ARMENIAN CHURCH WORLD YOUTH ASSOCIATION  (ACYOWorld)
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Structure, strategy, regions

MOTHER SEE OF HOLY ETCHMIADZIN

 1.1 Name

World Youth Union of the Armenian Church (hereafter: ACYOWorld).

1.2 Mission

  • To unite the world-wide Armenian youth for the perpetuation of the Armenian identity and for the strengthening of the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church
  • To organize the use of the potential of the Armenian youth in its self-development, preservation of spiritual and national values
  • Օf Jesus Christ in the Armenian youth . The message of the Gospel based on the creed of the Apostolic Mother Church
  • Educate Armenian and Christian members of the society endowed with a value system.

1.3 Field of activity

  • ACYOWorld cooperates under the auspices of the Armenian Church with diocesan and non-diocesan youth unions, organizations and movements, party youth wings, social youth groups operating according to the procedures of the Mother See. with organizations, unions, patriotic associations, Armenian, diaspora, inter-church and international institutions with educational, cultural, benevolent and humanitarian goals.
  • 15-35-year-old youth of the Catholicosate of All Armenians, the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople are members of the AHEM.
  • ACYOWORLD _ in action is Mother: A chair Holy Etchmiadzin umbrella under: Armenian ecclesiastical rules and regulations of the Holy Apostolic Church according to as having an activity guide hereby the landmark

1.4 Strategic Objectives

  • According to the doctrine of the Armenian Church, to contribute to the spread of Christian faith and values among the youth
  • Support the creation and strengthening of diocesan youth units
  • To support the cooperation of church-loving youth structures of diocesan youth councils by implementing joint programs in Armenia, Artsakh and the Diaspora
  • Account taking region and country Features: Develop and: journal to come efficient with programs that aimed at Will be spiritual - national interest to ensure
  • To create methodological and educational materials and programs on the Christian youth work with the diligence of the Central Office of ACYOWORLD, contributing to the recognition of youth work in ACYOWORLD diocesan structures
  • Contribute to the establishment of intrathematic and interthematic cooperative and network work
  • To create educational programs of Christian youth work and train youth work specialists for the structures of the Armenian and Diaspora Christian Youth Work
  • Conduct a needs assessment of diocesan youth and measure the effectiveness of existing programs, contributing to the protection of the best interests of Christian youth
  • Provide general annual guidance to the dioceses to implement the spiritual care of students of the existing universities located in the territory of the dioceses․
  1. ACYOWORLD position

 

The Catholicos of All Armenians appoints the spiritual leader, the spiritual inspector and the staff of the Central Office of the Catholicos of All Armenians

ACYO structure is the following:

3.1 ACYOWorld Central Office (CO)

  • The central office is the connecting link of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and the Youth Unions of Temer. CG assesses the needs of Christian youth, generates youth-centered programs, implements them in dioceses, measures effectiveness, monitors and ensures program continuity and contributes to the effectiveness of diocesan youth work
  • According to point 3.1 of this guideline, the Central Office of ACYOWORLD is a consolidating, supporting, researching structure
  • The annual budget of ACYOWORLD CG is generated by donations from diocese benefactors, bequests and foundations
  • The spiritual leader of the ACYOWORLD Central Office submits the annual program estimate and the annual program plan for the approval of His Holiness the Patriarch

3.2 ACYOWORLD Presiding Assembly (AG)

The National Assembly is a deliberative body, in which the spiritual and secular responsible for youth affairs of the dioceses participate. At the invitation of the Central Office, it is convened at intervals of one or two years, as well as as needed. The agenda discusses the details of the completed and planned programs, the organizational issues of pan-Armenian events, the slogan of the year's events, issues related to regional meetings, changes in the HEM Guidelines and other issues.

Each diocese has one vote in the presiding assembly.

3.3 The 3 ACYOWORLD Regions
Gift Chairs

  • Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople
  • Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem

  Armenia

  • Ararat Patriarchal Diocese
  • Diocese of Shirak
  • Diocese of Gugarat
  • Diocese of Armavir
  • Diocese of Syunik
  • Diocese of Vayots Dzor
  • Diocese of Aragatsotn
  • Diocese of Kotayk
  • Diocese of Gegharkunik
  • Diocese of Tavush
  • Diocese of Artik
  • Diocese of Masyatsotn
  • Diocese of Artsakh
  • Diocese of Georgia
  • General Prelacy of Samtskhe-Javakhk and Tsalka

 b) Russia and the CIS

 

  • Diocese of Russia and New Nakhichevan

(Northern Russia, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Belarus)

  • Diocese of South Russia

     c. Europe

  • Diocese of Germany
  • Diocese of Great Britain and Ireland
  • Armenian Diocese of Greece
  • Armenian Diocese of Romania
  • Spiritual shepherding of Polish-Armenians
  • Armenian Diocese of Bulgaria
  • Armenian Diocese of Switzerland
  • Armenian Diocese of France
  • Armenian Diocese of Ukraine
  • oArmenian Diocese of the Baltic States
  • Pontifical Delegation of Western Europe

Italy, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands

  • Pontifical Delegation for Central Europe and Sweden

Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary

d) South America

  • Armenian Diocese of Argentina
  • Armenian Diocese of Brazil
  • Armenian Diocese of Uruguay

e) North America

  • Armenian Diocese of Canada
  • Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America
  • US Eastern Diocese

F. Middle East and Africa

  • Armenian Diocese of Egypt
  • Armenian Diocese of Iraq
  • Armenian Diocese of Damascus

 

(g) Australia, India and the Far East

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
  • India
  • Singapore
  • Myanmar
  • Bangladesh
  • China

accepted by
In 2015 By the Third Deputies Assembly of ACYOWORLD, July 1-5, 2015, Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, "Vache and Tamar Manukyan" Library

In 2019 Presbyterian meeting, November 2-4, HEM Central Office, Mother See-Yerevan

In 2022 Presidential meeting, April 23 (Zoom)