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BLAZE – Byzantine Catholic youth event
March 2, 2024 – March 3, 2024
BLAZE (Byzantine Leadership And Zealous Evangelization) – “The Flames of Love are Flames of Fire, a Blaze That Comes from the Lord” – Song of Songs, 8:6.
BLAZE is a high school leadership Byzantine retreat offered through Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools, to be held March 2-3 at Bethlehem Catholic High School and Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of St. George in Saskatoon. This retreat is open to all Catholic high school students.
Goals:
• to form young leaders who will be inspired to serve their communities: schools, parishes, camps, and places of need.
• to evangelize and form missionary disciples in the educational spirit of St. Don Bosco under the guidance of Mary, Help of Christians.
• to equip with the knowledge of Byzantine Catholic tradition (based on the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Youth Catechism “We Walk With Christ”).
The activities will include: talks led by Ukrainian Catholic clergy and youth ministers; participation in the Divine Liturgy; team and trust building, decision making/problem solving, leadership games; chotky workshop (Eastern prayer rope); prayer and testimonies; service to those in need; and a visit to the Shrine of Blessed Nun Martyrs Olympia and Laurentia in Saskatoon.
Contact: Viktoriia Marko, Religious Consultant, Byzantine Rite at VMarko@gscs.ca before the Feb. 29 registration deadline.