Jesus Youth pro-life ministry (PROLIFE means FOR LIFE) trains many young people to take a stand against the culture of death and to challenge others to take a stand for the same. There is also an effective infrastructure for conducting pro-life exhibitions.
Why are some advocating abortion, saying all things about population explosion! Whats the truth in these? See all the pics given below to get a clear cut idea on the matter and then you decide whether abortion is necessary or not. (Share these pics with all your friends and relatives, spread the message)
Just hear what Mel Gibson has to say on this matter – “God is the only One who knows how many children we should have, and we should be ready to accept them. One can’t decide for oneself who comes into this world and who doesn’t. That decision doesn’t belong to us.”
Proclaim and stand against abortion and contraception.
Witness in your family, parish, prayer groups, where ever you are; ‘stand for life’ through seminars, exhibitions and palmlets.
An international Catholic youth movement with a charismatic spirituality.
Not a community or an organization.
Wide network of small but strong fellowship groups of youth from different Catholic rites.
The six pillars of Jesus Youth lifestyle
Quiet time for Prayer
Regular reading and meditating on the Word of God
Sacramental life in the Church
Regular fellowship with like minded people
Renewed zeal for Evangelisation
Service – Option for the poor
Charisms
Power of youth reaching out to youth
Faith formation of youth and children
Use of gifts of the Holy Spirit
Missionary commitment
Close interaction and collaboration among individuals, ministries and fellowship groups
Witnessing in the fast changing modern milieu
Ministries
“Sharing Jesus in a specific context using some special talent or charism”
Jesus Youth Full Time Volunteers – One year long formation programme for graduates.
History Makers – Four day Jesus Youth life style orientation for teenagers.
Discipleship Training Programme – Seven day training programme for youngsters.
Master Builders – Fifteen day life oriented leadership programme for students.
Junior Evangelizers Trainers Team – Year long leadership formation with 4 to 5 training sessions without taking full time commitment.
Parish/Prayer Group Leaders Training – Training for effective youth leadership in the context of a parish.
Life in the Spirit Seminar – Ten weeks long initial training using common retreat topics
Yuvajyothi – An in-depth version of the Life in the Spirit Seminar
Master life Discipleship Training – Three months discipleship training programme for leaders.
Life Situations
Parish Ministry – To impart strong impetus to be leaven in the parish life.
Campus Ministry – Ministry among university and college teachers and students.
Teens Ministry – Forms prayer groups in High schools and plus two colleges and arranges leadership conferences and training programmes.
Professionals Ministry – Ministry among working professionals like lawyers, doctors, engineers etc. and students of professional colleges
Nurses Ministry – Active network of nursing schools and hospital involving both students and staff.
Talent
Rex Band – Music outreach group of the Jesus Youth
Music Ministry -Trains young men and women with musical abilities to use their talents for the glory of God and his Kingdom.
Audio Visual Ministry – Theatrical arts used for youth formation and evangelisation
Exhibition – An attempt to communicate the message of love through posters, paintings, collage, sculpture etc.
Reach Out
Among Children- Christeen, Anglels Army — The older brothers and sisters provide positive role
models and friendly Christian guidance to the younger ones.
Jesus Youth Outreach Ministry — Reaches out in slums, prison, orphanages and among street children with a goal of giving formation. Youth for life (Jesus Youth Pro-lifers)– Trains many life volunteers to take a stand against the culture of death.
Bible Ministry — Brings out Bible Calendars with daily Bible verses prescribing three virtues that can be practiced. UAE JY are working to make the Malayalam Bible available on the web.
Cultural Exchange programme — One month exposure in Kerala for youth from various mission dioceses especially the tribal belt to familiarize them with our JY lifestyle and Catholic tradition.
Backbone Ministries
Intercession Ministry – Active through fasting, prayers, chain prayers, night vigils and intercession retreats.
Finance Ministry – Raises funds with the aid of commitment cards, tithes and voluntary donations.
Official JY Website
www.jesusyouth.org — Website containing information about Jesus Youth in different countries.
Joynet — An e-mail fellowship with over 1000 active members from different parts of the globe.
Parablenet — An e-mail group to receive stories and reflections on the Word of God.
Over 25 professionals active in various fields with a distinctive talent in music and theatre dare to call themselves the Rexband – composing Jesus Youth Songs – in honour of the King of Kings, Jesus Christ. Experiencing the joy of liberating Christian music themselves, the band came together with a commitment to take this gift of quality Contemporary Christian Music and its message to the new generation. Evolving out of a life-changing encounter with Jesus through the Jesus Youth movement, the band members are comfortable in using styles of the younger generation to reach out to today’s urbanized youth through music albums, stage shows and encounter programmes.
With musicians from varied backgrounds like Indian classical or western classical to rock, pop and R&B, the band has managed to evolve a unique style over the past ten years. A style that has opened up exciting ethnic influences in Contemporary Christian Music in India.
Besides the 3-hour stage shows, the band also considers its retreats for musicians, music skill development programmes for budding talents and life encounter programmes as vital elements of its call. Rexband strongly believes that music becomes relevant only when its quality and message brings about a genuine change of heart. The typical 3-hour Rexband show is an extravaganza integrating music, choreography and contemporary theatre performances by Living Vision, a premier Christian theatre initiative. It works in tandem with the band to present the message of Jesus in a powerful and attractive way.
Rexband Albums:-
Realizing that quality contemporary Christian music is scarce in the Indian music scenario, the band has endeavoured to reach out to music lovers through its eleven albums in various languages over the past decade.
[A Church Divided Over Leaders] I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought. — 1 Corinthians 1:10
