Parish Youth Council (English, Tamil)

More often than not, I hear my parents say, "If I had this much opportunity and exposure offered to me, I would probably be a different person. "

And truly enough, the Parish Youth Council is all that, and much more. It's brilliant and provides such holistic development for youth, that there isn't much need to look further.

The executive consists of the President, Vice President, Secretary and Joint-Secretary. And while the zones have just one overall head, the idea behind this year's PYC is to delegate more, so as to encourage participation.

We have initiated Neighborhood Youth Groups that function at the sector level so as to break into smaller groups to get maximum participation.

Right from having various interactive sessions about the faith, bringing it to the level of the youth, modernizing it and putting it into action, to providing a platform for talent of every extravaganza with no limits it pushes us to try our hands out at everything to find what we do best. There's something for everyone - from treks, to faith formation, competitions, organizing events and being a leader. It gives you the satisfaction and experiences like no other.

Youth today are not the ‘future’ but the ‘present’ of our church.

AIM:

Fellowship, Formation and Service

WHO are the Youth?

All SSC or equivalent and those who are single (not married) and not more than 25 years.

WHAT is Youth Ministry?

A comprehensive effort on the part of the church to serve a broad range of needs of our youth.

WHY NYG ?

a) To cater to very large number of youth, so that no one is lost.

b) To provide more opportunities for leadership

c) To encourage and develop talents

d) Easy to distribute work load during planning and executing youth programs

e) Easy networking with non-member youth

f) A chance for youth to feel accepted and loved

Role of Youth Animators:

• Responsible for the growth of sector youth.

• To conduct formation sessions as part of monthly PYC meeting.

• To receive feedback, evaluate programs and explore new possibilities.