YOUTH MEETING WITH POPE JOHN PAUL II DURING HIS APOSTOLIC VISIT TO UKRAINE, "CHRIST IS THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE" LVIV, 26 JUNE, 2001
(TENTATIVE SCHEDULE)

1. Beginning of the Program

14:00
Spiritual and Artistic Program:

• Welcome speech
• Concert Program
  • The winners of the contemporary religious music contest (groups and individual performers)
  • Holy Spirit Ukrainian Greek Catholic Seminary Choir, Lviv
  Youth choirs:
  • "Soli Deo"
  • "Virly"
  • "Yevshan"
  • "Cheremosh"
  • "Vidlunnya" (Echoes)
  • Witness of Life: Lay people give witness to God's work in their lives

2. Groups

• "Halychyna," choir of 'bandura' (traditional Ukrainian string instrument) players, Lviv Palace for Children and Youth
• "Pysanka," Lviv Railways children's choir (conductor: Olena Vovk)
• "Orpheus," Men's Choir
• Lviv Philharmonic Orchestra (conductor Artur Mykyta)
• Witness to the Truth: A priest gives witness to truths of the faith (e.g., a talk about the Soviet persecution of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church)

Continuation of the Program: Groups and individual performers

• "Dudaryk," Boys and Men's Choir with Ivan Matsyalko
• Pavlo Dvorskiy
• Vasyl Zinkevych
• Oksana Bilozir
• The Picardie Tierce ("Pikkardiyska Tertsiya")
• Taras Petrynenko
• Witness to the Faith: A monk or nun gives witness (e.g., a talk about religious conversion)

3. Arrival of the Holy Father

18:30
Holy Father arrives (All the groups present sing "God grant you many years!")
Greetings for the Holy Father

• Greetings for the Holy Father by the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Bishops
• Youth greetings in national dress (Ukrainian, Polish, Armenian and others)
• Greetings from various civil and religious youth organizations (Ukrainian Youth for Christ, Plast [Ukrainian Scouts] and others)
• Greetings from various student groups from colleges and universities*
  (*Perhaps the presentation of symbolic gifts)
• AKATHIST (PRAYER SERVICE) TO JESUS CHRIST
• Awarding of Papal honors, "Reconciliation"

20:00
Holy Father's apostolic blessing followed by departure
All groups present sing "God, mighty and one" (Ukrainian hymn)

4. Continuation of Musical Program

• Tetyana Horobets
• Iryna Shynkaruk
• Lesya Hurova
• Witness to the Faith, discussion
• "Scriabin"
• Oleksandr Ponomarov
• Iryna Bilyk
• Witness to the Faith, discussion
• "Okean Elzy"
• Lamentations of Jeremiah ("Plach Yeremiyi")

(N.B. The order of performers depends on the director's decision and so is subject to change)

5. Conclusion

23:00

• The Bishops address the youth
• Pilgrimage to the site of the Divine Liturgy - Mass in the Hippodrome

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