The church in Bologna hosted a youth weekend, the same idea as the one I went to several months ago in Aprilia. The main speaker this time was Franco Verardi and he did a great job! The theme for the weekend was “Cosa vorresti fare per la chiesa?” translation - "What would you like to do for the church?" He demonstrated with a human pyramid, among other things and scripture, the importance of unity, and then asked what we can all do to build the church and encourage unity not just among the young people but the entire church. The young men and women at this convegno need to know they are not the church of tomorrow but the church of today and have a vital role. After lunch and Franco's class, we walked around downtown Bologna for a little bit and got some gelato and saw the important buildings. I only went on Saturday but the festivities lasted until Monday morning(because there was a holiday so everyone had off school.) From what I heard about the rest of the weekend, it was just as great as the first day. There was youth there from all over Italy and I know they went away encouraged and "recharged". Jessica and Eric were also there and it was great to see them again and hear about everything going on down in Taranto. They are doing such a great job! Anyway, here are some pictures from the weekend.
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| After lunch fellowship |
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| Luca really explaining something to Emily and Andrea |
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| JESSICA! |
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| Luca "translating" something for Emily (The truth is, Emily helped him with a few words and didn't really need the translation but it was nice of him. I'm pretty sure this picture was staged.) |
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| Looking down on a Piazza in Bologna |
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