Young people and the parish
What keeps young people in the parish, and what drives them away? Answers from young people and from parish youth groups.
What we heard
Young people love their parishes but often feel they have no voice in them. Many said that the youth Mass is the one place where they feel at home.
What young people asked for
A say in parish decisions, activities on Sunday afternoons, and priests who have time to talk.
What the archdiocese will do
Every parish will have a young person on its pastoral council by next year, and the archdiocese will hold a youth day each Easter season.