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"All
ministry with adolescents must be directed
toward presenting young people with the Good
News of Jesus Christ and inviting and
challenging them to become his disciples...
If we are to succeed, we
must offer young
people a spiritually challenging and
world-shaping vision that meets their hunger for
the chance to participate in a worthy
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Renewing the Vision:
A Framework for Catholic Youth Ministry,
pg. 10, USCCB 1997 |
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Diocesan Catholic
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Diocesan
Youth Rally
The Diocese of Cleveland
YOUTH RALLY
is BACK!
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Who |
High School (9th - 12th grade) Youth |
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When |
November 9, 2013 |
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Bring |
All your friends, teens in your youth ministry
program, and your passion to
KNOW,
LOVE
&
SERVE
the Lord! |
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Registration
is Now Open!
www.clevelandyouthrally.com
NCYC 2013
November 21 - 23, 2013
Indianapolis, IN
Stay Up to Date by
Visiting the Diocesan NCYC site!
Questions can be
directed to:
Jackie Vigneault,
Youth & Young Adult Specialist
330-379-3636
ext-15
jvigneault@clevelandcatholic
charities.org
ARE YOU READY TO BUILD STRONG CATHOLIC FAMILIES?...THEN LET’S GET
STARTED!
Partnering with Parents to Bring Home the Faith
All across the country, pastors, along with parish and school
leaders are asking for effective ways to engage parents in the life
and mission of the Church as well as seeking ways to help them take
ownership as the primary leader of faith within their families. To
work together toward this desirable goal, we invite you to consider
a dynamic grassroots process designed to reach out to parents in a
way that empowers and challenges them to form Strong Catholic
Families.
What is Strong Catholic Families About?
Strong Catholic Families: Strong Catholic Youth is an ongoing parish
or school-based process that engages and strengthens parents and
families in growing as a domestic church through a close and vital
partnership with the parish and school community.
How Does it Work?
The Strong Catholic Families process is made up of four distinct
steps that lead to numerous avenues of faith growth within families
and the entire faith community… The process begins with a
consultation between a diocesan trained facilitator and the
parish/school leadership.
How Was This Developed?
The Strong Catholic Families initiative was developed by the
National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM) and is
presented in partnership with the National Conference for
Catechetical Leadership (NCCL) and the National Association of
Catholic Family Life Ministers (NACFLM) and is also available in
Spanish! Locally, the program remains a collaborative effort of The
Youth & Young Adult Ministry Office, the Marriage and Family Office
and the Office of Catechetical Services.
Over the past three and a half years, the "Strong Catholic Families:
Strong Catholic Youth" initiative has engaged more than 2000
parents, parish leaders and educators in our diocese.
The Strong Catholic Families program has recently been
transliterated into Spanish, "Fortaleciendo Familias en la Fe
(Strengthening Families in the Faith)", to address the unique
needs and concerns of Hispanic parents and families.
Visit Strong Catholic Families site
For more information or to schedule a SCF:SCY session, contact Mark
Delsander at 216-334-1261 x25 or
mxdelsander@clevelandcatholic
charities.org.
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The Year of Faith has Begun!
Get
Resources, See Testimonials, and Event Dates on
the Diocesan Year of Faith Website:
www.dioceseofcleveland.org/
yearoffaith
Year of Faith for May
Diocesan-wide Church Pilgrimage
Pentecost weekend, May 18/19 to the weekend of September 8/9.
The parish communities of St. Mary, Painesville, St. Mary, Elyria,
St. Sebastian, Akron, St. Mary Wooster and Cathedral of St. John the
Evangelist have been chosen to be the sites of this pilgrimage.
Information on the pilgrimage for parishes and leaders will be
available on the year of faith website under the Parish Tab and then
by clicking on Pilgrimage. If you need any help on accessing the
bulletin inserts, please contact
tbaldwin@dioceseofcleveland.org.
Bulletin Insert for Save the
Date for the Pilgrimage -
http://tinyurl.com/YOFAprilPilgrimage
Information for everyone is available at
www.welcomecatholics.com.
Bulletin Inserts and
Flyers for May:
May’s bulletin inserts and flyers can be found at
www.dioceseofcleveland.org/yearoffaith by
clicking on the Parish tab at the top, clicking on Bulletin Inserts
and choosing the month or by using the following links:
Vatican 2 Document - http://tinyurl.com/YOFMayVat2Doc
Scripture -
http://tinyurl.com/YOFMayScripture
Scripture (Spanish) -
http://tinyurl.com/YOFMayScriptureES
Saint -
http://tinyurl.com/YOFMaySaint
Saint (Spanish) -
http://tinyurl.com/YOFMaySaintES
Family Flyer -
http://tinyurl.com/YOFMayFamily
If you need any
assistance, please e-mail
tbaldwin@dioceseofcleveland.org
Search: A Retreat
for High School Teens
Next Search Weekends:
Search #183 October 4-6,
2013
What is Search?
Search is planned, directed and facilitated by other youth! There
are opportunities to meet new friends who are also trying to follow
the way of Jesus in today’s world. Search follows the call of Jesus
to the first disciples. “Come after me and I will make you fishers
of men.” (Matthew 4:19)
Who is Search For?
High school teens (ages 15-18) who are interested in experiencing
the Catholic faith in a dynamic way. Youth of all faiths are
welcomed.
(It is a Catholic weekend open to all religious
denominations.)
Why are Search
Weekends held?
To help youth enter into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ. To
develop a fuller understanding of God and His Church. To encourage
young people to assume an active role in the Church.
Where are Search Weekends
held?
Camp
Christopher, 1930
N. Hametown Rd.,
Bath,
Ohio
How do I sign up
for a Search Weekend?
Complete registration materials, enclose payment
What is the Cost of a Search Weekend?
$70.00
When are Search Weekends held?
Search
begins* at 7:00 p.m. on
Friday and ends
with 12:30pm Mass on Sunday
*Please Notice time changes from previous
Search Retreats
Questions can be
directed to:
Jackie Vigneault,
Youth & Young Adult Specialist
330-379-3636
ext-15
jvigneault@clevelandcatholic
charities.org
Resources Highlights
Effective Resources for Catholic Youth Ministry
from NFCYM
Resources for the New Evangelization!
 In
the last e-newsletter, we told you about
Proclaiming the Good News: Resources for Evangelizing the Young
Church is
dedicated to helping adults understand the New Evangelization in
relation to youth ministry. Price: $8.50
Now available, are
seven downloadable pieces
of the accompanying toolkit, which offer practical suggestions and
resources for implementing the ideas in the book. Topics include:
online evangelization tools,
family and intergenerational approaches,
retreat strategies,
faith sharing tools,
marginalized youth strategies,
justice and service practices,
and a
peer evangelization workshop for youth leaders.
Price: $1.00 for all but the
workshop outline, which is
$5.00.
New Resources in the NFCYM Online Store
Make Great Confirmation Gifts!
You're
Worth It!
seeks to help young people find in
Scripture the guidance they need
to build a strong relationship with God, to strengthen their
self-worth, to help them deal with relationship issues, and increase
awareness of the call to follow Jesus Christ today. Authored by Pat
Rinker, a longtime diocesan member representative in the NFCYM.
Price: $15.00
 Also
authored by a longtime NFCYM member
representative, before she passed away,
Lisa-Marie Calderone-Stewart's,
I Wasn't Dead When I Wrote This: Advice Given in the Nick of Time
offers a collection of the best practical advice she gave and
received while working with young people. Both books make excellent
confirmation gifts. Price: $12.95.
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