Youth Ministry News

October 27, 2024: As the CCBI Youth Commission organized the 6th ICYM National Youth Conference at Trinity College in Jalandhar, Punjab, alumni were invited to the 6th NYC 2024. The alumni gathering was held on October 23rd at 5:30 p.m. on the Trinity College premises.
Mr. Alison Pereira, Mr. Percival Holt and Fr Franklin D'Souza led the Alumni meeting.

The attendees were: Fr. Chetan Machado, Fr. Franklin D'Souza, Fr. Charles Menezes, Alison Pereira, Cosmos, Abhishek Gill, Amisha, Erik, Judy, Divya, Pravin, Arvind, Shilpa Ekka, Percival, Sagar, Sr. Lidwin, Jenny, Martina, Jimmy, Richard Sangma, and Shilpa Jojo.

Minutes of the meeting on October 23 at Jalandhar at 5:30 p.m.

Points discussed:
- We gained from the church and need to give back.
- Briefing about the young adult ministry. We will contact alumni to help in deliberation and formulation.
- Use of adult catechism books in dioceses.
- The Bishop can appoint former youth leaders as an advisory council for the youth commission.
- From the last alumni meet, it came up to have a resource team with resource material in dioceses/regions.
- Two sessions prepared by alumni.
- Diocese need-based resources to be prepared by alumni.
- WYD cross in India during the jubilee year.
- All youth movement collaborative convention next year. Hold a meeting with all movements to brainstorm in November and explore possibilities.
- Scale the jubilee year program from the parish to the national level.
- Alumni to help identify a place for the national center and conceptualize its role for the church/youth ministry in India.

Fr. Chetan Machado
- Needs help for strategic plan implementation
- Requesting ideas for ICYM jubilee celebration in 2025. Wants to invite all former nexcos and alumni from batch 1 onwards.

Meeting concluded at 7pm with the prayer led by Fr Charles Menezes.