Thirst for Change

For those who haven't seen this yet. CRS and Lifeteen are working with a program to bring clean drinking water the villages of Ghana. http://www.catholicyouthministry.com/give-it-away-now-thirst-for-change

Confirmation Retreats

The 2010-2011 Confirmation Retreat Dates are now available:
2010-2011 Dates
December 3-5, 2010 at Camp Don Bosco
January 21-23, 2011 at Camp Don Bosco
February 4-6, 2011 at Camp Don Bosco
February 18-20, 2011 at Camp Don Bosco
March 18-19, 2011 at Camp Hamilton
April 15-17, 2011 at Camp Hamilton

More information and Registration are available at http://seattleoyyam.org/programs/retreat-ministry/confirmation-retreats

Youth Convention Liturgy

Help needed for Youth Convention Liturgy.

The Youth Convention Planning Team willbe looking for
2 gift bearers,
2 lectors,
3 altar servers
and 12-14 Eucharistic Ministers

Please email bridget.harris@seattlearch.org if you are interested in assisting with liturgy.

Webinar w/ Frank Mercadante

For those who missed it, wanted to see it again, or wanted additional volunteers or even your Pastors to catch a glimpse of Frank Mercadante's "Evangelizing to Immanuelizing" presentation from the OYYAM Fall Gathering and the Core 24 training in Mukilteo, there still a chance to experience it. See the information below on an upcoming 'Webinar'.

Thursday, September 23, at 3 PM (EST)

From Evangelizing to Immanuelizing.

The one-hour presentation is sponsored by Paulist National Catholic Evangelization Association and is part of their Catholic Speakers Online Series. The webinar will examine some of the recent cultural, communications, and generational changes that are causing us to re-think our evangelistic assumptions and approaches, especially among young people.

The regular cost of the webinar is $12. Use the code Frank23 when registering, and you can join for the discounted cost of $8. You can register at: http://www.pncea.org/catholicspeakersonline/

Welcome Edwin Ferrera

The Office for Youth and Young Adult Ministry is pleased to welcome Edwin Ferrera to our full time staff. Edwin began in our office last week as the Assistant Director of Young Adult Ministry. In this role he will oversee Hispanic Ministry as well as the community life, recruiting and program experience of the Young Adult Service Team. Previously he spent 7 years as a religious brother with the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit and several years working for the St. Vincent de Paul Society here in Seattle.

Edwin is the proud father of two daughters and is completing his Master’s Degree at Seattle University.

The staff of OYYAM is joyfully welcoming our new staff and ask for the prayers and support of our Youth and Young Adult Ministry Community for Edwin as he begins his new ministry in our office.

Youth Convention Update

For those of you concerned you might not find a spot for your teens at Youth Convention, we will be preparing a suplamental to go with the brochure for those wanting more workshop choices.

There will also be Mass with Bishop Tyson on Sunday at 11:30 am. Please see the revised convention schedule:

Saturday
8:00 AM Registration Opens
8:30 AM Doors Open
9:00 AM General Session I
10:15 AM Prayer Experience I
11:15 AM Workshop I
12:00 PM Lunch Break
1:30 PM General Session II
3:00 PM Prayer Experience II
4:00 PM Workshop II
5:15 PM General Session III
6:30 PM Dinner Break
8:00 PM Saturday Night Entertainment
10:30 PM End of the Night

Sunday
8:30 AM Doors Open
9:00 AM General Session IV
10:15 AM Workshop III
11:30 AM Mass with Bishop Tyson
1:00 PM Lunch Break
2:00 PM General Session V

Halloween Boat Cruise

The North Seattle Deanery will once again be hosting their Halloween Boat Cruise October 22, 2010.

For more information contact Rennee Lindstrom (206) 632-6140. Again, for tickets call Shannon Fleming Bray at St. Catherine.

Download:
Letter from Sponsoring Parishes
Flyer
Maps and Directions
Order Form

New Archbishop

As you may have heard this morning, Pope Benedict XVI has named Bishop James Peter Sartain as the new Archbishop of Seattle. Archbishop-elect Sartain is from the Diocese of Joliet in Illinois and has been bishop in Little Rock, Arkansas and held numerous positions in the Diocese of Memphis, Tennessee.

This morning, we celebrated a beautiful Mass of Thanksgiving with Archbishop-elect Sartain, Archbishop Brunett and many priests of the archdiocese. As we begin to see more of the Archbishop-elect, I am sure each of you will experience the same excitement and passion for youth and young adults we experienced in our brief encounters with him today.

Please continue to pray for our Archbishop-elect as he begins his time with us in western Washington. We look forward to many years of service to the youth and young adults of the Archdiocese under the direction of Archbishop Sartain.

For more information about Archbishop Sartain, please check the Archdiocese of Seattle website at www.seattlearch.org. For a copy of his remarks regarding his appointment please visit http://www.dioceseofjoliet.org/.

Christopher West at St. Joseph Vancouver

Greetings!
We at St. Joseph in Vancouver invite you to attend an evening with Christopher West on Thursday, September 30 at 7:00 pm. Christopher will present God, Sex and the Meaning of Life. This presentation is for high school age youth and adults of all ages. We will also have a spaghetti dinner prior to the presentation. Please see the attached flyer and poster for pricing and additional information. If you have any further questions, please contact Larry Cadorniga at larryc@stjoevan.org

Download Flyer

Download Poster

Thanks!

Frances

Frances Farrell
Pastoral Assistant For Administration
St. Joseph Catholic Church
360.823.2823

Leader's Packet

For those of you who had difficulty viewing the Leader's Packet for Youth Convention 2010. The problem has now been fixed and you can view all the documents at http://seattleoyyam.org/programs/archdiocesan-events/youth-convention.

NCCYM

If you are planning to attend or are interested in attending NCCYM in New Orleans this December, please contact Bridget Harris at bridget.harris@seattlearch.org. We would be happy to help you find roommates, share a flight/cab and arrange for Archdiocesan Gatherings when there.

More information can be found at: http://nccym.nfcym.org/

Fall Gathering

Thank you to all the Youth Ministers who came to the Annual Fall Gathering Last week at the Palisades. We hope you enjoyed your time at the Gathering and will consider attending the next Gathering sposored in conjuction with OCFF on October 8th at St. Madeline Sophie.

More information available at http://oyyam.blogspot.com/2010/09/developing-faith-and-spirituality-with.html.

Please take a moment to evaluate the Fall Gathering by visiting http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e30tz0abgdywa62x/start.

Youth Convention Brochures

Youth Convention Brochures are in and will be mailed out this week. If you want more or less than 20 copies of the brochure, please let us know by emailing Britta.Folden@seattlearch.org.

Developing Faith and Spirituality with our Catholic Adolescents

OYYAM is happy to invite all youth ministers to join us and the Office for Catholic Faith Formation in a day of ongoing formation October 8th.

Dan Mulhall will present on “Developing Faith and Spirituality with our Catholic Adolescents.” This will be a wonderful opportunity to expand our own tool chest of resources for Youth Ministry.

This will take place in the Koinonia Room at St. Madeline Sophie in Bellevue. Cost will be for lunch and refreshments.

For more information please contact Anne Fredrick or Bridget Harris.

Youth Convention Schedule

As some of you may have noticed the Youth Convention Brochure had a misprint and printed Sunday's schedule from last year. No worries we will be having mass with Bishop Tyson on Sunday Morning.

Please note the schedule for Youth Convention 2010.

Correct schedule:

Saturday
8:00 AM Registration Opens
8:30 AM Doors Open
9:00 AM General Session I
10:15 AM Prayer Experience I
11:15 AM Workshop I
12:00 PM Lunch Break
1:30 PM General Session II
3:00 PM Prayer Experience II
4:00 PM Workshop II
5:15 PM General Session III
6:30 PM Dinner Break
8:00 PM Saturday Night Entertainment
10:30 PM End of the Night

Sunday
8:30 AM Doors Open
9:00 AM General Session IV
10:15 AM Workshop III
11:30 AM Mass with Bishop Tyson
1:00 PM Lunch Break
2:00 PM General Session V

CMD Net Access

OYYAM would like to once again offer you the opportunity to sign up for CMD Youth Ministry Access. Youth Ministry access includes:


Gathered Youth Nights: fully designed sessions connected to the components of youth ministry. Catechetical sessions for high school youth are correlated to the U.S. Bishops' Adaptation of Doctrinal Elements of a Curriculum Framework for the Development of Catechetical Materials for Young People of High School Age for Use in Parish andYouth Ministry Programs (Adaptation).

Extended Events: retreats, community building events, and service projects expand the opportunities available in youth ministry Seasonal Connections: non-gathered strategies connect young people with their peers, with the family, with the parish, and with the wider community

Seasonal Ideas: calendar of feast days and commemorations of the season with connections to YMA resources

Journal Articles: professional development for leaders in the areas of youth ministry and Catholic life Set up the YMA Diocesan Discount Program for your parishes and schools. Parishes and schools receive a 20% discount.



A free webinar is offered to help parishes and school learn how to use Youth Ministry Access.



Costs:

YMA High School - $150/yearDiocesan Discount Program: $120/year

YMA Middle School - $150/year Diocesan Discount Program: $120/year

YMA High School + Middle School - $225/year Diocesan Discount Program: $180/year



Sign up by October 15th or November 15th through bridget.harris@seattlearch.org

Fall Gathering

Reminder: This is your last day to reserve a Room at the Fall Gathering on September 8-9. We will still take reservations for the day but rooms need to be booked by today. Please RSVP by calling Bridget at 206.382.4562 or emailing her at bridget.harris@seattlearch.org or through the website at http://seattleoyyam.org/programs/office/fall-gathering-rsvp.