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ONLINE RESOURCE
Looking for ways to make the remaining days of Lent more profitable? Here are two suggestions.
The "Fast Pray Give" Lenten calendar at Busted Halo offers a daily reflection combined with innovative yet practical ideas for prayer, fasting and almsgiving. For added incentive, the calendar features daily and weekly prizes, including an Apple iPad as a grand prize. To access the calendar, simply click on the icon above.
"Praying Lent", on the Collaborative Ministry site for Creighton University, offers many Lenten resources for busy people. The site features a daily prayer, links to readings of the day, daily reflections, Lenten recipes, retreat material and much, much more. To visit the site, click on the icon below.
LOOKING TO DO SOME SERVICE?
Have a week, weekend or month to offer some service in Esopus? Want to live and pray together with other young adults while sharing your gifts and talents with others? Thinking ahead to next year?
For information about a long-term service opportunity, please click on the photo above. To volunteer for a shorter period of time contact Bro. Steve at smilanfms@aol.com. 
ONLINE SERVICE
OPPORTUNITY
One click can help provide health care for needy children. And it's free. Click on the icons above or below to visit the Child Health Site to help children receive Vitamin A and re-hydration therapy. Since 2002 the Child Health Site has addressed the quality of children's health throughout the world. The website sponsors supply funding for Partners in Health who are able to assist more than a 1000 children a day. And all it takes is one click! LENTEN ONLINE RETREAT - WEEK 3
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Hi Marist Young Adults,
March contains one of my favorite holidays, St. Paddy's Day! There are many reasons to celebrate on that day but we often forget a core reason: St. Patrick taught the Irish about God. Legend has it that in trying to explain the trinity, the concept of three persons in one God, St. Patrick used a shamrock to explain the difficult teaching.
The three-leaf clover, something which the Irish saw each day, became a way for the people of Ireland to better understand God. There are so many distractions in life that it is sometimes difficult to take advantage of what is right in front of us. Lent is a good time to let go of these distractions and pay attention to the little things.
As we prepare for Easter, I hope that you are able to take advantage of some of the things that the Marist Young Adult Program is placing in front of you: the online Lenten retreat, the upcoming Good Friday retreat in Miami, the Good Friday/Holy Saturday retreat in Esopus and the prayer wall and resources page at www.MaristYoungAdult.com.
If you have any comments, questions, or ideas please email me at Matt@MaristYoungAdult.com.
Peace,
Matt Fallon
Chair, Marist Young Adult Advisory Committee
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April 3 - Online Lenten Retreat - Week 4 April 5 - Miami Regional Gathering
April 10 - Online Lenten Retreat - Week 5
April 14 -17 - Retreat within in a Retreat - Esopus
Apri 16 - Retreat outside a Retreat (ROAR) - Esopus
April 17 - Online Lenten Retreat - Week 6
April 22 - Regional Holy Week Retreats
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 met on March 8th at Christopher Columbus High School for evening prayer followed by a night at the Sports Grille...Mike Sweeney joined Chris Clesca to conduct a sophomore retreat on servant leadership for Mount St. Michael Academy in the Bronx...The Marist Young Adult Program sponsored an online chat entitled "Giving Up, Giving Back" on Ash Wednesday...The Marist Young Adult Advisory Committee held a conference call on March 20th to discuss activities for the remainder of the semester...Marist Young Adults joined Marist Youth in the NY/NJ area for dinner and Taize prayer at Roselle Catholic High School...The online Lenten Retreat began on the first Sunday of Lent. Reflections have been provided by Mike Marinelli, from Christopher Columbus High School, Chris Clesca and Valerie Savino from Mt. St. Michael Academy. The retreat prayer was provided by Vinny Caramele from Marist High School - Chicago...Jessie Taylor, Chris Clesca and Mike Sweeney coordinated a servant leadership retreat for St. Joseph Regional High School...Since its debut, the revised Marist Young Adult website has been averaging over 60,000 hits a month!
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MEET BRO. DAN O'RIORDAN NEW VOCATION DIRECTOR FOR THE MARIST BROTHERS
Bro. Dan currently serves as the Director of Development at Roselle Catholic High School in Roselle, NJ. During the summer, he will join Bro. Mike Sheerin in the Marist Brothers Vocation Office.
How do define vocation?
I believe each of is called by God to live out a certain vocation in our lives. In a nutshell, it is about responding or saying "yes" to an invitation by God to live our lives in a certain way.
What will your role be in vocation ministry?
I look forward to providing opportunities for high school and college aged young people to explore their call by God. I hope to do this by offering a number of opportunities for young people to join with some Marist Brothers for prayer experiences, service trips, and pilgrimages.
How do you see yourself collaborating with the Marist Young Adult Program?
I look forward to taking part in many of the great programs that are already offered as well as getting to know many of you. I also hope to post some blogs and other materials on your website and facebook page. I will also post invitations to events and opportunities that our office of vocations will be sponsoring.
For more information about the Marist Brothers, simply click on Bro Dan's picture.
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