Youth Ministry Animation

ANIMATION PROGRAMME

From 30 June to 02 July 2016, an animation one felt at home in Jesus’ company. On this day programme for the young priests was conductFr. Glenford spoke on “Salesian Youth Ministry: ed at Don Bosco Institute of Development and Frame of Reference”, “A Journey with the Young: Leadership (DBIDL) Dimapur, animated by Fr. The Interior Journey”, “Province Youth Ministry: Glenford Lowe sdb, the delegate for Youth MinAn Overview”, and “Planning Youth Ministry: istry, Mumbai. A Commitment.” Good Night talk was given by

In all 27 young priests attended the proFr. Provincial in which he spoke on Valdocco gramme. Fr. Glenford in his homily spoke on as the permanent criterion for Youth Ministry holistic development of a human person by con(Con.40). centrating on the “4 Zones”- viz., “Mind Zone”, On the third day the Eucharist was cele“Communication Zone”, “Mission Zone” and brated by Fr. Bosco, the Vice-Provincial. In his “Spiritual Zone”. homily he said that like prophet Amos we need

The animator used various methods viz., to play the prophetic role in the lives of the young audio-visual media, party games, hand-outs, who are being carried away by the media and are group discussions, group activities, et al. in danger of losing their soul. We should tell them

Welcoming each one warmly, Fr. Bosco, that God has not lost hope in young people. On Vice-Provincial said that a Salesian is not expectthis day guided by Fr. Provincial, Fr. Vice-Proed to do the same thing over and over again and vincial and Fr. Sunny Minj, the participants expect different results. dealt with “The Concerns on Youth Centres” and

On the first day Fr. Glenford spoke on “Youth Ministry at Local and Provincial Level”, “Youth Assumption: A Clarification”, “Holistic and “General Discussion and Conclusions.” Youth Ministry”, “Youth Leadership: A Practical Finally Fr. Provincial reminded the conSession”, and “Youth Ministry: A Salesian Refreres that we are not ‘Youth Workers’ but ‘Youth sponse.” He encouraged the participants to focus Animators’, that we need to be clear about our on the young and involve them in our youth minidentity as Salesians and priests. He exhorted the istry. confreres to see the “three vows” as relationship,

On the second day Mass was celebrated by to take care of their personal and community Fr. Nestor Guria, Provincial of Dimapur Provprayer life, to get into a planning mentality, to ince. In his homily he spoke on the Salesian conhave council meetings regularly in the houses, secrated life as a relationship with self, God and to accompany and to help the young confreres to our people specially the young who are most in grow and learn in their journey towards Salesian need. life.

Basing on the day’s Gospel he said every- - Fr. Blasius Tete, Shillong Dimapur Links: July - August 2016 /13