Category: Commission on Youth Ministry
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International Conference on Youth Ministry 2024:“Youth Ministry: Towards a Fullness of Life for All”
By Mr. PJ Cumpas The International Conference on Youth Ministry (ICYM) is an annual gathering that brings together youth ministers, campus ministers, and individuals actively involved in guiding and caring for young people. ICYM2024 was held from April 4 to 6, 2024, hosted by the Loyola School of Theology (LST) in cooperation with the Don…
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EAO Region conducts an SOF Session on Online Oratory
By Ms. Susan Lao Liwanag 7 July 2022, EAO via Zoom–When the unexpected, uninvited, and unwanted guest like the Covid–19 came into our midst, having no choice, we stood our ground and lived up to the situation. Such was the case of the young Salesians in the Postnovitiate Formation House FIN Province under Fr. Eli…
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Makati’s St. John Bosco Parish brings back “Mass of the Young People”
The Salesian Parish of St. John Bosco in Makati City, Philippines saw the return of the “Misa ng Kabataan” or Mass of the Young People last June 12, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. The celebration was presided by parish priest Fr. Fernando Urbano, SDB, and saw the attendance of hundreds from the local…
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Fr. Maravilla meets with the CYM of the FIN Province
Makati City, the Philippines, 23 May 2022–Extraordinary Visitator Fr. Alfred Maravilla, SDB met with the Commission on Youth Ministry (CYM) of the FIN Province. In attendance were pastoral sectors and ministries heads under the CYM. One purpose of the meeting was the sharing of Fr. Maravilla’s inputs following his visit to the different Salesian settings.…
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SYM “Huddle” for the “New Normal”
By Mr. Stephen Borja Makati City, the Philippines, 2 August 2020 — Some 74 Salesians, lay animators, and youth leaders participated in the “SYM Huddle,” an online forum on youth group animation amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Are youth groups possible in this time of distance learning and physical distancing? What can be done to accompany those…
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Follow up of Pentecost retreat online – SYM Philippines
Manila – Philippines, 1 June 2020 — Interview with Fr Juvenal Samia SDB, Salesian Youth Movement How did you come up with the idea of LIT? The SYM Council started the online ministry with “#GOTChu: SYM Online Kamustahan Series.” It aimed to check on the SYM youth, especially their mental and emotional well-being during the…
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Youth Pentecost Retreat Online – SYM Philippines
Christus Vivit for Young People FIN, Philippines, 13 May 2020 — During the whole month of May (4-31) on the Facebook pages of the Salesian Youth Movement – FIN the ‘LIT! Online Pentecost Retreat’ based on the ‘Christus Vivit’ (Christ is alive) Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Francis is available. The retreat was launched with the video invitation…
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MINISTERING FAMILIES WITH THE YOUTH MINISTRY
Fr. Marc Will Lim, SDB and Ms. Madz Nayve Paranaque City, Philippines. “Paradigm shift.” These two words provide a good framework to understand fully the recently concluded summit entitled, “Tiwala Lang! Youth: Missionaries of Communion to their Families.” The event was held last January 18, 2020, at the National Shrine of Mary, Help of…
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SYNODO 3 – YOUTH FESTIVAL
By: Fr. Drans Nolasco, SDB The SYNODO 3—Youth Festival took place last October 26, 2019. From the different Don Bosco schools and TVET centers of the Philippines – North Province (FIN), around 1, 800 Salesians of Don Bosco, Salesian lay mission partners, and Bosconians gathered in Don Bosco Technical Institute, Makati City. …
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THE CONGRESS ON YOUTH
By Fr. Drans Nolasco, SDB Makati City, Philippines. October 24, 2019, a day dedicated to Mary, Help of Christians, unfolded in an extraordinary way for the Salesian FIN Province. It marked the opening of the Congress on Youth. This Congress was the culmination of the synodal process that the Salesians undertook with lay adults and…