Jun
1
Blessed be God for June is here, and soon Summer! Tis the season to get active; so activate your faith too! Remember to help continue to grow this great church by emailing Colm your hopes and dreams for Youth Ministry in our Diocese. Read here to know why!
Here's whats happening this month for youth/young adults around the Diocese:
* Slurpees 4 Life - Mondays during summer, 7PM outside City Hospital - Praying for the unborn beginning May 17th
* Ultimate Frisbee Fun: Tuesdays, after 7 p.m. Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish 1235 12th St. East
* Pick up Basketball: Wednesdays, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m at Our Lady of Lourdes Gym
* Do you like Baseball? We're looking for people over 18 to make up a team to play out at Urban Camp on June 21st to celebrate Aboriginal Day. Contact Colm if interested at youthmin@saskatoonrcdiocese.com or 242-1500 ext 225
* Cornerstone: "A Risk Worth Taking" with Kerry Williams - June 17th, 7:30 PM
To include info on your upcoming event in our notices and on the website/diocesan calendar, email Colm at youthmin@saskatoonrcdiocese.com Please subscribe and connect with us on facebook, youtube and twitter and say hello, share your favourite videos, links, goodies from online you think others need to know about too! Together we can build a sweet portal to the best of the net! http://saskatoonrcdiocese.com/youthministry/
May
14
 So with the coming of may, comes the time for evaluating, planning, and budgeting... and dreaming? On monday our staff got to have our own personal retreat which was wonderful. Often times in life, in many ways, we all give of ourselves but take little time to receive and just keep going on empty. We focused on the fundamentals of our christian faith of contemplation, call to communion with one another, and mission. It truly was a great day to recharge, fill up the spiritual gas tank and be renewed in energy and passion.
One of the key messages from the last keynote was on dreams. The idea being that often the inspirations of the Holy Spirit given to us in the inner desires of our heart, is not meant for us alone. Often we squash a dream because we can't see ourselves achieving it, but what if it was for another - or for someone to help you complete? To give respect to God I think we need to be fair and share our dreams, speak up, and take courage knowing that the Lord says, "my ways higher than your ways" (Isaiah 55:9).
So I thought to myself, what do you want to see from the YMO office next year? What are your dreams for the Diocese? It is not that I have found millions of dollars but before I begin leading our team into praying and discerning our priorities in the coming years, I'm curious what you think the Diocesan youth and young adults NEED, and what are your DREAMS for them.
Going forth the desire is to have a Youth Ministry Office that is relevant, effective, and cutting edge in equipping others to help respond to the needs of the Church in the 3rd millennium. As it is not ministry if it is not needs based... after all, Jesus didn't die for us because we were saints...yet...
What do you see as concerning needs among yourselves and the youth in your family, community, school/college, parish? How can the YMO better serve the Body of Christ? We cannot do everything, but we can do something well.
So DARE to DREAM, and better yet, DARE TO SHARE! Dream BIG and share with us by messaging me on facebook, commenting below or email youthmin@saskatoonrcdiocese.com. There is always going for coffee, I especially love coffee with a newborn taking all his sleep! This only works when your voice is heard. So speak up!
Peace to you all,
-Colm
Apr
30
Check o
ut this sweet opportunity!
The Catholic Register is assembling our new team of Youth Speak News writers from across Canada for the 2010-11 season.
Entering its eleventh year, Youth Speak News mentors young people with an interest in media to develop their skills in a faith context. YSN offers its team members regular online workshops in different aspects of journalism and an opportunity to be become a published author in the pages of The Catholic Register and this web site. This team has become an important outreach for The Catholic Register and has helped foster greater awareness of youth issues within the church in Canada.
Through the YSN program, youth will:
- Receive hands-on training in Catholic news media
Monthly newsletters, online discussion groups and internet-based activities will provide instruction on news, feature and opinion writing, photography and newspaper design, as well as the issues of Catholic journalism;
- Gain an understanding of news production for newspapers, television and the web
YSN stories will be published both in the newspaper and online. And in collaboration with Salt + Light Television, Canada’s only Catholic television station, YSN members may even have the opportunity to assist in the broadcast and editing process;
- Produce high quality articles and opinion pieces suitable for portfolios
With the help of professional coaching, YSN members provide stories (one per month) and columns (on a rotational basis) based on events, issues, people and places that affect and influence their faith;
- Attend an expenses-paid weekend in Toronto for instruction, fellowship and fun
A weekend retreat in Toronto offers YSN members a chance to meet professional journalists, participate in seminars, pray together and visit the offices of both The Catholic Register and Salt + Light Television;
- Help people in youth ministry by sharing their own stories or ministry practices, either through the pages of The Register or online discussion groups.
If you are in senior high school or a university student we invite you to apply.
How to apply:
Nomination letter
We ask each applicant to submit a nomination letter by a youth minister, pastor, or teacher who can vouch that the applicant has a demonstrated interest in media and communications and is a committed Catholic.
Resume
Submit a resume indicating any journalism experience, e.g. school or campus newspaper, yearbook, photography, relevant courses.
Application form
Click here for application form. Fax or mail the completed form along with your resume and nomination letter by Wednesday, June 30, 2010 to:
Questions? E-mail Carolyn Girard at carolyng@catholicregister.org.
Apr
27
Happy Easter! (yes it STILL is the Easter Season, awesome isn't it?)
There's lots going on as Spring arrives and classes
end for university students, and grad approaching for others. More importantly, my Montreal Canadians are still in the playoffs with a game seven looming! Go HABS! Oh, and my wife gave birth to our first child, Jacinta! For more on that, read here. But that's not what you came here for...
We're really starting to get things moving with our Website with regular blog postings, a built in twitter feed on the left there (look now) with all our upcoming news and events listed, as well as our own YMO youtube page with close to 100 favourite videos to enjoy and use with your ministry, family, friends, classmates, etc. Even more goodies to come before summer!
Please subscribe and connect with us on facebook, youtube and twitter and say hello, share your favourite videos, links, goodies from online you think others need to know about too! Together we can build a sweet portal to the best of the net! Now for what's happening in your Diocese for youth and young adults this coming month!
Peace in Christ,
-Colm
Summit: Experience Adoration! Friday May 7th, 7:30 pm @ St. Augustine's Parish, 602 Boychuk Drive
DIG's ANNUAL DIOCESAN COUCH RALLY - High School & up: Friday May 14th 7 - 11 Pm @ St. Michael's Parish.
Crazy fun around town with furniture and cameras! you take a couch (or small piece of furniture), you cram into a car with a bunch of your friends and a responsible driver, you drive around the city on a massive scavenger hunt taking pictures of you and your couch doing a variety of odd tasks, and you collect the items you need, bringing them back to the Church all in one piece. Simple? Good! Well then if you understood that you are ready to join us! Bring friends, bring tiny furniture, bring cameras, bring extra socks, bring German currency...you just never know.
Discernment Retreat - Personal History: May 14th - 16th Contact Sr. Mary Jane Beavis, or Sr. Evelyn Nedelec at 306.244.0726 or email discernmenthouse@lycos.com
Cornerstone: May 27th, 7:30 PM @ St. Mary's Parish 211 Avenue O South
Credo - Young Adult Group: The Eucharist Sunday May 30th, 7 PM @ St. Michael’s Parish 18 - 33rd Street East
We will be looking at scripture and the church fathers and learning why the church rightly believes that Christ is truly present in the Eucharist.
Slurpees 4 Life - Young Adult: Mondays during summer, 7PM outside City Hospital - Praying for the unborn - beginning
May 17th
Ultimate Frisbee & Fun: Tuesdays, after 7 PM mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish 1235 12th St. East
Pick up Basketball: Wednesdays, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. @ Our Lady of Lourdes Gym,
To include info on your upcoming event in our notices and on the website/diocesan calendar email Colm.
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Apr
26
 This is Sr. Evelyn coming to you from the Discernment House. We are trying something new, and are having a Personal History Discernment weekend in May this year. For those of you who have had difficulty getting to the other ones between assignments, papers, exams, etc perhaps this one might work. If you have already made this retreat please feel free to pass it on to anyone you know who may be interested or might find this helpful.
The Personal History weekend is a great opportunity to look at your own personal life; your relationships with yourself, others, the Church and God, the events etc which have fashioned you into who you are today. Through a process of journaling you will come to discern how God is calling you in your faith journey with Him. It is a great weekend to bring together all your life experiences and look at how you can move forward with it into the future. If you are trying to discover how God has always been a part of your life and how he is calling you to respond to His Will at this time I encourage you to come to this weekend.
Here is the specific info.
When: Friday, May 14th (beginning at 7:00 pm) to Sunday, May 16th (ending with noon meal.)
Where: 851 University Drive, Saskatoon
Cost: Recommended offering $40.00 (This includes accommodations, meals, and retreat)
Please invite any friends you think may be interested.
It would be greatly appreciated if you could respond to this email whether or not you are able to come, as I will be following up those I have not heard from with a phone call. Hope you can make it! It is always a great time!
If you have any questions we can be reached at 244-0726 Sr. Evelyn/Sr. Mary Jane. If there is no answer just leave a message and one of us will get back to you asap.
P.S. Goodluck with exams/work and have a blessed Easter season!
Peace in Christ,
-Sr. Evelyn
Check out our exciting website at http://www.presentationofmary.ca
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