{"id":8233,"date":"2004-01-06T00:08:43","date_gmt":"2004-01-06T00:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2004\/01\/reader_bleg_27.html"},"modified":"2004-01-06T00:08:43","modified_gmt":"2004-01-06T00:08:43","slug":"reader_bleg_27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2004\/01\/reader_bleg_27.html","title":{"rendered":"Reader Bleg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Please note that this is from a reader, not me &#8211; a faithful and wonderful reader who is the most insightful correspondent out there. So she gets to bleg on the blog. This is for a research project on which she&#8217;s working.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>What I am looking for is parishes, dioceses, lay apostolates who minister to youth in the context of the<br \/>\nfamily, the domestic church.  Some have sessions for parents of teens, some integrate youth ministry into the greater life of family and parish. It doesn&#8217;t have to be 100% of the program but I am looking for those who see a connection between youth, church and family and are attempting to integrate all three, in some way, on some level.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m looking for folks to share their attitudes and experiences in ministering to families with teens.  Strictly segregated youth  activities or do they have activities for teens with their parents and\/or siblings?  <br \/>\nWhat kinds of things do they do?  I&#8217;m also interested in their reasons for doing so.  Not really interested in the virtue of specific programming but actual practices at the parish and\/or diocesan level.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:mapsproject@earthlink.net\">Email her here, if you have insights<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please note that this is from a reader, not me &#8211; a faithful and wonderful reader who is the most insightful correspondent out there. So she gets to bleg on the blog. 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