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Voices that Challenge: Ministries Weekend
Registration is
now open for the 2005
Ministries Weekend.
Voices That Challenge
is co-sponsored by the Offices for Religious
Education, Family Life, Parish Social Ministry,
Worship, and Youth Ministry and will take place
from January 21-23, 2005 at the Clarion Hotel and
Conference Center in Ocean City, MD. All
registration is online and you get get all the
information you need at the
VTC website.
CYM
Championship Results
On Sunday, November 7th the CYM varsity soccer
season came to an end at A.I. DuPont High School.
Congratulations to Immaculate Heart of Mary
(C-Division Champion), Our Lady of Fatima
(Y-Division Champion) and St. Matthew (O-Division
Champion).
The Varsity and Senior Volleyball Championship
Matches were played at the beautiful St. E's
Center on Sunday, November 7th. Kudos to this
year's winners: St. Mary Magdalen (Sr. Division),
St. Mary Magdalen (C-Division), St. Mary of the
Assumption (Y1-Division), St. Anthony of Padua
(Y2-Division), and Immaculate Heart of Mary
(O-Division). Thanks to all our coaches,
officials, parents, and athletes for their efforts
this season.
Remembering Joe Opatowski
Last week's special edition of Ladders
Online informed folks of the tragic loss of
the Nexus 2004 keynote presenter,
Joe Opatowski,
who was killed October 29th in a car
accident following a speaking engagement.
For more information, visit
www.freethechildren.org or read the
article in the
Toronto Star about Joe's death and his
two trips to Wilmington. May your soul rest
in peace, Joe. Thanks for giving so much.
Commemorate World AIDS Day, December 1st
World AIDS Day is being commemorated on
Wednesday, December 1st. This year's theme,
"Women, Girls and HIV/AIDS" focuses on the
dramatic effect HIV/AIDS is having
particularly on women and girls worldwide.
Globally, women and girls are bearing the
brunt of this disease since they are most
likely to care for the ill, lose their
livelihoods and access to education as well
as face stigma and discrimination. UNAIDS
estimates that women accounted for nearly
50% of all people living with HIV worldwide
and for 57% in sub-Saharan Africa.
CRS urges the Catholic community to remember the
38 million people around the world living with
this disease and the 20 million people this
disease has killed since the virus was first
discovered in 1981. For resources that you can use
to mark World AIDS Day in your classroom or youth
group, visit
http://www.catholicrelief.org/grassroots.cfm.
New and Improved Diocesan Website Debuts
If you haven't checked out the diocesan
website lately, visit
www.cdow.org
and see how it looks. While all the pages
for Youth and Young
Adults aren't updated, you can at
least get a feel for what's in store. It's
easier to navigate, has clearer links to
help you find what you need more quickly
and...coming soon...we'll be adding a page
for young people in the diocese to find
their local youth ministry contact person
with just a click of a button. Of course
this new page will require some work from
the leaders, so be on the look out for the
questionnaire coming soon to a mailbox (or
inbox) near you.
Eucharistic Congress Announced
in keeping with our Holy Father's charge to
spend this Year of the Eucharist meditating
on the Blessed Sacrament, Bishop Saltarelli
has requested a
Diocesan Eucharistic Congress.
The Congress will be held on October 29,
2005. All CYM activities (and sports) will
be suspended for that day. Please keep this
in mind while planning. And in case you're
wondering, yes, the committee planning the
big event knew that this was also the
weekend for the
National Catholic Youth Conference
in Atlanta, GA. Due to the limit of site
availability, this date had to be chosen for
the EC. A large delegation will still attend
NCYC and CYM staff will spend some time in
the coming months learning the art of
bi-location.
CYM and the
United Way
With all the news stories this week about
the 18% reduction in funding by United Way
many people have asked, "Are we affected?"
CYM enjoys funding from United Way in two
ways: the first is through direct
designations by people who contribute to
United Way (using agency code 0180). The
second source of funding is the Community
Impact Fund, which supports our efforts
towards Youth at Risk. This year the money
was earmarked for Crisis Response Training
and the construction of a Pastoral Cross
that would travel the diocese on those sad
occasions when a young person dies. That is
the funding now in jeopardy. If your workplace has a
United Way Campaign still going on, consider
contributing to
Catholic Youth Ministry (agency code
0180). If your office doesn't
host a United Way Campaign, consider
donating directly to CYM, 1626 N. Union
Street, Wilmington, DE 19806. For the
latest brochure of our programs and
services,
click here.
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Looking for a
Tournament?
Then visit the
Tournament Time
webpage for the latest in parish and/or CYM
sponsored tournaments and clinics. Use that
page to submit your own information as well.
Theology on Tap
 Theology
on Tap
is back for
Fall/Advent 2004.
For
a complete list of speakers, a flyer and more
information, please visit the
Theology on Tap
link on the diocesan website.
Seen
a Good Movie Lately?
If you've seen a movie that moves you to
share it's story, let CYM know. We're
putting together an online list of clips and
movie guides and we'd love to take credit
for your ideas (just kidding...we'll list
the contributors). Please email your
thoughts to CYM.
Sponsoring Ministry Off
Site?
The checklist you need is now available to
ensure that your off site location meets the
requirements outlined by
For the Sake of God's Children. You can
download the list on the
CYM Policies
page.
Quick Quiz
Okay, this one is easy. Who is the
patron saint of the Diocese of Wilmington?
To make it harder, tell us where this saint
served as bishop? Be the first to
email CYM with the correct answer to
win.
Quotable
Charity sees the need, not
the cause. ~German Proverb |
Key Chains Anyone?
If you have new drivers in your parish or
school, don't forget to let CYM know. We'll
send you key chains and a card from Bishop
Saltarelli. Blessing the key chains and
distributing them at Sunday Mass is a great
way to reach out to all the teen drivers in
your parish or school community. We'll even
provide the blessing!
ID Tags Now Available
If you have your background check completed
and are a CYM coach or youth ministry
volunteer, an ID
Tag is available to you. It's
simply a hard, plastic name tag (complete
with lanyard) that hangs around your neck
and lets the parents and guardians of
parents know you've received a verified
criminal background check. These will be
sent to AAPs for current coaches in time for
the Winter 2004 season and are available by
request for other volunteers. They'll be
required for coaches and are a great idea
for all involved. Remember, though, signing
the covenant and any additional training are
still the responsibility of the parish
leadership. .
Young Adult Update
An
Advent Retreat
for young adults will be offered on Sunday,
12/19, from 2:00pm-6:00pm at the Franciscan
Spiritual Center in Aston, PA, just north of
Wilmington. The theme of the retreat is: What
If God Was One of Us: The Challenge of
Christmas. This Advent retreat
will focus on the implications of the
Incarnation. Experienced young adult retreat
facilitator Fr. Jack Kolodziej, OSFS, will
direct an innovative afternoon of reflection
and prayer that will creatively integrate
modern film and music into the experience.
For more info on all of these programs,
check out the
Young Adult webpage.
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