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Youth Ministers/ Training
Competent and Confident Youth Ministers...
Our goal is simple: to offer a program for adults who work with teenagers that will help them acquire the skills needed to begin an effective youth ministry program and become competent and confident in engaging teens with faith.
COMPREHENSIVE...provides adults with both the knowledge and skills necessary to work effectively andcreatively with teens in a parish setting.
CREATIVE...offers a variety of learning experiences: workshops,
practical application, small group discussions, reading materials and reflection papers.
COLLABORATIVE... reinforces and affirms the youth minister as one who integrates teens into the life of the parish community. Encourages them to call forth, nurture, and coordinate the talents and gifts of the entire community for ministry to youth.
Day of Formation in Youth Ministry (10/23/2010)
3rd Annual Youth and Campus Ministers' Day of Formation
Center for Faith Justice Conference Center
24 Rossa Ave.
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Open to all adults who walk with high school youth
We work hard to build community in our parish and school communities, but each year, we lose students and gain new ones.
How do we cope with these changes as people on the road with youth?
Contact the Office for Youth and Young Adult Ministries to register TODAY!
Part I: Basic Skills in Parish Youth Ministry
Enroll For The Year or Enroll For Individual Classes!
Registration by September 16, 2010
- $175 person covers all materials, 1 set of texts and lunch or $20.00 a day w/ no texts
- Participate in monthly sessions held on Saturdays, from 9:00 am -3:00 or 2:00 pm
- Location: St. Mary of the Lakes, Medford or St. Robert Bellarmine, Freehold
- Observe a successful parish youth ministry program
- Read of all required texts & materials
- Be fingerprinted through parish & attend Virtus by September, 2009.
- Build onto these classes to obtain the YM Certificate
2010-2011 Basic Skills Program for Parish Youth Ministry
Sept. 18, 2010 – St. Mary of the Lakes Church, Medford - Emmaus Center 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
1st session of the Certificate Program in Youth Ministry,
- Intro. To Youth Ministry! Youth Ministry Style!
Oct. 16, 2010– St. Robert Bellarmine parish, Freehold, 9:00 - 2:00 pm
2nd session of the Certificate Program in Youth Ministry, Main Classroom #1;
- Collaboration! – working with volunteers, parish staff, parents and youth. Building sustainable teams who all work towad a unified vision of ministry (9:30-11:30 am)
- My Style – (Kiersey Bates Temperament Sorter, Utilizing people's gifts & talents, tips on how to have healthy and difficult conversations in ministry and different Spiritualities. (12:00 - 2:00 pm)
Nov. 13, 2010 – St. Robert Bellarmine parish, Freehold, 9:00 - 2:00 pm
3rd session of the Certificate Program in Youth Ministry – Main Classroom #1
- Adolescent Development and Culture (9:30 - 11:30 am)
- Pastoral Care and Counseling of Teens (12:00 - 2:00 pm)
Dec. 4, 2010– St. Robert Bellarmine parish, Freehold, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
4th session of the Certificate Program in Youth Ministry - Main Classroom #1;
- Prayer & Retreats (9:30 - 11:30)
- Legal Responsibilities (12:00 - 2:00 pm)
Jan. 8, 2011 – St. Robert Bellarmine parish, Freehold, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
5th session of the Certificate Program in Youth Ministry – Main Classroom #1;
- Reaching out to Teens – Planning a dynamic youth gathering (9:30 - 11:30 am)
- Catholic Social Teaching (12:00 - 2:00 pm) Depth and reason; service projects and fundraisers, awareness of larger church community and preferential option for the poor.
For directions to St. Mary of the Lakes, 40 Jackson Road, Medford 08055 and St. Robert Bellarmine, 61 Georgia Road, Freehold 07728 - please Mapquest it from your home address.
Part II: Youth Ministry Certificate Program with an Accent on Adolescent Catechesis
Formation Program – (no longer certificate program) to complete the Formation Program in Youth Ministry – 9 sessions offered by our office – the catechetical components can be completed through The University of Notre Dame, Theology Online – The Core Course: An Introduction to the Catholic Faith. This course covers our requirements and more. You can go to the University website – type in STEP in search. You will find the complete course list w/prices. Since the DOT has a partnership with Notre Dame, you will pay ½ of the cost that is listed on that course list. The Core Course: An Introduction to the Catholic Faith begins again in January, 2011 for 6 weeks.
For more information, e-mail: youth@dioceseoftrenton.org
Downloads:
YM Certificate Program '10 Registration Form (16K, .pdf)
RealfaithTV and www.realfaithtv.com is a TV show for teens where teens discuss important issues in light of their Catholic faith! Produced by the diocesan Office of Radio and Television in collaboration with the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries, it features man-on-the-street segments, spotlight interviews and in-studio discussions!
Many of these episodes are available for purchase (some with special discussion guides) which are useful for junior or senior high youth groups or classroom use. Click here for an order form. (76k, .pdf)
Parish Visitation
Starting a youth program in your parish? Are your present programs in a slump? Do you and your advisors (adults and/or teens) need some guidance or a new direction?
The Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries will be glad to meet with you right in your own backyard and assist you in planning a youth program or revitalizing your present one. Call the office at 609-406-7410 to set up a time - we will be glad to meet with you!
Contact Us:
Youth and Young Adult Ministries
Diocesan Pastoral Center
PO Box 5147
701 Lawrenceville Road
Trenton, NJ 08638-0147
Phone: 609-406-7410
Fax: 609-406-7419
E-mail: youth@dioceseoftrenton.org
Director: Matthew Greeley
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