Paris, July 2, 2011
Vladyka Theodosius welcomed the organizers and participants of the conference, stressing that “our youth deserves a great deal of attention, since they are called upon to find new paths for the spreading of the Gospel. Without them, we could not move forward in today’s world. This conference gives the participants the opportunity to speak in their own voice to the entire Church, to speak their “vonmem!” [let us pay heed]. We must take advantage of this and approach this responsibly. If the young people unite and work to serve God and mankind together, then we Orthodox Christians will be able to achieve great things for the Church and for Orthodoxy.”
Upon the conclusion of the ceremony, great vigil was performed on the eve of the feast day of Russian diaspora.
