Preparatory Meeting for a Youth Gathering
On Tuesday evening, Oct. 20, 2009, parish members representing the Church Council, the Ladies of Grace and the Youth Group, gathered at Mar Abraham Chaldean Church in Scottsdale, AZ with Msgr. Felix Shabi, the youth Director and coordinator in Phoenix to study the actual situation of our youth and to find a way to gather them together to bring them to church.
The meeting was fruitful and successful. During it, Ms. Margaret Gabriel gave a detailed description of the “Young Adults Program” that our church and parents are looking at to bring their young adult children back to active participation in the church. After that, Ms. Rena Petros gave a second description of the “Youth Group” according to our youth’s point of view and shared her team’s ideas and plans to bring a greater number of our young people to church through Bible study and social activities.
The third part of the meeting was to put things on real grounds. The planning for the “First Youth Gathering” was discussed and agreed upon. A “youth gathering” and “party” are being prepared for and will start in the middle of November.
Meanwhile, the “Youth Bible Study” given by Fr. Felix about the “Gospel of Matthew” started on Oct. 14, 2009 and will continue every Wednesday from 7:00-9:00 pm at Mar Abraham Church in Scottsdale.
The meeting lasted more than two hours. Everyone left with a task to complete in preparation for the “First Youth Gathering.” Several years have lapsed since our youth in Arizona have gathered together as one team.
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