The Office of Youth Ministry strives to minister to those who minister to the teens of our diocese, working together to share the joy of Christ for the salvation of souls.
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YM Formation Event
Teen Mental Health
10am-noon, March 10, St. Joseph, Strongsville
Luke Brown, LPCC will be speaking at March's YM Formation Event on Teen Mental Health. He is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, and founded Sacred Heart Counseling in 2020. Luke also serves as an adjunct professor at St. Mary’s Seminary. Please RSVP to Francine by March 7 and include one question on Teen Mental Health you would like to discuss.
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Evening of Confession
5-8pm, March 16, Diocesan-Wide
Across the diocese parishes will be open for this healing Sacrament on that Wednesday, two weeks into Lent. Ask your leadership teens to witness on the profound gift of the Sacrament and invite their friends, parents, and siblings to Reconciliation at your parish on that day. What a statement it would make to the rest of the parishioners to see young people waiting in line that evening! Share this promo video with them.
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Nine Nights of Night Prayer
8pm, March 17-25
Invite and bring teens and young adults to the prayer of the Church at nine different parishes from March 17-25. The churches, spread across the diocese, will be open 8-8:45pm each night. You can go to Night Prayer at the same parish all nine nights, make it a pilgrimage and visit a new parish each night, or just pop in one evening.
This initiative is to help get people back into our churches, with an easy invite to a quick prayer. The young man in the picture and video from the Evening of Confession (above) is one person who curiously wandered into a church open for Nine Nights last August. He is currently in RCIA.
Find more info HERE, including names & addresses of the parishes for this round.
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Blessed Carlo Institute
August 9-12, Center for Pastoral Leadership
We are so excited to launch this new adventure in our diocese to form and equip youth ministers! Fr. Damian Ference and Francine Costantini are the Co-Directors of this four-day, three-night summer institute. Seminary faculty will teach classes, ministry experts will lead workshops, and we will have off-campus excursions. This will be a key component of youth ministry certification for our diocese, and also available as an MA course elective through St. Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology. Learn more HERE.
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Tabor Fund Grants Available
Need help paying for the Blessed Carlo Institute, a retreat, class, or formation? The next round of Tabor Fund Grants just opened up and they are here to serve you. Applications are due March 13. |
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Lenten Day of Reflection & Resources
Continually Called to Conversion
March 11, 10am-2:30pm, CPL
Join parish ministers for a prayerful Lenten reflection day, with speaker Andy Philbin, whose conversion led him to "Sidewalk Advocates for Life." There will be opportunities for networking and gaining information on area service agencies, and information about resources for you and those you care for in ministry. Register HERE.
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Eucharistic Revival Launch
Mass, Procession, and XLT
4:30pm, June 11, 2022
The USCCB is launching a National Eucharistic Revival that will start this summer at the diocesan level. Events will lead to a National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis in 2024.
We are finalizing plans for our diocesan launch which will include Mass, a Eucharistic Procession through the streets of Cleveland, and a big XLT the evening of June 11. Mark your calendars and plan to bring youth and invite young adults and families to be part of this exciting event! More details coming soon.
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{Tolle Lege} Summer Institute
Applications for Tolle Lege 2022 are available! If you know any current high school juniors who are good candidates, please encourage them to apply! {Tolle Lege} Summer Institute provides young Catholic men and women with an opportunity to encounter intellectual aspects about their faith and its relevance in the modern world, along with an appreciation for the cultural and Catholic sites and events of the Cleveland area. Applications are due March 31st.
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Catholic Youth Minsitry Convention
June 12-15, Scottsdale, AZ
If you’ve been involved with youth ministry over these past couple of years, chances are your head has been filled with a variety of voices telling you why you should stop. But, as real and varied as these difficulties are, one thing does not change: the teenagers in your parish still need you.
You might be bruised, beaten, and broken but you’re still an integral part of Jesus’s plan for their salvation. In fact – if you let it – this broken yet persistent dedication will be the vessel through which your teens experience God’s grace in action.
Get refreshed, refocused, and fed at this event hosted by Life Teen. You do not need to be a subscribing parish to participate. Last year over 50 Cleveland youth ministers, priests, and volunteers attended. More info HERE. Questions? Contact Francine.
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Coffee & Conversation
The Director of Youth Ministry would love to have one-on-one conversations with youth ministers, campus ministers, priests, or any who serve middle or high school teens in our diocese. If you would like to share feedback, ask questions, or pray with Francine, please sign up in one of the slots HERE. You pick the location and the Office of Youth Ministry will pick up the check - a coffee shop, restaurant, your parish, a park, Zoom... wherever you like. |
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Youth Minister Formation
Below are upcoming training opportunities for youth & campus ministers (most from 10am-noon; note that later dates are still tentative). These topics and times are based on the results of the evaluation/survey from our Sept 15 Pastor & YM Gathering. For more details, check out this FLYER.
- May 12 - Gifts: Yours & Volunteers
- June 8 - Volunteers: Recruiting, Hiring/Firing, Training, Forming
- July 7 - Creating Your YM Calendar
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Save the Dates!
- April 28 - YM Semi-Annual Gathering
- Aug 7-15 - Nine Nights of Night Prayer
- Aug 9-12 - Blessed Carlo Institute
- Aug 20 - Fostering a Heart for Teens
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St. Gabriel Parish in Concord is hiring a full-time Campus Minister. Click HERE for more details. |
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Communion of Saints Parish in Cleveland Heights is hiring a full-time Youth Minister. Click HERE for more details. |
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Walsh Jesuit High School is hiring a full-time Campus Minister. Click HERE for more details. |
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St. Ladislas Parish in Westlake is hiring a full-time Youth Minister. Click HERE for more details. |
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SS. Anne & Joachim Grandparent Workshops
March 28 & 30, April 4 &6
Grandparents are vital to passing on the faith. These workshops offered at various sites throughout the diocese will include practical talks from Fr. Damian Ference, Francine Costantini, and more. Cost is $10 per person including brunch. Please help share this with your families! Register online. |
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