Last Friday 9 May, Ms Shaw, Ms Giang and Angella Francis (Youth ministered) accompanied a group of students who attended ‘Encounter’ at Good Shepherd Parish, Gladstone Park. The night to encounter Jesus with prayer, fellowship, food, testimonies and meet other youth who share the Catholic Faith in the Archdiocese of Melbourne. Sean Cortes Alinea 7 Bunjil and Vanessa Chung 7 Coranderrk have shared their experience of the night.

“We arrived at Good Shepherd Parish, Gladstone Park we started off with a light dinner including pizza, drinks and dessert. After we got into small groups and played a game of ‘Guess that Song’ with people on guitar and violin playing. Straight after, we had a talk with one of the MGL Sisters at the parish about the Prodigal Son and how this personally connects to our lives. After we had Benediction in the church and got to hear a faith testimony from one of the volunteers. When the night ended it left us with a life lesson, which was to prioritise faith and family.” Sean Nicholas Cortes Alinea - 7 Bunjil

“We went to an Encounter night at Good Shepherd Parish, Gladstone Park and had a wonderful time together with other high school students. We began the night by enjoying some pizza, then played a fun game where we guessed different songs with the artists. After that, we listened to a story from the New Testament – The Prodigal Son, which was about two sons and a father demonstrating God’s love and mercy for us all. Finally, we went into the church for some time with Jesus in prayer.” Vanessa Chung - 7 Coranderrk