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ONLINE RESOURCE
Catholicsoncall.com is a website designed to help young adults to reflect on their call. A service of the program by the same name, the site provides information on programs sponsored by Catholics on Call as well as useful links for young adults and reflections on call. Of particular interest is the archive of self-directed online retreats. To access the site, click on the icon above. To see the menu of online retreats, click on the icon below.
LOOKING TO DO SOME SERVICE? Being of service is one way to express your Marist, Christian values. Do you have a week, weekend or month to offer some service in Esopus? Looking for something to do for the spring semester? Young adults live and pray together in community while sharing their gifts and talents with others.
For information about long-term service opportunities, please click on the photo above. To volunteer to be part of a retreat team for the week of January 9th click on the picture below or contact Bro. Steve at smilanfms@aol.com.
ONLINE SERVICE
OPPORTUNITY Take a quiz on hunger and feed a child? It's that easy. Thanks to an anonymous donor, every time a person takes a short quiz to test their hunger IQ a warm meal is donated to a needy child through the services of the World Food Programme. To access the quiz, simply click on the image above. For more ideas about simple ways to help others, click on the icon for "Do One Nice Thing."
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Hi Marist Young Adults,
It is my hope that this December Newsletter finds you well and enjoying the Christmas season! I hope you are enjoying the company of friends and family, and that you are taking some time to relax!
There has been a lot going on in our Marist Young Adult world. Please take a minute to check out the articles below - see all that has happened and see what events are coming up! We have recently provided each of the advisory committee members with easy to remember email addresses. If you would like to contact the young adult who represents the high school you attended, either to obtain information or to volunteer to organize an event, simply use his or her first name @maristyoungadult.com. If you are unsure who represents your school, check out the "About YAP" page at www.MaristYoungAdult.com. As always you can contact me with any questions or ideas at Matt@MaristYoungAdult.com. Peace, Matt Fallon
Chair, Marist Young Adult Advisory Committee
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Jan. 4 - Reschduled NY/NJ Holidsay Gathering Jan. 6-9 - MYAAC Winter Meeting - Esopus, NY
Jan. 9 - New Year Day of Reflection - Esopus, NY
Jan. 9-13 - Service Week in Esopus, NY Jan. 19 - New Year/New Semester Online Chat
Feb. 3-6 - Retreat within a Retreat
Feb. 5 - Retreat outside a Retreat
Feb. 21-25 - Habitat for Humanity with MSM
Please check the facebook group page for specific information.
Visit the Marist Young Adult group page on facebook for specific details, additional activities and sign-up information. |
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HERE AND THERE - REGIONAL EVENTS - ONLINE EVENTS - AND MORE
Young adults in Miami gathered at Christopher Columbus High School on December 7th for Advent prayer...Katie Reilly hosted a table promoting the Marist Young Adult Program at Marist HS - Chicago during the school's yearbook distribution for 2010 graduates...Young adults in the NJ area joined Marist Youth from NY and NJ schools for dinner and Taize prayer...Throughout December, Marist Young Adults contributed to "Ryan's Toy Roundup"....Young adults in Massachusetts gathered after Thanksgiving to socialize and plan events for the spring semester...The Marist Young Adult community organized an Advent twilight retreat for student campus ministers at Mount St. Michael Academy in the Bronx...Thirty young adults  participated in the annual online Advent Retreat...Vinny Caramele, Valerie Savino and Chris Clesca prepared reflections for the online retreat...Anna-Marie Dickinson and Michael Marinelli contributed Advent-themed blogs to the Marist Young Adult website...Young adults gathered in Esopus on December 19th for an Advent Day of Reflection...Young adults in NJ helped load "Santa's Sleigh" with gifts for homeless children. |
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MEET MYAAC REPRESENTATIVE
DANIELLA RODRIGUEZ
 Name: Daniella Rodriguez
School/Occupation: D Florida International University Aviation School Administrative Ass't
HS Graduated from:
St. Brendan High School
Miami, FL
How did you get involved with Marist?
I was chosen to attend the Marist Youth Conference in 2007 at Marist College. While there, I saw what it was like to have a common bond with people from all over the country - different experiences and stories, having the same heart. That's how one of my friends described it on our flight back from New York. That same year I attended the Marist Retreat in Miami with Columbus and Pace. How do you live out your Marist identity now? After my return to Miami from NY, my family endured a really difficult time with the passing of a family member. I lost my faith, and soon enough a friend handed me my Marist folder with all the talks and notes; it was like a wake up call. Being Marist helps me remember who I am; it brings me back to the strength I had due to Christ.
Why are you still involved with Marist?
After my experience at Marist, I was very involved with Campus Ministry and Youth Group at school. I look forward to helping teens find out who they are, and to share with them the experiences I have had ever since the Marist family came into my life. |
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