First Youth Meeting of Kidanemhret Parish

Continued from page 1

Some of the common problems they mentioned in the meeting were:

1. Coming to the Eritrean Church they are confronted with the language barrier, people talk too fast for them to be able to follow. The Catholic services are long and boring. There are Churches with masses and services in English much closer to their places where they can go.

2. They are forced to come to Church by their parents, not because they want to. They feel that their parents do not consider them mature, and deprive them of their independence;

3. The theme that are tackled in the homilies are too general and evasive, they do not reflect the real world they live in. They do not want to invest time and energy in something that cannot give them much in return;

4. Asked how many of those present had not gone to Church the Sunday before, more than half of them raised their hands. Some of them in fact indicated they had not gone to Church for quite a long time;

5. They are too busy to have time for the meetings, projects and what have you: work, school and studies, gym practice, etc.