Christ the Redeemer Parish Youth Group
It was a time of transition at Christ the Redeemer Parish in Christchurch North, as they farewelled their Youth Coordinator Hannah Morton-Jones and welcomed Francis Mones-Cazon. They also welcomed a brand new team of exciting youth leaders, including Eunseong Kim and Madalyn Papesch.
Alongside the 5:00pm Sunday Mass at St Bede’s College, their regular programme covered a wide variety of topics, including a visit from David Jackman who talked about the Pro-life movement. They’ve also continued their male and female breakout groups, to grow the relationship between leaders and young people and build a great sense of brotherhood and sisterhood.
There were two camps held as well, with a youth group camp in March, followed by a Confirmation camp in May.
Most exciting has been the start of two new initiatives in the parish. The first of these was their Youth Adoration Night. Happening every Wednesday night and open to anyone in the diocese, Adoration is allowing young people to gather, pray, and then enjoy each other’s company afterwards. They also formed a youth group band, which played at one of their Wednesday Adoration Nights and at a parish First Holy Communion Mass, a highlight for many.
