Over 450 year 9 and 10 students from across the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn gathered at Marist College on the 30^th of July to experience the CSYMA Youth Ministry’s Shine Gathering.

Project Officer for Catholic Schools and the New Evangelisation Nathan Galea said that it was great to have so many young people gather to celebrate their faith.

“We’ve got nearly 500 kids who are stepping out to look at what this whole thing is about Jesus, and what the gift is of our faith,” he said.

“It’s a pretty exciting time in our Archdiocese and I feel like there’s a real Grace that something’s at work here.”

The Shine Gathering provided a unique opportunity for students to break the ice with students from other schools, participate in workshops, share life stories, testimonies and proclamations and ultimately have a positive experience of young faith.