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Election Resources
Kommotion Registration
NCCYM 2004
Catechist Training
Coaches Online Help Pages
Youth Leadership Institute Survey
Quick Quiz
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Coming Home
The suitcases may be unpacked, but the stories
will take much longer to process and unfold.
Anthony Albence and Patrick Donovan returned from
Rwanda, Kenya and the United Kingdom on Monday,
September 27th and in the coming weeks and months
will begin to give witness to the hope, heartache,
and resurrection they visited. In the meantime,
thanks for your prayers.
This week, we offer the following links,
information, and useful resources.
Tournament Time
Is your parish or school planning to sponsor
an athletic tournament? Do you need to get
the word out? Click Submit Content below and
let Ladders Online do the rest! For the
latest list of available tournaments for
your CYM team, click our new
Tournament Time
page!
Kommotion Time
Registration is
now open for the annual Diocesan Junior High
Rally. This year’s theme is
Celebrating the
Gift That Is
YOU! This year's keynote
speaker is nationally renowned presenter and youth
ministry leader
Mike Patin from New Orleans, LA. For more
information and to download registration forms,
click
here.
Need Some Election Resources?
The
United States
Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has
published more helpful materials to assist youth
ministers in implementing elements of the bishops’
program Faithful Citizenship: A Catholic Call to
Political Responsibility. This goal of this
initiative is to assist all members of the
national Catholic community in learning about the
intersection of our faith traditions with our role
as members of American democratic
society--especially in the midst of an election
season. As the bishops’ state: In the Catholic
tradition, responsible citizenship is a virtue;
participation in the political process is a moral
obligation. For more info click
here.
National Conference on Catholic Youth Ministry
There’s still time (although not much!) to
register for NCCYM. This conference, the leading
Catholic venue for ministry formation on the
national level, is sponsored by the
National Federation
for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM) and is
hosted this year by the Diocese of Pittsburgh’s
Department for Youth and Young Adult Ministry. The
conference will be held from December 2-5, 2004,
and this year’s conference theme is Love Builds
Bridges: El Amor Construye Puentes. Please be sure
that your registration is received by CYM no later
than Friday, 10/15. For further information,
please contact the CYM office via e-mail at
catholicyouth@cdow.org.
Youth Leadership Institute Survey
Your help is needed to assist CYM in
discerning the most effective path to follow
in offering opportunities for education and
development for young leaders in our
Diocese. Please
click here
(or
here if you have trouble) to download a
brief survey on this topic. Your input is
key.
Why Am I Getting Ladders Online?
All adults who work with young people in the
Diocese of Wilmington receive Ladders
Online. If you are a coach, catechist,
teacher, youth ministry volunteer or just an
average Joe (or Sue or Bob or Cathy....),
you receive this great resource filled with
ways to enhance your ministry. If you want
to unsubscribe, simply follow the directions
below. By why would you ever want to miss
this great information?
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Good News
 At
the CYM Cross Country Meet last weekend one of
the runners fell. Instead of ensuring a better
finish, another runner stopped and returned to
help his opponent. Now that's good
ministry!
Fall Catechetical Day
CYM is partnering with the Office for
Religious Education to offer the Fall
Catechetical Leaders Formation Day on
Saturday, October 16th. Adult leaders in
Youth Ministry are invited to register for
any of the sessions offered, but are
especially encouraged to consider attending
the sessions offered focusing on
youth-related issues. Consistent with CYM’s
focus on “Youth at Risk” this year, the Fall
formation day will feature seminars focusing
on Self-Injury (“Cutting”) and Youth
Suicide. For more information,
click here.
Take a Walk, Save a Life
St. Mary of the Assumption in Hockessin, DE
will be hosting a "Miracle Mile" walk-a-thon
on Sunday, October 17th at 3pm. All proceeds
raised through this event benefit St. Jude
Children's Hospital in Tennessee. This
hospital is internationally known for
finding cures and saving children with
cancer and other diseases. For more
information or to obtain a Sponsor Form,
contact Robyn Correale at (302) 239-7100
x.20
Quick Quiz
Congratulations to Maria Giorgi of St.
Elizabeth's High School, who correctly
identified last
issue's quote by Mother Theresa.
For this issue: Be the first to
email CYM with the
answer to this question: When did youth
ministry officially begin in the Diocese of
Wilmington?
Quotable
It seems to me that any full grown, mature
adult would have a desire to be responsible,
to help where he can in a world that needs
so very much, that threatens us so very
much. ~Norman Lear
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The Spirit Center
Are you aware of Spirit Center? Spirit
Center is a holistic place of spirituality,
hospitality, healing and prayer for women of
various faith traditions. Located in
suburban Wilmington, the Center offers an
array of programs for personal and
professional growth—and features
facilitators from the Diocesan community.
For more information call (302) 892-9902 or
e-mail
mariemk@dca.net.
 Reaching
Teens through Film
The latest volume of "Reaching Teens through
Film" is now available from
Pflaum
Publishing. This year's book includes
activities and discussion questions for The
Pianist, Harry Potter and the Chamber
of Secrets, The Lord of the Rings: The
Two Towers, Signs, and Finding
Nemo.
Online Help for Coaches
 For
a list of great resources for coaches of
volleyball, soccer, football, or cross
country, visit our
Online Help page.
Young Adult
Events
Check out the Diocesan Young Adult Ministry page
for an update on two upcoming events planned for
the fall. In addition, young adults can sign up
for a Monday Message to receive the latest and
greatest news in and around the growing Young
Adult community in the Diocese of Wilmington.
Click
here for more...
Crabs Anyone?
Saint Helena's Athletic Association Annual
Crab Feast! Saturday, October 9, 2004, from
7:00 PM to 12:00 PM at 210 Bellefonte Ave.
Wilmington DE. Tickets only $25.00 per
person includes all you can eat crabs and
BBQ chicken from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM and free
beer\ cash bar till 12:00 PM. Live music
entertainment by HELIX. For tickets call
Chris at (302)762-7886 or Bill at
(302)762-7323
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