The Jesuit Youth Ministry of South Asia (JYMSA)

The Jesuit Youth Ministry - South Asia (JYMSA) was officially constituted by the JCSA in 1994. The vision of this ministry, in the light of our option for faith and justice, is to accompany the youth, especially the unorganized and the marginalized in their integral growth and their empowerment, to contribute to the creation of a more just and fraternal world based on the Gospel values and the liberative forces of other Religions. The objectives as enumerated are

  1. To coordinate existing youth works, and to provide integral growth opportunities to the youth through various programmes and experiences.
  2. To empower, support and guide the oppressed and unreached youth, especially from the marginalized groups such as the dalits, tribals and women.
  3. To ensure effective development and mobilization of the youth through various ministries, especially the educational, pastoral and social apostolates,
  4. To create greater awareness among Jesuits and others and train and motivate them for youth work.
  5. To network and collaborate with like-minded groups and movements.
   
Fr. Erwin Lazrado S.J
Secretary, JYMSA
ASHADEEP HUMAN DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
Nana Bazar, Vallabh Vidyanagar
Anand (Dist.) 388 120, Gujarat, India
Tel: (02692) 238033 / 237603
Mob: 09825458531
E-mail: director@ashadeephdc.org
jymsa@jcsaonline.com
 

Fr. Erwin Lazrado S.J
 

JYMSA Annual Report 2007 - 08

New Initiatives:
Province youth commission meetings:-
During the annual JYMSA meeting of the province youth coordinators held at Jaipur in March, 2008, a lot of emphasis was laid on the province youth coordinators constituting their province youth commissions and regularly organizing their province commission meetings. There has been a significant change as a number of province youth commissions that were almost defunct or existing only on paper (read province catalogue) have been activated. Another noteworthy feature is the composition of the members of the province youth commissions, which now consists of members from other commissions/apostolates.

MAGIS08:- An Ignatian program hosted by the Australian province and other Ignatian associates as a preparation for the World Youth Day to be held at Sydney, Australia in July 2008. It offers young adults an opportunity to deepen their relationship with God and deepen their Christian values. It is a sharing of Ignatian spirituality and the discernment that fosters a 'faith that does justice' inviting them to share their talents and to understand others across cultures. It guides to accompany the youth in discerning God's hopes for their lives.

The program will consist of 'experiments' an Ignatian Gathering and participation in the World Youth Day events in Sydney.

49 participants will be representing the South Asian Assistancy for MAGIS08 and WYD

International Trial Experiment
Madurai Province hosted this experiment held on the lines of MAGIS08 at Elakurichy, a pilgrim centre with a shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Refuge from January 26 - 31, 2008. 34 participants that included 8 from Cambodia, 9 from Australia and the rest from different provinces of our Assistancy participated.

Future plans:
JYMSA organizes a MAGIS experiment every year for the youth of the Assistancy. Andhra province has volunteered to host the MAGIS program in January, 2009. Our aim is to try and ensure that each of our 4 zones make an effort to conduct this program in their respective zone every year. This will enable more youth from the neighbouring provinces to participate in these programs and instill some spirit in them.

Visiting the provinces and interacting with the Jesuits of different apostolates and even the youth was very helpful in getting to know each other. I intend to continue these visits during the course of the coming year.

 
Meetings and visits to the provinces:

March

Jaipur:

Annual meeting of the province youth Coordinators

 

Kolkata:

Hazaribag: meeting with the MAGIS08 Team, Sessions on MAGIS08

June:

Vasai:

West zone meeting of province youth coordinators

 

Gujarat:

Meeting with the parish youth coordinators in South Gujarat

July:

Guwahati:

Meeting with Regional Superior of Kohima

 

Siliguri:

Meeting with JEPASA members + Provincial

August:

Trivandrum:

South zone meeting with province youth coordinators. Province youth commission of Kerala province

September

Guntur/Secunderabad:

Meeting with province youth commission members + JESA

 

Delhi:

Meeting with province youth coordinator

 

 

Accompanied Fr. Sacha Goldman – meeting in Vidyajyoti with AICUF members

 

 

Addressed pre –novices at Sahyog, Delhi

 

Mumbai:

Meeting with Provincial, AICUF in St. Xavier’s College, meeting with province youth commission members at Manickpur, Vasai

October

 

Gujarat:

Meeting with parish youth animators/ coordinators in South Gujarat

 

 

Addressed pre-novices at Ahmedabad, meeting with Provincial.

 

M. P.

Meeting with province youth commission members at Ashadeep, Pathalgaon

 

Jamshedpur:

Meeting with province youth commission members at Loyola,

 

Kolkata

Meeting with province youth coordinator

 

Darjeeling:      

Conducted one day session for youth at North Point, meeting with province youth commission members.

 

Nepal:

Two day visit to Nepal

November

 

Trivandrum:

Annual meeting of JYMSA province coordinators

 

Delhi:

Province youth commission meeting in the presence of Provincial

January

Madurai:

International Trial Experiment consisting of youth from Australia, Cambodia and India (34)

February:

 

Mumbai:

 

JESA West zonal meeting.

 

Kolkata:

meeting with 2 youth (participants for WYD), province youth coordinator.

 

Dumka:

Meeting with AICUF unit, province youth commission and St. Xavier’s community, Sahibganj

 

Ranchi:

Meeting with province youth commission.

 

Hazaribag:

Addressed the juniors at SSC, Sitagarha, meeting with youth commission members + St. Xavier’s community, met Bishop.

 

Patna:

Met two youth – Australia, meeting with province commission members

 
   
   
Province/Region Coordinators for Youth Ministry
 
Andhra

Gnan Selvin Raja Mudiappan

Bombay
Joseph Albuquerque
Calcutta

Dominic Savio

Darjeeling

Sebastian Minj

Delhi

J. Dayal

Dumka-Raiganj
Chrysostom Hembrom
Goa
Paul Ankush
Gujarat

Erwin Lazrado

Hazaribag

John Minj

Jamshedpur
Paul Julian Ekka
Karnataka

Vincent Pinto

Kerala

Pius Vachaparambil

Kohima

Anand Pereira

Madhya Pradesh

Virendra Xalxo

Madurai

Xavier Antony

Nepal

NN

Patna

Andrew James

Pune
Joseph D'Souza
Ranchi
Nabore Lakra
Sri Lanka
E.T.L. Mihindukulasuriya
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