Go in haste to meet youth!
Last weekend provided a privileged space for communication and fraternity in the city of Querétaro, Qro., when the Co-ordinators of the Youth Movements of the Province took the opportunity to become acquainted with the process experienced in the unfolding of the XXI General Chapter.
Br. José Sánchez guided us in recalling and understanding the steps that will be taken all over the world to lead to an encounter with the spirit and, with it, to make our own the call addressed to us today by our Institute: With Mary, go in haste to a new land!
Br. Ricardo Reynoso, Provincial of MĂ©xico Central, accompanied the meeting, lived at close quarters, and showed his interest in Youth Ministry being a priority today. He was appreciative of the participation and enthusiasm of all the animators and agents of the Ministry who daily endeavour to bring the message of Jesus to children and youth in the educational works.
At present in the Province, more than 2000 children and young people take part in the youth movements, with the support and commitment of more than 300 animators (students, ex-students, teachers, brothers, lay people, parents) who accompany the groups at the primary, secondary, and preparatory levels.
At this meeting, they shared the progress and challenges of the Youth and Vocational Ministry of the Province in the last 4 years, invited the co-ordinators to enrich the resources of the web and to create networks favoring communication for animating the journey. Time was spent learning about the work of animation carried out by the Sub-Commission of Marist Youth Ministry of America, and the Institute?s endeavour to come up with a document of guidelines for Youth Ministry also provided an opportunity for preparing spaces of formation and the experiences of camps and provincial assemblies in the months of March, April, and July.