{"id":5587,"date":"2025-07-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/index.php\/news\/youth-convention-at-shallang-parish-inspires-young-pilgrims-of-hope\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T05:34:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T05:34:50","slug":"youth-convention-at-shallang-parish-inspires-young-pilgrims-of-hope","status":"publish","type":"province_news","link":"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/index.php\/news\/youth-convention-at-shallang-parish-inspires-young-pilgrims-of-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth Convention at Shallang Parish Inspires Young Pilgrims of Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content-wrap read-single social-after-title\">\n<header class=\"entry-header pos-rel\">\n<div class=\"read-details\">\n<div class=\"entry-header-details af-cat-widget-carousel\">\n<div class=\"figure-categories read-categories figure-categories-bg categories-inside-image\">\n<ul class=\"cat-links\">\n<li class=\"meta-category\">\n<p>                                 Main News<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Youth Convention at Shallang Parish Inspires Young Pilgrims of Hope<\/h1>\n<div class=\"aft-post-excerpt-and-meta color-pad\">\n<div class=\"entry-meta author-links\">\n<p>                            <span class=\"item-metadata posts-author byline\"><br \/>\n                                            <i class=\"far fa-user-circle\"><\/i><\/p>\n<p>              Admin-ING<br \/>\n                    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>                            <span class=\"item-metadata posts-date\"><br \/>\n                    <i class=\"far fa-clock\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><br \/>\n                    July 20, 2025                <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"aft-comment-view-share\">\n      <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p><!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<p>        <!-- end slider-section --><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-img pos-rel\">\n<div class=\"post-thumbnail full-width-image\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/content_1767633687_1767633687-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-morenews-featured size-morenews-featured wp-post-image\" alt=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\">        <\/div>\n<p>                                                                                    <span class=\"aft-image-caption\"><\/p>\n<p>\n                                                    Rev. Fr. Markus Lakra SDB, Parish Priest and Rector of Shallang, along with the youth of the parish, at the Youth Convention of Zone IV of the Nongstoin Diocese, held at Shallang.                                                <\/p>\n<p>                                            <\/span>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"color-pad\">\n<div class=\"entry-content read-details\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In a vibrant celebration of faith and youth fellowship, four parishes surrounding the Salesian Parish of Shallang, under Zone IV of the Diocese of Nongstoin, came together for a three-day Youth Convention held from 18<sup>th<\/sup> to 20<sup>th<\/sup> July 2025. Themed \u201cPilgrims of Hope,\u201d the convention brought together enthusiastic young people for days of prayer, reflection, and joyful company.<\/h3>\n<p>The event was graced by Rev. Fr. Januarius S. Sangma, Principal of Don Bosco College, Tura, who served as the Chief Guest. In his address, he encouraged the youth to remain steadfast in their faith, to be messengers of hope, and to live with courage and conviction in a challenging world.<\/p>\n<p>Rev. Fr. Markus Lakra SDB, Rector and Parish Priest of Shallang, extended a warm welcome to the Chief Guest, fellow priests, religious sisters, and all the youth participants. In his message, he expressed his joy at hosting the convention and hoped that every young person present would truly become a \u201cPilgrim of Hope,\u201d reflecting the theme of the gathering.<\/p>\n<p>The convention featured sessions on faith formation, group activities, cultural presentations, and moments of prayer and adoration. It served as a spiritually enriching experience, strengthening the bond among the parishes and inspiring the young people to walk together in faith and hope.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/content_1767633687_1767633687-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6694\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/content_1767633688_1767633688-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6695\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/content_1767633688_1767633688-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6696\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/content_1767633689_1767633689-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6697\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/content_1767633689_1767633689-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6698\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/content_1767633690_1767633690-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6699\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/content_1767633690_1767633690-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6701\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/content_1767633691_1767633691-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6700\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"post-item-metadata entry-meta author-links\">\n                                    <\/div>\n<nav class=\"navigation post-navigation\" aria-label=\"Continue Reading\">\n<h2 class=\"screen-reader-text\">Continue Reading<\/h2>\n<div class=\"nav-links\">\n<div class=\"nav-previous\"><span class=\"em-post-navigation\">Previous:<\/span> Summer Time Youth Camp Ignites Young Spirits at Holy Cross Parish, Rongkhon<\/div>\n<div class=\"nav-next\"><span class=\"em-post-navigation\">Next:<\/span> Tally Prime Training Concludes with Joyful Graduation at Don Bosco Institute<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content -->\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a vibrant celebration of faith and youth fellowship, four parishes surrounding the Salesian Parish of Shallang,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12294,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-5587","province_news","type-province_news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Youth_Convention_at_Shallang_Parish_Inspires_Young_Pilgrims_of_Hope_1767633693-3.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/province_news\/5587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/province_news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/province_news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}