Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Hi,
Just a quick update from the road...I am in Los Angeles at the annual meeting for the National Federation of Catholic Youth Ministry and the meeting of the Board of Directors for the National Catholic Young Adult Ministry Association. Lots of exciting stuff going on here, which I will fill you in on in a future blog post. However, I have exciting news to share about something that is happening in our archdiocese. I have an offer to make to those in Region IV regarding the upcoming CMD Youth Ministry Studies program. I have scholarships available for our region! This is your chance to pursue this training for yourself or for any of your core volunteers. With the scholarships available and free housing at camp, this is an amazing deal. Please contact me as soon as possible if you would like to take advantage of our scholarship offer. If you have questions concerning the weekends themselves, please contact Britta Folden in our office. Her email is britta.folden@seattlearch.org

Have a great week.

Peace,
Frances

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

CMD Certificate Program Important Info!!!

Interested in gaining confidence in your role with youth? Do you need a way of gaining credibility, but don’t have the time for a degree?

The Youth Ministry Studies program is a ministry education program for those in ministry with youth, ages 11 to 18, in both parish and school settings. It equips leaders with the knowledge, skills, practical tools and techniques needed for creative and comprehensive ministry with youth. Recognized by the Archdiocese, these programs provide a solid foundation in catechetical formation and a specialized education in ministry involving adolescent youth.

The program includes eight courses. The primary aim of the program is to promote personal, spiritual and ministerial growth. Participating leaders will experience confidence, competence and credibility in their roles in youth ministry.

Courses will be offered on the weekends at our office in Seattle. The first course is coming up on February 27 – 28th! Find out more about the Youth Ministry Studies program on our website here and learn more about the Center for Ministry Development here .

Interested in signing up or getting more info? Contact Britta.Folden@SeattleArch.org.

Lots of News in the New Year!

Happy New Year, Region IV!
I hope you all are enjoying a great start to your new year. Sorry to be so slow in posting since Christmas, but my new year has started off and never seemed to slow down in the last week or so! :-) I am hoping that by now all of you have seen the minutes from our adult meeting in December. If you did not receive that email and have not seen those notes, please contact me ASAP so that I can send them your way.

I have a request...If you intend to have youth participating in ACCY (and I hope you do!), please contact me as soon as possible. I need to get a sense of how many youth we will be expecting. You can either email me or call me with this information.

Also, we still need volunteers to fill the roles for each of the upcoming ACCY meetings. Please contact me once you decide what roles your group is most interested in filling.

Peace,
Frances