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International Congress "Commonwealth of Orthodox Youth", one of the first joint projects of the Moscow Patriarchate and the Russian Church Abroad, aimed at spiritual communion and cooperation between Orthodox youth different countries, became

The International Congress of the "Commonwealth of Orthodox Youth" started in July of the year in the Root Hermitage - the place where the Kursk Root Icon of the Sign, Hodegetria of the Russian Diaspora, was found.

The strategic directions of the congresses were pilgrimage and missionary work. As part of the program of congresses, the project participants visited Orthodox parishes in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Germany, France, Switzerland, and the Holy Land. Young people from different countries participated in divine services, labor obediences, met with hierarchs and clergymen, government officials, masters of art, scientists. There were round tables on the topics of spiritual and moral education, creative evenings. One of the central directions of the congress was the holding of the festival of artistic creativity "Commonwealth of Orthodox Hearts". Such festivals were held in Braslav (Belarus,), Sevastopol (Ukraine,), Bethany (Holy Land,).

For five years, from 2008 to 2013, Orthodox young people from 16 countries took part in the congress. The participants of the project are students, creative and working youth. All events of the congress are held on a charitable basis and are free for participants.

The VI International Congress "Commonwealth of Orthodox Youth" is held from July 10 to August 1 of the year and is timed to coincide with the celebration of the 1700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan, the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Russia, the 400th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty and the 400th anniversary of the founding of the Znamensky Monastery in Kursk.

The program of the congress includes visiting the shrines of Moscow, Belgorod, Leningrad, Moscow, Kaluga and Kursk regions, holding the IV festival of artistic creativity "Commonwealth of Orthodox Hearts". One of the important stages of the congress will be a visit by its participants to the Orthodox parishes of Serbia and Montenegro (July 20-28), whose history is closely connected with ROCOR and the Kursk Root Icon.

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• His Holiness Patriarch Kirill met with participants of the VI International Congress of the Commonwealth of Orthodox Youth

about the project

The contest "Father of the Year" is a contest of stories and a photo contest about the most dear and beloved heads of families and respected pastors. This is not a competition to choose the best priest, but a desire to show the faces of our clergy, to see pastors, perhaps from a new perspective.

The competition "Mother of the Year" is an occasion to show the spiritual beauty of the clergy's spouses, to see and capture the manifestations of a woman's vocation to be a happy wife and mother.

The VI International Congress "Commonwealth of Orthodox Youth" was held in Kaluga

So Orthodox youth from 14 countries near and far abroad celebrated the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Russia.

According to REGNUM, more than 100 young men and women came to Russia to meet their peers. They visited the shrines of Kaluga and the Kaluga region. In the Kaluga House of Music, Orthodox youth were greeted by the Metropolitan of Kaluga and Borovsk Kliment and the governor of the region Anatoly Artamonov. A dance and choir group of pupils of the orphanage "Otrada", a folk song and dance ensemble of Kaluga, the village of Deshevki in the Kozelsky district, performed their solo performances, the best artists of Kaluga and the region showed their solo performances. The solemn finale of the concert was the performance of the guests - members of the Commonwealth of Orthodox Youth, who sang a regimental song of the early 20th century and a patriotic song about the friendship of the peoples of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

Recall that the implementation of the project of the International Congress "Commonwealth of Orthodox Youth" became possible after the signing of the Act of Canonical Communion between the two branches of the Russian Orthodox Church: the Moscow Patriarchate and the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. Youth Congress is one of the first joint projects aimed at spiritual communication and cooperation of Orthodox youth from different countries. It started in July 2008 in the Root Hermitage - the place where the icon of the Mother of God " Sign » Root-Kursk, Hodegetria of the Russian Diaspora. The participants of the project are students, creative and working youth. For five years, young Orthodox people from 16 countries have taken part in the congress.

This year, the VI International Congress of the "Commonwealth of Orthodox Youth" is held from July 10 to August 1 and is timed to coincide with the celebration of the 1700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan, the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Russia, the 400th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty and the 400th anniversary of the founding of the Znamensky Monastery in Kursk. The program of the congress includes visiting the shrines of Moscow and the Moscow region, as well as the Belgorod, Kaluga, Kursk and Leningrad regions, holding the IV festival of artistic creativity "Commonwealth of Orthodox Hearts". One of the important stages of the congress was the visit of its participants to the Orthodox parishes of Serbia and Montenegro (July 20-28), whose history is closely connected with ROCOR and the Kursk Root Icon.