KERALA CATHOLIC YOUTH MOVEMENT ( KCYM )

The Director

Youth Centre

Sandesa Bhavan

Thalassery-670 101

0490 2321660, 9495260617

kcymtly@yahoo.co.in, babumandapathil@gmail.com

            Youth Ministry in our Archdiocese is the name we give to all those actions by which the Christian Community, animated by the Holy Spirit, empowers the young to advance towards fullness of life through the ever changing concrete life-situations and thus contribute to building up in the world, God’s reign, proclaimed and manifested in and by Jesus Christ.

Theme: Youth with Jesus for a renewed world

Thrusts: Empowering the young towards fullness of life

            : Spiritual awakening

            : Youth for Divine and Fraternal love

            : Youth for a Moral Movement in society

Vision: Integral development of the youth for the local Church and society by inculcating the Gospel values, principles and leadership in order to be agent of change by formation through action

Mission: To serve the Church with integrity

: Form and witness Christian values by preparing ourselves for the sacrament of            

service

            : Create value based leaders

Objective: Formation unto Christ by Christian vision, Christian attitude and Christian

Character

A PROFILE OF OUR YOUTH PASTORAL

Ø      Our Youth Pastoral is a four dimensional ministry: To the young, by the young, For the young and with the young

Ø      Ours is a service rooted in relationships. We are dealing with persons. Persons are ‘persons’ precisely because they are capable of relationships which make or break our society and church

Ø      For us Youth Ministry is primarily a ministry of relationships through activities

Ø      We strive to make ourselves loved by the young

Ø      We let them know and experience our love for them

Ø      We focus on the ‘person of the young’

Ø      We believe in loving the person for what he/she IS and not for what he/she DOES or CAN DO or OUGHT TO DO

Ø      We accompany the young in their journey and do not drop them on the way

Ø      We move ahead with a plan

THE CHARACTERISTICS OF OUR YOUTH PASTORAL

1.      A Presence that is Physical; the initiative to meet the young where they are

2.      A Presence that is constant and active; the presence that awakens creativity and elicits a sense of shared responsibility in the young

3.      A Presence that is friendly and loving; the presence that brings about affection and familiarity

4.      A Presence that is educative and evangelizing

5.      A Presence that is preventive

6.      A Presence that is a witness

7.      A Presence that becomes an invitation to make a life choice

ACTIVITIES:

v     Personality Training Programs

v     Leadership Training Programs

v     Women empowerment Programs

v     Youth Conventions

v     Resource Team Training Programs

v     Youth Retreats

v     One Day Seminars in Parish level

v     Regional Conventions in Forane level

v     Director’s Meet

v     Animator’s Meet and Training

v     ‘Gramadarshan’-an exposure program for young in villages

v     Job oriented coaching

v     Career guidance

v     Faith formation and Life orientation Programs

v     Reaching out to the unorganized youth

v     Liberating the young who are oppressed

v     Promoting groups and movements

v     Awakening environmental consciousness

v     Stimulating Christian socio-political action

v     Insertion in the world of work

v     Encouraging volunteering work

v     Giving the young a sense of vocation

v     Training for future youth ministry

v     Diocesan youth choir

v     Artists Forum; youth museums and art galleries

v     Blood donation campaign of youth

v     ‘Best Ten’ units and youths in the Archdiocese

v     Rallies and demonstrations in urgent situations

v     Camp fire and cultural evenings of youth

v     Literary and artistic development schemes through publications

v     Catechetical youth evenings in parish level with audio visuals

v     Saturday and Sunday youth apostolate

v     Yearly art and literary competitions

v     Carol singing competition

v     Vibrating youth tournaments like shuttle, tug of war etc.

v     Seasonal contests

v     Work camps

v     Pilgrimages for youth

v     Inter religious dialogues

SECRETERIATE-2007

FR.SEBASTIAN MANDAPATHIL	DIRECTOR
SR. ROSILY S.H.	ANIMATOR
MR.  SINO ADIMAKKEL	PRESIDENT
MISS SHERIN KUZHIAMPLAVIL	VICE-PRESIDENT
MR. JOMET THELLIMATTAM	SECRETARY
MISS. SONIYA THITTATHIL	JOINT-SECRETARY
MR.  MEVIN POTTAMKULAM	TREASURER