The Poetry of John Paul II - Free

The USCCB is giving away copies of this beautifully bound and copiously illustrated edition which features full-color plates of Michelangelo's study sketches for the painting of the Sistine Chapel, as well as facsimiles of the Pope's original handwritten text. Click here for more information.

FSGC Safety Tips
A great resource for all those who work with young people on a regular basis covering many guidelines outlined in the For Sake of God's Children manual.  Download your tip sheet here.

Theology of the Body: For Teens

Theology of the Body for Teens: Discovering God’s Plan for Love and Life (TOB for Teens) is a 12-part program based on John Paul II’s original series of 129 Wednesday audiences on human sexuality popularly called the Theology of the Body. These teachings have been hailed as the key to understanding and overcoming the corrosive effects of the sexual revolution, which has created what John Paul II called the “Culture of Death.” For more information, click here.

Great Resources Available

Has your parish registered for Souper Bowl of Caring? Register at www.souperbowl.org or call 1-800-358-SOUP (7687) to receive a free resource kit.

The November/December issue of Cornerstone Media E-Newsletter is now online! Click here for great information and money saving coupons.

Has your parish or school made plans to host a Food Fast this year? If you'd like more information visit The Food Fast website for more info.

Thanks to our colleagues on staff at the Archdiocese of Baltimore for their great resources on The Nativity. Click here for helpful tips (in a Word document) on discussing the film with teens.

Rocky Balboa is coming (back)! Click here for great resources on using this movie in ministry.

Help Wanted: Summer Service Staff

Catholic Youth Ministry will be hosting a summer work camp experience in the diocese next summer and we're looking for some young adults to help plan and then staff the week-long residential program. Each young adult chosen will be asked to take part in planning meetings and will be paid a stipend for their work. For more information, please email CYM.

Coaches Training: Two More Chances

All CYM Coaches must attend one face to face training every three years. Those who have been cleared to coach and have coached one season will not be eligible to be placed on a roster for a second season unless they have attended a Coaches Training. To register, visit the online registration site and click "Register for Events." Choose the date for the training you'd like to attend and complete the required information. The remaining dates for this year are 2/12/07, and 3/10/07. For more information, click here.

Looking for Summer Workcamps?

Are you looking for a service experience that will bring your youth closer to God and help them understand what it means to be Catholic in the world today? Do you want to take your youth to an experience that will change their life this summer, but do not know where to begin? Are you tired of going on the same old service trip and are looking for something that inspires and transforms? Take a look at YOUNG NEIGHBORS IN ACTION!

High School Students: Win $1,000

The Christopher's invite students in grades 9-12 to interpret this year's theme and submit posters before January 19, 2007. First prize is $1,000, Second prize is $500. For more information, click here to download a flyer.
 

United Way and CYM

If your workplace is currently participating in the  United Way Campaign, consider contributing to Catholic Youth Ministry (agency code 0180). If your office doesn't host a United Way Campaign, click here.

Quotable

"It is the beautiful task of Advent to awaken in all of us memories of goodness and thus to open doors of hope." ~Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger

Quick Quiz
Congratulations Cindy Greenamoyer of St. John the Beloved parish for correctly choosing 51% as the amount of beeswax that is required in church candles used during Mass. This Week: What incident led to Michelangelo's Pieta being put behind glass in St. Peter's? Email your answer to CYM today!

Reel Talk

There's a great scene in "Superman Returns" where Superman challenges Lois Lane on an article she's written. The article is called "Why The World Doesn't Need Superman" and in it Lois contends that she - and the world - don't need a savior. Watch the movie with your family this holiday season and talk about the scene. The message is powerful - and timely!

If you have a movie to suggest for Reel Talk, email CYM.