and participating in the competition.

An online classroom has been created for youth study.  All youth:

• Go to the above Services menu, then Classes
• Username is your ‘lastfirstname’ for example ‘morenoghada’
• Temporary password is ‘Abcd1234′, it will allow you to change

Suggested Readings through the Holy 50 Days

Pascha Week Schedule

THE HOLY PASCHA WEEK SCHEDULE 2011

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)

Upcoming Events Schedule

Last Friday of the Fast – April 15^th
Unction (Kandeel)                                        10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Divine Liturgy                                              11:30 AM – 2:00 PM

Lazarus Saturday (Servant Day) – April 16^th
Divine Liturgy                                             8:00 AM  - 10:30 AM
Vesper of Palm Sunday                              7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Palm Sunday – April 17^th
Palm Sunday Matin                                      8:00 – 9:00 AM
Palm Sunday Liturgy                                   9:00 – 12:00 PM
General Funeral Service                            12:00 – 1:00 PM
Start of PASCHA WEEK SERVICE               6:00 – 9:00 PM
Monday’s Eve

From Monday through Wednesday – April 18^th – 20^th
Morning Pascha Service                              10:00 – 1:00 PM
Evening Pascha Service                                6:00 – 9:00 PM

Thursday – April 21^st
Great Thursday Service and Liturgy       8:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Friday’s Eve (Pascha Service)                    5:30 – 9:30 PM

Good  Friday – April 21^st
Good Friday                                            8:00 AM 5:30 PM
(Reading, Hymns & Book of Rev.)           11:00 PM – 5:00 AM

Bright Saturday – April 23^rd
(Reading, Hymns & Book of Rev.)           11:00 PM – 5:00 AM
Divine Liturgy                                          5:00 AM  - 7:00 AM
Holy Resurrection Feast Eve Liturgy       8:00 PM – 12:30 AM

Family Day

When: Saturday April 2^nd , 2011

On the commemoration of the Appearance of our lady St. Mary in Ziton-Egypt

Guest speaker: DR. NABIL SOLIMAN

Topics:

• For Parents: Challenging we face and lessons we need to raise our children as a Good Christian in this society,
• For Youth: their own challenges & dealing with parents?

Schedule will be as following:

• 8:00 – 10:45 am Liturgy (starts with Kandeel-Sacrament of Anointing the Sick)
• 11:00 – 11:45 am Aghapy Meal
• 12:00 – 1:15 pm Elementary/Mid School (Parents & Servants)
• 1:15 – 1:30 pm Break
• 1:30– 2:15 pm With the Youth ONLY (Open discussion)
• 2:15 – 3:00 pm Youth (Parents & Servants)
• 3:00 – 3:30 pm Lunch
• 3:30 – 4:30 pm Individual sessions (10 min each)

(Activities will be available for young youth & kids)

Please spread the news ,Come & Invite others, all are invited to share the blessings.

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