REPORT OF THE YOUTH APOSTOLATE

ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY PROVINCE, BANGALORE, INDIA

Fr. Beniz Gomes SAC

CONTENT Meeting of the coordinators/responsible for

youth ministry, Roma, 1 -7 July 2012

Report of the discussion of the concrete steps for Asia –Oceania

Asia –Oceania

National Level

Province Level

Parish Level

Pallottine youth Profile

Meeting of the coordinators/responsibles for youth ministry, 1 -7 July 2012

International Formation Centre “Cenacle”, Via Giuseppe Ferrari, Roma

SOME OBJECTIVES: 

Develop a Pallottine profile of youth ministry

Create an international network of Pallottine youth

Promote a corporate identity of Pallottine youth

Coordinate/plan out common activities on international/continental level

REPORT OF THE DISCUSSION OF CONCRETE STEPS FOR ASIA-OCEANIA

Rev. Kim Ji Hak Joseph (PN-SK) Fr. Reshmikant Nayak (RA) Fr. George Madeikkal (NA) Fr. Beniz Gomes (BA) Fr. Mathew Thonikal (NA)

CONTACT PERSONS FOR RESEARCH MATERIAL:

one coordinator from every province/region/ delegature

India: Fr. Beniz Gomes (BA), Fr.Rashmikant (RA), George Madeikkal (NA)

Korea: Rev. Kim Ji Hak Joseph (PN-SK)

names suggested for other countries: Taiwan: Fr. Antony John Philippines: Fr. Sanjiv Pani Australia: Rev. Fr. Eugenson (regional

superior)

The houses of youth apostolate like PAC (India), Prabhodhana (India), Pillar (India), Pallotti Home (India), Shanti Niwas (India) and Fr. Jarek Kamiensky (south Korea)

persons from every province, region or delegature who conduct workshops for youth groups

B. concrete steps: Formation of youth coordinators Youth convention Training programme for the student of theology

on Pallottine Youth Animators (PYA) Workshop for the youth during summer holidays

at regional or at province level

B. CONCRETE STEPS:

1. Formation of youth coordinators:

Asia-Oceania Seminar for the Coordinators on Pallottine Youth Ministry

From-6th November to 10th November 2012

Venue: PallottineTheologate, Probodhona, Mysore.

ASIA-OCEANIA SEMINAR FOR THE COORDINATORS ON PALLOTTINE YOUTH MINISTRY

Pallotti’sCharism and his Apostolate among the Youth

-- Fr. James Thomas SAC

What are some of the issues youth are facing in India and other countries

---- Fr. Arokia Das SDB

Pallottine Youth Ministry --- Fr. Henry Angel SAC

PROVINCE LEVEL Pallottine Youth Leadership Programme 

At the province level we had national network of Pallottine youth of our province from17th -19th November 2012. And the Theme was Let your holiness shine, it was held at Pallotti Home, Chicalim, Goa. The major Objectives for this network work were:

Create a national network of Pallottine youth Develop a Pallottine profile of youth ministry at

national level Promote a corporate identity of Pallottine youth Plan out common activities on state level and national

level

3 PROVINCES OF INDIA The Pallottine Youth Animators

Resource Orientation-2014 was held from 4th February 2014 – 6th February 2014, PAC, Nagpur

topics like “Understanding contemporary Youth: Issues, problems, addictions and Social Media: Pros & cons” ,

“Organizing Youth Group in the Parish / Institutions”,

“Psycho-Spiritual relationship in youth ministry”

3 PROVINCES OF INDIA National Pallottine Youth Encounter-

2014

we had the first Pallotine National Youth Encounter of all the three provinces of India, organised at Casa Pallotti, Assagao, from 8th May -10th May 2014.

The theme ; Youth Today: youth challenges and the church; A Pallottine way of witnessing.

AT PARISH LEVEL IN OUR PROVINCE

It’s said....“Well Begun is Half Done”

PASTORAL, SPIRITUAL AND SOCIAL

July 2013 : JUVINILE HOME VISIT

Visit to the Juvenile Home i.e. David Sasoon School – Matunga. A group of 25 youth along with four animators and Fr. Paulo Dias our Youth director visited the juvenile home. The proceeds from the sale of Christmas Star, during the Advent Season 2012, was donated in kind.

MONSOON DHAMAKA: AN EXCITING MORNING WHEN THE YOUTH OF THE PARISH CAME TOGETHER AND HAD FUN WITH WATER GAMES.

PARISH: WORLD YOUTH DAY

TREK TO MATHERAN

CHRISTMAS FLOAT

STATIONS OF THE CROSS