Actions Speak Louder Than Words.
Mime is Used to Communicate God's Word.

Drama is Another Powerful Means of Communication

A Youth Mission is a mission by young people for young people. Often it is referred to as a Youth to Youth Mission. So we have young people spreading the gospel message to their peers and communicating it in a new and exciting way. Ways used to communicate the Good News include a lively mix of mime, drama, art, music, personal witness and prayer. It is usually parish based, with a group of local youth coming together. Often they share no more than an interest being more involved in their local church. With the guidance and assistance of others who have taken part in such missions before, they plan the mission so that it will respond to what is considered as the needs of the young people in that area. Topics often selected include drink and drugs, boy/girl relationships, family matters, peer pressure, prayer and God. So over a period of maybe a week, a mission service will be held each day at a time considered most appropriate for young people. During this time, the youth mission team will communicate their gospel message on the selected theme to all those who come. It is usually responded to quite well with many young people being very excited by it all and coming to see faith and religion in a whole new way.

An Opening Scene of a Youth Mission

The Choir in Action

"I never thought that Church could be so exciting."
Paul

"I usually find Mass very boring but the Youth Mission was something else.
Why can’t Mass always be like that!"
Karen

"It made faith a living thing for me."
Yvonne

"I didn’t want to become involved in the mission in the first place. But now I’m really delighted that I was part of it all and I would certainly recommend it to anybody else."
Adam

"It’s not every evening that you see young people queuing up outside a Church."
Joe

To Request a Youth Mission
For people living in the Irish Diocese of Down and Connor, Derry or Dromore, if you would like to have a Youth Mission in your parish, you can do the following;

- Talk to you friends about it and encourage them to become interested.

• Contact your local priest with such a request.
• Then together as a team, contact us here by filling in the form.

If you would like to be involved in missions in other parishes or simply want more information, please contact us here       youthministry@clonard.com