June 2022
Faith Formation/Youth Ministry Update
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This monthly e-newsletter serves catechetical and youth ministry leaders in the Diocese of Green Bay by furnishing them with updates, events and other resources helpful to them in their ministry of fostering households and communities of discipleship.
Discover Jesus. Follow Jesus. Worship Jesus. Share Jesus with others.
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Notices, Updates, Events
Generally Useful Information.
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Office Hour Tomorrow!
1pm on Zoom
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In this last RE/YM Office Hour of the 2021-22 academic year, we'll look at your early experience of using GabrielSoft's new module for online registration.
We've invited our colleagues from Parish Operations to join us, answer your questions, share best practices and celebrate your successes!
Zoom Link for Office Hour (Thursday, June 2; 1pm):
Meeting ID: 869 9363 0041
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Confirmation Scheduling
Need your information by June 3, please.
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In preparation for a revised schedule for Confirmations in 2022-2023, Bishop’s office is requesting that you submit an accurate count of students in your parish you anticipate will be Confirmed during the 2022-2023 school year.
We ask that, as much as possible, your numbers reflect actual students who will be Confirmed and not an estimate. Please submit these numbers via email at TLeFevre@gbdioc.org no later than this Friday June 3rd, 2022.
Please include:
• Your name and ministry position
• The name and location of the parish(es) for which you're reporting
• The number of students you anticipate will be confirmed in 2022-23
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Summer Schedule Announced!
Contact host parishes for details
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Totus Tuus, a Latin phrase meaning “totally yours,” was the motto of Blessed Pope John Paul II and it signifies our desire to give ourselves entirely to Jesus Christ through our Blessed Mother Mary. |
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Totus Tuus is a fun and faith-filled program that inspires young people entering grades 1-12 through evangelization, catechesis, Christian witness, and Eucharistic worship. |
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June 12-17 Tri-Parish, Sherwood
June 12-17 St. Francis Xavier Cathedral
June 19-24 Antigo Area Catholic Churches
June 19-24 Three Parishes, Tigerton
June 26-July 1 Sacred Heart & St. Thomas More Appleton
June 26-July 1 St. Mary/St. John the Baptist, Menasha
July 10-15 St. Thomas the Apostle, Humboldt
July 10-15 St. Jude the Apostle, Oshkosh
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July 17-22 Holy Family, Brillion
July 17-22 St. Bernadette and St. Pius X, Appleton
July 24-29 St. Paul, Combined Locks
July 24-29 St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Greenville
July 31-August 5 St. John the Baptist, Howard
July 31-August 5 SS Peter and Paul, Weyauwega
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Totus Tuus is co-sponsored by the Diocese of Green Bay Vocations Office and Mount Tabor Center. |
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Webinars Available at No Cost Other than Your Time |
In addition to providing the platform and resources for our catechetical certification process (have you begun using Franciscan at Home yet?), The Catechetical Institute also hosts webinars to deepen our knowledge practice of our faith. Here are two webinars coming up in June. Webinars start at 1pm CST and last about 60-90 minutes.
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Tuesday, June 7th
1pm CST
Resource Focus on Echoing the Mystery: Unlocking the Deposit of Faith in Catechesis
Sr. John Dominic Rasmussen, OP and Sr. Athanasius Monroe, OP of the Dominicans Sister of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist of Ann Arbor.
This webinar offers a walk-through of this uniquely beneficial resource that helps us teach in such a way that the hearts of those entrusted to us may burn within them.
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Tuesday, June 14th
1pm CST
International Discussion on Forming Young Adults through Models of Personal Discipleship
Sean Ascough and Eithne Nic Giolla Cathain of Youth2000 Ireland, Ulrike Heckl of Youth2000 Germany, Andre Regnier of Catholic Christian Outreach, and Katrina Herlambang of the Catechetical Institute.
This webinar will focus on a candid discussion of the realities and challenges in ministry to young adults, and some strategies and skills to reach young adults for Jesus.
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Did You Take Part in the Catholic Charities' Mental Health for Educator Series? Looking for feedback, please
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Last year, Catholic Charities provided a quarterly series of mental health topics for our schools and parishes. They will continue to offer another series for the 2022-2023 year and would like feedback on which topics they should cover. Please take a few minutes to complete a brief survey.
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Diocesan Opportunities for Personal & Professional Growth |
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During this intensive experience, attendees will receive the vision, formation, and practical knowledge in how to carry out the process of spiritual multiplication.
Free! A 3-day (or 1.5 day) retreat with options for overnight accomodations if needed. Next dates are August 29-31 (M-W) and September 23-24 (F-Sat).
Entrust: Disciples on Mission Retreat.
Comments from May's retreat:
- 'Beautiful, reflective & inspiring setting.'
- 'Very intense with lots of good knowledge'.
- 'This is something I really needed at this time in my life as a disciple who works in parish ministry.'
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The Offices of Lay Leadership Formation and Hispanic Ministry are pleased to introduce the Missionary Leadership Institute/Instituto de Liderazgo Misionero! The Institute is a three-year process designed for a wide variety of parish leaders who seek to:
• Discern their vocation - their particular call to holiness
• Be formed as leaders who will evangelize and disciple others
• Receive the tools to foster a culture of missionary discipleship
• Serve more effectively as lay ecclesial ministers (parish staff)
The first year of the institute features the Entrust: Disciples on Mission Retreat and will launch in fall 2022. Visit www.gbdioc.org/institute for more information.
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Sophia Institute at the Shrine: August 10 & 11 |
Professional development workshops for all K-12 Catholic school teachers, DRE's and catechists.
Two dates, two topics. Choose either or both (separate registration required for each course).
Both courses are 8am-2:30pm at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help in Champion.
Free, online registration. Lunch and materials provided.
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Looking for a Getaway in September?
"Thrive-anooga" for Youth Ministers
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Tommy would encourage folks to check out the Youth Minister version of the conference he went to in Tennessee called “Thriveanooga” It’s September 26-29 in Chattanooga, TN. It is sponsored by Project YM, and more information can be found here https://www.thrive.rs/thriveanooga
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Another 'Save the Date' for November:
Wednesday evening (6-8pm), November 9th
Vocations Fair for 8th graders!
Start planning to send your 8th graders and chaperones to Sacred Heart Parish in Appleton for this great event!
Featuring Jonathan "Bearded" Blevins and the Diocesan Vocations Team.
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Calendar
Upcoming dates you should know about.
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Dates to Keep in Mind:
June 2: Office Hour via Zoom (1pm; see article above)
June 3: Confirmation numbers due to Bishop's Office
June 7 : Webinar:Echoing the Mystery: Unlocking the Deposit of Faith in Catechesis
June 14: Webinar: Forming Young Adults
June 19: Bishop's Pastoral Letter Release: Worship Jesus as well as a Eucharistic Mass and Procession in Green Bay
July 4: Independence Day; Diocesan Offices closed
July 7: Lifest, Oshkosh
July 10: Love Begins Here, St. Raphael Parish, Oshkosh
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Resources
Studies, media, and materials to help you do what you do.
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The Augustine Institute Graduate School of Theology announces the expansion of its St. Paul Scholarship, specifically created to support the graduate studies of Church employees and now covers 25% of tuition costs. To qualify you must:
• Hold a full-time position within a diocese, parish, Catholic school, or apostolate.
• Serve as the primary source of income for your household.
The National Federation of Catholic Youth Ministers (NFCYM) offers a mental health resource page, that includes: Mental Health: A Guide for Faith Leaders and Say It Out Loud: Speaking with Teens About Mental Illness. Check out their full listing of mental health topics and resources at NFCYM.
Unlock the Power of Prayer is a new release from the USCCB of Pope Francis' catecheses on prayer, given in his Wednesday general audiences from May 2020 to June 2021.
The Pontifical Mission Society is promoting a documentary movie and other resources about its newly Sainted founder, St. Pauline Jaricot. Her simple but passionate acts of charity in a small town in France blossomed into one of the most impactful missionary organizations in our world today: the Propagation of the Faith, one of the four Pontifical Mission Societies.
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Word on Fire offers a new monthly booklet series to make praying the Liturgy of the Hours easy, accessible, and affordable. Watch the video and learn more at wordonfire.org/pray.
Loyola Press has published a compilation of Fr. Bill Byrne's columns titled "5 Things" which features 5 life hacks, prayer starters or spiritual meditations to help readers grow closer to God with a smile. 5 Things with Father Bill. Hardcover, 96 pages, $14.99.
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Share Your Wisdom!
Have a resource that you've found helpful in training staff or engaging students? Watched a video that deepened your faith and led you closer to Jesus?
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If you need anything; prayers, a listening ear, or other support, please do not hesitate to contact us. We appreciate ALL that you are doing to advance His kingdom!!
Maximus Cabey, Director
Child & Youth Faith Formation
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