An Attitude of Gratitude
Thank you so much to all those who helped make Kommotion 2004 such a great success. Mike Patin's presentation was awesome and it couldn't have happened without the generous service of the adult leaders who gave of their time, talent and treasure to chaperone the young people.
 

Online Help for Coaches
For a list of great resources for coaches of volleyball, soccer, football, or cross country, visit our Online Help page.

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.

Coming Soon: A Link to You!
Starting next month, CYM will be launching a webpage for young people that will allow them to search by parish and see who's coordinating youth ministry in their parish (or school). Be on the lookout for the questionnaire and please be prompt in responding.   

Quick Quiz
Congratulations to Robyn Correalle, the Coordinator for Youth Ministry at St. Mary of the Assumption, who guessed correctly that youth ministry 'officially' began in the Diocese of Wilmington in 1936. For more our CYM's history, click here. 

For this issue (If you were at Kommotion, this should be easy): Where does the keynote speaker, Mike Patin, live? Be the first to email CYM with the correct answer to win.

Quotable

God has not called us to see through each other, but to see each other through.  ~Author Unknown

Resource Library Update
We've added some new titles to the CYM Resource Library, including: A Case for Chastity, by Heather Gallagher and Peter Vlahutin, Theology of the Body, by Christopher West, God to the Rescue: Six Weeks with the Bible for Catholic Teens, by Kevin Perrotta and Gerald Darring, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Catholicism, by Bob O'Gorman and Mary Faulkner, and the Spanish edition of the Family of God Children's Workbook for Religious Recognition. To check out any of these (or any other great resource in the library), call or visit the CYM Offices.

Young Adult Update

A full house enjoyed a great evening of spiritually-inspired music at 4W5 Café in downtown Wilmington this past Friday.  Look for info soon on the next Young Adult Concert, tentatively planned for spring 2005. 

Theology on Tap (ToT) continues in Easton through next Monday, November 1^st, in partnership with Saints Peter and Paul Parish.  Look for more info on local ToTs in Salisbury and at the Delaware beaches soon.  ToT also returns to Catherine Rooney’s in Wilmington on Thursday, November 11^th with a great lineup of local and nationally-known presenters.  The inaugural session will tackle the timely topic of the recent election.  Kathleen Curran, Coordinator of the Faithful Citizenship Initiative at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), will present an interactive and engaging session entitled The Election’s Over: Faithful Citizenship Continues.  

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 at www.cdow.org/youngadult.html.