U.S. Bishop's Pastoral Plan for Young Adults

In November 1993 the general membership of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops authorized the Bishops' Committee on the Laity to develop a national plan for pastoral ministry to and with young adults. After wide consultation with dioceses, national organizations and young adults themselves, the Committee on the Laity submitted the final draft to the plenary assembly of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops. "Sons and Daughters of the Light: A Pastoral Plan for Ministry with Young Adults" was approved on November 12, 1996. The plan hopes to accomplish three things:

1. To state firmly that we, as members of the Church, must actively invite and welcome young adults into the life of the Church.
2. To describe briefly the life situation of young adults so the Church can respond effectively to their needs and concerns.
3. To develop a comprehensive and workable plan of action for ministering with people in their late teens, twenties, and thirties based on the four goals of connecting young adults with:

• Jesus Christ
• the Church
• the mission of the Church in the world and
• a community of their peers.

A summary of the pastoral plan is available on the US Catholic Conference of Bishops web site.

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