Archdiocesan Office for Youth. Pray Witness Serve

The National Evangelisation Team 

As part of the Archdiocese’s commitment to youth ministry, Melbourne hosts a National Evangelisation Team (NET) who are available throughout the year to hold retreats and activity sessions for young people. The team is made up of young people from Australia and overseas who have chosen to take a gap year to go on mission. The primary mission of NET is to work with Catholic schools to provide dynamic and engaging encounter days as part of the schools’ religious education program. The team also provides services for parishes and youth groups. 

The young men and women who comprise the team are highly dedicated and motivated to serve within the Catholic Church. Each team member has successfully completed an intensive six-week NET training course. The mixture of geographic areas, ethnic and family backgrounds represented on the team adds to a team’s effectiveness in relating to a cross section of young people.

A NET Encounter Day includes the use of music, relational activities, small group discussion, drama, personal faith sharing, prayer and liturgy. A wide range of themes have been carefully designed to meet the needs of students. These themes include:

       •  Searching                                        •  Leadership
       •  Life purpose                                    •  Encounter Jesus
       •  The experience of God’s love         •  Forgiveness
       •  Peer pressure                                 •  Discipleship 
       •  Self-image                                       •  Prayer and scripture    
       •  Sacraments

Booking NET

The NET team is booked by a range of schools (both primary and secondary) throughout Melbourne and Victoria to run a variety of retreats. Topics and formats can be negotiated between staff and the NET leaders based on the needs of the students and the ability of team members. The team is ideally suited to work with students from Year 7 to Year 10.

The team is also available to visit parishes and work with youth groups.

The team is hosted by the Melbourne Archdiocese and works closely with the Archdiocesan Office for Youth in their ministry to young people. To find out further information or enquire about booking the team please contact Archdiocesan Office for Youth on (03) 9412 3300 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Meet this year's team!

This year's team is composed of Helen Doneley (leader), Dominic MacAndrews (leader), Adrian Dyer, Ema-Lee Langford and Emily Pyrz. When the team is not out doing retreat days or helping youth in parishes, they host Open Nights at their house for young people to come after school/work to hang out and play games.