Paradoxically, as our society is growing older, we tend to increasingly avoid and neglect these people. Like our young people, our seniors have a very real ministry within the Church. These 20-Something Ways include opportunities for seniors to offer something to young people as well as opportunities for young people to offer something to seniors in need. Review the list and make it an annual project to involve elderly people in your youth ministry efforts. When discussing the type of activities your parish or region would like to do, be sure to remember this list and provide opportunities for youth to minister to and be ministered by our seniors.
Young people have a strong desire to help others and often have great ideas.
Plan a meeting to discuss how they might want to minister with elderly people. Make it a project to interview the long-term members of your parish about how the parish was founded. Compile the interviews in a book and keep it in the parish library. Update your parish page on the OCA Website with your new-found parish history . Since many elderly people do not live near to their family, have the youth plan name's day celebrations for them.