September 21, 2006

Follow Up Meetings set for Primary Youth Ministry Contacts

If you are the primary point of contact for Catholic Youth Ministry and you missed the Primary Contact Meeting on September 10th, please plan to attend one of the make up sessions. These sessions will be held Thursday, October 5th from 7 to 9 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Bear, DE and on Thursday, October 12th from 7 to 9 p.m. at St. Joseph in Middletown, DE. It is essential that youth ministry contacts at all parishes be represented at one of these meetings to receive the CYM Policies and Guidelines and to join in the discussion of ongoing improvements to CYM programming. Please RSVP to CYM if you plan to attend. 

 

World Youth Day Interest Meeting is October 2nd

The next international gathering of youth and young adults will be held in July 2008 in Australia. Catholic Youth Ministry has completed their research and now we need your input. If you are interested in taking a group of young people or young adults to WYD in 2008, please attend the interest meeting on Monday, October 2, 2006 at Holy Family in Newark, DE. The meeting begins at 7:00. Topics to be discussed include the length of the trip and potential costs. Please note, this meeting is not for interested youth or young adults. It is for potential group leaders who have an interest in helping to shape the pilgrimage. Please email CYM or call 302-658-3800 to let us know you will be attending.

 

Young People’s Training for Proclaiming the Word and being a Eucharistic Minister
These two in-services, brought to you by the Office for Worship and CYM, have been combined. They will take place simultaneously on Saturday, October 28th at Holy Cross in English and Spanish. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. and instruction begins at 10 a.m.  The day concludes at 1 p.m. Please complete the parish or school Registration Form to have your young people included in the training. Following the training a letter will be sent to pastors announcing that their young people are now ready for any local instruction and then should be included in the regular line up of parish ministers. Don't miss this chance to have your parish represented at this important (and bilingual) event.  

 

CYM/RE In-service: “Magical Methods for Adolescent Faith Formation”

“Parents aren’t interested or supportive of the religious education or youth ministry program.” “I just don’t know how to keep order in the class or in a group without being a snarling tyrant.” Are these comments familiar to you and your parish ministry team? Then let us help you do something about it! Join us from 9 to 3 on Saturday, October 21st at Corpus Christi Parish for an workshop with expert catechist Dobie Moser. For more information, click here. 

 

National Black Leader to Speak at Annual Right to Life Banquet
Black women are approximately three times more likely to have an abortion than other women and Delaware’s abortion rate among black – 42% - is well above the national average. This year’s annual Right to Life banquet speaker, Day Gardner, will address this topic on Thursday, October 12 at Christiana Hilton. Garner, former director of Black Americans for Life, is the new Media Specialist at the National pro Life Action Center on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. She is also president of the newly formed national Black Pro-Life Union, likewise based in D.C. Click here for a registration form.
 

CYM Policies and Guidelines Online

The complete listing of all CYM policies and guidelines, outlined in the new publication, "Empowering Disciples: A Work in Progress" is now available online. The document includes links to all CYM policies, including the Athletic Handbook, as well as some great tools for jump starting ministry in your parish or even starting from scratch. Click here to visit the online version. For a printed copy, please email CYM.

 

Are you a Coach? Do you need to attend Training?

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 11/6/06, 2/12/07, and 3/10/07. For more information, click here.

 

 

Ministries Weekend Theme, etc. Set

If you're in ministry in the Diocese of Wilmington, your calendar should already have January 19-21, 2007 marked for Ministries Weekend. The weekend will include Keynotes by Father Lou Cameli, Dr. Carole Eipers, and Sr. Maureen Shaughnessy, SC. Workshops opening the treasures of the Church and its wisdom for our journey...including the Marian, Salesian, Carmelite, and Franciscan ways of spirituality. Our musicians for the weekend are ValLimar and Frank Jansen. You can hear a sample of their music online. Registration opens October 9, 2006. Click here to download a flyer in color or in black and white. 

 

American Red Cross Babysitter Training
Is your parish youth ministry interested in hosting a Babysitter Training course for 11-15 year olds? If so, youth ministers, scout leaders, parents, etc. are encouraged to look at the Fact Sheet and Hosting Information documents to find out more about this very appealing class for young people. If you want to schedule your class today, contact Robyn Correale at (302) 235-7264 or by email. 
 

In Ministry? Want to Travel?

Called to Witness Seeks Candidates for March, 2007 Trip to Ecuador. Called to Witness is an overseas program co-sponsored by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM). Applications are available online and are due to CRS by October 29, 2007.

 

Prayers

Your prayers are requested for several members of the youth ministry community who have lost family members recently. Please pray for the families of Richard Calvanico, father of Melissa Calvanico (CYM at St. Mary Magdalen), Sam Correale, grandfather (in-law) of Robyn Correale (former CYM at St. Mary of the Assumption), and Rita DeHaven, grandmother of Susan (McLoone) Murray (CYM at Resurrection). Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. Amen.

 

Quick Quiz
Congratulations Judy Krajewski of St. John the Beloved parish, who correctly identified the Feast of the Assumption as the feast day called by historians as "most probably the oldest among all the feasts of Mary?" This Week: You've seen it on altars and in churches growing up...What does IHS refer to? Email your answer to CYM today!

Interfaith Lay Academy Classes Offered

This year's courses include Conveying the Word through Film, Exquisite Desire, Faithful Parenting and Modern Women in Search of the Divine. Courses run from 7-9 pm on October 3, 10, 17 and 24th at St. Paul's United Methodist Church. For a complete brochure, click here.

 

Young Adult Commission to Meet

For months, CYM has been asking young adults with vision to step forward. Those members - and others who feel drawn to serve - are invited to the first Commission meeting at Catherine Rooney's Restaurant on Monday, October 9th at 6:30 p.m. Please RSVP to CYM no later than October 6th.

 

Ideas for T.O.T. Tap Topics Sought

Are you a young adult who has hesitated to attend Theology on Tap because the topics didn't interest you? If so, now is your chance to make a difference. Email CYM with your suggested topic and/or speaker suggestions.

 

Fan the Flame sets Philly ablaze!
Join hundreds of young people from the greater Philadelphia area for a day of inspiring keynote presentations, music and prayer. This amazing event will be held on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2006 at Archbishop John Carroll High School, Radnor, PA and will feature www.spiritandsong.com artists Matt Maher, ValLimar Jansen and Stephanie St. Claire. Cost is only $20 before October 1st! Visit www.oyya.org for details.
 

Online Resources

Looking for some great new resources? Try the Search Institute's new online store. Or check out the Cornerstone Media September 2006 eNewsletter.

 

Reel Talk

Looking for a movie that will inspire and entertain? Try Akeelah and the Bee, a great lesson for kids of all ages. The movie follows Akeelah, a middle school student from South Center L.A. who wants nothing more than to fit in. But how can she when she has a gift that has the power to inspire others to root for the outcast and to get in touch with their own giftedness. If you have a movie to suggest, email CYM.

 

Quotable

When you dig another out of their troubles, you find a place to bury your own. ~Author Unknown

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