A number of years ago the Concilium agreed to experiment in targeting the age group of 18-40 specifically in regard to faith activities. It was agreed to have an annual young adults conference and young adult legionary projects in selected areas which were similar to PPC projects.
A young adults committee was set up to steer this work and provisionally named ‘Deus et Patria’ - God and Country.
The main aspect of the annual conference was to give legionaries a ‘boost in the arm’ that were in this age group but were few in number.
It was unlikely young adults would be attracted enough to join or to remain in the organisation over time. Even if they did join the legion, they saw it as an organisation that was really for elderly people due to the majority of membership profiles.