Youth Ministry
Easter 2018 – Letter of the Coordinator No 1 (29.03.2018)
The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. … He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you… Matthew 28, 5.7. Dear Confreres, Dear Lay Missionaries of the Most Holy Redeemer, Dear Partners in Mission, For us Redemptorists and for our partners here in Europe, the current year is marked particularly by the Extraordinary Visitations of the General Government in the different language areas. The 25th General Chapter commissioned the General Government to give...
read moreWorld Youth Day Panama 2019 – Alfonsian Day during WYD Panama 2019
The World Youth Day in Panama will take place in January 22-27, 2019. Young people from redemptorists pastoral ministries will be hosted in the Parish of St. Gerard Majella in Panama. The redemptorist groups from all around the world which would like to accommodate in St. Gerard the parish, should register into the macrogroup created in the central WYD registration system. The commission prepares accommodation for our pilgrims in the apartments of parishioners. Registration for the macrogroup will be open as of February 2018 via...
read morePreparatory Youth Meeting in Granada
The Preparatory Meeting for the XI European Redemptorist Youth Meeting took place in Granada and in Madrid (Spain) from 12 to 16 July 2017. 43 participants from 14 countries were preparing the details of the next European Youth Meeting which will be held from 25 to 29 July 2018 in Granada, Spain. The slogan of the meeting will be: “All together”. The participants shared experiences about Youth Ministry Programmes from their own countries and they planned the various aspects of the future encounter. Every Redemptorist Unit in Europe will start...
read moreLetter from Fr. General for the Youth and Young Adult Encounter – Granada 2017
Dear Young Adults, Confreres, Lay Missionaries and Associates, Greetings from Rome as you begin your planning meeting for the Youth and Young Adult Encounter to take place in Granada, Spain in 2018! These European gatherings have an important history as well as a real significance for European Redemptorist youth and young adult ministry. For almost 30 years, they have gathered young people, Redemptorist confreres and Sisters, youth leaders and other adults together for an intense period of prayer, reflection, mission, and social interaction....
read morePreparatory Gathering for the XI Redemptorist Youth Meeting – Program
Preparatory Gathering for the XI Redemptorist Youth Meeting – Program GRANADA-MADRID-ESPINO: 12-15 July 2017 Agenda Wednesday, 12 July 2017: Day of arrival 14:15 Lunch (for those who have arrived earlier) 17:00 to 19:00 – Reception 19:30 – Opening Eucharist in the San Alfonso Room 20:30 – Barbecue dinner animated by the “rociero group” Thursday, 13 July 2017: 9:00 – Breakfast 9:30 – Morning Prayer 10:00 – Workshop 1: INFORMATION … Youth Ministry in Europe 11:30 – Break 12:00 – Workshop 2:...
read moreAlphonsian Day during WYD 2016
The special Alphonsian Day during WYD is a tradition for many years. This year the Alphonsian Day was held on 27th July in Cracow. About one thousand five hundred young people from more than 20 countries met together in Podgorski Square, close to our Redemptorist Parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Cracow. Almost all the young people from our Redemptorist groups were hosted by the parishioners and also in the schools within our parish boundaries during all these days of WYD. The Alphonsian day started with prayer and a catechesis led by...
read moreMeeting of Redemptorist Youth in Wroclaw
Almost 600 young people from Redemptorist groups from all over the world took part in Redemptorist Youth Meeting from 20 to 25 July 2016 in Wroclaw. It was a special time of preparation before the WYD in Cracow. On one hand it was a time of prayer and reflections. The participants had catechesis in different languages, common liturgical prayers, adoration of the Cross, and they were invited for special mercy deeds. They visited the nursing homes, older people in their homes, they worked as babysitters, they helped to clean the cemetery and...
read moreAgenda – World Youth Day, Krakow, 25.07 – 1.08.2016
25.07 Monday 9:30 AM Departure from Wrocław 2:30 PM Arrival to Kraków 6:30 PM Holy Mass for the youth celebrated by Superior General Fr, Michael Brehl (Sanctuary of Our Mother of Perpetual Help) 8:00 PM Meeting of Fr. General with the leaders of groups (Sanctuary of Our Mother of Perpetual Help) 26.07 Tuesday 7:00 – 8:30 AM Breakfast Pilgrimage to the shrine of John Paul II and Divine Mercy (we meet at the Sanctuary of John Paulo II at 10:00 AM) 5:30 PM The Opening Ceremony (Błonia) 7:15 PM Concert (Sanctuary of Mother of Perpetual...
read moreWorld Youth Day Kraków 2016, Days in Dioceses, Alphonsian Day
World Youth Day Kraków 2016, Days in Dioceses, Alphonsian Day Dear Brothers, Dear Youth We invite the youth connected with youth ministry led by the Redemptorists around the world (PGVR) to a special feast and meeting during the World Youth Day Kraków 2016. We want to spend this time together as the Group Redemptor that gathers the Redemptorist Youth. We continue the tradition of common meetings, which were held as a part of the WYD in Madrid and Rio de Janeiro. We prepare a special program for you. It contains two parts: July 20 – 25, 2016:...
read moreWorld Youth Day – Krakow 2016
As part of World Youth Day in Krakow in 2016 we will assemble a Redemptorist Group called “Redemptor”. We would like to invite Redemptorist youth to experience a mission week 20-24 July 2016, which will take place in our parish in Wroclaw. This will be a great opportunity for our Redemptorist youth to get to know each other, exchange experiences, pray together, and have a good time in beautiful city. On 27 July 2016, we would like to invite you to join us in celebrating an Alphonsian Day (all day activities) in Krakow. If the Provinces want...
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