Following the second phase of the Catholic Schools Youth Ministry Australia (CSYMA) Junior Pilot in seven schools in the Archdiocese, Religious Education Coordinators (RECs) gathered for a time of prayer, personal formation and collaboration this month to exchange learnings and key ideas of what has been working well in each of their schools.

St Vincent’s Primary School Aranda REC, Luke Maher, shared new developments following the commencement of the program at the school last year with the ‘Hearts a Blaze’ program, and provided valuable insight into the role of the Youth Minister at their school.

Catholic Education Project Officer for New Evangelisation in Catholic Schools, Nathan Galea, said that it was great to meet with key Catholic leaders within the CSYMA network.

“It was very encouraging to see the development of the role of the Youth Minister in the primary context, particularly in the varying ways they are developing our students’ relationship with each school and Parish,” he said.