Campus Ministers of Jesuit institutions meet in Mangalore

On : 2024-04-09

KJES Youth Works organised a day’s Campus Ministry meeting on April 6. At St Aloysius Institute of Management & Information Technology (AIMIT), Beeri, Mangalore. The meeting was attended by Jesuits and lay collaborators of different colleges from Karnataka.

Fr Melwin Joseph Pinto SJ, Melwin S. Pinto SJ and Fr Kiran Cotha SJ were present for the inauguration and addressed the gathering. Fr Joel Fernades SJ planned and organised activities to get the teachers know each other.

Fr Melwin Joseph Pinto SJ conducted the first session focusing on how Campus Ministers can journey with the youth in their holistic formation. The session revolved on spiritual engagements, community engagements and personal development.

The second session was conducted by Fr Ronald Pais SJ focusing on the art of journeying with the youth and knowing the young minds.

The highlights of KJES Youth Works for the academic year 2023- 24 were presented by Fr Joel Fernandes SJ.

Fr Dionysius Vaz SJ, provincial of Karnataka Jesuit province addressed the gathering and shed lights on the current challenges faced by students to overcome various social dilemmas. The formal event concluded with Fr Provincial handing over mementos to the attendees. The faculty also visited the St Aloysius main campus and shared a sense of oneness.