bien - baltic intercultural and ecumenical network

bien is an ecumenical network of young people, their parishes and youth organizations in the baltic sea region

bien people
explore each others faith and visions across the borders of nationality, language, and history

act locally and internationally

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bien people



bien festival 2009 in finland: "WE ARE THE FUTURE"
the next bien festival will take place in turku and the shores of the baltic sea in the kunstniemi youth camp.

" For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
(Jeremiah 29, 11)

We will have workshops - about boradcasting and film, drama, gospel, icon painting, sailing and more-,
we will have excursions, meditations, prayers in lutheran, roman-catholic andorthodox tradition, we will enjoy the balti sea,
going out with kajak or just swimming, and we have nights at the beach with singing at the fire place and relaxing in the finnish sauna.

Time: july 21-26, 2009. For further details about travelling-possibilities and content, please contact the bien contact-person of your country.

For more information about the festival an it´s surrounding movement watch the website of our partner "www.jugendsegeln.de".

bien festival 2008 in poland/murowana goślina
the last bien festival took place in murowana goślina, poland. more information.