BIS #1449 YOUTH PASCHERS RE-UNION

Brian Moras sdb MUMBAI, JULY 13, 2009: The morning of July 12, 2009 saw an enthusiastic bunch of youngsters gather for the Youth Paschers (YP’s) Re-Union at the Don Bosco Youth Services, Matunga. The group consisted of working youngsters who had attended any one of the Youth Pasch Events down the years of its inception. Frs. Glenford Lowe and Brian Moras animated the event. The purpose of the meeting was to plan for the year, hence the theme: ‘What do we do and how do we intend to do it.’ The Youth Paschers turned up by 10.30am at the AV Hall and were treated to some refreshments. This was followed by an introductory session lead by Fr. Brian, wherein the Paschers got to know each other as they belonged to different YP groups; this was followed by fun ice breakers to bring in more life and fun. Fr. Glen animated the session of ‘planning ahead’ with an inspiring ‘Slideshow Presentation’. He enriched the presentation with effective personal sharing; exhorting the YP’s to dream big- as big as possible. After the presentation the YP’s broke into groups for a sharing on the presentation. The Paschers then shared what had touched them at their Youth Pasch experience and their expectations for the year ahead. Most of the YP’s shared that DBYS was the platform to re-ignite and keep the fire within them burning; they also had this desire of doing something for the others. There was a felt need to meet for a longer period of time for a refresher experience of the Youth Pasch as also plan for the year. To this end we decided to meet at Boscowadi, Uttan for an overnight experience on August 8 & 9. A committee of five Paschers was formed to chalk out the programme for this event. Fr. Brian was the main celebrant for the Eucharist with Fr. Glen concelebrating. The Eucharist was participative and meaningful. The afternoon came to an end with a fellowship meal; with the YP’s looking ahead to get together in August