Blocks Sometimes, parishes are deprived of the enrichment of youth involvement because of the generation gap. Mr. Tomaszek did not have solutions to all of those challenges. Young people don't go to things alone. We need to encourage them to attend with their friends and know they are going to talk. Invitations Parishes looking for ways to recruit teens to fuller participation were given important advice.
Invitation is different when it's personal.
In fact, she was at the in-service as a result of personal invitation. In-service Mr. Tomaszek suggested that young people be invited to learn more about parish work and groups. For example, he encouraged priests to bring youth with them on hospital rounds, and parish groups like St. Vincent de Paul Societies to invite youth to join. When young people become involved in Church ministry, they are less apt to fall away from the Church later in life. Go and come Adults, Mr. Tomaszek said, are often concerned about the numbers of young people who stop practicing their faith during adolescence.