Gathering of Young People in Salesian Youth Movement of parishes in Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai Province
Followed the theme of the Rector Major’s Strenna 2021, the theme of this gathering was “Young people live hope in today’s world”.
There were 280 young people from 9 Salesian parishes in Ho Chi Minh city and Dong Nai province who joined this event and were divided into 12 teams. Present from the beginning were Fr John Chrysostom Pham Ngoc Truong – Provincial Delegate for Youth Ministry, Fr Peter Pham Huy Hoang the head of SYM committee and together with other two members, Fr John the Baptist Do Van Tien and Fr Bosco Vu Tien Dung.
Fr Provincial, Joseph Nguyen Van Quang, presided at the 6 a.m. mass on Wednesday with the concelebration of the Provincial-elect, Fr Barnabas Le An Phong, the new Provincial Delegate for Youth Ministry, Fr Peter Nguyen Viet Quang Minh, the present priests and the priest of Tan Cang community.
All participants took part zealously and seriously with youthfulness and creativity in the different activities including programs, games, seminar-workshops, Taize prayer and mass.
Hopefully all the young participants of this event will always live hope in faith and joy and to become witnesses to hope for other youth and people in their own living, studying and working environments.