Youth & Young Adult Ministry
You are the light of the world. A city built on a hilltop cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp to put it under a tub; they put it on the lampstand here it shines for all in the house. In the same way your light must shine,...so that, seeing your good works, they may give praise to your Father in heaven. (Mt 5:14-16)
2010 Young Adult Parish Process
A Young Adult Parish Process is now available in both English and in Spanish. These are designed for all parishes who have and/or are interested in developing ministries with young adults. While prepared as a resource for the Hispanic Young Adult Strategic Plan. These resources do not make distinctions regarding ethnicity.
The following links are supplemental resources to serve you in your efforts: Spanish video on parish culture and a Bilingual witness video (to be used with page 4 of packet). If you want to save the files to your own computer, you will need to open the file and then go to the menu bar, click file, and then "save as."
Hispanic Young Adult Strategic Plan
With the support of Bishop Mitchell Rozanski, the Division of Youth and Young Adult Ministry launched the Archdiocese of Baltimore's Hispanic Young Adult Strategic Plan. The document is in both English and Spanish and it is meant to help create a greater collaboration between young Hispanics (ages 18-35) and the Church. Featured in the Plan are recommendations of how young Hispanics can become "active agents of evangelization" in their parish communities.
CRS Young Adult Ambassador
Bishop Madden's LetterCRS Ambassador Flyer
Young Adult Re-Focus 2008
Responsiveness "Go After the Lost Sheep
Power Point Training
Where are Young Adults "Deeper Waters"
Power Point Training
Communicating with Young Adults
Power Point Training
Reality of Hispanic Young Adult Ministry
Power Point Training
Ministry of Marriage Preparation for Young Adults
College Campus Ministries
Other Resources
- Marriage Information - Articles for those planning to be married as well as links to other sites with resources for engaged couples
Young Adult Links about Prayer
- Irish Jesuits Prayers for Everyday - Irish Jesuits provide daily prayer in sixteen languages
- Prayer Resources
- Scripture Readings for the Day
- Universalis - PDA downloadable readings and prayers
- Virtual House of Prayer
- Virtual Rosary
- prayingeachday.org
- The Rosary
- Mass Times
- EWTN Devotional Website
Young Adults Links about the Catholic Church
- Catechism of the Catholic Church
- Mass Class
- The Vatican Website
- U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
- Catholic Culture - An interesting site created by Trinity Consulting, Inc., containing resources to help Catholics live the liturgical year at home.
- Catholic Encyclopedia - A comprehensive source for Church history, Saints, and just about anything else you can think of...
- The Mary Page - The Marian Library -- International Marian Research Institute located at the University of Dayton, a Catholic and Marianist institution of higher learning, in Dayton whose goal is to gather and present information about the Virgin Mary and to lead people to a loving knowledge of her.
Young Adult Links about the Mission of the Church in the World - Social Justice
- Catholic Charities, Baltimore
- Maryland Catholic Conference
- Catholic Relief Services
- Catholic Campaign for Human Development
- St. Vincent de Paul, Baltimore
Young Adults and Peer Community
- BaltimoreCatholic.com - The Baltimore young adult webpage run by the young adults themselves!
- BustedHalo.com - A spirituality web magazine for people in their 20's and 30's run by the Paulist Fathers.
- Baltimore Vocations Site
Young Adult Ministry Training and National Organizations
- Center For Ministry Development
- National Association of Lay Ministers
- USCCB Subcommittee on Youth and Young Adult Ministry
College Campus Ministry National Links
- CCMA - Catholic Campus Ministry Association
- NCSC - National Catholic Student Coalition
- National Association of Diocesan Directors of Campus Ministry