OYYAM's New Vision statement

As part of the new restructure of OYYAM we have articulated a new Vision Statement for our office. We are now in the process of looking deeper at the surveys we conducted earlier and hopefully responding to your needs in the coming years.

We are not begining to reflect more on our new vision statement: "With gratitude to Christ, we focus our resources and support the ministries which strongly impact the greatest number of youth, young adults and families – thus engaging them on their journey to know God and participate in the Catholic Community."and hope this plays out in our ministries of support and resource to you.

In the coming weeks the staff of OYYAM will be reaching out to you to help us focus our resources in support of you. In the mean time if you would like to inquire about specific programs please contact the appropriate staff using the staff directory or program directory at http://seattleoyyam.org.

OYYAM website changes

If you logged onto the OYYAM website lately you will notice a few changes. In light of our new structure we have redone our home page to help you find things more easily. Be sure to check the blog and website regularly for updated information about Youth Convention, Junior High Rally, Young Adult Ministry Opportunities and Resources and more.

If you would like to see something please email oyyamquestions@seattlearch.org and let us know.

Go check out the website at http://seattleoyyam.org.

Position Opening: Assistant Director, Youth Ministry

Assistant Director, Youth Ministry
Coordinates all OYYAM retreat, leadership and service programs as well as Archdiocesan Special Events. Provides day to day supervision of the Young Adult Service Team Member(s) serving in retreat and youth ministry.
Full Job Description

ARCHBISHOP BRUNETT ANNOUNCES REORGANIZATION OF THE OFFICE FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY

In April, 2010, Archbishop Brunett asked Rick Fersch to undertake a special project to develop a short-term and long-term plan to assure the effective continuation of ministry with youth and young adults into the future, and to evaluate the financial challenges facing the Office For Youth and Young Adult Ministry. He also appointed Rick as the Interim Delegate for the Office.
A first step in the reorganization process was to develop a new model to provide for accountability for each position in the Office. The Archbishop is pleased to announce the new model which organizes Youth and Young Adult Ministry into three offices.
· The Office of Youth Ministry and Young Adult Ministry
· The Office of Catholic Youth Athletics
· The Office of Catholic Camp Services
As part of this new structure, Archbishop Brunett has appointed three existing staff who are well qualified and suited to their positions as follows:
· Bridget Harris: Director of Youth Ministry and Young Adult Ministry
· Tauno Latvala: Director of Catholic Youth Athletics
· Sarah Humlie: Director of Catholic Camp Services
With the establishment of these new offices, the next step will be a close review of the each of the underlying programs and ministries. This review will include an assessment of what differentiates them from other programming available to Catholic youth and young adults throughout the Archdiocese of Seattle. In addition, the financial assessment is ongoing and will result in budgetary recommendations that will be considered with the appropriate consultative groups.
As the process moves forward, the Archbishop, the Interim Delegate, and all the staff of the Office for Youth and Young Adult Ministries would appreciate your prayers and support as they work to grow in service and ministry to the youth of the Archdiocese on their journey to grow in faith and participate in the Catholic Community of Western Washington.
Please be sure to find this announcements and all future information available on our blog: http://oyyam.blogspot.com/.

Greetings –
We, at St. Joseph in Vancouver, have an opening for a full-time Pastoral Assistant for Youth Ministry. Attached please find a basic description of the position. Please note the deadline for applying is August 31, 2010. If you have any questions, would like to see a detailed job description, or to apply please contact me by phone at 360-823-2823 or by email at francesf@stjoevan.org

Thanks so much!

Peace,
Frances

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

Fall Gathering Details

Save the Date for the Annual Fall Gathering at the Palisades Retreat Center

September 8th is the optional social, this is a great opportunity for youth and young adult ministers to share resources, network and form community.

Overnight stay is option and we ask for a $65 contribution to the cost of the stay. Scholarships are available.

Fall Gathering on September 9th to focus on Family Ministry to enhance our work with Youth.

Tentative Schedule for Septemebt 9th
8:30 Gathering
9:00 Opening Prayer
9:30 Presentation on Family Ministry
11:30 Mass/commisioning of YAST
12:15: Lunch
1:15 pm - Re-gather for Afternoon session
2:30 - Closing Prayer

The staff of OYYAM will be available throughout the day to answer questions, distribute materials and provide anything else you might need.

Please RSVP to Bridget Harris including if you would like to spend the night and if you will be attending the evening social.

Youth Convention

Youth Convention is less than 3 months away. The planning team is finalizing the details in order to make registration materials available on September 9th at the Fall Gathering.
If you need more than 20 registration forms email Britta Folden with the number you expect by September 1st so she can be sure to order the right amount.

Details:

Theme: Break Free
November 6-7, 2010
Bellevue College
Price: $70 per person, $35 for each person over the number you sent last year. Contact Debbie Fisher or Bridget Harris to find out how many you sent last year.

Prefunc sites: TBA (if you are interested in hosting a site contact Britta at britta.folden@seattlearch.org and let her know)

Survey

If you have not yet completed your survey on the Office for Youth and Young Adult Ministry please do so as soon as possible at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/OYYAM-Survey.

This information will be included in decision making processes in the upcoming year. So please take the time to complete as much as you can.

One Week

The First week of One Week has now finished. Forks High School wrapped up Friday afternoon after a week of service at various spots around town.

Hoquim One Week begins tomorrow. Please pray for our participants as they begin their week of service on the Washington Coast.

Region Model next year

The current transition period in the Office for Youth and Young Adult Ministry is making more difficult our attempts at the “regional model” of supporting youth and young adult ministry in the Archdiocese. This being the case, we are moving away from that model at this time. As we move forward, we will continue to support your efforts in youth and young adult ministry within a different structure.

If you have feedback about how we can do that, please utilize the survey that was sent out recently to do so. Thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts.

Blessings to you this summer.

Camp 4:12

In the midst of summer programming we are excited to be finalizing plans for Camp 4:12, which is just 3 weeks away. If your parish has not registered yet, remember the deadline for registration is Tuesday the 7th of July. Please be sure to get your group in by that point.
For more information visit http://leadership.seattleoyyam.org

One Week

The first One Week of Summer is just over one week away. Senior High in Forks is full to capacity and we are excited for this week of service in one of our many local communities. Thank you to Maryelyn for all her dedication to this specific site and to the program.

There are still limited available spots in many of our other sites. Please contact Britta Folden for more information about One Week in any of our other sites.

Ascend HD

Thank you to everyone who made Ascend HD so amazing. This week was a wonderful opportunity for our group and we thank every youth minister who sent youth.

We are excited for Ascend next week, and to schedule these two great leadership programs next year.

Stephen Hueffed

The Office for Youth and Young Adult Ministry would like to announce that Stephen Hueffed has resigned as the Archbishop's Delegate for Youth and Young Adult Ministry. On June 17th Stephen offered his resignation and it was accepted by Archbishop Brunett.


In the past 23 years Stephen has served as a Youth Minister at Holy Cross in Tacoma and Holy Rosary in Edmonds. He then served as Director of the CHANNEL Program for several years before moving to the Chancery to serve in the Office for Parishes and Faith Communities and eventually serving as the Archbishop's Delegate for Youth and Young Adult Ministry since its re-establishment by Archbishop Brunett.


We at OYYAM are grateful for his leadership and support over his years as our Delegate. He will be missed and he and his family are in our prayers as they begin this new chapter in life.


We appreciate the prayers and support of our Youth Ministry community while we move forward in our ministries and continue our work for the Church in Western Washington.


Click here to read the Archbishop's letter

Ascend/ Ascend HD

Hi everyone,

OYYAM is pleased to announce that Ascend HD is now full. We are expecting youth from over 20 parishes and schools to join us next week at Camp Gallagher.

We are two weeks away from Ascend and a few spots still remain.

For more information or email bridget.harris@seattlearch.org

Bridget

2010-2011 Important Dates

Greetings everyone,

As many of you finalize your calendars for 2010-2011 we wanted to remind you of some important dates for 2010-2011.

Youth Ministers Fall Gathering: September 9th at the Palisades.

Youth Convention: November 6th and 7th at Bellevue College. Look for your brochures to be available at the Fall Gathering on September 9th.

Junior High Rally: March 5th at Highline Community College

Youth and Young Adult Ministers Retreat: May 31-June 2 at Far-a-way Retreat Center.

For a complete department calendar or more information about any of these programs visit http://seattleoyyam.org.

CMD Youth Ministry Studies Certificate Program 2011

Here are the dates for CMD Youth Ministry Studies Certificate Program for Year One and the first half of year two, which will take place in 2011.
March 12-13, 2011~~~Evangelization & Catechesis~~~Tom East
April 9-10, 2011~~~Prayer & Worship~~~Susan Searle
September 24-25, 2011~~~Justice & Service~~~Joan Weber
November 19-20, 2011~~~Pastoral Care~~~Sr. Carolyn Coll, RSMFor more information,OYYAM Contact: Britta Folden @ (206) 382-2010 or britta.folden@seattlearch.orgInformation from the Center for Ministry Development

2010-2011 Calendar now available

The Office for Youth and Young Adult Ministry has published a large portion of our 2010-2011 Dates for regions and Archdiocese wide events.

Please visit seattleoyyam.org to view the general calendar, your region calendar, or any ministry specific calendar for information.

We are excited to offer the Fall Gathering on Thursday September 9, 2010. We will have a social with limited content the night before. And a training for those new to youth ministry or new to the Archdiocese of Seattle the day before.

The other date to save is May 31-June 2, 2011 for the next Youth and Young Adult Ministers Retreat.

Registration for Ascend extended:

The registration deadline for Ascend has been extended to this Friday June 11, 2010. Early Registration for Ascend HD has passed and there are very few spots remaining for that week, so register your parish as soon as possible.
Download Registration Forms or find out more information at http://leadership.seattleoyyam.org.

Youth and Young Adult Ministers Retreat

Today youth and young adult ministers from around the Archdiocese will begin to gather for the annual Youth and Young Adult Ministers Retreat. We are looking forward to 3 days of reflection, prayer and fellowship. Check back soon for information about next year’s youth and young adult ministers retreat.