FYYA Regional Commission Chair Ministry Description

MINISTRY DESCRIPTION
FRANCISCAN YOUTH and YOUNG ADULTS

REGIONAL COMMISSION CHAIR

The Regional Franciscan Youth and Young Adult (FY/YA) Commission Chair (or may be called the Regional Animator) has the following responsibilities:

• To be the point of contact in the region for the National FY/YA Commission Chair.
• To be the conduit for information to flow between the National FY/YA Commission, to the region, and to the local fraternities.
• To be the conduit for information to flow between the local fraternities, to the region, and to the National FY/YA Commission Chair.

• An understanding of youth and young adults and their place within the Secular Franciscan Order and within the Church.
• An understanding of the USA FY/YA Mission Statement and National Statutes, CIOFS' Franciscan Way (YouFra): A Way of Vocation, CIOFS' Formation Program for Franciscan Youth and the CIOFS' Guidelines for Fraternal Animation.
• Proof of current training (Virtus, Safe Environment, etc.) background check, and Code of Conduct required by their home diocese.

• Attend the Annual Regional Chapter.
• Send reports and attend the Regional Executive Council meetings when invited.
• Become familiar with the USCCB documents "Renewing the Vision: A Framework for Catholic Youth Ministry" for those working with teenagers and "Sons and Daughters of the Light: A Pastoral Plan for Ministry with Young Adults" if working with young adults.

“The Secular Franciscan Order, by virtue of its very vocation, ought to be ready to share
its experience of evangelical life with the youth who feel attracted to Saint Francis of Assisi
and to seek the means of adequately presenting it to them.”

OFS General Constitutions, Article 96.1