Diocesan Youth Mission Trip to St. John the Compassionate Mission, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
July 6, 2009
JOHNSTOWN, PA - Tommorow morning, July 7, 2009, Very Rev
Protopresbyter Peter Paproski and Very Rev. Fr. Miles Zdinak will be leading a four day mission
trip to St. John the Compassionate Mission in Toronto, Ontario. Joining Fr.
Peter and Fr. Miles will be youth from throughout the diocese including officers
and members of the National Junior ACRY, who have spearheaded Lenten fundraising
missions in support of St. John the Compassionate Mission.
St. John the Compassionate Mission is an apostolate of our diocese. Overseen
by the Very Rev. Roberto Ubertino, St. John's Mission serves the poor and needy
of the greater Toronto, Ontario region. In particular it operates a soup
kitchen, a food pantry, a bakery and a thrift shop. Not only does it feed the
hungry, it also gives the unemployed the opportunity for job training and
employment. From the missionary outreach work of St. John the Compassionate has
arisen a diocesan mission parish dedicated to St. Siloan the Athonite, and most
recently, the Lived School of Theology, which is a guided internship program
which offers hands-on ministry to the poor and catechetical training in the
field of Orthodox missionary work.
While at the mission, our diocesan youth will assist with the daily meal
service operation, take part in a special work project, take a tour of the
bakery and thrift shop and take part in the daily worship of the community,
including Divine Liturgy on Friday morning, prior to their departure.
Diocesan faithful are kindly asked to pray for the safe travel of our mission
team and are invited to follow their journey by logging on to the daily photo
journel which, barring any unforseen technological issues will be updated
nightly.
Sunday of the Canaanite; Theodore the Tyro, Great Martyr; Mariamne, sister of Apostle Philip; Righteous Auxentius, Pious Kings Marclanus and Pulcherias; Theodore the New Martyr of Byzantium; Hermogenes (Germogen), Patriarch of Moscow
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