For most young people the youth work they are most familiar with outside their own congregation under the banner of the Presbyterian Church is run by the PYM, Presbytery Youth Movement.

But this is just a part of the overall structure of our denomination, the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. Its supreme body, the General Assembly organises its work through various Boards, one of which is the Youth Board. This is made up of two representatives of each of the 21 Presbyteries (a Presbytery is a geographical grouping of congregations which functions as an important level of church government), along with members from various youth organisations i.e. BB, GB, Scouts etc.

The full Youth Board meets three times a year, but the bulk of its work is done through various committees and working groups. The Youth Board organises various major events such as Summer Outreach Teams, Youth Night, Route 66, The Year Team and so on. Between Youth Board and Presbytery there is another layer, though not a particularly important one, the Synod Youth Council. In our case the Youth Agents of Donegal, Monaghan and Dublin & Munster Presbyteries meet to organise one event a year, which is centred around a Ten Pin Bowling Final held in Dublin. Never the less it has to be said that the foundation on which all the rest is based is the local PYM which needs your support. If you have any comments or suggestions to help PYM fulfil its aims in serving Christ among young folk in this area please contact us at mpym@eircom.net