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What's happening with your parish's youth or young adult ministry?
Share with us the good news and best practices from your parish. Please send an email to Greg Coogan.
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Important Dates
Retreats with Teens - Workshop
Saturday, January 26, 2013
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Stockton Catholic Campus Ministry Center, Pomona, NJ
Go-to-Meeting Opportunities
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
7 PM
Technology and Ministry
Denise York is a youth minister at Immaculate Conception Parish in East Aurora, NY. She has written articles for the National Association of Catholic Youth Ministry Leaders.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
10 AM & 1 PM
Confirmation & Beyond: Engaging Teens
Denis Kurtz from
St. Mary's Press
NJ State Catholic Youth Rally
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Six Flags Great Adventure,
Jackson, NJ
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Prayer to St. Andrew the Apostle
Feast, November 30
O glorious St. Andrew, you were the first to recognize and follow the Lamb of God. With your friend, St. John, you remained with Jesus for that first day, for your entire life, and now throughout eternity. As you led your brother, St. Peter, to Christ and many others after him, draw us also to Him. Teach us to lead others to Christ solely out of love for Him and dedication in His service. Help us to learn the lesson of the Cross and to carry our daily crosses without complaint so that they may carry us to Jesus. Amen. |
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| Recovery & Relief....Thank You | |
Our thoughts and prayers remain with the people and parish communities in our diocese and beyond who are enduring the effects of Hurricane Sandy. Thank you to many youth and young adult ministries who helped collect relief supplies, donated money, volunteered their time and reflected on their service.
On Sunday, November 4th, seventeen students from various backgrounds at Stockton College gathered together on a cold morning and traveled to St. Gianna Beretta Molla Parish in Northfield. Please click here to read the entire reflection by Roberto Nieves of the Stockton College Campus Ministry.
 Here's a brief reflection written by Julie La Rosa from The Church of the Holy Family in Sewell:
We went to Wildwood, NJ- St. Ann's. It was definitely eye opening to see how many people were coming to lend a hand. We were able to hear stories from many people displaced from their homes and living in hotels. The shear generosity of so many really opened my eyes and personally showed me just how awesome our faith is, and that our faith has the ability to move mountains and make a difference.
Christ was present in everyone there, and more so in the hurricane victims, many of whom came with just the clothes on their backs. We were literally providing blankets and coats to those who were cold. One young mother with an infant didn't even have a blanket for her baby. The baby was just in pajamas. Someone gave her a blanket and the mom started to cry because her baby would be warm.
Share your stories of faith too! Email Greg at gregory.coogan@camdendiocese.org |
| Faith Alive! Diocesan Youth Congress 2013 | |
Mark your calendars for Sunday, March 24, 2013
Faith A Live!
Not your average Catholic youth event.
Join hundreds of Catholic youth (grades 8 -12) and adult youth leaders for a day-long event.
Delegations from all parishes are highly encouraged.
When: Sunday, March 24, 2013
Time: 1 PM - 7 PM
Where: St. Simon Stock Parish, 178 W. Whitehorse Pike,
Berlin, NJ 08009
Are you interested in helping to plan the event? Do you have young people who would be awesome youth witnesses? Contact Greg Coogan at gregory.coogan@camdendiocese.org
 Meet our Keynote Presenter:
Ansel Augustine is the Associate Director/Coordinator of Black Youth & Young Adult Ministry for the CYO Office of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. He is also on the Faculty of the Institute for Black Catholic Studies at Xavier University of Louisiana. Ansel has served on the board of directors for the National Catholic Young Adult Ministry Association (NCYAMA) and presently serves on the board of directors for the National Federation of Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM). Ansel has worked in ministry for over 13 years and has his Master's in Pastoral Studies from Loyola University's Institute for Ministry and his certificate in Youth Ministry from Xavier University's Institute for Black Catholic Studies. He has presented workshops and keynotes around the country and has written various pieces related to ministry. Ansel is one of the keynote speakers for the National Catholic Youth Conference 2013 in Indianapolis.
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What if God texted the 10 Commandments?
Getting Started and More with Technology in Ministry | |
Join a virtual learning opportunity through Go-to-Meeting on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 from 7 PM to 8 PM.
Denise York, the Youth Ministry Leader and Confirmation Coordinator from the Parish of the Immaculate Conception in East Aurora, New York, will lead an online meeting about technology and how it can be used.
Topics to be covered:
- Social Media
 - Texting
- Evangelization
- Cultural Trends
- Boundaries
This meeting can be attended online at home or at your parish. A computer with an Internet connection and phone are required. Click here for some helpful hints from the Center for Ministry Development. |
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Year of Faith Opportunities with Youth & Young Adults |
# 5 Promotion of missions and the task of giving witness -  Origins, January 2012
- create a "mission and service resource list" of organizations and websites that serve those in need, distribute it to all families and on the parish website - encourage youth, young adults and families to engage in service activities within and beyond the parish
- provide families with an "ideas" list of ways they can nurture a "lifestyle" of justice and service as a family - emphasize a scriptural understanding of stewardship
- provide instructions for a simple "debriefing" process that individuals and families can use to reflect on their service experiences: include conversation starters, information on Catholic Social Teaching, scripture references and ideas for prayer
- address what it means to "give witness" to faith not only in acts of service, but in daily living at home, school, work, sports fields, on the road, online, through our words, attitudes and interactions.
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Catholic Young Adults Today: Seeking, Searching, Serving and Striving to be Disciples | |
Tap into something more!
Theology on Tap is a discussion series for Catholic young adults and their friends, married and single, in their late teens (18 - 19), 20s & 30s
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 Location: Dubh Linn Square, 482 East Evesham Road, Cherry Hill, NJ Time: 7 PM Live Music: 7 - 7:40 PM Optional buffet: $12  Speaker: Fr. Rocco Danzi, SJ
Fr. Rocco is the campus ministry chaplain for St. Peter's University in Jersey City, NJ. He grew up in Woodbury, NJ and has taught in both elementary and high schools. He has completed his master's degree in education from Iona College. He enjoys sharing with young adults the good news of how God desires them and is calling them to ministry in the Church. He is excited to be coming home to South Jersey!
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| Year of Faith Initiative - Featuring Ralph Martin | |
Save the date for this exciting evangelization event!
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Holy Family Parish
226 Hurffville Road
Sewell, NJ 08080
Registration cost is $15 per person or $10 per person for groups of 3 or more.
 Ralph Martin is the president of Renewal Ministries, an organization devoted to Catholic renewal and evangelization. He is also the Director of the Graduate Theology Program in Evangelization at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in the Archdiocese of Detroit. He is the author of The Fulfillment of All Desire: A Guidebook for the Journey to God, based on the wisdom of the saints. Ralph was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as a Consultor to the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization.
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Year of Faith Initiative -
Reading the Signs of the Times
Featuring John Roberto |
 Save the date for an exciting workshop designed especially for you!
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
St. Charles Borromeo Parish
176 Stagecoach Road
Sicklerville, NJ 08081
Registration cost is $25 per person or $20 per person for groups of 3 or more.
John Roberto works on the staff of Vibrant Faith Ministries as the project coordinator for the Faith Formation for the 21st Century and the Faith Formation Learning Exchange website. He also directs LifelongFaith Associates and is editor of the journal Lifelong Faith and coordinator for the Faith Formation 2020 Initiative. He has over 40 years of experience in Christian faith formation and has authored many books and programs.
Pastors, parish staff including youth & young adult ministry leaders and parishioners are invited to attend.
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Advent Conversations |
Women Who Welcomed Jesus
Romero Center Ministries would like to invite you for three evening conversations this Advent around women who said a very big YES to following Jesus in their lives. Each evening will start at 7:00pm at the Romero Center and child care is provided. Nov. 29th - Dorothy Day; Dec. 6th - Mother Mary; Dec. 13th - St. Kateri and St. Hildegard. We'd love to see you there. The Romero Center is located at 2907 Federal Street, Camden, NJ |
| Invite from Infant Jesus Parish |
 If you are interested in having your teens encounter Jesus Christ in a real and life-changing way, then read on...
First, I want to mention that the only thing this requires on your part is to just simply give your teens the brochure and tell them about it. Beyond that, there is no further work required of you! But I wanted to reach out to you and invite the teens of your parish to head out with us at Youth Life to the Steubenville High School Youth Conference in Ohio from June 28-June 30. It is an amazing, energy-packed weekend with more than 2,000 teens and NOT your average, "boring" run-of-the-mill retreat experience! Click here for the entire email. Click herefor side 1 of the brochure. Click here for side 2 of the brochure. From Jessica Fahy, Youth Ministry Leader |
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