On 27 September, Colégio Sagrada Família in Itapiranga held the Sa-Fa 2025 Youth Mission at the Terra Nova Shelter in Mondaí, with the participation of students, brothers and teachers. The event was also attended by the Pedra Vermelha Scout Group from Itapiranga.
The Sa-Fa Youth Mission event is already a tradition, taking place annually in the network’s school units. According to Maikel Gustavo Schneider, Pastoral Coordinator, this year’s event was aimed at the children and teenagers of the Terra Nova Shelter. “This year our students organised and planned the event with autonomy and leadership. We started with a moment of integration, moving on to games, tree climbing and workshops, always with the participation of everyone involved. At the end, we also held a big picnic with the distribution of gifts.”
For Valcir Francisco Rizzardo, a Brother of the Holy Family, the Sa-Fa Youth Mission is a unique moment in the life of each student, with experiences that aim to touch each participant, demonstrating the importance of looking at other people with love and affection. “On the students’ initiative, the mission aimed to reach out to the young people sheltered at Terra Nova, as a way of experiencing the importance of getting up and going out to help our neighbours. The event ended with a religious celebration at the Mother Church of Itapiranga, to give thanks for the moments shared.”
For Cláudia Martins, President of the Pedra Vermelha Scout Group, the event gave the young people a different view of the reality of children in shelters. “Our young scouts, together with the SAFA students and the children from the Terra Nova Shelter, formed a big family in which everyone shared unique moments of integration. It was lovely to see the smiles on the faces of all the participants in the games. At the end, when it was time to hug, the feeling was one of gratitude for the bonds we had formed.”
For the Sa-Fa Youth Mission 2026, a joint edition is planned, bringing together all the Sa-Fa school units in Brazil in the same city, with integration and volunteer work in favour of a community.
