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Updated Tue, Jan 17, 2012 by Patrick Donovan
Parishes and schools are encouraged to have young people carry the cross into parish or school liturgies as a witness to our responsibility to share this symbol of Christ’s love. You may also wish to have the cross present during retreats as a part of prayer space, to use it as part of a prepared prayer service, or to be creative and think of your
own ways to utilize the cross in your ministry. Remember that it is a diocesan cross, so in time, thousands of young people will have carried it, prayed before it, and been inspired by it.
Use these resources to plan your experience with the cross.
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Categories: Pilgrimage
Updated Fri, Nov 11, 2011 by Patrick Donovan
The Reading List has articles, tips, and stories for today's ministry leaders. To suggest an entry, email CYM. To subscribe, click the RSS feed button and receive an email every time this list is updated.
Happy Reading!
Categories: Reading List
Updated Mon, May 16, 2011 by Patrick Donovan
Please use the appropriate forms as needed.
Related Documents
Form A (Annual Consent and Release) (PDF)
Background Check Renewal (PDF)
Categories: FSGC
Updated Wed, Feb 9, 2011 by Patrick Donovan
This prayer, written by CYM staff and promulgated by the late Bishop Saltarelli, is prayed by coaches, parents, and young people before games and practices.
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Categories: Athletics | For Coaches | For Parents
Updated Tue, Jan 4, 2011 by Patrick Donovan
Download the Youth Ministry Encyclopedia today and begin reading about what you thought you already knew! More than 100 terms about ministry, CYM's history, and annual events in the Diocese of Wilmington at your fingertips. This resource was sent to all pastors, DREs, and youth ministry contacts. Now its available to everyone!
Categories: CYM in General
Updated Tue, Sep 21, 2010 by Patrick Donovan
In times of grief or crisis, most of us find consolation in doing some activity, something that ritualizes our feelings of sadness. The Pastoral Cross can be a powerful tool to help young people cope. It can help them focus on their loss and/or the disruption in their lives. Of course, the act of placing one’s prayers and notes in this beautifully crafted symbol of the Resurrection is a humbling reminder that Jesus is our source for all our healing and hope.
Use of the Pastoral Cross is reserved for the death of a young person or the death of adult who plays a significant role in the lives of young people. The Pastoral Cross is not intended for use to commemorate the anniversary of death, be used during an extended illness of a young person, or to hold vigil when someone is injured (even seriously). Put more simply, the Diocesan Pastoral Cross is reserved for use in a faith community for those sad times when a young person or adult who is active in that community can no longer be physically present. They are rare exceptions.
View Requesting the Pastoral Cross
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Categories: Pastoral Cross
Updated Mon, Aug 16, 2010 by Patrick Donovan
Catholic Quiz of the Week is a new FREE weekly resource developed for catechists, teachers, students and families. It features a short quiz based on the Sunday Readings, a brief reflection, and a set of discussion questions.
View Catholic Quiz of the Week
Categories: Games and Ideas
Updated Mon, Aug 16, 2010 by Patrick Donovan
Food Fast is Catholic Relief Services's 24-hour hunger awareness retreat for Catholic youth. Focusing on global poverty and hunger, Food Fast offers a journey of solidarity with our brothers and sisters overseas, as a way of living out our Catholic faith.
Grounded in Catholic social teaching, Food Fast teaches youth about issues faced by their peers in the developing world, encourages youth to take action on behalf of the poor and hungry, and invites youth to share their perspectives and knowledge about our world with their community.
Categories: Social Justice
Updated Sun, May 13, 2012 by CYM
You may be familiar with Soul Searching and even Souls in Transition, but have you read Almost Christian: What the Faith of Our Teenagers Is Telling the American Church? This recent book, by Kenda Creasy Dean (one of the original NSYR researchers), breaks open the data from the National Study on Youth and Religion with even greater analysis, offering significant insights for anyone who works with young people or seeks to understand their religiosity today. We offer these books in our online store, as well as books from additional publishers, so that you may stay abreast of the latest information relevant to Catholic youth ministry.
View Almost Christian: What the Faith of Our Teenagers is Telling the American Church
Categories: Reading List
Updated Sun, May 6, 2012 by CYM
“The New Evangelization is a call to each person to deepen his or her own faith, have confidence in the Gospel, and possess a willingness to share the Gospel,” the document states. “It is a personal encounter with the person of Jesus, which brings peace and joy. The New Evangelization provides the lens through which people experience the Church and the world around them.USCCB.gif
View Disciples Called to Witness
Categories: Reading List
Updated Thu, Apr 12, 2012 by CYM
April 22 is Earth Day, when we are reminded to consider how we protect the world that God has given us. The NFCYM has a separate website designed to help youth pray, learn, assess, act, and advocate for our planet and for the poor: Catholic Youth Care for Creation, Care for the Poor.
Categories: Reading List
Updated Thu, Apr 12, 2012 by CYM
The NFCYM launched the first Spark & Flame eNews March 12 for those working with Catholic religious recognition programs (for Girl Scouts, Camp Fire Boys and Girls, etc.). If you are interested in receiving this newsletter, browse to the NCCGSCF homepage and complete the 4-line form on the right side of the page to automatically be added to the distribution list. Please also encourage your youth ministry, catechetical, and Scouting leaders to do the same.
Categories: Girl Scouts
Updated Thu, Apr 12, 2012 by CYM
Keep up with what Catholics believe about marriage with online resources, videos, church statements and more.
View Marriage: Unique for a Reason
Categories: For Parents
Updated Thu, Mar 1, 2012 by CYM
Join us in prayer for the intentions entrusted to us by Pope Benedict XVI. For March 2012, we join the Holy Father in praying for:
-Contribution of Women. That the whole world may recognize the contribution of women to the development of society.
-Persecuted Christians. That the Holy Spirit may grant perseverance to those who suffer discrimination, persecution, or death for the name of Christ, particularly in Asia.
Categories: Reading List
Updated Thu, Feb 23, 2012 by CYM
NCYAMA and Bustedhalo.com have a new tool for you to use in your ministry: Young Adult Ministry in a Box. The resource is available via the web. There you will find tools for young adult ministry that will help you whether you are looking for ways to start a young adult ministry or help your current ministry sustain itself and grow. There will be outlines that you can directly apply to your ministry along with tips and resources from some of the field’s experts.
Categories: Young Adults
Updated Sun, Feb 12, 2012 by CYM
All of us are called to discern our vocation, what it is God calls us to do with our lives. This resource has links regarding vocation to the priesthood and religious life. It also includes a prayer for those discerning this kind of vocation.
Categories: Reading List
Updated Sun, Feb 12, 2012 by CYM
Volunteer Competencies provides practical help for youth ministry leaders as they invite, prepare, and lead volunteers for youth ministry. It presents a nationally applicable framework of competencies for youth ministry volunteers.
Categories: CYM in General
Updated Sun, Feb 12, 2012 by CYM
Take a look at these twelve creative and interactive prayer stations you can set up for youth for a day of worship.
Categories: Games and Ideas
Updated Thu, Jan 26, 2012 by CYM
The NCCGSCF is proud to reveal two new patches, one each in the the Women in Scripture and Models of Faith series. These patches are open to girls in grades 1-12, and are designed to educate girls about important women and men in our faith tradition. A simple, downloadable activity sheet with suggestions for various grade levels is available on the website for each patch. Purchase the Mother Teresa andSt. Elizabeth patches today!
Categories: Girl Scouts
Updated Thu, Jan 26, 2012 by CYM
Commemorate 100 years of Girl Scouting! Encourage Catholic girls to explore the rich traditions of their Catholic faith and Girl Scouting. Download thepatch requirements and have your troop members complete them. Purchase Now!
Categories: Girl Scouts
Updated Tue, Jan 17, 2012 by Patrick Donovan
What exactly happened when Jesus was crucified? Where did it really take place? What is the process the Romans used?
Now, using a great article by Ray Vander Laan and archeological evidence from "The Place of the Skull" we have a better understanding of just what's involved in crucifixion and why the cross really is important to our faith.
Categories: Pilgrimage
Updated Tue, Jan 17, 2012 by Patrick Donovan
Complete with a handout of how to pray the Rosary and all the prayers included, use this resource to help prepare young people for praying the Rosary during the Pilgrimage, on their way to school, or just at random throughout the day and their busy lives.
It's a pretty neat resource for a really great prayer.
Categories: Pilgrimage
Updated Tue, Jan 17, 2012 by Patrick Donovan
The Sacrament of Reconciliation is a celebration of the merciful love of God. Through the gift of this sacrament, we are brought back together with the Father (reconciled) through the saving action of Jesus Christ, His Son, by the power of the Holy Spirit. This gift, given to the Church by Jesus himself on the evening of the Resurrection (see John 20:21-23), brings the sinner into the embrace of the Father, Who seeks us out and forgives. No one is beyond that embrace; no one is too far gone. Now, we who approach this sacrament with faith in God’s love and mercy and an honest awareness of our sins, with a sincere heart to try and live better, experience the depth of God’s love.
This guide can help you and your teens make the most of this powerful experience of God.
Categories: Pilgrimage
Updated Tue, Jan 17, 2012 by Patrick Donovan
If you have the cross in your parish or school for more than a liturgical celebration, consider having the young people gather for a prayer service and/or activity. Here are some suggested items you could use to piece together a prayer service on your own.
Consider using this songs, prayer, scripture readings, activities, and articles to help your young people get the most from the experience of and with the Cross.
Download Prayer Services and Activities
Categories: Pilgrimage
Updated Tue, Jan 17, 2012 by Patrick Donovan
Now that the day of the Pilgrimage is over, how can you get the most from the journey? How about welcoming the young people back into the community with a special prayer?
This resource includes a prayer service you can use at Mass or just at the next gathering of young people. Invite the teens to share their story and to inspire others to walk the journey with them next year!
Categories: Pilgrimage
Updated Tue, Jan 17, 2012 by Patrick Donovan
Have you ever been over at a good friend’s house for supper, someone that you really enjoy being with, and when you finish eating, you want to spend more time with that friend, so you talked in the living room, or went outside on the porch? Eating a meal with your friend was satisfying, but you still wanted to relax and just hang around for just a little while longer.
Well, since the Mass is the source and summit of our Christian life, it means a lot to us; it is a holy meal where we partake of the Body and Blood of Jesus. But like any friend, we need some extra time together to develop our friendship with Jesus even more. We can do this with Jesus in our adoration of Him before the tabernacle or by worshiping Jesus exposed in the monstrance for adoration.
So be a good friend to Jesus, and stick around a while longer.
Download Eucharistic Adoration
Categories: Pilgrimage
Updated Tue, Jan 17, 2012 by Patrick Donovan
Whether you do this at Sunday Mass or just before your group boards the bus, a blessing of pilgrims can be a powerful moment with young people. This resource takes care of both within liturgy and outside Mass so you have a choice. It also includes a blessing for pilgrims upon their return.
Download Commissioning of Pilgrims
Categories: Pilgrimage
Updated Tue, Oct 11, 2011 by Joe McNesby
National CYO Sports animates Gospel values in Catholic youth sports to encourage young people to live as disciples of Jesus Christ.
Related Documents
Categories: Athletics | For Coaches | For Parents | CYM in General
Updated Wed, Aug 24, 2011 by Patrick Donovan
Please use the following links to download the Technology in Ministry policies and to learn more about implementation in your school or parish.
Related Documents
Technology in Ministry for Church Personnel (PDF)
Technology Agreement for Church Personnel (PDF)
Student Acceptable Use of Technology Policies (PDF)
Student Acceptable Use of Technology Agreement (PDF)
Frequently Asked Questions about Policies and Training (PDF)
Categories: FSGC
Updated Fri, Aug 12, 2011 by Joe McNesby
The Parent/Player Concussion Information Form and CYM Rules on Concussions can be found in Related Documents below.
Download Concussion Information and CYM Rules
Categories: Athletics | For Coaches | For Parents
Updated Fri, Aug 12, 2011 by Joe McNesby
The Fall Sports Injury Clinic was held on 8/11/11. Below you will find important handouts from Dr. Michael Axe, First State Orthopaedics and PRO Physical Therapy.
Download Injury Recognition and Prevention Handouts
Categories: For Coaches | For Parents
Updated Thu, Jun 30, 2011 by Patrick Donovan
The spectator conduct expectations for CYM parents, players, and friends is a must-read for anyone thinking about going to a CYM game. This document also includes what can happen when parents, players, relatives, or friends misbehave at a CYM game.
Good sportsmanship begins with good behavior. Pass it on.
Download Spectator and Player Conduct
Categories: Athletics | For Parents
Updated Thu, Jun 30, 2011 by Jen Watson
Through energetic implementation of creative nongathered strategies, youth ministry can effectively reach out to all young people in the community using the eight components of comprehensive youth ministry. Nongathered ministry strategies provide church communities and their leaders opportunities to reach out to young people through a variety of means that do not require face-to-face contact. This resource offers creative ways to reach all the young people of the parish including those who might never come to youth ministry events or programs.
Download No Meeting Required: Strategies for Nongathered Ministry with Young People
Categories: CYM in General
Updated Mon, Jun 13, 2011 by Jen Watson
This comprehensive list includes tips for talking to your teens about their faith, ideas for strengthening your relationships, suggestions for modeling good behavior at home and at work, and general tips for ways we can all create faith-filled families in our parishes, schools, communities, and homes.
Categories: CYM in General
Updated Fri, Jun 10, 2011 by Jen Watson
Watch AT&T's new 10-minute documentary titled "The Last Text," featuring stories of real individuals whose lives have been adversely affected by texting behind the wheel.
Take out your wireless device. Read the last text message you received out loud. Would reading or responding to that text message from behind the wheel of a moving vehicle be worth the risk of getting into a car accident or worse? Chances are, the text message could wait.
Categories: For Parents | CYM in General | Youth at Risk
Updated Tue, Jun 7, 2011 by Jen Watson
The New Living and Loving Our Catholic Faith series will help Catholic young people both appreciate and more fully participate in the rich liturgical traditions of our faith. It is creative and user-friendly. This new series replaces the “youth ministry resource manual.” Instead of being based upon a calendar year it has been developed with a focus on contemporary thematic area within the Catholic faith.
Related Documents
Categories: CYM in General
Updated Tue, Jun 7, 2011 by Jen Watson
The NABRE includes a newly revised translation of the entire Old Testament (including the Book of Psalms) along with the 1986 edition of the New Testament. The NABRE is a formal equivalent translation of Sacred Scripture, sponsored by the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, using the best manuscripts available. Work on most books of the Old Testament by forty revisers and a board of eight editors began in 1994 and was completed in 2001. The link to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops website provides more information.
View United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Categories: CYM in General
Updated Mon, May 16, 2011 by Patrick Donovan
It is crucial to acknowledge that every death brings with it our own personal grief – from the very first death we experienced, even that of our family pet, to the death of a sibling, parent, grandparent, or close friend. However, there are some who have traveled the course of life with minimal personal encounters with death.
This resource will help you understand more about what teenagers might be feeling when faced with a loss.
Categories: Pastoral Cross
Updated Fri, Mar 18, 2011 by Joe McNesby
The ihoops web site is sponsored by NCAA and NBA and provides community youth basketball programs training tools and articles that will assist players, coaches and parents.
Categories: For Coaches
Updated Thu, Feb 17, 2011 by Joe McNesby
The below links are articles on concussions that will assist parents in dealing with head injuries.
Download Concussion Fact Sheet for Parents
Categories: For Parents
Updated Wed, Feb 9, 2011 by jpollio
Need help instructing basketball to youth? Here is a great instructional link where you can order DVDs. The DVDs feature former high school coach Rick Torbett, who is considered to be one of the best basketball instructors in the country.
Categories: Athletics | For Coaches
Updated Wed, Feb 9, 2011 by Patrick Donovan
Playing sports this year? Try some of these tactics off the court to make for a better experience on the court.
View Twenty Ways to Encourage Good Sportsmanship
Categories: Athletics | For Parents
Updated Tue, Feb 8, 2011 by jpollio
Use CMD's Resource Center to find programs and activities you can use in your ministry. Download free CMD resource - activities, programs, articles, and books - for youth ministry, young adult ministry, and family ministry.
Categories: CYM in General
Updated Tue, Feb 8, 2011 by jpollio
This link brings you to more resources from the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry. It consists of many different topics, such as: youth development, pastoral responses, and much more; so check them out now!
Categories: CYM in General
Updated Mon, Feb 7, 2011 by jpollio
What would your youth ministry calendar look like if you took into account all the demands on parents and young people? If we want our ministry to be family friendly, why not consider inviting parents and teens to help us plan? These lists, developed as an exercise in the youth ministry certification class, “Practices of Youth Ministry” can help you as you plan. Summer is not included. We had to leave some work for you and your team!
Categories: CYM in General
Updated Mon, Feb 7, 2011 by jpollio
The National Study of Youth and Religion is designed to enhance our understanding of the religious lives of American youth from adolescence into young adulthood. The purpose of the NSYR is to research the shape and influence of religion and spirituality in the lives of American youth.
View National Study of Youth and Religion
Categories: For Parents
Updated Mon, Feb 7, 2011 by jpollio
National CYO Sports animates Gospel values in Catholic youth sports to encourage young people to live as disciples of Jesus Christ. National CYO Sports, a service of the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry, educates leaders about opportunities in sports for evangelization, catechesis, and growth in their knowledge of intimacy with Jesus Christ.
Categories: For Coaches
Updated Mon, Feb 7, 2011 by jpollio
Want to keep up with today's music and youth culture? Check out this link to better be able to communicate with young people today. A subscription includes playlists for dances – for Catholic schools and public schools.
Categories: CYM in General
Updated Mon, Feb 7, 2011 by jpollio
The following is an article published by the Religion Teacher that talks about the impact your iPads, Kindles, and other tablet and mobile devices will affect your kids in religious education. The article was written by Jared Dees, who is a digital publishing specialist for Ave Maria Press.
Categories: CYM in General
Updated Wed, Feb 2, 2011 by Patrick Donovan
Please use these forms to ensure a safe environment, as required by FSGC guidelines.
Related Documents
Form D: Attendance Records (PDF)
Categories: FSGC
Updated Wed, Feb 2, 2011 by Patrick Donovan
Please use the following forms when planning youth ministry events. If there is a form not listed here that should be, please email CYM.
Download FSGC Section Three, Introduction
Related Documents
Ensuring a Safe Environment (PDF)
Developing an Emergency Plan (PDF)
Sending a Young Person Home (PDF)
Guidelines for Overnight Accommodations (PDF)
Transportation by Automobile (PDF)
Recreational Activities (games and prohibited activities) (PDF)
Categories: FSGC
Updated Tue, Jan 18, 2011 by Patrick Donovan
The complete document - all ten sections - of Empowering Disciples: A Work in Progress is now online. This wiki site is itself a work in progress and plans are underway to make the document more in keeping with this new site. In the meantime, you can find the policies and guidelines for ministry, FSGC commentary, and an explanation of forms used in ministry.
The sections are down one side and the sub-sections are listed alphabetically, the only way wikispaces will let you create a table of contents. Its not perfect, but its updated and its online. Policies, as always, are in red.
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Updated Thu, Jan 13, 2011 by jpollio
Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) is transforming youth sports so sports can transform youth. Through partnership with more than 1,100 youth sports organizations, leagues, schools and cities nationwide, PCA has conducted 6,000-plus workshops for youth sports coaches, parents, organizational leaders and athletes.
View Positive Coaching Alliance
Categories: For Coaches
Updated Thu, Jan 13, 2011 by jpollio
This link brings you to a unique virtual store of information and resources for basketball coaches and enthusiasts. The Basketball Highway has won numerous awards the past twelve years for its service and commitment to protection and integrity of the game of basketball through the internet.
Categories: Athletics
Updated Thu, Dec 2, 2010 by Joe McNesby
Outline of presentation by Layne Drexel, State of Delaware Interpreter for Basketball Rules at CYM Basketball Coaches Clinic on December 1, 2010.
Download Federation Rules from 12 01 10 Coaches Meeting
Categories: For Coaches
Updated Tue, Sep 21, 2010 by Patrick Donovan
This powerful resource, published by the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry, provides prayer service suggestions, Scripture readings, and songs to be used when helping young people deal with the death of one of their peers.
A helpful tool when using the Pastoral Cross in your parish or school.
Download Dealing with the Death of a Young Person
Categories: Pastoral Cross
Updated Tue, Sep 21, 2010 by Patrick Donovan
Every young person grieves in his or her own way. This resource gives you what the experts have discovered about the way young people grieve, broken down by ages and stages of development.
A useful tool as you prepare to help your young people deal with loss.
Download Developmental Stages of Grief
Related Documents
Categories: Pastoral Cross
Updated Tue, Sep 21, 2010 by Patrick Donovan
Between suicide, homicide, deaths as a result of military conflict, and even car accidents, young people can sometimes find themselves facing complicated grief.
These resources include commentary on these areas as well as tips on what you can say, what you should avoid saying, and how to get professional help when necessary.
Related Documents
Categories: Pastoral Cross
Updated Thu, Aug 26, 2010 by jpollio
You can generate your own mazes at this website for different occasions at youth events.
Categories: Games and Ideas
Updated Thu, Aug 26, 2010 by jpollio
The Silly Olympics are a set of games designed specifically for youth groups. Many of the events are based on Olympic sports, such as javelin, shotput and discus, while others are simply silly events. This is a great program for a day or evening of entertainment.
Categories: Games and Ideas
Updated Thu, Aug 26, 2010 by jpollio
Different games and activities to choose from for youth group events. The game ideas are proven ways to help people develop skills such as co-ordination, cooperation and team approaches to resolutions-all while having great fun.
Categories: Games and Ideas
Updated Thu, Aug 26, 2010 by jpollio
This site contains games and icebreakers for different situations, such as big rooms, outdoors, swimming pools, and many more.
View The Source for Youth Ministry
Categories: Games and Ideas
Updated Thu, Aug 26, 2010 by jpollio
This site includes hundreds of games, PowerPoint lessons, PowerPoint games, Bible studies, backgrounds, and more. There is also a discussion forum to share ideas with others for youth ministry.
Categories: Games and Ideas
Updated Thu, Aug 26, 2010 by jpollio
This website contains a large collection of free youth group games. It also contains fundraisers, sermons, illustrations, activities, resources, and ideas for youth gatherings.
Categories: Games and Ideas
Updated Thu, Aug 26, 2010 by jpollio
This website reports the current headlines of the day and helps relate it to Gospel readings and how we can improve our faith in our everyday lives.
Categories: Catholic Links
Updated Thu, Aug 26, 2010 by jpollio
This site is an online resource library for Catholic faith and culture. It contains the latest articles from writers, authors, and journalists around the world.
Categories: Catholic Links
Updated Thu, Aug 26, 2010 by jpollio
Puzzlemaker is a puzzle generation tool for teachers, students and parents. Create and print customized word search, criss-cross, math puzzles, and more—using your own word lists.
Categories: Games and Ideas
Updated Thu, Aug 26, 2010 by jpollio
This site is dedicated to providing accurate historical and current information about the liturgies of the Latin (Roman) rite of the Catholic Church.
View Catholic Liturgical Library
Categories: Catholic Links
Updated Thu, Aug 26, 2010 by jpollio
Catholic Youth Foundation USA (CYFUSA) is building a faithful future by financially supporting the Catholic Church's pastoral ministry to, with, by, and for young people. CYFUSA partners with the Catholic faith community to underwrite resources for youth leadership development, adult ministry formation, creative programs in catechesis, service and pastoral care, and development of youth ministry programs for culturally diverse communities.
Categories: Catholic Links
Updated Tue, Aug 24, 2010 by jpollio
A diocesan website that contains information for young people who are interested in vocational studies, religious life and/or seminaries.
View Office of Priestly and Religious Vocations
Categories: Catholic Links
Updated Tue, Aug 24, 2010 by jpollio
Ministry Training Source is a non-profit organization, serving ministry formation providers and individual ministerial leaders, through the development of customized ministry formation solutions. MTS solutions include: assessment, consultation, training, and resource development.
Categories: Catholic Links
Updated Tue, Aug 24, 2010 by jpollio
An organization that is the Canadian equivalent to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Categories: Catholic Links
Updated Tue, Aug 24, 2010 by jpollio
The official website of the Holy See, the episcopal jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church in Rome.
Categories: Catholic Links
Updated Tue, Aug 24, 2010 by jpollio
The mission of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is to support the ministry of bishops with an emphasis on evangelization, by which the bishops exercise in a communal and collegial manner certain pastoral functions entrusted to them by the Lord Jesus of sanctifying, teaching, and governing.
Categories: Catholic Links
Updated Tue, Aug 24, 2010 by jpollio
Girl Scouts invites young ladies to join in one of the many opportunities they provide. There are also several ways adults can be involved. To locate the counsel closest to you or for more information, please contact Joan Przywara, Chair of the Girl Scouts Committee for the Diocese of Wilmington.
Categories: Girl Scouts
Updated Tue, Aug 24, 2010 by jpollio
The Diocese of Wilmington is pleased to offer this slate of Religious Awards to Girl Scouts. The awards are designed to advance girls in their religious knowledge and to foster spirtiual growth. A registered Girl Scout who is a practicing Catholic and who attends a Catholic School, PREP, or other regular religious instruction program is eligible to participate in the awards program. For more information, please contact Joan Przywara.
Download Catholic Girl Scout Religious Award Programs
Categories: Girl Scouts
Updated Mon, Aug 23, 2010 by jpollio
This website contains resources, information, and tools to support work with Catholic girls in scouting programs.
Categories: Girl Scouts
Updated Mon, Aug 23, 2010 by jpollio
This website provides resources and support for all aspects of Catholic Scouting. There is something for everyone - from parents to pastors; from Tigers to Eagles, from Den Leaders to Diocesan Committees. Site content is updated regularly.
Categories: Boy Scouts
Updated Mon, Aug 23, 2010 by Patrick Donovan
The Diocese of Wilmington, in cooperation with the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry, offers a wide variety of religious awards. Designed for all age groups, from 6 to 18 years, these programs provide an excellent opportunity for youth to grow in the knowledge of their faith. After working with a counselor or leader for several months, young Scouts are awarded a medal in either their parish or at a diocesan-wide celebration. To get started, Scouts should obtain an emblem booklet which describes the requirements.
Download RELIGIOUS EMBLEMS CONTACTS
Categories: Boy Scouts
Updated Mon, Aug 23, 2010 by Patrick Donovan
The Diocese of Wilmington has a rich tradition of involving young people in scouting programs and now is a great time to get involved!
Boy Scouts invites young men between the ages of 7 and 20 to join in one of the Scouting programs. If you're a parent, you might be interested in being selected a Scout leader. Scouting offers a time-tested set of activities that have produced fine citizens, strong family members, and community leaders for more than 90 years. For more information, email Ben Feril, Chair of the Boy Scouts Committee for the Diocese of Wilmington.
Categories: Boy Scouts
Updated Mon, Aug 23, 2010 by jpollio
Pioneering sports surgeon James Andrews is again on the cutting edge - against overuse injuries in young athletes.
Categories: For Coaches
Updated Mon, Aug 23, 2010 by jpollio
This document contains information on how to manage rashes and skin lesions in sporting events in the diocese.
Download DIAA First State Ortho Rash Illness
Categories: For Coaches
Updated Thu, Aug 19, 2010 by jpollio
The Girl Scouts of the United States of America is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. It describes itself as "the world's preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls".
Categories: Girl Scouts
Updated Thu, Aug 19, 2010 by jpollio
The Boy Scouts of America is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over four million youth members in its age-related divisions. Since its founding in 1910 as part of the international Scout Movement, more than 110 million Americans have been members of the BSA.
Categories: Boy Scouts
Updated Thu, Aug 19, 2010 by jpollio
Access a great list of background information and resources regarding the foundations of ministry to and with young adults.
Categories: Young Adults
Updated Thu, Aug 19, 2010 by jpollio
Maryknoll Lay Missioners is a Catholic community of lay, Religious and ordained people, including families and children. They participate in the mission of Jesus, serving in cross-cultural ministries in order to create a more just world in solidarity with the poor.
Categories: Catholic Links
Updated Thu, Aug 19, 2010 by jpollio
Find out more about the "best kept secret of the Catholic faith"...Catholic Social Teaching, and the Church's active part in spreading the gospel and proclaiming justice in the world.
Categories: Catholic Links
Updated Thu, Aug 19, 2010 by jpollio
Based in Washington, DC, NCYAMA is an organization supporting those who minister to and with single and married people in their late teens, twenties and thirties. We develop and promote programs and resources while providing opportunities for networking and communication.
Categories: Catholic Links | Young Adults
Updated Thu, Aug 19, 2010 by jpollio
This link sends you to different publications on young adult ministry from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Categories: Young Adults
Updated Thu, Aug 19, 2010 by jpollio
1st State Sports Club is another league similar to Delaware Sports League for young adults in Delaware.
Categories: Young Adults
Updated Wed, Aug 18, 2010 by jpollio
The games listed in this link can be incorporated with high school and middle school ministry. Check these out.
View National Broadcasting Company
Categories: Games and Ideas
Updated Wed, Aug 18, 2010 by jpollio
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health lists top 10 health concerns for 2010; most adults who rate childhood obesity, stress, and teen pregnancy as big health problems think these problems are getting worse.
Categories: Youth at Risk
Updated Tue, Aug 17, 2010 by Patrick Donovan
The official site for the NFCYM, which serves those who serve the young Catholic Church.
Categories: Catholic Links
Updated Tue, Aug 17, 2010 by Patrick Donovan
Behaviors that put young people at risk are no laughing matter. To grab your attention and get you talking (with your kids), Catholic Youth Ministry introduces the following talking points.
View Twenty Ways To Be Your Kid's Best Friend
Categories: For Parents
Updated Tue, Aug 17, 2010 by Patrick Donovan
This ready-to-use session encourages high school students to explore what they believe about underage drinking and how that conforms or rejects what the Church teaches.
Download Underage Drinking Session
Categories: Youth at Risk
Updated Tue, Aug 17, 2010 by Patrick Donovan
This ready-to-go session invites high school students to explore ways to recognize dangers on the internet. In addition, participants will evaluate their current level of online safety and explore ways to become safer online.
Download Internet Safety Session
Categories: Youth at Risk
Updated Tue, Aug 17, 2010 by Patrick Donovan
This ready-to-go session helps high school students understand the dangerous practice of self-abuse (also known as cutting), and explore why this practice is affecting so many of their peers.
Download Cutting and Self Injury
Categories: Youth at Risk
Updated Sun, Aug 1, 2010 by admin
New York Times writes about Formspring.me, a relatively new social networking site, has become a magnet for comments, many of them nasty and sexual, among the Facebook generation.
View NY Times: Teenage Insults, Scrawled on Web, Not on Walls
Categories: Youth at Risk
Updated Sun, Aug 1, 2010 by admin
CYM has developed a ready-to-use session that invites high school students to develop the skills needed to effectively and safely navigate their ways through social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace.
Categories: Youth at Risk
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