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Year for Priest

 

Adult Training

 

 

Youth Training/ Events 

  • Pilgrimage 2010 will be held on Saturday, March 27th. Join Archbishop O’Brien, our auxiliary Bishops and over 1,000 young pilgrims on the streets of Baltimore as we begin Holy Week with rally, Eucharistic Adoration, Rosary, and the Palm Sunday Vigil liturgy. This year, the day will begin with the Sacrament of Reconciliation offered during registration and the rally. Nationally recognized OCP recording artists Andy Andino and Who Do You Say I Am will be with us on this day of pilgrimage, prayer, and passion. English Registration Packet and Paquete de Registro en espanol
    Also, Reconciliation will be available this year! Please review the Pilgrimage Reconciliation Packet with our young people. Please invite your young people to sign on to the Facebook event page for the Pilgrimage. The promotional video can be seen YouTube
  • Micah 6:8 - A weekend experience for a parish or school to provide training and reflection for a team of young people dedicated to social justice.
  • High School Leadership Institute (High LI) is an annual week long summer leadership development program in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.  It is held at the Msgr. O'Dwyer Retreat House in Sparks, Maryland.  Catholic youth, entering grades 10 to 12 in the next school year, have the opportunity to live and pray in community while learning how to be more competent and effective leaders in their parishes and schools.
    High LI Registration Letter
    High LI Brochure
    High LI Sponsor Booklet
    High LI Scholarship Forms 
  • World Youth Day - informational flyer about WYD 2011 in Madrid, Spain.
  • Offer a "Testimony of Charity" at Catholic Lobby Night on February 15th
    Join Maryland's bishops and hundreds of fellow Catholics on Presidents' Day - Monday, February 15th - for the 26th Annual Catholic Lobby Night in Annapolis, where this year's theme of "Testimony of Charity" is drawn from Pope Benedict's recent encyclical.  Lobby Night is an advocacy event that gives Catholic voters the opportunity to speak in person with their elected officials about issues including: support for pregnant women, poverty, Catholic schools, and marriage.  Registration is required.  Visit the Maryland Catholic Conference's website  to register or call the Maryland Catholic Conference at 410-269-1155/301-261-1979 to register or for more information.  Promotional video for Lobby Night is available, please share far and wide.
     

A Look Back

 
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Young Adult Events

 

Other Resources

 

Important enough that we wrote it down!

"Choosing a Coordinator of Youth Ministry" - Mark Pacione

"Choosing Young People for Leadership Training" - Chris Ashby

 

Still On The Screen

  • Archdiocesan Youth Advisory Council (AYAC) - The Division of Youth and Young Adult Ministry invites each parish and Catholic high school to appoint one junior or senior to serve as representative on the AYAC. Information and paperwork about AYAC.
  • Pope Benedict XVI answers a youth ministry related question
  • Archbishop O'Brien on the Sacrament of Confirmation - Recently, Archbishop O'Brien wrote about Confirmation. Consider sharing this resource with candidates, parents, and sponsors.
 


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