About Me I'm a 39 year-old teaching Brother, a member of the De La Mennais Brothers. Born in Southampton, a life-long Southampton F.C. fan. I joined the De La Mennais Brothers in 1990 after completing a Music degree at Liverpool University. At the moment I am College Chaplain and part-time teacher of Film Studies, Music and RE in a Liverpool boys' comprehensive, St. Francis Xaviers College. I am also Music Minister for a youth group in St. Austin's R.C. Parish, Liverpool, as well as moonlighting in a few other parishes every so often.
I am passionate about working with young people in bringing new music into Catholic liturgies that may help the young especially to find a home in the church and to come to better know and love Jesus Christ. Such songs and music have helped me immensely, so I simply want to share what I have been given.
Over the past 8 years I have brought various groups of young people to De La Mennais Brothers' youth gatherings in France (where our order was founded), to World Youth Day in Germany (Aug. 2005) and to Togo, W. Africa (2007) to run a summer camp for Togolese children. These groups are mainly made up of current and recent former pupils from our Liverpool school. On the French trips there I always try to bring young members of both the parish and school worship bands to help lead the music for the gathering with me. We always have great fun and many have been back 2, 3 or 4 times. I think that performing Christian songs can be for them (as it is for me) a way into a new and deeper relationship with Christ if they let that performance become a prayer.
For more information about my order the De La Mennais Brothers, for information about contemporary Christian music, Chaplaincy news from St. Francis Xavier's and more, go to...
www.brojames.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk and brojames.blogspot.com
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