Over two action-packed days hundreds of students from Australia and the Oceania Region gathered for two large-scale Youth Ministry events within the Archdiocese of Canberra Goulburn.

The Archbishop commissioned the passionate Youth Ministers at a celebratory mass at St Christopher’s cathedral before joining in with the Youth Ministry International (YMI) Equipping School at the LEAD Mass and Rally.

The Mass was opened with a beautiful traditional dance (see video below) performed by Troy and Bradley from Daly River in the Northern Territory in light of the Year of Youth.

Over 350 students involved with implementing Youth Ministry in their schools came together the following day at St Clare’s College to attend a CSYMA Youth Ministry Conference filled with workshops, dramas, music and prayer.

The Youth Ministry is working to empower young people to lead a new evangelisation and build pathways between Catholic schools and local Church communities through providing opportunities for youth to come together and encounter Christ.