st nicholas nativity fast youth retreat
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Photos from the youth retreat heldat St. Nicholas Convent in Constantia, NYDecember 24-27, 2010TRANSCRIPT
St Nicholas Convent Nativity Fast Youth Retreat
December 24-27, 2010
Pond and cabin on the Convent grounds
All-night Vigil for St. HermanVespers
Choir led by Serge VandalovFriday evening
Deacon Dimiti from Holy Trinity parish in Astoria, NY joined us for services
Matins on St. Herman’s Day
All-night Vigil for St. HermanFriday evening
Anointing
Rainbow over the Convent early Sunday morning
A few words following Divine Liturgy
Aaaah! Time for some outdoor fun!
The boysSaturday afternoon
A race to the bottomSaturday afternoon
Greg is flying!Saturday afternoon
Volodya gets their first!Saturday afternoon
Symeon heads for the pond
Ice skating on the pond Saturday afternoon
Testing out the ice on the pond
Thinking about the upcoming talk?
Fr Daniel speaking about Holy Communion
Fr Daniel’s presentationSaturday afternoon
Time for some lunch!
Savva helps out with the dishes
Time for some outdoor fun again
Bringing in some wood for splitting
Methody offering tips on splitting wood(we’re lucky Sasha came)
A job well done
Fr Nikita joins us Sunday afternoon for a talk on music
Mat. Agapia wonders what kind of musicSt Nestor listened to before he battled the gladiator
After dinner it’s Fr. Nicholas’ turnto lead a discussion on the temptations of drinking
Oh boy, why did mat. Agapia give me this topic to talk about…
No worries, he did such a good job that the talk carried on to the bonfire outside later that evening…
Sunday evening bonfire
Monday morningInto the woods to visit the sites picked
for the St. Seraphim shrine
Group number 1’s spot
Singing the troparion to St Seraphim
Alexis thinks this is definitely the best spot
The mothers enjoy the walk in the woods
I think St Seraphim would like this spot
Fr Daniel loves the cold
Sophia tells us about her recent pilgrimage to Greece, Romania and Bulgaria
Time for the talent show
Sarah Granger on the flute
Thanks for suggesting we have this retreat Mia