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Salesian Youth Ministry 1
Salesian Youth Ministry
Exploring the Document
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BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT
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THE DOCUMENT
SALESIAN YOUTH MINISTRY
A BASIC FRAME OF REFERENCE
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Initial Reflections
Provides a comprehensive overview of the Salesian missionProvides a language for discussion and reflectionPresumes a collaborative, community-based contextPresumes a dynamic understanding of charism
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Nature of the Document
Its purpose is to offer a systematic compilation
It draws from work of 30+ years of revision and reflection
It is an instrument of study
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STRUCTURE
Part One – Fundamental ElementsSalesian Youth MinistrySalesian Educative-Pastoral ProjectSalesian Educative-Pastoral Community
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STRUCTURE
Part 2 – A Working Model Applies the basic framework to a variety of
different contexts of Salesian Youth Ministry ORATORY or YOUTH CENTRE SCHOOLS and TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTRES PARISHES SERVICES TO YOUNG AT RISK NEW FORMS OF SALESIAN MINISTRY
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SALESIAN YOUTH MINISTRY
SYM is characterised by:Experience of Don Bosco and the OratoryPreventive SystemSalesian Youth SpiritualitySalesian Youth Ministry
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DON BOSCO AND THE SALESIAN MISSION: A HISTORICAL FRAME
OF REFERENCE
Inspired by the Holy Spirit, Don Bosco was acutely aware that God called him for a unique mission on behalf of poor young people.
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The mission to which God called Don Bosco is characterised by
Its focus on the young, especially the poorest of themDon Bosco’s realisation that his mission was to reveal the love of God to poor young peopleA style of ministry particularly suited to his mission: the approach of the Good ShepherdOther people sharing in the mission to evangelise the young
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The Mission Continues
God continues to call many others to carry on and share in Don Bosco’s educative and pastoral mission for the total well-being of young people, especially the poorest
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PREVENTIVE SYSTEM
Don Bosco’s mission and life project, shared by the Salesian Family, find their expression in a specific style of life and action, the Salesian spirit, centred on pastoral charity and characterised by that youthful dynamism which was revealed so strongly in Don Bosco and at the beginnings of our Family.
The Salesian spirit is embodied and manifested in the spiritual and educative experience of Don Bosco in the first Oratory at Valdocco. He called it the Preventive System. It is a rich synthesis of:
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PREVENTIVE SYSTEM
A spiritual experience
A proposal for evangelising the young
A pedagogical methodology
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A Spiritual Experience
Centred in the love of God
An encounter with God in the young
Educative relationship based on pastoral charity
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A Proposal for Evangelising the Young
Encountering the young where they are
Recognising the gifts of the young and developing their positive resources
Priority to the poor
Organised experiences of faith
Offering a particular form of Christian life and youthful holiness
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A Pedagogical Methodology
Will to remain with the young
Unconditional acceptance
Preventive criteria
Centrality of “Reason, Religion and Loving-kindness”
A positive environment rich with opportunities
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SPIRITUALITY AT THE ROOT OF SALESIAN YOUTH MINISTRY
Appropriate for young people
Daily life as the place of encounter with God
Paschal spirituality that delights in activity and encourages hope
Christian life as a journey
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SPIRITUALITY AT THE ROOT OF SALESIAN YOUTH MINISTRY
Personal relationship with Jesus through prayer, Word and sacraments
Communion with the Church
Responsible service
Marian spirituality
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SALESIAN YOUTH MINISTRY
Is a participation in the ministry of the Church
Through the gift of the Salesian charism it enriches and brings this action to the world of young people.
It is the way of living out the Salesian mission with Don Bosco’s spirituality and Preventive System
Serves the Church’s mission of evangelisation
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SALESIAN YOUTH MINISTRYKey Characteristics
A Decisive Choice: The Young, Especially the Poorest
The Task: To Educate by Evangelising and to Evangelise by Educating
A Community Experience
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SALESIAN YOUTH MINISTRY Key Characteristics
A Specific Style: Animation
Holistic Pastoral Work: Unity in Diversity
A Significant Presence in the Church and in the World
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A DECISIVE CHOICETHE YOUNG, ESPECIALLY THE
POOREST
Don Bosco consciously chose the poorest, those at risk, those who live on the margins of society and of the Church. He sought them in the places where they were to be encountered, proclaimed the Good News to them, accepted them, recognised and respected what they had within, journeyed with them and adapted his pace to theirs.
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Don Bosco’s Choice
Don Bosco adapted his work to suit his young people.
It was aimed at helping them to grasp the richness of life and its values, at preparing them for life in this world and making them aware of their eternal destiny.
The Salesian ministry is youthful – not only because it is primarily aimed at young people – but because its style and perspectives display a youthful quality.
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A Way of Ministering
The choice of this ministry calls for a special way of looking at reality and a special way of reacting to it. Salesians learn to understand reality from the standpoint of the young and: are sensitive to all that promotes the education and
evangelisation of the young or that endangers their welfare;
are attentive to positive aspects, new values and possibilities that emerge;
develop an attitude of listening, dialogue and empathy for the young.
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Practical Implications
Aware of different situations of poverty and social exclusion
Understand educational institutions
Aware of other factors influencing the young
Aware of young people’s attitudes towards religion and the Church
Understand local culture
Familiar with the youth condition
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The Task: To Educate by Evangelising and to Evangelise
by Educating Salesian Youth Ministry emphasises the profound relationship between educative activity and evangelising action.
The entire educative process is directed towards openness to God and conformity to Christ.
The process contributes to each young person’s growth in freedom and responsibility with Gospel values and Christian inspiration.
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Education and Cultural Sensitivity
Salesian Educators Proclaim the Gospel with educative and
pedagogical realism Cultivate an operative faith in the young Are committed to dialogue with the cultural milieu
in which young people live Strive to implant and cultivate fundamental values,
criteria for judgement, and models of life that conform to the Gospel
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OVERVIEWThe Salesian pastoral proposal encourages and fosters the human talents of the young, draws out their deepest aspirations, cultivates a desire for the transcendent
Educative and Cultural Dimension
It directs the young towards an
encounter with Jesus Christ Evangelising Dimension
It brings to maturity their sense of belonging to society and the Church
Group Dimension
It leads them to a discovery of their own vocation as a commitment to transforming the world in conformity with God’s plan
Vocational Dimension
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COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE
Community experience is a characteristic of the apostolic work and educative style of the Salesians. Community is subject and agent of pastoral mission Salesians lead young people to an experience of the Church
by having them share in the life of a community Family spirit, personal relationships, mutual trust between
educators and young people, fostering youth groups and youth leadership – these elements are characteristic of the
Salesian style of education and evangelisation
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COMMUNITY
Community is composed of many groups and always has young people at the centreThe Salesian religious communityMembers of the Salesian FamilyLay people sharing in the spirit and mission
of Don BoscoOthers who admire Don Bosco; his work,
mission and spirit
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A SPECIFIC STYLE:ANIMATION
Animation “means giving life to a work which raises questions, gives motives for hope, brings people together, prompts collaboration, and gives rise to an ever more fruitful communion for the realisation together of a plan of life and action in line with the Gospel.”
(Juan Vecchi)
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Fundamental Convictions and Practical Options
Trust in the individual and his/her inclination for good
The liberating power of educative love
Openness to each and every young person
The active presence of educators in the midst of the young
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HOLISTIC PASTORAL WORK: UNITY IN DIVERSITY
These various elements combine to form a holistic and unified approach to Salesian Youth Ministry, that has a single goal: “the all-round welfare of young people and the world in which they live” and which is a significant presence in the Church and in the world.
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A Significant Presence in the Church and in the World
The community lives and acts as a meaningful presence in the Church and in the worldAs part of the Church communityAs a significant presence of the saving
action of God in the social and political community
As a presence of the Church in a pluri-religious and pluri-cultural context
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SALESIAN YOUTH MINISTRY
Historical Experience
Preventive System
Youth Spirituality
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