ACYMC Report from Meity Yang

It was a privilege for four of us - Richard, Leonard, Sabrina and I, to be sent as Catholics on Campus representatives to attend the Australian Catholic Youth Ministry Convention (ACYMC) 2014 in Adelaide on the weekend of 3rd - 5th Oct 2014.

What is the ACYMC?

The ACYMC seeks to gather youth ministers from a variety of contexts and ministries including schools, parishes, dioceses, movements, religious orders, communities, organisations and ministries to form and inform them for ministry. It is the largest networking opportunity for catholic youth ministry in Australia.

The Australian Catholic Youth Ministry Convention exists to:

• develop and nurture a national understanding and identity of Catholic youth ministry;
• provide high quality formation and training for those engaged in youth ministry across Australia;
• provide an opportunity for youth ministers to network within and beyond their immediate fields of ministry;
• provide a space for youth ministers to seek spiritual reflection and nourishment.

Who is the ACYMC for?

The ACYMC invites all those who are engaged in ministry with young people in a Catholic setting. The ACYMC seeks to engage:

• Youth Ministry Coordinators from Catholic dioceses, parishes, movements, communities, organisations and religious orders;
• Staff focused on evangelizing and nurturing Catholic faith and identity of students in educational institutions;
• Bishops, Priests and Religious who encounter and nurture the faith life of young people;
• Key youth and young adult leaders.

The ACYMC 2014 utilizes the WYD theme of the year in which it is held. The theme for the Convention in 2014 is: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven" (Mt 5:3).

Adapted from: http://youthministry.catholic.org.au/acymc/index.php/info

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