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The Parish does not currently have an Active Youth Ministry

If you have a view on how we can encourage and Develop Youth participation in our Parish, please discuss with Fr Peter.

What is Youth Ministry???

Basically, youth ministry is giving young people a chance to find out about God and whether or not they want to have faith in their lives.

Youth Ministry is not religious!

One of the most important parts of youth ministry is the fact that it is not a set of lessons on how to make the sign of the Cross, or pray to Mary. It is about exploring and discovering faith. Yes it has to do with the Church and is most definitely God related, but being religious and having faith are very different entities until you have the desire to combine the two.

Youth Ministry is not boring!

 It is a fact that teenagers and young adults are notorious for being some of the most “un-boring” people on the planet! If youth ministry was simply a “shoving God down your throat” exercise that only happened one hour a week, then we would have to call it “I really can’t be bothered but I feel obliged to go ministry.” Through fun activities such as games nights and camps, young people can be in their element having as much fun as possible and find out about God at the same time.

 What Youth Ministry could be:

 Youth Ministry is a way of helping young people grow in themselves and also providing an opportunity for social activity within a Christian environment. Activities could include  games nights, camps, theme nights and reflection evenings where you can get together with your friends and meet heaps of new people. We could have a youth Masses with a youth band and heaps of youth involvement. It can be an area of the church run by young people too.  It’s young people, ministering to other young people.

How do I get involved?

 If you’ve got any suggestions or you would like to set up any of the youth activities, just email or talk to Father Peter and he will be pleased to discuss them with you.