YOUTH MINISTRY EVENT PLANNING

YNEZ LIZARRAGA

COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH MINISTRY• “RENEWING THE VISION” – USCCB, 1997

• HTTP://WWW.USCCB.ORG/ABOUT/LAITY-MARRIAGE-FAMILY-LIFE-AND-YOUTH/YOUNG-ADULTS/RENEWING-THE-VISION.CFM (PLEASE LOOK OVER THIS IF YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN IT)

• GOAL 1: TO EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE TO LIVE AS DISCIPLES OF JESUS CHRIST IN OUR WORLD TODAY.

• GOAL 2: TO DRAW YOUNG PEOPLE TO RESPONSIBLE PARTICIPATION IN THE LIFE, MISSION, AND WORK OF THE CATHOLIC FAITH COMMUNITY.

• GOAL 3: TO FOSTER THE TOTAL PERSONAL AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH OF EACH YOUNG PERSON. 

COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH MINISTRY• THE MINISTRY OF ADVOCACY

• THE MINISTRY OF CATECHESIS

• THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNITY LIFE

• THE MINISTRY OF EVANGELIZATION

• THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND SERVICE

• THE MINISTRY OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

• THE MINISTRY OF PASTORAL CARE

• THE MINISTRY OF PRAYER AND WORSHIP

WHERE TO START?MAKE GOALS FOR YOURSELF EACH YEAR. DON’T TRY TO TACKLE EVERYTHING AT ONCE!

SUGGESTIONS:YEAR 1START WITH AN ENGAGING EVENT THAT BRINGS THE YOUTH TOGETHERFORM A CORE TEAM OF LEADERSATTEND ARCHDIOCESAN EVENTSYEAR 2FOCUS ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTBUILD A CONSISTENT YOUTH GROUP MEETING TIMEYEAR 3START PLANNING YOUR EVENTSSOCIALSERVICEFUNDRAISINGEVANGELIZATION/ FAITH-BASEDYEAR 4YOUTH MASSES WITH A YOUTH CHOIR AND YOUTH LITURGICAL MINISTERS

EVENTSSOCIAL

SERVICE

FUNDRAISING

EVANGELIZATION/ FAITH-BASED

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

COMMUNITY LIFE

SAMPLE CALENDARSEPTEMBER

“ON FIRE” (SOCIAL/ FAITH-BASED)

OCTOBER

ARCHDIOCESAN YOUTH MASS (FAITH-BASED)

PARISH FESTIVAL (COMMUNITY LIFE)

NOVEMBER

THANKSGIVING POTLUCK (SOCIAL)

DECEMBER

OPEN MIC (SOCIAL/ FAITH-BASED/ FUNDRAISING)

JANUARY

SF FOOD BANK (SERVICE)

FEBRUARY

30 HOUR FAMINE (SERVICE)

MARCH

LA CONGRESS (FAITH-BASED)

STATIONS OF THE CROSS FOR PARISH (COMMUNITY LIFE)

APRIL

CONFIRMATION RETREATS (FAITH-BASED)

MAY

TALENT SHOW (SOCIAL/ FAITH-BASED/ FUNDRAISING)

JUNE

LEADERSHIP RETREAT (LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT)

JULY

BREAK

AUGUST

SUMMER YOUTH RETREAT (FAITH-BASED)

SPECIFICS TO EVENT PLANNING

BEFORE EVENT: ASK YOUTH FOR INPUT

AFTER EVENT: ASK YOUTH FOR FEEDBACK/EVALUATION

VOTING PROCESS• WRITE DOWN ALL OPINIONS ON THE BOARD

• FOR 10 OR MORE PEOPLE, EACH PERSON GETS 3 VOTES, EYES CLOSED

• FOR LESS THAN 10 PEOPLE, EACH PERSON GETS 2 VOTES, EYES CLOSED

• NARROW DOWN THE CHOICES

• ASK FOR REASONS BEHIND EACH OPINION

• FINAL VOTE, EYES CLOSED, 1 VOTE PER PERSON

EVALUATION PROCESSPLUSES AND DELTAS

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(DISCUSS THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF THE EVENT AND CHANGES FOR FUTURE REFERENCE)

SPECIFICS OF EVENT PLANNING

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