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ram October 30, 2008
Celebrating Advent
2008 National Conference on Catholic Youth Ministry
December 4-7 - Cleveland
It's not too late to join 2,000 other youth ministry leaders from across the country for four days of faith, formation, and fellowship at the NCCYM in Cleveland!
The NCCYM Gathering Place
Connect, explore, and share with others before, during, and after the conference at the NCCYM Gathering Place. Download audio of workshop talks, general session videos, conference music CDs, or share with others your stories, pictures, and videos from NCCYM. Sponsored by MyCatholicVoice.
Follow the NCCYM MicroBlogs at the NCCYM MicroBlog web site.
New and New
The Virtual Symposium on Adolescent Catechesis is now available for your use locally or regionally at MyCatholicVoice. A complete leaders guide along with conference video of major presentations from the National Symposium held in November, 2008 is available free of charge thanks to the Partnership for Adolesecnt Catechesis. (11/21/08)- View a ten minute clip of highlights from the National Symposium on Adolescent Catechesis on YouTube prepared by Scott Miller, Archdiocese of Baltimore.
- Download the discussion guide for the movie Henry Poole Is Here (8/20/08)
(391 KB) - Engage young people in contributing to disaster relief through CRS (5/13/08)
- Souper Bowl of Caring searching for outstanding youth for National Youth Advisory Board! (5/6/08)
- Pope urges Salesians to focus on families. (3/31/08)
Online Formation Program for Youth Ministers
The National Association of Catholic Youth Ministry Leaders (NACYML) and Ministry Training Source (MTS) have developed OnCourse, an online training program. Using online courses and retreats, OnCourse is the perfect formation program to dovetail into the busy schedules and time constraints of ministry. Additionally, OnCourse provides the opportunities for lay ministers to fulfill CEUs. Download the informational brochure and registration materials. (348 KB) Courses and retreats are significantly discounted for NACYML members, but everyone is welcome to participate. To take advantage of the discounts, become a NACYML member now.
Year of Saint Paul
Pope Benedict opened the Year of Saint Paul on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul in the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls. For more information and resources, see the following websites:
- The Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls
- The Pauline Year
- The Year of Saint Paul
- United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
- National Conference for Catechetical Leadership
- Pauline Spirit
Prayer Corner
Cultivate a daily habit of prayer to more fully experience the risen Christ.
- Daily Scripture Readings (USCCB)
- Scripture Reflections: Creighton University
- Sacred Space
- Saint of the Day
Reading Room
Documents of interest to youth ministry leaders.
- Sacraments Today: Belief and Practice among U.S. Catholics
(1.4 MB) (5/13/08)
By Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate - U.S. Religious Landscape Survey (5/13/08)
By the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life - Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility from the Catholic Bishops of the United States. (188 KB)
- Catholic Update: A Look at Pope Benedict's Encyclical: Christ Our Hope
- Doctrinal Elements of a Curriculum Framework for the Development of Catechetical Materials for Young People of High School Age (351 KB)
- Executive Summary of the 2007 National Symposium on Lay Ecclesial Ministry
- Stewardship and Teenagers: The Challenge of Being a Disciple (84 KB)
Featuring . . .
Our God, the Great I Am
The 2008 Youth Ministry Resource Manual, Our God, the Great I Am will help our young people know God as creator, challenger, comforter, and friend.
The sessions are developed so that youth ministry, campus, and catechetical leaders may address the many salient ways we encounter God through Scripture, sacraments, the discernment of gifts, in our family and friends, by serving others, and in the Eucharist.
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