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  Jesus Youth History in Brief - The Milestones  (A year-by-year listing of the significant developments and events of the Jesus Youth movement - By Dr. Edward Edezhath)   1976 Charismatic Team from Bombay conducted programs in June at Calicut and Ernakulam, and              CCR youth activities began. Fr. Fio Mascarenhas, Fr. Rufus Perera and Fr. Marcelino Iragui led the           Ernakulam Seminar. St Teresa’s group in Ernakulam started. 1977 Fr. Marcelino’s visits to build youth groups. Youth retreats in different parts of Kerala, mainly in      Catholic Colleges. Youth retreat held at St. Paul’s Kalamassery by Fr. Marcelino. 1978 Fr. Fio Mascarenhas proposes to the newly formed Kerala Service Team (KST) of the CCR to           organize a convention for youth. The First Youth Team was formed. Members – Edward Edezhath      ...

1978 Youth Convention and Its Preparation The Catholic Charismatic Renewal began in Kerala in 1976. In 1978, steps were taken to establish a coordination structure. In February of that year, under the initiative of Bp Jerome Fernandez of Quilon diocese, a leaders' conference was held, and a coordinating team for the state, the Kerala Service Team (KST), was formed. When all these were happening, I was in college, and I, too, had an active part in it. I became a member of the first KST.  In May of that year, Fr Fio Mascarenhas, a Jesuit priest from Mumbai who was the National Chairman of the Charismatic Renewal, wrote a letter to the KST. In his letter, Fr. Fio said that in Kerala, there is already a service team, the KST, and perhaps the first area KST should focus on is youth. He suggested that we have a convention for youth.  The next KST meeting, along with its advisory team, KAB, was held at Trichur. After much debate, the decision was taken to organize a youth convention ...

REPORT ON THE YOUTH ACTIVITIES IN KERALA DURING THE YEAR 1983: The objectives for the programmes for the year 1983 were the following: 1. The steady growth and development of the youth already in the renewal. 2. Location and development of youth leadership potential.  3. Forming a team of youth pastors. 4. Attracting more youth into the renewal and forming them into mature Christians. 5. Developing various ministries in the renewal. The programmes conducted in 1983 have helped in the building up of a strong leadership group at the central and zonal level. Youth Teams have been formed in most of the zones.  Organisation                The following persons were selected to the K. Y. C. T.           1. Edward A.Edezhath - Convener           2. Alicekutty - KST representative           3. Augustine C.O.         ...

Who were the Initial Members of the 1982 First Line Group? The above address list is a bit misleading. All the persons in the initial group are not there in this address list, and a few who may have come for one or two meetings and never became part of the group are there in this list. But this is the only somewhat nearer listing I could find in my collection. In July 1982, during a leadership training at Thevara, Alicekutty and I listed some of the active and generous leaders at that time and asked each of them individually if they would like to come together regularly as a 'first line of leadership' among the many who are growing as a network in different parts of the state. All those we asked agreed—18 of them—and we started meeting. This list is from 1983.  Another related blog post: A-special-photograph https://edward-edezhath.blogspot.com/2022/02/a-special-photograph.html First Line Address List – 1983 1 EDWARD A. EDEZHATH, VIDYANIKETHAN, HOUSE OF PROVIDENCE, COCHIN- 6820...

Reports of Events in 1981 - 82 9th September 1981 The Charismatic Youth Working Committee was constituted at the KST/ KAB meeting convened at St. Theresas College hall. Mr. Edward was suggested as the convener and he in turn proposed            1. Miss. Alicekutty           2. Fr. Sebastian Mundancherry           3. Mr. C. 0. Augustine and           4. Miss. P. A. Philomina as the members whom the body approved unanimously. The committee was asked to study the needs of the youth in Kerala and make suggestions to KST.  The report is to be submitted at the next meeting on the 23rd October. The body can function drawing from KST funds for its needs and can expect KST to do the financial help required for its programmes. It is to propose the long term and short term goals and plans for the youth in general and particularly for those in the charismetic reneval. Th...

YOUTH RENEWAL PROGRAMS - THE VISION FOR THE YEAR 1983 THE VISION The objectives of the programmes for the year 1983 are the following: 1. The steady growth and development of the youth already in the Renewal. 2. Location and development of youth leadership potential.  3. Forming a team of youth pastors. 4. Attracting more youth into the Renewal and forming them into nature Christians. 5. Developing various ministries in the Renewal.  ORGANISATION To achieve the above objectives, an effective and dedicated organisation is required. Till such time, when the formal Kerala Youth Central Team (KYCT) and Zonal Youth Teams (ZYT) as planned by the KS T are formed, the present arrangement of an informal group of youth leaders from different parts of Kerala meeting regularly for prayers and discussion will continue. Since a number of youth programmes are being planned, a well knit group of people with sufficient growth and experience will be required to assist and organise these program...