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Hurricane Katrina
Saint Mary’s
Press is pleased to offer the following
resources for young people to process the
events in the Gulf Coast region. A
catechetical article, When a Natural
Disaster Strikes, A Listening Session for
Teens, A Family-based prayer service, and
Two prayer services: In times of Crisis and
When Hope is Needed. Please see
www.smp.org
for access to these resources.
In
addition, the following links will be
helpful:
Disciples Now Cards of Care -
This Disciples
Now initiative, Cards Of Care, invites
middle and high school youth to begin a gift
card collection campaign in their local
communities. Cards collected during the
campaign will be forwarded for distribution
in hurricane affected areas. This is an
opportunity for Catholic young people to
advocate for and act on behalf of those
devastated by Katrina. It is a simple and
tangible response to the Gospel call to
justice and social action. [Adult Leaders,
download a flyer
here.]
Helping Children
Handle Disaster-Related Anxiety
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This article
from the National Mental Health Association
(NMHA) offers quick tips to help parents
comfort and reassure children with
disaster-related anxiety.
Hurricane
Katrina: Catholic Charities Responds
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This link
explains the short-term and long-term plans
Catholic Charities are making to help with
the hurricane Katrina disaster.
NASP Handout
for Helping Children Cope with Disaster
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This handout
is designed to help parents and children
during a disaster.
Red Cross Katrina Site -
This link
offers information about donating goods to
the Red Cross specifically for areas
impacted by hurricane Katrina.
In Other News:
What's Ladders Online and Why am I getting
it?
Ladders Online
is the virtual newsletter for Catholic Youth
Ministry Leaders in the Diocese of
Wilmington. This includes coaches,
coordinators of youth ministry, principals,
catechists, Catholic School teachers,
parents, priests, and more. You're
subscribed because of the important role you
play in the lives of young people. If you
feel you've received this in error, please
let us know. Simply hit reply and type
"unsubscribe" in the subject line and we'll
remove you from the list. Also, feel free to
submit information and to encourage other
youth ministry leaders to subscribe. For
more information, visit the
Ladders Online home
page.
National Catholic Youth
Conference:
Winds of Change
Some spaces still remain in the diocesan
delegation! Please visit the CYM
Upcoming Events
webpage and download all the
necessary information. Please note that full
payment for participants is due by 9/15.
Regarding notarization of NFCYM NCYC Form G:
notary services will be available at the
NCYC delegation meeting to be held in
October. NCYC attendees, their parents, and
other chaperones will be strongly encouraged
to attend the meeting and may have NCYC
participant forms notarized at that time.
Adult Leaders: Please complete the
registration process today!
Fall Formation
Day
Adult leaders in youth ministry are
encouraged to participate in the upcoming
Formation Day on Saturday, 11/12. All
sessions are open to any participant, but
adults who minister to and with young people
in a youth ministry setting are particularly
encouraged to consider attending either the
session on Retreat Planning (presented by
Debbie McDonald, Executive Director of the
Office of Youth Ministry for the Archdiocese
of Washington) or Cutting, Self Mutilation,
and Self-Destructive Behaviors (presented by
Coleen O’Connor, Program Coordinator at
First State School, a nationally certified
counselor who serves as chair of the CYM
Advisory Board). For complete details,
click here.
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Can you find God in Coaching?
Is it possible
to find God in your coaching experience? How
do you respond to winning at any cost? Come
for an overnight this fall, 9/30 - 10/1 at the beautiful Malvern Retreat House
for "We Think You Need a Time-Out,
Basketball X's, O's and more..."
For more info,
click here...
Martin
Doman in Concert
Nationally known Catholic musician Martin
Doman will be in concert at St. Catherine of
Siena parish in Wilmington on Friday, 9/9,
at 7:00pm in the church. For more
information,
click here...
Aids Walk
Please join
your friends at Catholic Charities for the
19th Annual Bristol-Myers Squibb Delaware
AIDS Walk on Sunday, September 25th. By
joining the Catholic Charities Team, 40% of
the money pledged to you will support
Catholic Charities' HIV Services. For more
information,
click
here...
Interfaith
Lay Academy
This great formation opportunity for adult
leaders in youth ministry marks its 25th
anniversary in 2005. Sessions are offered on
Tuesdays (9/27-10/15) from 7:00PM to 9:00PM
at the Interfaith Resource Center on Wilson
Road in north Wilmington. For a complete
course listing,
click here...
Washington CONNECT Event
Young people (ages 16 and over) and young
adults are invited to CONNECT, hosted by
Cardinal McCarrick and the Archdiocese of
Washington, on Saturday, 10/1, from 10:00AM
– 3:00PM at the Basilica of the National
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in
Washington, DC. For more information,
click here...
CYM
Calendar of Events
The 2005-2006
Calendar is now online. Click
here to get
your copy.
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Children of the Summer
Congratulations to Robyn and Len Correale on
the birth of their daughter, Sophia Grace
and to Alison and Jude Szczerba, on the
birth of their daughter, Anna Lucia. Robyn
and Alison serve two of our parishes, St.
Mary of the Assumption and St. Mary
Magdalen, respectively, as Coordinators of
Youth Ministry. May God continue to bless
your families!
Religious Recognition and Scouts
The National
Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM)
has published updated information on
materials available for young people
participating in Girl Scouts, Camp Fire and
other youth-serving organizations. The
information now available summarizes the
religious recognitions available and how to
order workbooks, patches, medals, etc. For
more information on these items, contact
CYM.
Youth Ministry Access
If you haven’t yet subscribed to this
fantastic resource sponsored by the Center
for Ministry Development (CMD) you’re
missing out on tons of great resources,
program ideas, insights, and information
sharing. The cost of the service is very
modest and is tied to a scale based on the
size of your parish community. For more info
on YMA visit
www.cmdnet.org and click on the YMA
section of the page.
Quotable
Being good is commendable,
but only when it is combined with doing good
is it useful. ~Author Unknown
Quick Quiz
Thanks to Michelle Harris, DRE at St.
Francis de Sales in Salisbury for this
week's question: Who was the first Native
American canonized a saint?
Email your answer to CYM today!
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