WelCom February/March 2025
Nick Wilson
Every December, the Diocese of Palmerston North Youth Office runs a Young Catholic Leader programme at Highland Home Christian Camp, in the beautiful Pohangina Valley. This year we had 65 participants and 15 leaders – our biggest ever programme – with participants from seven of our diocesan colleges and some state schools within our diocesan boundary. Catholic Charities and the Page Trust provided generous sponsorship.
The programme trains Year-12 students for servant leadership in the way of Jesus for their Year 13 year. It bolsters special character leadership in the school by teaching 11 keys of effective leadership. Feedback was outstanding, showing the value of this programme in our secondary schools. We commission our leaders at the end of the programme by asking them what gift they will take back to their school for the following year and 2025 looks like a fantastic year for our diocesan secondary schools!