Youth Ministry Team

The Senior Youth Ministry Team is up and running for 2022. This is open to senior students at SJPC and is an opportunity to get amongst ministry initiatives happening both within the college and in the wider community. SMT students can find themselves learning about ministry, participating in various ministry initiatives such as Awaken, Brotherhood, or sisterhood. Outside of school they will be able to participate in primary school enrichment and retreat days along with community involvement.

Our role is to meet the students where they are in their faith journey. We have to understand that everyone is at different stages in this journey. Some students haven’t opened their hearts or minds to the possibility of having a relationship with God, yet we accept them for who they are, and still make sure that they know that they are loved and worthy. This is being achieved through the formation of Brotherhood and Sisterhood sessions that now run once a week over the Friday lunch breaks. These sessions create a space where people could come as they are and feel welcome and safe to share whatever they wanted.

At Brotherhood in 2022 we are seeking to make change. With the chaotic world we live in; it can be difficult to find time to spend developing our relationships with the young men around us. We sometimes forget that we are all in this together; which is why it is important we have opportunities such as Brotherhood. Brotherhood this year will be an opportunity to create bonds with new people and strengthen existing relationships. Our goal is to become the best versions of ourselves, and it's through the help of the people around us that we can do this. Our theme for this term is accountability; As it's only through being accountable for our mistakes and our decisions that we can become better people.

Similarly, we have Sisterhood up and running every Friday lunch in the Youth Hub. We are blessed to have sisters representing ages ranging from 13-18 years of age. Each term, sisterhood will be based around a female figure, this term it is St. Joan of Arc. Her story has been broken up to focus our sessions once a week on a different part of the story such as doubting, beauty, pain, faith, belief and strength. Each one of these sessions has been explained and developed so Gabi or a guest female teacher can share an honest testimony about themselves on said topic in order to allow the girls to witness the depth of their faith and their courage at being open, honest and engaging. We have also put aside sessions to focus on forming and strengthening our sisterhood bond as a group. Sisterhood is a great chance for students to develop new friendships and strengthen old ones. It is a chance to become empowered in new ways and reminded that when faced with struggles, you can trust our sisters in Christ to help us stand strong.

Everyone is welcome and the YMOs hope to see many new faces as the term progresses.

Gabriella Majarich & Darcy Hartin
Youth Ministry Officers