11 bishops gathered in Louisville for the inaugural OneTable Initiative Bishops’ Gathering. The gathering allowed for honest, authentic conversations about the realities of family life today, the struggles of our families and ministry leaders, and our vision of moving toward a new reality of supporting and equipping the domestic church.
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OneTable is an initiative of the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM) focused on inspiring, equipping, and empowering parents and ministry leaders to partner to raise children in faith. – OneTable seeks to train 1,500 Catholic ministry leaders across the United States to dialogue with parents and to reach 75% of US Catholic dioceses with the OneTable resources and training by the end of 2027.
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We invited bishops to join us on one of the two days the gathering was offered. This gathering aimed to introduce and model what OneTable could look like in their Diocese and parishes.
The day was divided into four sessions with different presenters.
The first three sessions were paired with videos of a diverse group of parents from all over the country talking about their daily lives and raising children in the faith, as well as table conversations with the bishops who attended.
I found it hopeful to see the Bishop give us a whole day to talk about families and their daily struggles and joys in living a holy life. The Bishops were happy and willing to listen and talk about their own family stories. They want to partner with families, build those relationships, and better support the families.
My favorite memory was at the end of the first day. Bishop Hicks of the Diocese of Juliet said that this initiative was worth it, and he enjoyed hearing the presentations.
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Pastoral Juvenil Hispana Coordinator,
Diocese of Austin
Diocesan Member
"NFCYM has accompanied me in reaching out to like minded professionals to better provide service (ministry) to adolescents. NFCYM has allowed me to network and grow professionally.
'Youth as Protagonists' has been essential to Pastoral Juvenil Hispana in the Diocese of Austin."
Youth Minister, St. Christopher Church
Associate Member
"The various resources have helped me keep our program exciting and vibrant. NFCYM has provided me with shared information via webinars, workshops, conferences, outreach, and opportunities that are very informative to help make my ministry successful.
NFCYM is an open forum for me to seek material, guidance and support in keeping the youth ministry program successful."
