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Congrats to Casey Leroux from St. Joseph's Parish, Langley for winning the latest Crazy Caption Contest. We entered Casey's name into the grand prize draw that we will do in August (we draw in April, August, and December). Click here to see this week's picture: it's a good one featuring Steve Angrisano cleaning up at Youth Day! We're excited to welcome yet another OCP recording artist and songwriter to our archdiocese for a youth ministry event next month...read on to see who! So sit back and get ready for more exciting youth ministry news in the latest edition of the YMO News:
Our next meeting for Youth Ministry Coordinators will be this Wednesday, May 14 from 7pm - 9pm at Christ the Redeemer Parish in West Vancouver (599 Keith Road). We’ll start at 5:30pm with our annual potluck dinner, followed by the meeting. All youth ministry coordinators are encouraged to attend or send a representative in your absence. Don't miss out on this opportunity to network, learn, and celebrate our youth ministry community!!! We’ll be sharing important news about our youth summer training events, discussing Youth Day, and sharing strategies for summer programming. Please reply to this email to confirm or deny your attendance…we'd really appreciate it...thanks! As well, let us know if you’ll be able to join us for dinner and what you can bring to share!
We are thrilled to announce that OCP artist Angus McDonell will be leading our retreat for youth ministers on Friday, June 6, from 7pm - 10pm (we'll be finalizing the location and cost by the end of this week). This retreat is for all Youth Ministry Coordinators, Core Team members, and volunteers to support you in your tireless efforts in building parish youth ministry. This retreat is perfect for new youth ministry team members, or for experienced leaders needing a spiritual "recharge." Look for more details on our website soon, and make plans to join us!
We've sent registration info to schools and parishes regarding our summer youth training events: YOUTHLEADER. Our Christian Leadership training event will be from August 4 - 8, 2008 at Summit Pacific College in Abbotsford, BC. This is a top-notch leadership training event! Many participants return to take leadership roles in their parishes, schools, and communities. YouthLeader is an ideal training ground for leaders in parishes with newer youth ministries. One very important change to note this year: YouthLeader is now open to teens 14 or older (entering at least grade 10 in September 2008). SEARCHING IN THE SPIRIT. Our post-confirmation training event will be from August 18 - 22, 2008 at Camp Jubilee at the base of Mt. Seymour. Open to youth ages 12-13 who will have been confirmed by this summer, Searching in the Spirit inspires the newly confirmed to continue on in their faith journey. Register early; this program sells out every year!
You can download all of the pertinent registration info about both training
events from our website
here.
We've started 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!!!
-The Canadian Catholic TV channel Salt & Light TV is looking for groups not going to World Youth Day, but rather staying here and following the events in Sydney. They want to broadcast local events with events happening in Australia during WYD week. If you know of any groups planning to run local WYD events from July 15 to 20 and don’t mind being televised across Canada, please let us know.
-Praise TEAM presents "Whatever We Imagine" on May 31 and June 1 at the Chandos Pattison Auditorium in Surrey. Praise TEAM (Theatre Ensemble Arts Ministry) is a registered non-profit, lower-mainland, dance and theatre arts ministry composed of young, dedicated, multi-denominational Christians, whose mission is to evangelize through the performing arts. Tickets are only $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Contact Beth at tbeth@praiseteamstudio.com or Solange at solange@praiseteamstudio.com for tickets or more info. 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!
-Youth Ministry Coordinators' Meeting: May 14, 2008 -Youth Ministers' Summer Retreat: June 6, 2008 -World Youth Day: July 15 - 20, 2008 -YouthLeader: August 4 - 8, 2008 -Searching in the Spirit: August 18 - 22, 2008 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
Office-Archdiocese of Vancouver |
Hello
everyone, we hope you are well. Last weekend's Youth Day 2008 was a tremendous
success, as we all "Witnessed the Power" of the young church during the
faith-filled weekend at Port Coquitlam's Archbishop Carney High School. Big
thanks to our special guests Steve Angrisano, Tammy Evevard, and Archbishops
Roussin and Miller. And to everyone who was involved: the volunteers, production
team, music ministry team, Stage Team, Spirit Team, youth ministers and
chaperones, workshop presenters, exhibitors, Archbishop Carney High School, and
especially you young people! Look for pics on our website soon, and
-World Youth Day will take place in Sydney, Australia from July 15 - 20,
2008... see the official website for World Youth Day