The Youth Spiritual Competitions (YSC) started in the year 2001 with the start of the new millennium as a way of encouraging our youth to grow in their faith. The competition is used as a fun way of promoting deeper study and understanding in selected areas: Hymns, Bible Study, and Church Studies… a Spiritual Triathlon of sorts.
Through God’s enormous help and the prayers of our blessed shepherd H.G. Bishop Serapion, the previous years of the YSC have been a great success. The competition is a one day event where teams from all over the diocese meet at one of the churches and enjoy a wonderful day of prayer, food and friendly competition.
The first competition took place at the, then new, Coptic Orthodox Christian Center (C.O.C.C.) with subsequent competitions taking place at different regions in the Diocese (North, East, West, and South). Thank God, more teams and more churches have participated in the competition with every passing year. The initial competition included only two levels, high school and college. However, through God’s provision and care, another level, junior high, was added in 2004. Thank God, this expansion has allowed more people to benefit from preparing and participating in the competition.
- Structure of the Youth Spiritual Competitions
Learn about the structure and content of the Youth Spiritual Competition
- 2013 Junior High Curriculum
Section 1 — Holy Scriptures YSC 2013 Jr High-Hebrews Section 2 — Church Study/Sacrament The Sacrament of Priesthood Jr. High 2013 Section 3 — Hymnology/Agpya Download Jr. High Hymns Text Download Jr High Agpeya Text Ekesmarout Khen Efran …
- 2013 High School Curriculum
Section 1 — Holy Scriptures YSC 2013 High School -Hebrews Section 2 — Church Study/Sacrament The Sacrament of Priesthood High School 2013 Section 3 — Hymnology/Agpya Download High School Hymns Text Download High School Agpeya Text Second …
- 2013 YSC Policies
Rules and regulations
- 2013 College Curriculum
Section 1 — Holy Scriptures YSC 2013 College Hebrews Section 2 — Church Study/Sacrament YSC 2013 College Level Priesthood Section 3 — Hymnology/Agpya Download College Hymns Text Download College Agpeya Text Kiahk Al w Shere Ghabriel Gospe …
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