The yearly training session saw participants pack St. Bonaventure Parish earlier this month for workshops on delivering youth ministry. OCY has seen growth in parishes with youth ministry from a mere 10 to 12 active parishes in 2013 to 115 today. That's more than half of Toronto parishes and has effectively recaptured the pre-COVID momentum in expanding youth ministry with net gains in summer camps, Edge ministry participation and recent fall kickoffs. “When it comes to youth and even youth ministry kickoffs, the numbers are increasing. Participants were also thankful for the event’s broad selection of workshops that ran the gamut of youth ministry topics.