We are gonna be celebrating Valentine’s Day all week, offering up Catholic Youth Ministry Valentines out to a few folks. On Tuesdays, we offer Catholic YM News clips, so here is one as we celebrate all diocesan youth ministry types…  I’ve recently returned from the NFCYM annual membership meeting and these folks are just passionate and talented…  Marilyn is but just an example

ATLANTA – The Brooklyn diocesan coordinator of adolescent faith formation, Marilyn Santos, has joined the archdiocesan Office of Formation and Discipleship as associate director of youth ministry and associate director of inculturation.

In her first month of work here, she has seen some differences between her previous diocese and the Archdiocese of Atlanta. “The parishes here have embraced the idea of youth ministry as a catechetical ministry,” she said, noting that in her previous job, she was still working to convince parishes that youth ministry “is more than youth group. It is faith formation.”

As the associate director of inculturation, a ministry called an emerging trend throughout the country, Santos will work with Hispanic youth groups and those of other ethnicities and constituencies in the church that may be underserved. In a statement on the archdiocesan Web site, the office describes inculturation ministry as collaboration with “department entities, ministry leadership and parishes to ensure that the gospel and ministry permeate every culture. Drawn forth by the Catholic principle of ‘unity without uniformity’ we provide support, training, and resources that respect the richness of our multicultural Church.” Read the whole Georgia Bulletin article.