ARCHDIOCESAN YOUTH PROGRAM 2021

MONTH DAY ACTIVITY VENUE PARTICIPANTS

January Sun 3rd Youth formation team Youth center AYFT
meeting
Sun 3rd Parish Youth Apostolate Parishes PYAC
Commission meeting
Sun 10th Archdiocesan Youth Youth Center AYAC
Apostolate Commission
meeting
Sat 16th Diocesan Councilors St Paul Quasi AYC, DYC, PYC Exco
meeting/submit yearly Parish
program
Sun 17th Diocesan Exco meeting Youth Center Diocesan Exco
Altar servers
Sun 17th YCW exco meeting and Youth Center YCW Exco/Formation
formation team meeting team
Sun 17th SYCS Group Leaders Youth Center SYCS Group
meeting and Formation leaders/formation
team planning meeting team
Sun 17th CUSA Branch leaders Youth center CUSA Branch leaders
meeting
Sun 17th UYCS group leaders Youth Center UYCS GL
meeting
Fri 22nd Novena to St John Bosco All parishes All youths
begins
Fri 22nd Youth Chaplains’ meeting Youth Center All Parish Youth
Chaplains
Sat 23rd YCS formation: The Identity Parish and All YCSers in the
and spirituality a YCSer Deanery different Parishes
Sun 24th CUSA Formation: The Parish/Institutio All CUSAns
Identity and spirituality of n
a CUSAns
Fri 29th Novena ends on Sat/Feast Deaneries/Paris DYAC, PYAC, PYC,DYC
-Sun 31st of St John Bosco hes
February Through Group Awakening all All group formation
the month groups team
Group awakening YCW Parishes YCW Formation team
Sat 6th Altar Servers formation: Deaneries/Paris PYAC, DYAC,
The Identity and hes Parish/Deanery Altar
spirituality of an Altar Servers exco
Server
Sun 7th Sport Coordinators meeting Youth Center PYC Sports
Coordinators
Sun 14th Picnic/exchange visit/field All YCW
 trip YCW
th
Wed 17 Ash Wednesday beginning All parishes All Youths
of Lent
Sat 20th Formation/ Catecheses on Youth Center All Youths
Eucharistic Worship: Deanery and
Eucharistic Worship my Parishes
Catholic Identity
Thurs 25th Novena to St Dominic Savio All parishes All YCSers
begins
Fri 26th Practice Annual Mass Cathedral Cadet
Cadets Coordinator/Children
of Mary
Sat 27th Annual Mass Cadets Cathedral All Cadets
Sun 28th Launching of University Youth Center All CUSA, UYCS
Activities for CUSA and
UYCS
March Reflection on the life of the All the Youths in PYFT
Saints the Parish
Fri 5th Novena to St Dominic Savio Parishes and All YCSers
ends institutions
Sat 6th Recollection SYCS/Eucharist Parishes All YCSers
Adoration/Confessions
Sun 7th Celebration of the Feast of Parishes All YCSers
St Dominic
Savio/Dedications
Sat 13th Recollection UYCS, CUSA Different UYC S GL/CUSA Exco
Chaplaincies and BL
Sun 14th Exco meeting YCW and Azire Diocesan Exco and
Formation team meeting formation team
YCW
Sun 14th Evaluation meeting Annual Bayelle Cadet Exco
Mass
Fri 26th- World Youth Day AYAC, DYAC,
28th PYAC,AYC,DYC,PYC
April Througho Bible Studies for all the DYFT,PYFT
ut the Youths
month
Sun 4th Easter Sunday Parishes All the Youths
Sat 10th YCW Recollection/Retreat Deaneries/Paris YCW, Formation team
hes
Sun 11th Exco meeting Altar Servers Youth Center Diocesan Exco
Sat 17th Launching of sporting Cathedral APYC, DPYC,PYC sport
season Archbishop’s cup football Stadium coordinators
Sun 18th First Meeting with mother Youth center All Parish mother
Cadets of Parishes Cadets
 Thurs 22nd Novena to St Joseph the Parishes All YCW
Worker by all YCW begins
Sat 24th Youth Formation: Bible Deaneries and DYFT, PYFT
Studies The Bible; The Parishes
Divine Word Spoken To Me
th
Sun 25 First meeting with Children Youth center All Consecrated
of Mary Children of Mary
Fri 30th Novena to St Joseph the Parishes All YCW
Worker ends
May Month of the Rosary: Parishes All Youths
Journey with Our Lady
through the Rosary
All Matches at deanery level Deanery DPYC, PYC Sport
through deanery knock out stage coordinators
the month
Sat 1st Feast of St Joseph the Cathedral All YCW
Worker YCW dedications
Sun 9th Councilors meeting Altar Bayelle Diocesan Exco, Parish
servers exco Bayelle
Sat 15th Eucharistic Deaneries and PYAC,DYAC,PYFT,DYF
Adoration/Recollection for Parishes T
all the Youths
Sun 16th Youth Apostolate Com. Youth Center DYAC Chairperson
Meeting plan for and sec, AYAC
Archdiocesan Youth Camp
Sun 23rd Archdiocesan Youth Youth Center AYFT
Formation meeting
Sun 30th Archdiocesan Youth Exco Youth center Diocesan Exco
meeting
June Fri 4th – Deanery Rallies for Altar Deaneries/Paris Deanery/parish exco
Sun 6th servers h
Sun 6th YSC exco meeting to Youth Center UYCS, SYCS group
prepare for National Camp leaders
Fri 11th – Parish Cadet rallies Parishes Mother Cadets,
Sun 13th Children of Mary,
Exco
Sat 12th- Workshop YCW Deaneries and YCW formation team
Sun 13th parishes
Sat 19th Archdiocesan Youth St John Foncha DPYC,PYC
Councilors meeting Street
Sun 20th Parish Youth Apostolate Parishes PYAC
Commission meeting
Sun 20th CUSA Exco meeting Youth Center Diocesan Exco
Fri 25th – Deanery/Parish rallies in Deaneries DYAC,PYAC,DYC,PYC
Sun 27th view of the Youth Camp
July Deanery/Parish rallies in Deaneries DYAC,PYAC,DYC,PYC
view of the Youth Camp
deanery competitions
National Camp YCS
Sat 3rd – Peak celebration of the Youth Center UYCSers, CUSA
Sun 4th Closing of University Year
Fri 9th – Seminar Peace Building Youth Center Peace Ambassadors
Sun 11th
Sun 11th Parish Youth Councils Parishes PYC Exco
meeting
Sun 18th Contributions for Youth Parishes PYAC, PYCs
Camp are expected to start
coming in
Sat 24th Arrival of AYAC, AYC Exco, Our Lady of AYAC, AYC Exco
and committee heads Lourdes College
Sun 25th - Archdiocesan Youth Camp Our Lady of AYAC, DYAC,PYAC
begins Lourdes College
Mankon
August Sun 1st Archdiocesan Youth Camp
ends
National Camp YCS
th
Tues 10 – Holiday Workshop
Thurs 12th
Fri 13th – Youth Apostolate Youth Center All PYAC chairpersons
th
Sun 15 Commission Seminar
th
Tues 17 - Holiday Workshop Youth Center
Thurs 19th
Fri 20th – Leadership training seminar Youth Center PYCs, all Parish group
nd
Sun 22 leaders
Tues 24th – Holiday Workshop Youth Center
Thurs 26th
Fri 27th – YCW annual St Paul College All YCW leaders
th
Sun 29 Convention/Dedication
th
Septemb Sat 4 Annual Mass Altar servers Futru Altar Sever Exco
er
Sun 5th UYCS/CUSA Branch leaders’ Youth Center Branch Leaders
meeting
th
Sat 11 Opening Mass for the Cathedral Mobile Catechetical
Academic Year 2021/2022 team/YCS GL
th
Sun 12 Youth Apostolate Com. Parishes PYAC
Meeting to evaluate the
year and propose activities
for next year
th
Sun 19 Cadet Exco meeting Deanery Deanery exco and
(evaluation of rally) mother cadets
 Sun 19th Exco meeting YCW Youth Center Diocesan Exco
Evaluation and program
2022
October Month of the Rosary and All parishes All the Youths
Missionary Month: Mary
my Mother: on mission
with the virtues of Mary
th
Sat 9 Opening Mass for the Cathedral
Academic year for
University Students
(UYCSers, CUSA)
Sun 10th YCS Group leaders meeting St John Foncha YCS GL
to plan for come together street
and draw up program for
the year
th
Wed 13 – Novena Feast of St John Parishes CUSAns
Thur 21nd Paul II CUSA
th
Sun 17 Cadet Councilor’s meeting Youth Center All Parish, Deanery
to plan for activities and and Diocesan Exco
Annual Mass 2022
th
Sun 24 Celebration of the feast of Bayelle All CUSAns
St John Paul II/Dedications
st
Sun 31 Archdiocesan Youth Exco Youth Centre Diocesan Youth Exco
meeting evaluation of the
year and proposal for 2022
Novemb Sun 7th Councilors’ meeting Altar Deanery All cadets
er Server Youth
th
Sat 13 Mass in honour of all the Youth Center AYAC, DYAC,PYAC All
fallen youths in the youths
Archdiocese
th
Sun 14 Youth Apostolate Youth Center DYAC chairpersons
commission meeting and Sec, DYC
drawing program for next presidents and Sec,
year AYAC
th
Sat 27 – Deanery Rallies for cadets Youth Center DYAC, AYAC
Sun 28th
Decemb Fri 3rd AYAC Meeting with Archbishop’s AYAC
er Archbishop House
th
Wed 8 Feast of Immaculate Parish level All cadets
Conception
th
Fri 10 Youth Apostolate Parishes/deaner PYAC,DYAC
commission visit to y
orphanages/prisons
th
Sun 12 Cadet dedications: Junior Parishes Mother cadets,
and Senior cadets Children of Mary
 Thurs 16th Diocesan Youth Apostolate Diocese AYAC
Commission visit to prison
Thurs 16th Novena to St Stephen All parishes Exco, trainers
–Fri 24th begins and ends
Fri 18th – YCS Diocesan camp ASATFO Youth Center YCS Leaders
Sun 19th
Mon 20th Christmas Party for Cadets Parish level All Cadets
Sat 25th Preparations for the feast Parishes Altar Servers Trainer,
of St Stephen Exco
Sun 26th Feast of St Stephen Parish level All Altar Servers
Tues 21st Archdiocesan Youth Diocese AYAC
Apostolate Commission
visit to orphanage
Tue 28th AYAC Celebration with Youth Center Street Children
street children
Fri 31st Youth Apostolate Parishes/Deaner AYAC, DYAC, PYAC
Commission End of year ies/Diocese
celebration

ABBREVIATIONS
AYAC = Archdiocesan Youth Apostolate Commission
DYAC=Deanery Youth Apostolate Commission
PYAC =parish Youth Apostolate Commission
AYFT=Archdiocesan Youth Formation Team
DYFT=Deanery Youth Formation Team
PYFT=Parish Youth Formation team
AYC =Archdiocesan Youth Council
DYC= Deanery Youth Council
PYC=Parish Youth Council
YCS= Young Christian Students
SYCS=Secondary Young Christian Students
UYCS= University Young Christian Students
CUSA= Catholic University Students Association
GL = Group Leader

Fr Romaric Njuakom

Archdiocesan Youth Chaplain