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ONLINE RESOURCE
Got a minute - or three? Loyola Press offers daily inspirations that take less than a minute to read. The site also offers a three minute retreat, an online community and brief articles and activities to help you
to better understand the Catholic faith. To check out the site, click on the icon above. For the three minute retreat, click on the image below.
LOOKING TO DO SOME SERVICE?
It is still not too late to apply for the Marist Young Adult Evangelization Community. The nine month service opportunity involves retreat ministry and assisting at the Marist Brothers Retreat House. Click on the image below for an application.
ONLINE SERVICE OPPORTUNITY
"We started this website because we want to do better. At least on Mondays. How about
you?" That's the mission of the web site "Do One Nice Thing"- to get people to do something nice for others, at least one day a week. "Do One Nice Thing" offers numerous
online service suggestions. Learn how one click can feed pets in need. Find places where you can send an e-card or mail a card to brighten someone's day. For more information, click on the icon below.
Click above to find out more about the Marist Brothers |
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Dear Young Adults,
Hopefully spring has gotten off to a good start for each of you. For those of you in college, I know that this is a busy time.
With the Easter holidays and the approaching end of the semester, April was a slow month for the Marist Young Adult program. However, we are looking forward to a more active May. In particular we are excited about the first "Young Adult Day" at Marist Youth. Marist Young Adults will be able to participate in workshops, meet new and old friends, and dance the evening away. Look for specific details for the event on the Marist Young Adult facebook page.
Know that you are in my thoughts and prayers.
If you have any thoughts or suggestions to share, please feel free to contact me at Fallon85@gmail.com.
Be Well,
Matt Fallon
Chair, Marist Young Adult Advisory Committee |
| Upcoming Events |
May 2 - "Hoops for Haiti" - Three-on-Three Basketballl Tournament - Bayonne, NJ
May 2 - MS Walk - Miami, FL
May 6 - Miami Regional Gathering
May 7 - MYAAC Conference Call
May 19 - Encounter Reunion - Roselle Catholic HS
May 23 - Virtual MS Walk
May 30 - Young Adult Day at Marist Youth
June 4-6 - MYAAC Summer Meeting - Esopus, NY
June 7-11 - Habitat for Humanity Service Project - Ulster County, NY
Please check the facebook group page for upcoming regional activities.
Visit the Marist Young Adult group page on facebook for specific details, additional activities and sign-up information. |
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Young adults from NY, NJ and Florida participated in retreats during Holy Week. Led by Bros. Peter Guadalupe and Al Rivera, ten young adults in Miami gathered for a Good Friday mini-retreat. In Esopus, eight young adults participated in a Good Friday/Holy Saturday retreat. The Miami group was joined by Bros. Eladio Gonzalez and Julio Vitores and Mr. Andres Novela, campus minister at Msgr. Pace HS. Bro. Brian Poulin participated  in the retreat in NY and Bro. Don Nugent joined the Esopus group for the Stations of the Cross. In both settings, retreatants participated in a forgiveness service, attended a Good Friday liturgy and reflected on the Marist message in Jesus' words, "Woman, behold your son." |
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HERE AND THERE - REGIONAL EVENTS - ONLINE EVENTS - AND MORE
The Young Adult Evangelization Community helped to organize a Junior Retreat for Mount St. Michael Academy...The MYAAC experimented with a new form of meeting, an "e-mail meeting", during the month of April...Mike Pastore attended the Marist Evangelization Program "Sharing Our Call"...The service committee conducted a conference call to plan activities for the upcoming months. |
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MEET MYAAC CHAIR MATT FALLON
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School/Occupation: Teacher, Christopher Columbus HS
HS graduated from:
Roselle Catholic HS
Roselle, NJ
How did you get involved with Marist?
I attended Roselle Catholic High School and had the opportunity to discover what it means to be Marist through their excellent Campus Ministry program. I grew in the Marist Spirituality through the Marist Encounter Christ Retreat. That weekend in Esopus opened my eyes to see God in my life and enabled me to grow closer in God. After my Encounter I wanted to turn my experience into action and be part of helping others to Encounter God in the same way. I took every chance I had to be on an Encounter team .
Why are you still involved with Marist?
After my first experience of being a team member for an Encounter, I found out that not only was being on the team an opportunity for me to help others to Encounter God, but also for me to continue to develop my own relationship with God. In fact, the overall reason I am still involved is because at every "encounter" with Marist Brothers, Marist youth, Marist young adults and Marist lay people (faculty members of Marist schools and other adults), I grow both in my faith and as a young person. There is something about being Marist that constantly challenges me to learn and to grow into a better young adult.
How do you live out your Marist identity now?
I try to follow the example of quietly serving others with an extraordinary amount of love. I have been lucky to have many role models who have set that example. |
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