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Religious Education
Curriculum Guide
(not available in PDF file) Catechetical Certification
Program (English) Catechetical Certification
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Call to Glory
National Catholic Youth Conference
Indianapolis • November 17-19, 2011 2011 National Catholic
Youth Conference (ncyc)The National Catholic Youth Conference was an exciting, biennial three-day experience of prayer, community, and empowerment for Catholic teenagers and their adult chaperones. The schedule included keynote addresses, prayer, workshops, liturgy, opportunities to participate in reconciliation and exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, recreational activities, concerts, exhibits, and an interactive thematic park.
Where you there? Relive it or view it for the first time! Watch it at http://ncyc.nfcym.org/.
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 The NCCYM planning committee is now accepting online workshop submissions through November 30. If you would like to be considered as a presenter for the 2012 NCCYM, please submit your session(s) by opening up the Workshop Submission link below:
http://nccym.nfcym.org/submission_intro.htm
Get Ready for the 2012 NCCYM... The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin
Orlando • November 29-December 1, 2012
The National Conference on Catholic Youth Ministry (NCCYM) is the largest conference in the country for adults who minister to and with Catholic youth. Join thousands of your colleagues—youth and campus ministers, religious education leaders, clergy and religious, young adult ministers, performers, artists and volunteers—for three days of inspiring keynotes, challenging workshops, dynamic prayer and worship, extensive networking, hundreds of resource exhibits, and good-hearted entertainment. The 2012 NCCYM will take place at the lovely Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort. Special arrangements are being made to extend the conference hotel rates for those who wish to add days to their stay and enjoy the warm Florida sun and the excitement of Walt Disney World and the entire Orlando area. For more event information visit the website below.
http://nccym.nfcym.org/about.htm
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NOTRE DAME VISION
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"WERE NOT OUR HEARTS BURNING WITHIN US AS HE SPOKE TO US ON THE WAY?"
The University of Notre Dame Vision offers summer conferences for High School Students and for Campus & Youth Ministers.
2012 Session:
June 18-20; June 25-29
July 9-13; July 16-20
For more information, click here.
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Youth Programs
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ST. TIMOTHY AWARDS
The St. Timothy Youth Award is a national recognition award given to youth by the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry in collaboration with the Diocese of Rockford Catholic Education Office. It is the highest recognition from the NFCYM (www.nfcym.org) for a diocese to confer to a junior or senior high school youth (ages 13-18) who meet the established criteria. Last year, there were 93 youth nominated to receive this award througout the Rockford Diocese. Nomination Forms are now available for the 2012 year and due by April 13, 2012. All the recipients will be named in the Observer near Youth Sunday which is at the end of October 2012. Nomination Form
REACH TEAM
Reach Youth Ministry recruits, trains and supports young adult ministry teams. Reach Teams provide youth retreats, youth group nights, youth rallies and youth conference support. Teams are made up of faithful and dynamic young adult Catholics (18-30). Reach Team volunteers pray, live and work together in a strong community of faith. It’s a mission that changes the hearts and lives of team members and the young people they serve! Reach Team Volunteers engage in 4 weeks of training which includes faith, ministry and team life components. All team members participate in safe environment training and undergo background checks per current diocesan standards. Each year our Traveling Ministry Teams visit over 20 Dioceses, engage in over 200 events and minister to over 9,000 young people. In 2011-2012 Deanery Teams in the Diocese of Helena will serve parishes in the Missoula and Browning Deaneries. Currently Reach Youth Ministry fields a parish team at St. Joseph Parish in Sunnyside, WA in the Diocese of Yakima. Reach Youth Ministry is a non-profit, charitable organization, founded in 1976 and rooted in the Roman Catholic Church. First located in Yakima, WA Reach is now headquartered in Helena, MT. For more information about Reach Ministry, visti their website at www.reachym.com. REACH will be in the Rockford Diocese From February 10th through February 20th. If you are interested in a REACH Retreat please call the Religious Education/ Youth Ministry Office.
NET TEAM
NET (National Evangelization Team Ministries) is a Catholic Evangelistic outreach program located in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota.The team is comprised of young adults who have a vibrant faith and have given nine months of their lives to travel throughout the United States to share their faith with Catholic youth. Using a retreat format, the team blends a fun, high-energy experience with a straightforward and personal presentation of the Gospel message and of how Jesus Christ has affected their lives. To learn more about the Net Team visit their website at ww.netusa.org.
Celebrating World Youth Day
World Youth Day is celebrated on the 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time usually at the end of October. This year World Youth Day is celebrated on October 23, 2011. The theme for World Youth Day 2011 as set by the Holy Father, Pope Benedict the XVI, is "Planted and Built Up in Jesus Christ, Firm in the Faith: - St. Paul (Colossians 2:7). Watch for information and help in preparing for World Youth Sunday in October of 2011 here on our website and on the NFCYM website. (www.nfcym.org/resources/WYD_US.htm)
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THE CENTER FOR MINISTRY DEVELOPMENT
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THE CENTER FOR MINISTRY DEVELOPMENT (CMD): "The core purpose of the Center for Ministry Development is “to bring the Good News in new ways to the people of God.” The Center’s mission is to empower Catholic faith communities and their leaders for effective ministry with adolescents, young adults, and families through ministry education for leaders, ministry development training and resources, programs, and publications". For more information on CMD, check out their website at www.CMDnet.org. The Center for Ministry Development Certificate in Youth Ministry Studies: The Certificate in Youth Ministry Studies program has been training leaders across the United States for Catholic ministry with young and older adolescents since 1979.
CULTIVATION MINISTRIES' is offering three choices of youth minister training seminars geared toward reaching the 21st century teens. All three choices are one-day seminars presented by founder and Executive Director of Cultivation Ministries, internationally known Frank Mercadante. Following is information on how to bring one of these great seminars to your parish. For an informational brochure, click on the topic of your interest; or go to Cultivation Ministries website at www.cultivationministries.com MINISTRY WITH MILLENNIALS: An "Aha" Seminar, Ministry with Millennials is an eye-opening seminar that clears the haze behind many teens' polite disinterest in church, religions education, and youth ministry. GROWING TEEN DISCIPLES In a Mega Church Age: A Seminar Topic That's Long Overdue, Growing Teen Disciples in a Mega Church Age addresses that all too common experience among Chatholic parishes, "My Teens are going to that evangelical mega church' youth ministry in town. We can't compete." YOUTH IMMANUELIZATION; Evangelizing Teens in a Postmodern Age: A Unique Seminar, Youth Immanuelization is a ground-breaking seminar that provides a fresh look at our evangelistic approaches, methodologies, and practices among Millennial Generation teens.
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