SMYM National Conference-ABLAZE 2025-August 1-4, 202
Invitation by H.E. Bishop Jose Kalluvelil
Date and Time: Friday, August 1 @ 7 pm to Monday, August 4, 2025 @ 2 pm
Resource: Fr. Rajeev Valiyaveettil and Team from Diocesan Youth Apostolate, USA
Venue: The Valley of the Mother of God located in Orangeville, Ontario
Age group: 18 to 32, National and International Youth (including those who are starting University/College in Sep 2025)
Registration fee: There are four categories, Outside of Ontario, International Student, National Youth from Ontario, and their Siblings. please check the registration link for details. There’s a payment plan too for your convenience.
Please click on the link to register : https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/conference-7
The Conference includes Holy Mass, spiritual inputs, discussions, music performance, social, games, cultural events, camp fire etc.
Do not miss this opportunity to meet youth from all over Canada and to have a blessed time together.
Please use the link below to complete the registration. If you have any questions, please contact us at smymcanada@gmail.com. Follow us on insta smym_canada.
Please pay the registration fee balance by these deadline dates.
Before May 31, 2025 – $100.00. If there’s any balance please pay before June 30, 2025. No refund will be issued if you are cancelling after June 30, 2025.
You can send balance amount via e-transfer to smym@syromalabarcanada.org. Please add your full name or unique ID of registration in the message column.
Please keep our Ablaze 2025 National Conference and all its preparations in your valuable prayers.
SMYM Canada
National and International Team
Previous Events
Recharge -Edmonton Forane
CONNECT 2022, Residentail camp for SMYM Members of Eparchy of Mississauga and Chicago at Niagara Falls on October 14,15,16,2022.
Please click on the link to register for th event. Please contact the parish priest for more details: https://form.jotform.com/222188157168967
Syro Malabar Youth Movement (SMYM) is the official youth movement of the Syro Malabar Church. SMC has more than 1.6 million catholic youth scattered all over the world. Although we have been working hand in hand with movements like ICYM in the past years, we had always longed for a youth movement for our Mother Church. The Laity Commission of the Syro Malabar Church took up the initiatives in 2011 to coordinate the different youth movements in our church and to bring our youth together. Efforts were continued for many years and as an outcome, we now have the Syro Malabar Youth Movement (SMYM), with the approval of the Synod of Bishops
SMYM – ARISE 2022
ARISE 2022- International Youth Leaders’ Summit Rome
June has been a very exciting month for our SMYM Canada team! The much-awaited ARISE 2022 youth leaders’ summit took place from June 17th to June 22nd. There were fourteen delegates representing our Eparchy and a total of 75 delegates from all the Eparchies (Melbourne, Great Britain, Chicago, Mississauga) and Apostolic Visitation (Europe).
The program not only promoted the collective SMYM mission, but it truly was an opportunity to encounter and experience Syro Malabar faith and traditions in a deeply personal and authentic manner. The summit was inaugurated by Cardinal Leona Sandri, the prefect to the Oriental Congregation of Rome, as well as by Cardinal George Alancherry, the Archbishop of the Syro Malabar Church. All the bishops of each Eparchy and Apostolic Visitation as well as the Archbishop were in attendance every day of the ARISE program.
The summit consisted of group bonding activities, leadership seminars, personal sharing sessions, group discussions, and various seminars on topics from a Syro Malabar faith perspective. Throughout the ten days of the program, the delegates from Canada held many leadership positions and positively contributed to the success of the program in many ways. This includes, but is not limited to, the planning of the program, conducting ice breaker activities, leading paper presentations, facilitating daily programs as MCs, being a part of the choir, and engaging in various other ministries.
Perhaps the most memorable highlight of the ARISE 2022 program was the opportunity to have a private audience with the Pope. We were able to meet the Pope individually and get a personal blessing. Later, we also met the Pope in a general audience. Yet another special moment from the trip was the pilgrimage to the four major basilicas in Rome and celebrating the Holy Qurbana at St. John Paul II’s altar at St. Peter’s Basilica. We were also blessed with the opportunity to visit the Colosseum and the catacombs. On another occasion, we got to climb the Scala Sancta (holy stairs) and visit the church which holds the eucharistic miracle of Jesus.
Upon the completion of the summit, the delegates from Canada joined other delegates in a holy Pilgrimage across Italy. Some highlights include visiting the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, the Saint Anthony Basilica in Padua, and the tomb of Blessed Carlos Acutis in Assisi.
The SMYM Canada team could not be more grateful for the opportunity to represent our Eparchy at this historic event – we are so thankful for everybody’s prayers and support. We look forward to continuing the flame ignited during the Arise 2022 program!
