'austraLasia' #631
AUSTRALIA: COLLEGE 'LAUNCHES' YOUTH SPIRITUALITY
MELBOURNE: 31st October -- A remarkable glossy brochure titled 'Youth Spirituality - to love life planned as a Christian vocation' was officially launched and distributed throughout the St, Joseph's College Ferntree Gully community in the past week. The work of the former Rector, Fr. John Prest sdb, along with members of the College community, the brochure is an attractive and succinct presentation of the essentials of Salesian youth spirituality. The five key elements are presented under the acronym of FOCUS: Friendship with the risen Christ, Optimism and joy, Church a great religious advetnure, Up and at it - each day's opportunities, Satisfying experiences of serving others. The brochure then points out 'pathways', expresses outcomes, lists five pointers for prayer and six for action. It is designed to appeal to youth in a secular society and post 911...as Mark Murphy, the College Religious Education Coordinator puts it in his presentation of Salesian Youth Spirituality, "September 11 and more recently the events of October 12 in Bali, have made us stop and contemplate the fragility of life and the need for peace and tolerance in our world. One of the most interesting phenomena to emerge from these tragic events has been the coming together of people in prayer". He goes on to add that the brochure has been designed to give 'the young men of St. Joseph's some direction on what it is to be a Christian youth in the 21st Century'.
The College may have additonal copies of the pamphlet available for interested persons. An email to welcome@sjcftg.melb.catholic.edu.au would ascertain that. If all else fails, 'austraLasia' has the brochure in PDF format and you are welcome to email us at jbfox@connect.com.fj for the item as an email attachment
