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Dear Marist Young Adults,
I hope April showers didn't drown the fun out of the beginning of spring! With Easter and the semester coming to an end, this month seems to have flown by!
May brings some exciting things to our young adult world. In each region the Marist Young Adult Advisory Committee will be reaching out to the graduating seniors from our schools to invite them to join us as Marist Young Adults. If you know some seniors, please feel free to invite them to the facebook group and
to check out our website, www.MaristYoungAdult.com. Of course, at the end of May, young adults will be serving the youth of our Marist family at the Marist Youth gathering at Marist College.
As many of you prepare for finals, be assured of the prayers and support of our
Marist family.
As always, if you have a suggestion or an idea for an event, please feel free to contact me at Matt@MaristYoungAdult.com.
Peace,
Matt Fallon
Chair, Marist Young Adult Advisory Committee
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ONLINE RESOURCE
Perhaps you have heard of carbon footprints but handprints? Handprinter.org is about the other half of the story, the positive impact people can make by changing the way they do things at home and at work. The handprinter calculates your environmental impact (your carbon footprint) and then offers suggestions for ways to reduce your impact. To visit the website, click on the image above. To download the app and calculate your handprint, click below.
ONLINE SERVICE OPPORTUNITY
As described on their home page, "Change.org is a social action platform that empowers anyone, anywhere to start, join, and win campaigns for social change." Members can create petitions or sign petitions on a variety of topics. Current top causes include issues related to economic justice, education, the environment, health, and human rights. Click on the image above to visit the website. Click on the icon below to get tips on how best to use the site to bring about change.
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May 25-28 - Marist Youth
May 27 - Marist Young Adult Day at Marist Youth
June 6-8 - Marist Young Adult Advisory Committee Meeting
Look for information on regional gatherings to welcome graduating seniors to the Marist Young Adult Program.
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HERE AND THERE - REGIONAL EVENTS - ONLINE EVENTS - AND MORE
 The Marist Young Adult Program sponsored an online chat to discuss the spiritual themes of The Hunger Games...The Marist Young Adult Program's promotional video, "Keeping the Marist Connection," has been viewed over 925 times...New pictures from recent events have been added to the Marist Young Adult photo gallery...Casey Garcia is now the face of welcome on the Marist Young Adult website...The Marist Young Adult Program conducted a retreat for the Champagnat Scholars at Mt. St. Michael Academy...Sophia Cunningham, Jackie Mundry, and Mary Napolitano have joined the Marist Young Adult Advisory Committee. Read about Sophia, Jackie and Mary in the "About YAP" section on MaristYoungAdult.com...The online Lenten retreat was well received. The video for the first week of the retreat was viewed over 250 times, more than any other retreat video to date...Marist Minutes, daily reflections based on the Marist spirituality document, Water from the Rock, are being posted daily until Pentecost as a fo llow-up to the online Lenten retreat...The number of people following the Marist Young Adult Program on twitter has reached 100...Young adults in Texas supported the Marist Youth sponsored "Operation Prom", planted a tree for Earth Day and gathered to plan for future events. Look forward to information about a Texas day of service at the Alpine Adult Day Care...Young adults in Miami gathered for a Good Friday day of reflection coordinated by Jaclyn Fortich...Young adults in the New York/New Jersey area gathered for a "retreat outside a retreat" during the Marist Encounter...Encounter leaders participated in a "retreat within a retreat" to reflect upon their service...Pictures of Corinne Crowhurst and Chris Tartarone are featured on the home page of www.champagnat.org, the website for the Marist Brothers' Institute...Cait Fallon attended the Marist Evangelization adult formation program, Sharing Our Call. She was the first non-teacher young adult participant...An article abou t the upcoming Marist mobile app. appeared in the publication, American Marist. Look for details soon about the release of the app.
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MEET ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER
MARY NAPOLITANO
Name: Mary Napolitano
Home Town: Queens, NY
High School: Archbishop Molloy HS School: CUNY Queens College
Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Interests: Traveling and Spending
Time with Family and Friends
Accomplishments: Presidential
Achievers Honor Roll; Stanner Alumni Award
How did you get involved with Marist?
In high school, we were always surrounded by the Marist tradition and I was actively involved in campus ministry. In my junior year I went on the Marist Youth Encounter but it was only after my high school graduation that I had the opportunity to be a leader at the Marist Youth Leadership Conference. Wanting to continue my involvement with Marist, I soon began leading the Marist Youth Encouners.
Why are you still involved with Marist community?
I was raised understanding the importance of faith and service to others. As I grew older, I wanted to continue developing my faith and give back to others; I was able to do just that through my involvement with the Marist community. My Marist Youth Encounter was an incredibel experience not only because of the impact it had on me, but because I saw a whole new way in which faith and service could be carried out. From this experience, I found a community of people who valued these same beliefs. Through the Marist community I found so many other opportunities to continue my journey of faith and service while helping others on their own personal journeys.
How do you live out your Marist identity today?
I live out my Marist identity by sharing my experience with others. I do this by leading Encounters when I can and by telling others about my Marist experiences. You can just ask any of my friends! I try to live out my Marist identity in my actions as well - not only to tell others about my experience but to lead by example.
For more information about events in the New York/New Jersey area or to suggest an activity, please contact Mary at Mary@MaristYoungAdult.com.
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For more information about events in the New York/New Jersey area or to suggest an activity, please contact Sophia at
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 The Marist Young Adult Program invites interested young adults between the ages of 18 and 30 to further explore their Christian faith. Through spiritual, social and service activities, both online and in person, young adults can experience an alive and vibrant faith rooted in the Marist tradition. Facebook Group: Marist Young Adult |
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