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Obituary:

A real giant and outstanding club president of Y’s Men’s Club Amsterdam club throughout more than 20 years has recently passed away. I had the privilege to meet and converse with Ym. Carel Hinfelaar and his wife at the Central-South Regional Conference in the fall 2008 in South France. A real warm-hearted person who was dedicated to Y’sdom has passed away … All honour to his memory!

Peter Villadsen, AP Europe 2008-09

Photo: Ym. Carel Hinfelaar and his wife joined by fellow Y’s Men for a walk in 2008 during the Central-South Regional Conference in France.

To all Y’s Men Club members, YMCA groups and supporters of any kind.

With the help of a generous financial support from Region Denmark, the cellar of the Lutheran Congregation building in Szombathely (Hungary) has successfully been altered into a YMCA Youth Club and Café.

To celebrate the official opening of this new meeting point, which is ready to welcome all local teenagers, we warmheartedly invite you to join our festive gathering on Sunday 24th May, 2009

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Youth World

The 46th publication of Youth World is now available.

Please go to:

http://www.ysmen.org/youth_involvement/youth_world.htm

Youth Convocation 2009

[programmes]

FOLLOW IN NORALV’S FOOTMARK TO BARENTS Y’S MEN CLUBS

2004 - 2009

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Youths Programmes STEP

By ISD STEP, Ym. PWAF. Adv. A. Shanavaskhan,

Please find out youths from your region who are interested in STEP, and make STEP a success. Procedures are well explained in the manual. You can use the STEP application forms .

I request you to forward it to maximum Clubs, as it is a most important Students Youth cultural exchange program of Ys Men International, & it is our duty to promote STEP.

download [Basic Application Form] [registration STEP] [STEP Manual]

By Egil Odd Halvorsen

EXTENDED RUSSIAN-NORWEGIAN COLLABORATION
… Russian YMCA Barents and Norwegian YMCA Norland

More than 700 persons were present at the Hamarøy Night 2009. The festival started on Friday, January 30, 2009 at 20 and everybody had a great time until next morning, January 31. at 6. Some 600 of the participants were to a great extent North Norwegian newly confirmed persons who achieved a great experience.

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ARE YOU PLANNING A TRIP TO ASIA ... this summer?

If so, please consider the ... 23rd ASIA AREA CONVENTION 2009 ... which takes place in Colombo, Sri Lanka ... ... July 31. through August 2nd Please see the presentation PowerPoint ...

Link: www.srilankaysmen.org

By Hans Jørgen Brill
Area Bulletin Editor, ASD-YMW & BE 2008-09

UNITY A GREAT CHALLENGE .... !

With Area Europe News and the Europe website we are offering you a unique chance: When you in these media are presenting your project, your area of responsibility or concern, your opinion on an actual issue etc. you are making your Region and/or your Club visible to your fellow Y's Men throughout Europe.

It sure is a great feeling, that Y'sdom is now present in 22 European countries ... However, at the same time it is a great challenge for our Area to transfer our common and extremely important Y's values to all these very different nations with each their own culture and with their own language as well.

How could we possibly spread knowledge about each other, our Regions and Clubs ... how could we possibly inspire each other without frequently communicating and exchanging information?

Let us develop European Y's unity by "talking" together ... by inspiring each other ... by working together !!

Russia regional conference 2008

WONDERFUL AND SCENIC MOSCOW

By Henry Grindheim, Regional Director, RD Norway

AP Peter Villadsen addressing the Russia regional conference

On October 17. through 19. Region Russia held its regional conference 2008 in Moscow. The conference took place in the Church Center belonging to the Roman Catholic Church situated not far from the Moscow Zoo, centrally located in downtown Moscow. In fact at the same place as where the Russia Region held their Midwinter Meeting in February.

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Finland-Balticum regional conference 2008

GREAT FINLAND-BALTICUM Y’s EXPERIENCE

By Henry Grindheim, Regional Director, RD Norway

Participants watching the beautiful Finland-Balticum Regional Conference 2008 flagg parade

On September 19. through 21. the Finland-Balticum regional conference was on my schedule. Together with PRD (Past Regional Director) Jan Leander Johnsen I had the pleasure and privilege to represent Region Norway.

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Central-South regional conference 2008

Y’s FELLOWSHIP IN SCENIC LANDSCAPE

By Henry Grindheim, Regional Director, RD Norway

RD Jean Hontoir (CS) and RD Paul Erik Didriksen (DK) with Ms. Karen in Anduze, France on excursion during the Central-South Regional Conference 2008

On September 12. through 14. I participated in the Europe Central-South regional conference which this year took place in Anduze in South-France. To me this event was a great experience. The journey - to Paris by plane and from there by high speed TGV-train (Train à Grand Vitesse) In addition to experience the good fellowship with fellow Y’s Men, the journey and the stay in Anduze gave me an extraordinary enrichment and inspiration to my future work within our movement.

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REGIONAL DIRECTOR’S NEWSLETTER

Jesus tells the parable, which we call the « Parable of the good Samaritan», to answer the question of a doctor of law. The story told by Jesus allows us to move from the question « who is my neighbour ? » to « whohas been shown to be a neighbour to the injured man ».

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