Acolyte Convention 2008

Hello again my minions...if you are indeed out there...
Not much is new in life.
I did however, attend the seventh acolyte and youth convention for my eparchy last week.
The theme this year was "God is with us!"
It was originally created by my Tato, and my bros and I took the reins and made it work.
It couldn't be more successful! There were about 150 people total, from acolytes, youth ranging from ages 6-50, clerics and the bishop of New Westminster Canada.
A total of seven parishes were represented, and I was touched as they remembered my Tato many times, and as they presented Mama and my bros with an icon in honour of him and his ministry.

There were some things that didn't go as planned.
For instance, the t-shirts that we have traditionally printed as a souvenier turned out to be a disaster.
The printers mistakenly gave us youth sizes, which meant that the shirts would fit pygmies.
But the quote featured on the back of the shirt was misprinted and it is almost comical!
It says "I say unto you, turn and live like children and you will never enter the kingdom of heaven" instead of "I say unto you, UNLESS you turn and live like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven."
What a mistake!

But all in all, we put it together in only six weeks, and as long as only one person in attendance took something from the convention, it was all worth it.
:)