Although it was not the field he thought he would pursue when he was a child, Anglican minister Angelo Wildgoose said he throughly enjoys his job.

At 25, Rev. Wildgoose is considered young to be heading up a church, but his enthusiasm and zeal are so great that his work is known by those even outside his parish church of St. Margaret's in Nassau, Bahamas.

Anglican Bishop the Rt. Rev. Ewan Ratteray met Rev. Wildgoose last year in the Bahamas and was so impressed that he invited him to the Island to be a part of the church's Mission Week, held this past week. Bishop Ratteray was particularly interested in having Rev. Wildogoose share with local Anglicans ways to better include and attract young people to the church.

"Youth is not a sin and Christianity is not boring," he said. "Show the youth that the church can be young - and do what you want to do, God says you can."

He also said he encourages the church to work with young people and for young people to take up vocations in the clergy. And he claims they have been receptive so far.

He has been to Berkeley Institute where he spoke with senior students and also had a chance to meet with young offenders encouraging them to get their lives back on track.

"It wasn't my ambition to become be a priest as a child. My aunt was the one who got me into it when I was about 14," Rev. Wildgoose said.

"I did end up as an altar boy and then began helping out in the church and going around with the priests visiting sick people. I was interested in the youth group at the church and became president. I expressed my own ideas on the shape of the church and as I learned to understand the focus of the church, I felt compelled to do something more," he said.

Urged by his father and grandfather who wanted him to join the ministry, Rev. Wildgoose said he asked God to show him what to do.

"And I have enjoyed it ever since," he said.

At 19 he began his studies at the University of the West Indies in Theology. He spent four years there before moving on to Codrington College to do his pastoral studies.

And he is still in school. At the moment he and his wife are working towards getting Diplomas in Education so that they can teach in high school, reaching the youth from a different angle.

But it may be hard to see where the minister will be able to fit teaching high school into his already busy schedule.

A typical day in his life at St. Margaret's begins with Mass, then off to the office for 9 a.m. After doing paperwork he goes visiting at the hospitals and does counselling. He said by the time he gets home he only has time to rest for a while and perhaps watch a little TV. In the evening he conducts Mass again and holds a bible study.

He said he likes to be "as laid back as possible. And sometimes if I feel like being generous I cook for my wife. I enjoy life and I enjoy helping people."

He and his wife have found the Bermudian people quite hospitable and so far have enjoyed their stay.

"A breeze is something that you will not find in the Bahamas." he said. "It rained there for the first time in a month earlier this week. I have not been to the beach yet , but next week I'll be a tourist and have a real relaxing week," he added.

The mission week Rev. Wildgoose has come to Bermuda for, culminates tomorrow in an open air service for all at Victoria park at 10.30 a.m. He will be a speaker at that service as well as at a 6 p.m. service at St. John's Church.