'austraLasia #89

KARNATAKA YOUTH MINISTRY TRAINS ANIMATORS

>From SAR News

BANGALORE: 21st July --About 75 new animators for Karnataka were trained

in the month of June in three phases. Out of the 75, about 50 were lay

animators. "This isone reason why Youth Ministry in Karnataka is always

on the upswing", noted Fr Dominic Sequeira sdb, Regional Youth Director.

In the first phase 25 animators were trained at St.Anthony's Centre,

Bellary for two days on June 20 and 21. The programme was organised by

Fr.C.P.Varghese SDB, the Youth Director of Bellary diocese. The resource

person was Fr. Dominic Sequeira. The participants were given skills and

input on Youth Ministry. Fr.Dominc also spoke at length on the YCS/YSM

and its effect on the students. Mr.Syed Akram a YSM animator for about

18 years in Karnataka conducted a YSM cell meeting with the help of

students from St. Philomena's High School, Bellary. Mr.Ivan D'Costa,

Regional Youth Co-ordinator of Karnataka helped in the programme.

In the second phase, animators were trained for the YSM in schools in

Mangalore from June 26 to 27 June. The resource persons for the

programme were Fr.Mark D'Silva, Mr.Syed Akram, Mr.Francis D'Cunha and

Fr.Dominic Sequeira. The entire programme in Mangalore was organised by

Fr.Charles Menezes, the diocesan YCS/YSM Chaplain in Mangalore diocese.

The participants were given the history, Orientation, student reality,

nature, aim and the methodology of the Young Students Movement (YSM).

The third phase of youth animators training programme followed soon

after the second at the same venue. About 25 animators were trained to

look after the young Christian students (YCS) in the parishes.