"To respond to the new challenges and opportunities of our day the Catholic Bishops of the United States offer "Renewing the Vision: A framework for Catholic Youth Ministry as a blueprint for the continued development of effective ministry with young and older adolescents."


 

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Saints Joseph & Paul Catholic Church
 Youth Ministry Program

 

                    3 GOALS:
Goal 1: To empower young people to live as disciples of Jesus Christ in our world today.

Goal 2: To draw young people to participate in the life, mission, and work of the Catholic faith community.

Goal 3: To foster the total personal and spiritual growth of each young person.
 

         8 COMPONENTS:
~ Advocacy                   
~ Catechesis
~ Community Life
~ Evangelization
~ Justice & Service
~ Leadership
    Development
~ Pastoral Care
~ Prayer & Worship

 

 

 

"What is needed today is a Church which knows how to respond to the expectations of young people.  Jesus wants to enter into dialogue with them and, through his body which is the Church, to propose the possibility of a choice which will require a commitment of their lives.  As Jesus with the disciples of Emmaus, so the Church must become today the traveling companion of young people..."
(Pope John Paul II, World Youth Day 1995, Philippines)