ADVENTIST YOUTH CONGRESS NEWSLETTER February 2013 Edi on 2
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Come to Novi Sad and make an IMPACT!
It is a true privilege to be the host of the Adven st Youth Congress 2013 in Novi Sad. There are lots of “firsts” when it comes to having the Congress in this part of the world: Serbia is the host of the Congress for the first me, AYC has come this far south (the furthest south was Hungary in 1992, although it was then first scheduled to be in Serbia), and for the first me in many years AYC will last five instead of four days.
Perhaps the most important thing is that this addi onal day is going to be used to make an impact, when all the youth gathered in Novi Sad will do something for the city itself. On Friday young people from all over Europe will, in the spirit of unity and in the “Power of One”, par cipate in different ac vi es like pain ng the benches in school yards, renova ng children parks, cleaning the city amongst
other things. It is certain that this will make a posi ve impact on the city and the Have you met Saralie from Sweden yet? How about Paolo from Madrid, Cissel whole country, and that it will erase, or at least diminish the strong prejudices from Denmark or Helge from Germany ? about religious minori es which have been very dominant during the war and
post‐war years in Serbia. The IMPACT day will benefit not only the welfare of the Were you at the last congress in city but will also make known Adven st values that will stand out in the Munich? Maybe we’ve added your photo community. to the album on Facebook. Since the Congress couldn’t be held here in 1992 due to the ongoing war, Serbia In the last few weeks new Media clips is now ready 21 years later to welcome Adven st youth from all over Europe. Our have been added to the website and country is going through reform being only a couple of steps away from entering Facebook. You can keep up to date on all the EU and many changes have been happening within. the latest informa on by joining us on Twi er or Facebook. I believe that AYC will make a strong impact in our country and show that young people, united in the power of One, can do good and change the society. We had a slight glitch last week on our website which has now been solved but Welcome to Novi Sad where we will feel that power and in case you completed an interest form/ make an impact on others! submi ed it to your country director and haven't heard from them, it may be that Dragan Grujicic your e‐mail was among the ones which Youth Director had a problem—please try again. South‐East European Union
Introducing our Speakers Dejan Stojković was born in Kragujevac, Serbia. He finished his primary and secondary educa on in post‐communist Serbia, interrupted a few mes with the ugliness of wars that struck this region. He came to England in 2001 to study theology and he completed his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at Newbold College. Here he started a student‐led worship service 'Experience'. Dejan has served as a youth pastor at Stanborough Park Church where he established the Parallel Service as an outreach and reclama on ministry for youth and young adults. Dejan is now serving as a Director for Teen's Ministry, AVS and Chaplaincy at the South England Conference. Dejan got married to Deana in 2010. They very recently moved into their first home on a canal boat on the Grand Union canal in England. Dejan's mission in life is very simple: preparing young people for the second coming of Jesus.
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“Serbian Athens” Novi Sad is the second largest city in Serbia and the administra ve seat of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina. Lying on the river Danube, Novi Sad covers an area of 1105 km2 and has a popula on of about 22,000.Novi Sad is an industrial and financial centre of the Serbian economy, as well as a major cultural centre. The name Novi Sad means "New Planta on" (noun) in Serbian, and is derived from it's La n name ‐ "Neoplanta".
Novi Sad is a typical Central European town with architecture from 19th century domina ng the city centre. In the 19th century, the city was the capital of Serbian culture, earning the nickname “Serbian Athens”. In that me, almost every Serbian novelist, poet, jurist, and publicist at the end of 19th century and at the beginning of 20th century had lived or worked in Novi Sad some me of his or her career. Novi Sad is the home to Ma ca Sprska, the oldest cultural‐ scien fic ins tu on in Serbia and the Serbian Na onal Theatre, the oldest professional theatre among the South Slavs.The largest educa onal ins tu on in the city is the University of Novi Sad with approximately 38000 students and 2700 staff. Novi Sad is the host to the EXIT music fes val, one of the major music fes vals in Europe.
At AYC we have a unique opportunity to influence Novi Sad in a way that will be remembered by it’s ci zens. Let us gather in Novi Sad and join forces to celebrate our Lord and also be of service to the local community!
I have a question????
“What kind of accommodation will be available for the AYC participants in Novi Sad?” In Novi Sad there will be two kinds of accommoda on op ons – student dormitories and floor space.
In the student dormitories par cipants will have a bed, bedding, pillows and pillow cases with access to bathrooms and showers. Towels are not included, so par cipants must bring their own. Most of the rooms in the student dormitories have two beds, with a small number of rooms having three beds. There are seven student dormitories, all within walking distance from SPENS, the furthest one being a 30 minutes walk away.
The second accommoda on op on is the floor space in the Novi Sad Fair. This accommoda on op on requires par cipants to bring their own ma resses, sleeping bags/bedding, pillows and towels. This accommoda on also has access to bathrooms and showers.
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