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SYNDESMOS History

SYNDESMOS, The World Fellowship of Orthodox Youth, was founded in 1953 in Paris by a group of young theologians from Finland, France, Greece and Lebanon. Aspiring to “serve as a bond of unity (Greek syndesmos) among Orthodox youth movements, organisa

2009

SYNDESMOS XVIIth General Assembly, Athens, Paiania,Greece, 30/January/2009 - 4/February/2009

2008

"Implementing conciliarity in our life", Ostuni, Brindisi,Italy, 6/October/2008 - 12/October/2008

Syndesmos Spiritual Diaconia Programme, Agia, Larisa,Greece, 8/September/2008 - 14/September/2008

SYNDESMOS Youth Festival 2008, La Servagere,France, 7/August/2008 - 12/August/2008

2007

Conference , Servagere,France, 8/August/2007 - 14/August/2007

Conference: Mission in Eastern Europe in Orthodox Context, Moscow,Russia, 30/May/2007 - 2/June/2007

2006

Church in the life of society and the surrounding world, Minsk,Belarus, 8/December/2006 - 11/December/2006

Seminar on Renewal of Preaching, Ferme de Froidmont,Belgium, 20/October/2006 - 25/October/2006

Youth leadership training, ,Kenya, 10/January/2006 - 16/January/2006

2005

Youth encounter "Unity in diversity: being different, being together", Yerevan,Armenia, 22/September/2005 - 27/September/2005

Conference , Br,Germany, 24/August/2005 - 29/August/2005

Exchange with St. Egidio community, Rome,Italy, 21/July/2005 - 27/July/2005

2004

Mission in Eastern Europe, Belgorod,Russia, 1/November/2004 - 7/November/2004

Educating for Europe Seminar: In the world, not of this world: what does the European citizenship mean to us?, Tallinn,Estonia, 29/October/2004 - 2/November/2004

"Towards the Council, La Servagere, French Alps,France, 2/August/2004 - 8/August/2004

Syndesmos Diaconia Camps, Philotheou Monastery (Mount Athos), St. John the Forerunner Convent (Ayia),Greece, 27/July/2004 - 6/August/2004

Youth Orthodox - Roman-Catholic youth exchange, monastery of Bose,Italy, 5/June/2004 - 12/June/2004

2003

SYNDESMOS Diakonia Camp, Simonopetra, Mount Athos,Greece, 18/August/2003 - 28/August/2003

Youth Pilgrimage to Constantinople and Asia Minor, ,Turkey, 22/May/2003 - 30/May/2003

Youth at Risk: A Christian response, Minsk,Belarus, 20/February/2003 - 27/February/2003

Mission: Opportunities & Challenges, Manila,Philippines, 1/February/2003 - 8/February/2003

2002

Leadership Training for French-speaking Africa, ,Congo, 27/December/2002 - 4/January/2003

Orthodox Youth Pilgrimage, Wales,United Kingdom, 17/August/2002 - 25/August/2002