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Habemus Papam
Sure, it's
yesterday's news, but it's still good news.
Check out the
Saint Mary's Press website for prayer
services and classroom ideas for welcoming
Pope Benedict XVI with your young people. To
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of each resource!
The Forgotten Crisis
"We were robbed, and some have been killed,"
recalled Fatoma, a Sudanese woman currently
living in the Ardmata refugee camp. "They
took our animals and all of our maize."
Fatoma's story is not unique. Thousands of
refugees living in the camps in western
Sudan and Chad tell of similar stories of
the attacks by government troops and allied
militia, the aftermath of family separation,
looting and burning of property, deliberate
killing of civilians, rape and kidnapping of
women, and a dangerous, arduous journey to
the border.
According to most estimates more than
300,000 have died, more than 2.4 million are
homeless and at least 2.6 million people are
affected by the humanitarian crisis in
Darfur, Sudan.
With the signing of a peace agreement in
January 2005, Sudan has ended 21 years of
conflict, Africa's longest running civil
war. The road to recovery, self-sufficiency
and meaningful peace in an area absolutely
devastated by war will be a long one. Unlike
the tsunami, stories of the devastation
wrought by civil strife in Darfur do not get
media attention. Many people remain unaware
of this on-going crisis.
To learn more about the situation in Darfur
and how you can help, visit the
CRS web site.
Noticia del Encuentro 2006: Tejiendo el
Futuro Juntos
The first
National Encuentro is designed to bring
Hispanic Catholic young people to more
active, enthusiastic, and influential
participation in the life and mission of the
church in the United States. It is a first
and necessary step in helping the church as
a whole to understand, embrace, and affirm
the unique cultural identity, reality, and
gifts of Hispanic youth and young adults.
The national gathering, scheduled for June
8-11, 2006, will be held at the University
of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana.
Parish, diocesan, and regional Encuentros
(leading up to the national event) will take
place from May of this year through
mid-2006. The process is being convened by
the
National Catholic
Network de Pastoral Juvenil Hispana
in collaboration with the national
leadership in Hispanic, youth, and young
adult ministry. The theme is Weaving the
Future Together. The Encuentro manual is
available via the USCCB website in
English
and
Spanish.
NCYC Info
Look for a mailing in the near future
containing information on the upcoming
National Catholic
Youth Conference (NCYC) 2005,
to be held October 27-30, 2005, in Atlanta,
GA. This year’s NCYC theme is Winds of
Change. CYM will be offering 2 packages for
travel to Atlanta this fall. One option will
include bus travel, and the other will
include travel by air (from Philadelphia).
Package prices will be [bus travel]:
$525.00/person (youth) and $575.00/person
(adult) and [air travel]: $600.00/person
(youth) and $650.00/person (adult). Letters
to pastors and principals will also be sent
to encourage allowing fundraising
opportunities for participants.
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Scouts On The Run
The DEL-MAR-VA
Boy Scouts Council is sponsoring a 5K (3.1
mile) Run/Walk and a 1 Mile “Fun Run” on
Saturday, May 21st, at the Wilmington
Riverfront. For more information, click
here.
CYO Golf
Outing Set
Mark your
calendars for the
13th Annual CYO Golf Outing to be
held on July 14, 2005
at Brantwood Country Club in Elkon, MD. Proceeds from this event are
used for advances in the online registration
system and scholarships for young people in
CYM athletic and leadership development
programs. To become a sponsor or
participant, please call Joe McNesby at
302-658-3800.
Email the Pope
That's right!
You can now send your greetings
electronically to Pope Benedict XVI. Email
His Holiness at
benedictxvi@vatican.va.
Quotable
"I am particularly thinking
of young people. To them, the privileged
interlocutors of John Paul II, I send an
affectionate embrace in the hope, God
willing, of meeting them at Cologne on the
occasion of the next
World Youth Day.
With you, dear young people, I will continue
to maintain a dialogue, listening to your
expectations in an attempt to help you meet
ever more profoundly the living, ever young,
Christ. ~Pope Benedict XVI
Quick Quiz
Congrats to Vanessa Vavala of Padua
Academy who correctly identified Pope Urban
(18 days) and Pope Stephen II (15 days) as
those popes who had reigns shorter than Pope
John Paul I's reign. This week, another pope
question: What's the new pope's middle name? Be the first to
email CYM with the correct answer to
win. (Previous winners must wait 90 days to
win again!)
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Birthright Needs Your Help
On Mother’s
Day weekend, Birthright sells roses at area
parishes as a fundraiser for the essential
work they undertake. Your help is needed to
make this project a success. On Friday night
5/6, starting at 5:00PM, volunteers are
needed to prepare the roses that will be
sold. Food and drink will be provided, and
the evening will be fun and fulfilling! On
Saturday morning 5/7, from 9:00AM-noon,
volunteers are needed to help deliver the
roses to parishes or to assist in the
Birthright office with those parish
representatives who will pickup roses for
distribution. Again, this will be a fun and
rewarding experience! Please note that other
volunteer opportunities are available
throughout the year. For more information on
this opportunity or on other ways to help,
please contact Birthright of Delaware at
(302) 655-7080 or via e-mail at:
birthrightofdel@aol.com.
Teen's Ideas
Sought
St. Mary's
Press is creating a game for young people
and needs your help. They are looking for
intriguing and thought provoking questions
designed to inspire self-exploration and
promote discussion amongst teens. they are
also looking for all those questions no one
ever thinks to ask as well as questions that
will inspire thoughtful reflection and
answers to a variety of value, moral,
spiritual and everyday life issues. Any
suggestions can be e-mail to Laurie Delgatto
at
ldelgatto@smp.org.
Aspiring Screenwriters Wanted
Are you a
Christian writer who is interested in
breaking into the “big time” in Hollywood?
Want to make a difference in the
world of mass media by communicating a
message of truth, beauty, and hope? If so,
visit
www.actoneprogram.com to learn about a
four week intensive program in Hollywood,
CA, to help you reach your goal. You will
have an opportunity to work one-on-one with
many of Hollywood’s top screenwriters, TV
writers, producers, agents, and executives
to hone your craft and speak to the hearts
and souls of the viewing public.
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