VCYW Prayer Blog Written: Friday July 24th, 2009 - 12:12:31 AM
Dear Lord Jesus, We thank you for the opportunity that President Obama and his family were given to meet with our Holy Father recently. We pray that You will send your Holy Spirit to each member of their entourage. Please ask our Holy Mother Mary to soften their hearts, to receive the understanding which is in our Heavenly Father’s Will. Help them to recognise in the gentle love of our Holy Father, the reflection of the love of God Himself. Please keep them safe, and always loving and respectful toward each other, and everyone in their lives. Help President Obama to seek and follow the merciful wisdom of God, in his many weighty decisions. And show him the truth, that he may not be deceived by our enemies, spiritual, and temporal. Amen
Jesus: the Rock, will be proclaimed boldly at two Junior High Rallies, with an explanation of the Mass, teen witnesses, Sacrament of Reconciliation, dynamic drama and prayer services, and the 2nd annual tater-tot contest, back by popular demand!Mark your calendars for the event closest or most convenient for you and your ‘tweens’.Both events will likely start at 11:00AM and finish at 6:30PM.
·November 14th, Mount St. Joseph Academy in Rutland (6/7/8 grade), parents encouraged to attend.
·November 15th, St. Jude Parish in Hinesburg (7/8 grade)
Steubenville Conferences’ favorite, Kelly Pease, will provide her witness and music.Her living example of the Gospel will inspire our young Catholics, and draw them deeper in prayer through the music.Share her music prior to the Rally at www.kellypease.com.
Calling all coaches!We are pleased to invite you to hear Dr. Michael Carotta speak at the CYO Coach Conference, October 18, 2009, from 1:00—5:00 PM at St. Michael’s College, in the Trophy Room of Tarrant’s Sports Center.Following the conference, dinner will be served during the first CYO Basketball meeting of the season with Jack Rock.
Dr. Michael Carotta has worked with adolescents in pastoral, educational and athletic ministry settings for more than 30 years, including four years at Girls and Boys Town.Asa National CYO Sports Board Member, he is committed to helping coaches and athletic leaders bring the best out of young people while using sports to learn valuable life lessons of faith and sportsmanship.
The Diocesan annual “Gifts for the Kingdom” Conference is pleased to announce a parent and youth ministry track.We have added a series of workshops geared toward youth leaders who want to empower parents to be the primary educators they’re called to be. The conference will be at Saint Michael's College. Workshops in the parent track include: Practical Family Prayer, Pilgrimages with Parents - local and international, Parents AIM (Acting in Mission), and Making it Happen in Your Parish.The Partnering with Parents Keynote will be Dr. Sean Reynolds of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Ohio. Click here to see a short interview with the keynote speaker, Sean Reynolds: http://www.uscatholic.org/video/5-questions-with-sean-reynolds
This 16-day pilgrimage (approx. 7-22 AUG 2011) will include World Youth Day (WYD) and touring the mountains, beaches, and culture of northern Spain, as well as following the famous pilgrimage route of the Way of St. James. This is a unique chance to experience our universal Church and encounter the Holy Father. Details on the itinerary and costs will be published by October.
Wow! That was the general consensus from more than two buses of teens from VT praising God! What an awesome surprise to have Bishop Matano make an appearance at the closing Mass and talk with all the Vermonters afterwards!
The new Youth Leadership Congress website allows you to see and comment on many pictures, videos, challenges, and Live True stories about priests and teens. If you haven't commented on something yet, go ahead and click: http://www.vermontcatholic.org/ylc
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This 16-day pilgrimage (approx. 7-22 AUG 2011) will include World Youth Day (WYD) and touring the mountains, beaches, and culture of northern Spain, as well as following the famous pilgrimage route of the Way of St. James. This is a unique chance to experience our universal Church and encounter the Holy Father. Details on the itinerary and costs will be published by October.