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2014 International Orthodox Youth Workers Forum - Days 2-3 (May 3-4, 2014)

Forum Day 2 -- Dinner at Doy Doy Restaurant -- about 8:30pm after a long day

Forum Day 2 -- Turkish Coffee and Turkish Delight with friends and colleagues

Forum Day 3 -- A view from the Garden Inn Hilton

Forum Day 3 -- Seeing the Bosporous from the Hotel

Forum Day 3 -- Seeing the park across the street from the hotel

Forum Day 3 -- Matins and Liturgy at the the Monastery of the Life-Giving Spring in Baloukli

Forum Day 3 -- Ceiling of the Monastery

Forum Day 3 -- Icon of the Monastery

Forum Day 3 -- Another view of the beautiful ceiling

Forum Day 3 -- The Patriarch on his throne during Liturgy

Forum Day 3 -- His All-Holiness during the Liturgy

Forum Day 3 -- Chanters doing their work during the Liturgy -- there were 6 of them -- 3 on each side of the Church

Forum Day 3 -- His All-Holiness during the Holy God hymn

Forum Day 3 -- The Holy Synod of Bishops during the Divine Liturgy

Forum Day 3 -- After the Liturgy a Panachida/Trisagion was served at the graves of the Patriarchs outside the Church

Forum Day 3 -- The grave of Patriarch Athenagoras who received our Diocese back into the Holy Orthodox Church

Forum Day 3 -- At the spring beneath the Monastery

Forum Day 3 -- A pic of the Spring which gives the Monastery its name

Forum Day 3 -- Can you see it? The Camp Sticky Bun in the distance among the clouds!

Forum Day 4 -- This little guy was good company in the airport terminal

Forum Day 4 -- Lots experienced and learned -- most important: it's good to be home. Thanks be to God for everything!

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