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16Sep, 2008
Yesterday, at the Youth Specialties Blog, Adam McLane asked “What’s going right with youth ministry?” Hey, good question… Got some good news about what’s going good? Share away in the comments…
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Scott -
I was thinking about this question just this weekend. So far this semester, I have seen a crowded chapel for each Mass, a dozen kids praying the Rosary together on a Wednesday evening, 20 at a 10pm Mass on Tuesday, and tons of enthusiasm for sharing the friendship and faith that are essential to college campus ministry. What is going right, though? I think it is the sense of purpose among the kids here that comes from their faith. They are not ashamed of it; in fact, they celebrate the fact that they are Catholic, and they want other Catholics to be proud of it too.
The participation of the students is great – although, as Archbishop O’Brien told us campus ministers, “It’s not all about numbers.” There is a renewed sense of pride int heir faith and a desire to learn more and share it with others. For me, it doesn’t get any better than that!
(If I may now make a shameless pitch…my post tomorrow will be on this very topic, so I altered it a little to connect with this discussion. I hope to see a lot of feedback here and on Adam’s site!)
Comment by FrAustin — Tuesday, September 16, 2008 @ 9:31 am
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Pingback by Catholic Youth Ministry Blog » More What’s Going Right? — Wednesday, September 17, 2008 @ 7:31 am
Some GREAT Youth Ministry happenings this past weekend at Diocese of Rochester Jr High Adventure Day (at Camp Stella Maris http://www.campstellamaris.org/). My expectations for the event were 2-3 kids, instead 16 signed up with 9 parents. The kids are in a new program blending 3 very different parishes yet they bonded in ways that I’ve never seen in 25 yrs of ministry.
Three highlights of the highlighted event:
Kelsey, Erin, Mandy & Jeannie middle school girls with strong family values discovered that there are others with strong family values and became fast friends.
Ben, Brian and Noah became best buds and can’t wait to join Youth Group next week.
Andy revealed his gift for both leadership and teaching when working with his new autistic friend Gabe.
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Comment by James — Thursday, September 18, 2008 @ 6:13 am