Aneesh Chacko sdb
NASHIK, AUGUST 26, 2009: On the, Sunday August 23, 2009, the youth of three different parishes of Nashik met at Divyadaan to know the extent with which they are influenced by the world of media today. It was a day long meet organized by the youth of the Holy Cross parish and the coordinating brothers together with the other brothers of Mph. The day consisted of two sessions, discussion, interact
ion, party games and songs. The resource persons for the input sessions were Fr. Edison Fernandes, SDB and Fr. Robert Pen, SDB respectively.
The input sessions centered on the influence of media on young and the developmental issues. The day began with an inaugural service followed by the icebreaking session and the input session. The sessions were lively and interactive. One could notice the curiosity and change of opinions in the young when Fr. Edison was speaking about the early jump from childhood to adolescence and adolescence to early adulthood.
At 12.15 pm Fr. Kenneth, SJ celebrated the Eucharist and in his homily he preached about the rich young man of the gospel and threw light on the values that the young people hold on to in the fast growing mediated world of media.
The presence of 80 youth were 80 made the day a successful one. Fr. Ivo Coelho made his Salesian presence felt by actively involving himself in the events of the day. Being in charge of the youth of Don Bosco parish, he convened a meeting of all the youth leaders in the afternoon to plan for the coming events. Fr. Suresh Sathe, the parish priest of St. Anne’s also graced the occasion by his presence.
At the end of the meeting, the young were all happy and enthusiastic and appreciated the moment of being together. Having given their curiosity to explore the media a tinge of responsible evaluation, they went home satisfied.
“Youth is a time given by providence to every person and given to him as a responsibility. During that time he searches, like the young man in the gospel, for answers to basic questions; he searches not only for the meaning of life but also for a concrete way to go about living his life. This is the most fundamental characteristic of youth.”- Pope John Paul II (an extract from the inaugural service)
NASHIK, AUGUST 26, 2009: On the, Sunday August 23, 2009, the youth of three different parishes of Nashik met at Divyadaan to know the extent with which they are influenced by the world of media today. It was a day long meet organized by the youth of the Holy Cross parish and the coordinating brothers together with the other brothers of Mph. The day consisted of two sessions, discussion, interact
ion, party games and songs. The resource persons for the input sessions were Fr. Edison Fernandes, SDB and Fr. Robert Pen, SDB respectively.The input sessions centered on the influence of media on young and the developmental issues. The day began with an inaugural service followed by the icebreaking session and the input session. The sessions were lively and interactive. One could notice the curiosity and change of opinions in the young when Fr. Edison was speaking about the early jump from childhood to adolescence and adolescence to early adulthood.
At 12.15 pm Fr. Kenneth, SJ celebrated the Eucharist and in his homily he preached about the rich young man of the gospel and threw light on the values that the young people hold on to in the fast growing mediated world of media.
The presence of 80 youth were 80 made the day a successful one. Fr. Ivo Coelho made his Salesian presence felt by actively involving himself in the events of the day. Being in charge of the youth of Don Bosco parish, he convened a meeting of all the youth leaders in the afternoon to plan for the coming events. Fr. Suresh Sathe, the parish priest of St. Anne’s also graced the occasion by his presence.
At the end of the meeting, the young were all happy and enthusiastic and appreciated the moment of being together. Having given their curiosity to explore the media a tinge of responsible evaluation, they went home satisfied.
“Youth is a time given by providence to every person and given to him as a responsibility. During that time he searches, like the young man in the gospel, for answers to basic questions; he searches not only for the meaning of life but also for a concrete way to go about living his life. This is the most fundamental characteristic of youth.”- Pope John Paul II (an extract from the inaugural service)