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MONTREAL - The St. Thomas 脿 Becket parish parking lot was completely full on May 23, with more than 300 excited ball hockey players, coaches, fans and volunteers. Some teams had matching jerseys, while others had roaring cheers 鈥� but the one thing all teams had in common was their exuberant spirit and excitement for their upcoming games.

Twenty years of youth ministry is a big deal, which is why NET Ministries of Canada decided to celebrate the milestone with a year-long celebration.

LONDON, Ont. - Despite the winter winds howling outside, youth ministry specialist Dan Moynihan and his team are busy preparing to welcome hundreds of high school students to camp this summer.

TORONTO -聽Young people aren鈥檛 the future of the Church, says Andrew Santos, they are the present.聽

TORONTO - A new inspirational project has been launched by St. Benedict鱿鱼视频app youth ministry.

TORONTO - St. Bonaventure鱿鱼视频app youth ministry is gearing up for its annual knitting event for the homeless.

Participants are taught how to knit scarves during two learning sessions, with the finished scarves returned to the youth ministry in January when they will be handed out to the homeless.

鈥�(My office) is piled with yarn right now,鈥� said Jonathan Nix, co-ordinator of the youth ministry at the parish. 鈥淚t is crazy.鈥�

The project started in early November 2010 as a small, one-time event. The response from many of the parish鱿鱼视频app young people was positive, prompting the youth ministry to continue the event.

This year鱿鱼视频app learning sessions are being held Nov. 22 and 29. After a general introduction and a prayer, participants break off into groups where one or two expert knitters 鈥� a mix of both young and older volunteers 鈥� teach the group how to knit.

Michael Johnston, a member of the youth ministry and a youth leader who participated last year, said it was an opportunity to stay connected to his community.

鈥淚 thought that it was a great way to aid those who would be cold for the winter and show compassion to others by giving out handmade scarves,鈥� Johnston said.

鈥淪carves are easy to knit,鈥� said Nix. 鈥淲e basically have two sessions to teach so we can鈥檛 get too crazy complicated in that time.鈥�

With Christmas holidays being a busy time and the varying age groups that come out to participate in the event, the youth ministry wanted to keep it simple.

鈥淭he idea is to have as many as possible to give away,鈥� Nix said. 鈥淟ast year we prepared for 50 people. Forty people showed up for the training and we received almost 70 scarves.鈥�

This year, the youth ministry decided that the finished scarves will be given to Good Neighbours, a club in downtown Toronto for homeless men over the age of 50. It is a venue that will allow a greater opportunity for members of the ministry and the parish to spend time with the walk-ins.

For the last event, the ministry gave the scarves away during the parish鱿鱼视频app Poverty Walk in January.

Johnston said the program 鈥渞eally opened my eyes to the situation of others right in our own city.鈥� He plans on participating again this year.

鈥淭he experience of conversation can be, for a homeless person, something that they miss, that they鈥檙e just ignored on the streets or wherever they may be,鈥� Nix said.

The event is ultimately rooted in service.

鈥淲e鈥檙e a Franciscan parish and there鱿鱼视频app a big part of that spirituality that鱿鱼视频app dedicated to service, and particularly direct service with the poor,鈥� Nix said.

Reflecting on the washing of the feet from the Last Supper in John鱿鱼视频app Gospel, he said 鈥渨e need to be out there humbling ourselves and seeing God in everyone.鈥�

Nix hopes that this promotes an understanding that 鈥渨e always need to be thinking of the other鈥� and that 鈥渋t doesn鈥檛 always have to be writing a cheque,鈥� but 鈥渋t can be fun and it can be creative.鈥�

鈥淪o often we get lost in our own lives that we lose perspective on how other people might be living,鈥� Nix said.

鈥�(When) we think of faith, we have to think of hope and love and... how do we express that together,鈥� said Nix. 鈥淭hese types of activities 鈥� getting out, being with people, being present to others 鈥� is our faith.鈥�

(Bernardo, 26, lives in Toronto, Ont.)