ĊENTRU GĦAŻ-ŻGĦAŻAGĦ FGURA A.D.1976
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Il-Fgura Youth Centre sa mit-twaqqif tiegħu fis-sena 1976 laqa fi ħdanu diversi żgħażagħ fi Triq il-Karmelitani fiċ-Ċentru Parrokkjali maġenb il-Knisja l-Qadima fejn llum insibu il-maħżen tal-armar tal-festa. Aktar t**d wara is-sena 1988 iz-zghazagh bdew jiltaqghu fic-centru parrokkjali taht il-Knisja Parrokkjali l-gdida fejn jilqa fih l-adolexxenti u zghazagh bejn it-12 u l-17–il sena il-fuq u sa minn Ottubru 2011 beda jiltaqa’ kull nhar ta Gimgha filghaxija bejn is-6pm u 10pm. Illum dan il-grupp kiber mhux hazin bl-ammont ta' zghazagh u dan jgħodd ghal madwar 70 membru u li jiltaqgħu b' mod regolari. Iz-zghazagh gejjin mhux biss mill-lokalita tal-Fgura izda wkoll minn Hal Tarxien, Haz-Zabbar, Rahal Gdid, mill-Belt Valletta, Birkirkara u Bormla
Niltaqghu fiċ-Ċentru Parrokkjali li jinsab taht il-Knisja Parrokkjali tal-Fgura, dhul minn Pjazza Reggie Millier. Ic-Centru gie immodernizzat fl-ahhar tlett snin mill-leaders habrieka bl-ghajnuna taz-zghazagh tac-centru. Fih insibu loghob bhal Table Tennis, Table Soccer, Billiard, Air Hockey, projector u laptop ghal laqghat, sistema ta' TV bis-surround u WIFI ghal uzu tal-membri. Ic-Centru huwa taħt it-tmexxija ta ħames leaders li jiddedikaw hafna mill-hin taghhom biex jippreparaw il-laqghat ta kull gimgha. Antonella Brincat, Mr. Christian Brincat, Ms. Erica Schembri Mr Daniel Spiteri u Mr. Jerome Mizzi. L-ghanijiet tac-centru huma tlieta; dak Socjali, Edukattiv u Spiritwali. Matul il-laqgħat l-adolexxenti għandhom iċ-ċans li jiltaqgħu flimkien, jitkellmu, jilagħbu u fuq kollox jitgħallmu u jiżviluppaw ħiliet ġodda tal-ħajja. Minbarra l-laqgħat isiru wkoll attivitajiet bħal ħarġiet kulturali, Hikes, Parties tal-Milied u Karnival, laqgha specjali ghal San Valentinu, BBQs fis-Sajf, niehdu hsieb nanimaw il-quddiesa taz-zghazagh ta' l-ewwel Hadd tax-xhar, Live-In annwali, kellna esperjenza ta Youth Exchange ma zghazagh mill-Finlandja u anke wkoll barra minn Malta. Jsiru wkoll seminars u formazzjoni għal leaders flimkien mal-Provincja Karmelitana tal-Italja. Fil-laqgħat ta’ kull gimgħa l-membri jiġu mgħejjuna jifhmu t-tibdil li qiegħed isir fihom f’kull sens f’din l-eta tagħhom; il-bidla mit-tfulija għaż-żgħożija, l-iżvilupp fiżiku u soċjali. Hu żmien li fih jiskopru ferħ, biżgħat, diżappunti. Barra min hekk iz-zghazagh jitgħallmu ukoll kif japprezzaw u jirrispettaw l-ispiritwalita tahhom u tan-nies ta madwarhom. Nistiednu lil dawk li huma interessati jingħaqdu ma’ dan il-grupp sabiex ma joqgħodux lura. Tistgħu tkellmu lill-Kappillan P. Raymond Calleja O.Carm, Provincjal u Direttur Spiritwali Fr Joe Saliba O.Carm jew xi hadd mill-Leaders tac-Centru Antonella Brincat, Christian Brincat, Erica Schembri, Daniel Spiteri jew Jerome Mizzi.
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FGURA YOUTH CENTER A.D.1976
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Since its establishment in 1976, the Fgura Youth Center has hosted a gathering of various young people in Triq Karmelitani, which today houses the festive fittings store. Later in 1988, young people began to meet at the parish center, which welcomes adolescents and young people between the ages of 12 and 17+, and since October 2011 it has been meeting every Friday evening between -6pm and 10pm. Today this group has grown quite a bit with the number of young people and this counts for about 70 members and they meet regularly. The young people come not only from the locality of Fgura but also from Hal Tarxien, Haz-Zabbar, Rahal Gdid, from Valletta, Birkirkara and Cospicua. We meet at the Parish Center located below the Fgura Parish Church, entrance from Reggie Millier Square. The Center has been modernized in the last three years by hard-working leaders with the help of the centre's youth. It features games such as Table Tennis, Table Soccer, Billiards, Air Hockey, a projector and a laptop for meetings, a surround TV system and WIFI for members to use. The Youth Center is under the leadership of five leaders who devote most of their time to preparing for the weekly meetings. These are Ms. Erica Schembri, Mr Daniel Spiteri and Mr. The goals of the Youth Center are threefold; that Social, Educational and Spiritual. During the meetings teenagers have the chance to get together, talk, play above all learn and develop new life skills. In addition to the meetings there are also activities such as cultural outings, Hikes, Christmas and Carnival Parties, a special meeting for Valentine's Day, BBQs in the summer, we also take care of animating the youth mass on the first Sunday of the month, Annual Live-Ins, we had a Youth Exchange experience with young people from Finland and also other countries. We also have regular training for the youth leaders with the Carmelite Province of Italy. At weekly meetings members are given the help to understand the changes that are taking place in them in every sense at this age; the change from childhood to youth as well as physical and social development. It is a time in which they discover joy, fears and disappointments. In addition, young people also learn how to appreciate and respect the spirituality of themselves and the people around them. We invite those who are interested to join this group so that they do not hesitate. You can talk to the Parish Priest Fr Joe Saliba O.Carm or any of the Leaders of the Youth Center: Antonella Brincat, Christian Brincat, Erica Schembri, Daniel Spiteri or Jerome Mizzi.
