Since 2017, our Parish has been blessed with weekly activities for youth from P4 all the way to S6. In order to cater for different age groups, we have two youth groups:
- Junior Youth Group for P4 to P7
- Senior Youth Group for S1 to S6
Mission
“To nurture the spiritual growth of the Parish children and teenagers after the Sacraments by creating a safe Christian environment where they can:
TALK & LEARN about themselves, their vocation and their faith
DO & SERVE their Parish community in lots of different ways
HAVE FUN & GO DEEPER by participating at games, social events and retreats.”
Program Details
Here are some more details about what joining our youth groups means for your child.
TALK & LEARN Nights will be sessions where we will discuss the preferred topics selected by the youth. Here is a list of some topics that were discussed in the past:
- How can I build good friends around me?
- How can I decide what’s good to watch/read? Managing Social Media.
- Discerning God’s plan for my life.
- Why am I here? What makes me really happy? True Happiness.
- How do I know God is real? Relationship between God and Science.
- Why did God send us Jesus?
- How does God help when it hurts? Dealing with suffering.
- What are Love, Purity and Chastity? Managing our emotions as teenagers.
- What is Abortion?
- What does the Bible have to do with me? A journey through the Bible in a very modern and engaging way.
- What is Mass all about?
DO & SERVE. The youth have carried out many Fundraising Events for different charities, such as St. Kizito Schools & Community Charity and Street Friends Aberdeen, and they have also actively participated in charitable events such as helping Street Friends Aberdeen in going about a meet homeless people in the streets of Aberdeen City. Youth will also read, prepare songs and play instruments for the Youth Mass as well as helping out with the younger children at Children’s Liturgy.
HAVE FUN & GO DEEPER. The youth will have the opportunity to play games during every Youth Group session as well as days out and participate at retreats during the year such as St Michael Centre in Tomintoul and Pluscarden Abbey near Elgin as well as summer camps such as Generation Hope Summer Camp in Cairn Brea, Scotland and LifeTeen Summer Camp at Alton Castle, England. Games and fun will always be part of our sessions as well as specific social nights. We will also look for opportunities to join other groups in the Diocese for retreats.
Some updates, photos and videos about the above activities can be found on Facebook and Instagram.
If you’d like to receive information about the latest activities of our Parish youth groups, please contact Luca via the form below.