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Dimapur, October 6
The Young Christian Students (YCS) under Diocese of Kohima held its convention at St. John Bosco School Khonoma from October 3-6. Altogether 163 students and 13 animators from 16 schools all over Nagaland participated in the convention. The highlights of the convention included world café (interactive session), cultural night, variety show, debate competition and walk to Khonoma Green village. Young Christian Students is a movement that empowers the students to be more concern and responsive to certain needs they find in their everyday life. With the YCS methodology, ‘See, Judge & Act’ the movement helps young students to be responsible persons and contributors of positive change to the society.
On the first day, Fr. Sojan Puthankudy, youth director & vice chancellor, Diocese of Kohima spoke on ‘Building Confidence’, while Manoj Mathew, International YCS spoke on ‘ Review of Life, YCS Spirituality’, Sr. Agnes Sanihe MSMHC, Regional YCS Coordinator & National ICYM Council member gave introduction on YCS, Sr Lucy Gangmei FMA, Lady Animator, Kohima Diocese spoke on ‘Attack on Christian beliefs and values’, Neisevonuo Anna, Coordinator, YCS Nagaland took a session on Cell meeting and Teisovi Gerard Meyase spoke on ‘ Young and Beautiful’. On the last day, Most Rev. James Thoppil, Bishop of Nagaland celebrated Holy Eucharist for the participants.
Jimmy Padang, National President, YCS/YSM and Kasizhiini Helen, North-East Regional Youth President, NERYC and Sr Annie, YCS Animator, Arunachal Pradesh were also present for the convention. For Debate Competition Ms Vinivi Achumi (Carmel HS School, Dimapur) bagged the 1st prize while Chütonü B (St John School, Kohima) came to 2nd and 3rd by Roshan (St Xavier’s HS School, Meluri) and for cultural competition the 1st was bagged by St Joseph HS School, Chumukedima, 2nd by Christ King HS School, Kohima and 3rd by Nazareth School, Pfütsero. Inspirational video documentaries were also shown in every interval.
It may be mentioned that YCS in just a period of one year, the movement has reached to over 500 young people from over 24 schools in Nagaland with Neisevonuo Anna, as Coordinator, YCS Nagaland. Some of the activities of YCS are cell meeting, cleanliness drive, sales day, observation of World Environment Day, social work, observation of Charity Day, summer camp etc.
