At present we are preparing The International Days of Youth in Diveyevo (hereinafter the “IDY”), that will be carried out in honour of the celebration of the 100^th anniversary of the canonisation of St. Seraphim of Sarov and will be held in Diveyevo (near Nizhny Novgorod) from the 26^th of July to the 3^rd of August, 2003, according to the Federal programme.

The basic purpose of IDT is to strengthen the unity of youth on the spiritual and moral bases, on the ideals and values of the Orthodox Tradition.

Our aims within the IDY is to organise confidential and collaborative relationship between the participants of IDY; to create spiritual and moral atmosphere within the youth groups of the pilgrimage camp; to prepare youth for social service; the develop and realise the creative potential of the participants.

Those taking part in IDY will visit the holy places of the Nizniy Novgorod region and places of special historic and cultural value. There will be carried out a number of lectures and seminars on the history and the bases of the Orthodoxy. Youth will have a possibility to take part in the religious processions and services.

Besides concerts, cultural activities and meetings will be organised.

For the IDY there will be organised bus and feet pilgrimage roots with the terminal point in Diveevo, hotel and tent variants of the pilgrimmage camp.

The organisers of the IDY will learn the procedure of the celebrations in honour of St. Seraphim in the town Sarov (near Diveyevo) in the year 1903, coordinate the actions with State and Church organisations involved in the organisation of the Anniversary, work out the 4-day programme of the organisation of the pilgrimage camp near the monastery of st. Seraphim, find partners among State, Churh and public funds.

Media coverage of the IDY is being prepared.

By the 27^th of April 2003 we shall send invitations to Russian and foreign organisations that have goals similar with those of the "Common Cause".