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 Hello
everyone, we hope you are well. We are back from our second summer youth
training event. This time it was Searching in the Spirit, where close to 100
students, adult leaders, Team Leaders, priests, and YMO Staff members gathered
at Camp Jubilee for a spirit-filled 5 days of faith and fun! As can be expected
with so many 12 and 13 year-olds, the energy and enthusiasm was amazing for the
entire week. Special thanks to Father Gino Aloisio, Father Justin Huang, and
Msgr. Mark Hagemoen for each joining us for portions of the week, and to the
awesome Searching in the Spirit Leadership Team for planning and executing such
a wonderful program: Celina, Chris, George, Greg, Janine, Jeremy, Natalie, Oggy,
PJ, Sinora, and team leaders Daina and Francesca. And lastly, thanks to all you
participants for making it such a memorable week!We barely had time to unpack before gathering the next day (this past Saturday) at Holy Cross Regional Secondary School for our Summer Youth Ministry Seminars. It was a great day of learning and sharing, setting the stage for this upcoming service year. Congratulations to Ted Hurley from the Archdiocese of Ottawa for winning this week's Crazy Caption Contest. We entered Ted's name into the grand prize draw that we did today...as it's the end of August (we draw in April, August, and December). Congrats to Ray Tarnai from Our Lady of Assumption Parish in Port Coquitlam for winning the grand prize for the period of May to August 2008. Ray has won a copy of Matt Maher's latest CD called "Empty and Beautiful." Click here to see this week's picture...it features members of this year's Searching in the Spirit Leadership Team. As we head into the last weeks of summer, we look ahead toward yet another exciting service year! So sit back and get ready for more exciting youth ministry news in the latest edition of the YMO News:
Our next Youth Ministry Seminars are on Saturday, September 27 at St. Patrick's Regional Secondary School in Vancouver. As always, our YM Seminars are offered in conjunction with the Institutes presented by the Office of Religious Education. We’re pleased to offer 3 courses on September 27: -Vision of Youth Ministry (full-day) Cost is only $35 for the full day (includes both sessions and lunch) or $20 for one course (includes lunch). Make plans to join us for an exciting and innovative day of youth ministry
training! Look for registration info on our website soon! MEETING FOR NEW YOUTH MINISTRY COORDINATORS Attention new youth ministry coordinators: this meeting is for you! On Monday, September 8 we'll be gathering at the Youth Ministry Office at 150 Robson Street, downtown Vancouver from 7pm - 9pm. This meeting is for youth ministry coordinators who have started in their positions since January 1, 2008. We'll be contacting the appropriate coordinators to invite them. We'll be getting to know one another, viewing resources, and helping you learn more about youth ministry and the services we provide at the YMO. Most importantly, we'll help you get geared up for this service year.
Our first meeting for ALL youth ministry coordinators (including new coordinators) will be on Monday, September 22, from 7pm - 9pm, location to be determined. We'll be covering many important items during the meeting. As well, you'll have the opportunity to connect with other youth ministry coordinators in your deanery. All youth ministry coordinators are encouraged to attend or to send a representative in their absence. More details to come shortly.
Make plans to join hundreds of pilgrims from the Archdiocese of Vancouver who traveled to Sydney for World Youth Day 2008 to relive memories, share stories and give thanks in praise and worship. This event is Open to all pilgrims and non-pilgrims. The "ONE" gathering will be on Saturday, September 20 from 1pm - 5:30pm at St.
Francis Xavier Parish in Vancouver. Cost is only $5/person. Look for more
details soon! CONGRESS: WE ARE HIS MESSAGE The annual Archdiocesan Congress brings together people from various catechetical ministries to learn, share, and celebrate their faith. Congress this year will be on Saturday, October 18 at Immaculate Conception Parish in Delta. This year's keynote speaker is Bishop Gary Gordon of the Diocese of Whitehorse. Registration info will be available soon on the Congress website.
We are looking for over 50 high school students and young adults to assist the YMO at Spirit Day at the Chandos Pattison Auditorium at Pacific Academy School in Surrey on Saturday, November 15. You can apply to be part of one the following teams: -Stage Team: you'll plan and execute skits, testimonies, prayers, and introductions all relating to the actual event program -Spirit Team: you'll be present among the grade 7 participants for the entire day leading games, directing traffic, and sitting with them -Logistics Team: you'll assist with food distribution, registration, and general maintenance The applications will be available on our website next week.
REACH will be serving in our archdiocese from October 30 to November 5, 2008 and NET will be serving from February 18 to March 11, 2009. The REACH and NET Evangelization Teams are available for booking now. Contact us to inquire about available dates.
Packed with info, pics, important dates, and other exciting news, it serves as the perfect planning tool for next year! Thanks to Dave Lee-Son of St. Paul's Parish in Richmond for designing the Outline and Calendar, and to Derek Juneson of Immaculate Conception Parish in Delta, Patrick Guevara of St. Paul's Parish, and the BC Catholic for supplying the majority of the pictures. As always, it looks amazing!
Let us know if you would like us to send you a copy. You can view a
low-res copy on our website
here. YMO on FACEBOOK We have a group on Facebook called "YMO Vancouver". Come join us, it's for friends, supporters, advocates, followers, fans, and prayer partners of the Youth Ministry Office!!!
-PASSION CONFERENCE: Geared towards young adults aged 18-25, Passion Vancouver comes to GM Place on Monday, October 6 featuring speaker Louie Giglio and worship leaders Chris Tomlin and David Crowder. You can reserve your free tickets at www.268generation.com -NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CATHOLIC YOUTH MINISTRY: The NCCYM is the largest adult conference for Catholic youth ministers in North America. This year's NCCYM is in Cleveland, Ohio from December 4-7, 2008. Get more info at www.nfcym.org -CANADIAN YOUTH WORKERS' CONFERENCE: The 2nd annual CYWC gathering will take place in Toronto from December 5-7, 2008 (the inaugural CYWC was here in Vancouver last December). For more info, visit www.cywc.com Here's a reminder to all of you to send in your parish youth ministry events....we'll promote it both in this email and on our website!
-New Coordinators' Meeting: September 8, 2008 -"One" Post World Youth Day Gathering: September 20, 2008 -Coordinators' Meeting: September 22, 2008 -Youth Ministry Seminars: September 27, 2008 -Archdiocesan Congress: October 18, 2008 -Spirit Day: November 15, 2008 -FREEDOM: March 27, 2009 -Youth Day: May 1 & 2, 2009 Thanks again for reading, and feel free to drop us a line at the Youth Ministry Office anytime...we'd be more than happy to serve you. Don't forget to invite your friends and colleagues to join this email list...just write to us to subscribe or simple click on the "subscribe" link at the bottom of this page! And lastly, say a little prayer for the intentions listed below (as well as your own). We would be happy to add your intentions to the list...just email them to us. Thanks for who you are and all you do. May God bless you, your families, and your ministries. God Bless and Be God's, Clay, Gerard, Analyn, and Faye
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This newsletter is sent by the Youth Ministry
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ONE: POST
WORLD YOUTH DAY GATHERING
We are once again proud to bring in REACH Youth Ministry and NET Ministries
of Canada for 2008-2009.
We
released our brand new 2008-09 Outline & Calendar a couple of weeks ago,
and we sent it to youth ministry coordinators, pastors, high schools, elementary
schools, PREP Coordinators, and diocesan offices and ministry partners
throughout North America.