【慈幼通訊社
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2015
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8
月
30
日澳洲悉尼訊】
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在悉尼總教區恩加丁聖若望鮑思高堂區，我們開始構思一些方法，讓青年在中學畢業後，仍能與堂區保持聯繫。我們曾討論過不同的草案，並對各項建議加以重整，最後得出一個稱為「被派遣」(SENT)的模式，這個名字來自耶穌的召叫，祂曾派遣門徒到世界上去，讓他們成為活的見證。
我們邀請年輕的成年人（20至30歲的大學生或在職人士），承諾在一年內完成以下的事：
· 培育：每週一次在晚間參與不同主題的信仰培育聚會。聚會長一小時，我們嘗試邀請不同的講者，作信仰及聖經分享（相片展示最近一次「為他人祈禱」的培育聚會，由聖神內更新團體團員主持）。
· 祈禱：每週一次舉行早禱，各團員為他人祈禱，並以下一個主日的讀經作反省（早禱時間為清早上班上學之前）。
· 臨在：每週一次探訪校園或操場，與青年在一起（地點大多為本地慈幼會中小學或青年中心）。
· 牧民：至少在一個堂區參與青年牧民工作（青年團體、音樂或祈禱小組等）
· 祈禱夥伴：每位青年都會編配一位較年長，來自堂區的祈禱夥伴，他每日為他們祈禱，並每週一次向他們送上鼓勵的說話。
目前，這項計劃已進行第二年，每年有10名青年作此許諾。讓這些青年組成一個小組，在信仰旅程上支持他們，實在是一件美好的事。這些參與計劃的青年 ，大多也是聖若望鮑思高堂區主要青年項目的領袖。
你們可透過FaceBook得到有關「被派遣」(SENT)的最新資訊：SENT或SYM
Australia
備註：事實上，要成立慈幼青年信仰小組十分困難。為能不斷更新青年牧民工作，我們需要找尋創新的方法，讓年輕慈幼會中學畢業生或堂區青年團團員參與其中。我們期望向大家分享更多SENT小組或相類似的經驗。
Fruits of the Don Bosco Bicentenary
By Mr. Matt Humpreys
(ANS - Australia –Sydney, 30 August 2015, ) – At St John Bosco Parish in Engadine (Sydney Archdiocese), we began dreaming of ways we can keep young adults connected to the Parish after they had left their secondary school. After many sharing of many drafts and reworking of ideas we came up with a model which we call SENT, a name which comes from the call of Jesus who sent his disciples out into the world as living witnesses.
We invite young adults (20-30 years old working or studying university) to make a one year commitment in the following areas:
· Formation - Meet up once a week for a faith formation (late evening) on different topics. The sessions go for one hour and we try to involve as many different presenters as possible to share something about our faith and Scriptures (= photos are taken from a recent formation session of ‘praying for other person’, given by one member of local group of Renewal in the Holy Spirit)
· Prayer - A weekly prayer morning where the team prays for each other and reflect on the Scriptures for the coming Sunday's Eucharist (=early morning, before going to work or to study).
· Presence - Visiting a schoolyard or playground once a week to be preset to young people (=mostly the local Salesian primary or secondary school or youth center).
· Ministry - Involvement in at least one Parish youth ministry (youth group, music, prayer groups etc).
· Prayer Partner - Each young adult is also assigned an older prayer partner from the parish who prays for the daily and sends them encouragement once a week.
We are currently in our second year of this program and have had 10 young people make the commitment each year. It has been a great way to keep these young adults connected as a group and support them in their faith journey. The young people who have been part of the program have often also been leaders in many of our key youth programs within the St John Bosco Parish.
You can follow SENT group member also on their FaceBook: SENT or SYM Australia
NB: As a matter of fact is very difficult to find in our Salesian setting faith groups of young adults. Ongoing renewal of our Youth Ministry does request us to find creative ways how to involve young people after graduation from the Salesian secondary schools or teenager parish youth groups. We expect to share many more SENT group - like experiences.