Archdiocesan Office for Youth. Pray Witness Serve

Blueprint Workshop Series

The Blueprint Workshop Series seeks to inspire and support leaders in youth ministry - in parishes, schools or communties. Spread throughout the year, each workshop day focuses on various elements of ministry, from formation to resource sharing, recruiting and networking with other youth leaders.

The next Blueprint workshop will be held in November - same time, same place (from 10am - 4pm @ the Thomas Carr Centre, East Melbourne). Stay tuned for more details!

Previous workshops:

Called and Gifted... with Clara Geoghegan and team

Have you ever asked yourself… what is it that I am supposed to do with my life? What will make me happy? How can I find something that I will truly be passionate about?

These are questions that all young people (and many old people!) ask themselves – and this workshop helped aid young people in discerning these truly important questions. We are all called and gifted by God to fulfil a unique vocation. Through Baptism and Confirmation, every Christian receives special gifts from the Holy Spirit called ‘charisms’. Knowing your charisms can help you make better decisions, simplify your life, excel at work, free yourself from envy and better appreciate your family members’ gifts.

The Called and Gifted program is run by the Siena Institute and offered in Melbourne through the Archbishop's Office for Evangelisation. It is run by Clara Geoghegan, a member of the Archbishop's Office for Evangelisation. For information on future sessions, visit www.evangelisation.org.

Why Youth Ministry? ...with Fr Chris Ryan MGL

Our first workshop was held on 27 March with special guest speaker Fr Chris Ryan MGL, who was the coordinator for the Journey of the World Youth Day Cross and Icon and has many years of working with young people in both school and parish environments. Fr Chris spoke to youth leaders about their vocation to youth ministry.

Download Fr Chris' talk: Why Youth Ministry?