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Youth Ministry St. Gerald Youth Ministry is a program which addresses the needs of our 7-12th graders, by focusing on the four ministry settings of youth, family, church and community. We provide opportunities for advocacy, catechesis, community life, evangelization, justice and service, pastoral care, leadership development, and worship. Our mission is to promote, within our parish, a youth- friendly environment that welcomes youth and offers them a sense of belonging. This is accomplished by maintaining a comprehensive Youth Ministry program that is to, with, by and for youth. Youth Ministry The response of the entire Christian community to the needs of our young people, and the sharing of the unique gifts of youth with the larger community. Youth Ministry is TO, WITH, BY and FOR youth Youth Ministry is TO youth when the Christian community exercises its pastoral role in meeting young people's needs. Youth ministry is WITH youth when young people share with adults in a common responsibility to carry out the Church's mission. Youth ministry is BY youth when young people exercise their own ministry to others, particularly their peers. Youth ministry is FOR youth when adults attempt to interpret the needs of youth and act as advocates in articulating the concerns of youth to the wider community. Goals of Youth Ministry 1. Work to foster the total personal and spiritual growth of each young person. 2. Seek to draw young people to responsible participation in the life, mission and work of the faith community. Youth Ministry Calendar for 2008-2009 Please mark your calendars for the upcoming Youth Ministry events and watch the weekly bulletin and the monthly newsletters for more information. This year's Youth Masses will be: September 21st - Youth Mass and Family Potluck October 19th - Youth Mass and Vala's Pumpkin Patch November 16th - Youth Mass and Community Night January 18th - Youth Mass and Open Gym February 15th - Youth Mass and Open Gym March - To be announced. Special Events: October 11th - Fall Festival at Camp Curtiss October 26th - Archdiocesan Youth Rally at Columbus Don't forget to to check the Weekly Bulletin, page five, for upcoming events. Christ in the Real World Once again this year, we will be offering weekly Faith Sharing groups for our high school students. These groups talk, question, laugh, learn, eat, serve and pray their way into a Christian lifestyle that takes faith past Confirmation classes and into real life. Watch the bulletin for registration information. If you would like to share your faith by being an adult mentor for our youth programs, please call Kathy at 331-1955. |
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God, source of creation and love, you invite each of us to serve you through the gift of our lives. May your grace encourage men and women to serve the church as priests, sisters, brothers, and lay ministers. Make us an instrument to encourage others to give of themselves and challenge us to do the same. Amen.
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