For those of you who are new to this important area of fraternity life, all the past PowerPoint presentations and the narratives that accompany them are now on the national web site. Just go to https://www.secularfranciscansusa.org/→Resources→Youth and Young Adults→Core Four Basics. These sessions are designed for folks just starting out and can be used at your own pace as needed.

2024 

Core Training Schedule
Zoom invites will be sent a few days before each session!

 YouFra is a fellowship of young people who feel called by the Holy Spirit to enter into an experience of Christian life, in light of the message of St. Francis of Assisi, and to deepen their understanding of their personal vocation within the realm of the Secular Franciscan Order (OFS). Together we will explore the history, guiding documents and how to eventually establish a local YouFra.

Click Here for the PowerPoints and Lesson Instruction for Session 2

Core Training, Session 3: What is Youth Ministry?

Wednesday, Sept. 11 - Completed thank you for attending

Review the goals, themes, and components for a comprehensive ministry with adolescents that utilizes the Road to Emmaus as its guiding image, as outlined by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ documents, Renewing the Vision: A Framework for Catholic Youth Ministry; and Listen, Teach, Send and Pope Francis’s Apostolic Exhortation, Christus Vivit (Christ is Alive)! We will examine the components and discuss ways we can immerse ourselves as Franciscans into already existing youth programs and/or introduce young people to Franciscan spirituality.

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Core Training, Session 4: What is Young Adult Ministry?

Tuesday Sept. 24 - Completed thank you for attending

 Identify who young adults are and their developmental tasks. Explore the vision of faith for young adults and the pastoral plan for ministering to young adults, as outlined by United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ document, Sons and Daughters of the Light: A Pastoral Plan for Ministry with Young Adults and Pope Francis’s Apostolic Exhortation, Christus Vivit (Christ is Alive)! We’ll continue our discussion of the Emmaus method of walking with young people, and brainstorm ideas on how we can do that in our region.