Monday, May 10th - Region III Gathering

Blessings to all~

I'm looking forward to seeing those who are able to join us in Bremerton for the next regional gathering on Monday, May 10th from 10:30 am - 1:00 p.m.. Following are the items we will be discussing on Monday. If you aren't able to make the meeting, please share your comments, ideas, suggestions, brilliance, etc. with me so it can still be part of the discussion!

Agenda:
Meeting Place: Parish Office, Youth Room - Basement Level
- Summer Event Planning
- Set Meeting Dates for 2010-2011 School Year
- Confirmation Collaboration (Service Project, other ideas)
- Prioritize Training Topics (see blog for ideas: http://oyyamregioniii.blogspot.com/)
- Prayer Partner

TO BRING:
- Calendar
- Your appetite

Attending:
Felix Fabellano
Lois May
Maria Murphree
Marilou Marcotte
Priscilla McKinney
Linda Greer
Chad Hill

Maybe:
Mark Prusinowski
Carmen Bryant

We'd still love to see you if for someone reason your plans change which allows you to join us on Monday! You know there will be plenty delicious food to go around! Please let me know if you have any questions!

Easter peace,
Mary Galvez
Region III Representative
206.714.6411 (cell)

Directions to Our Lady Star of the Sea

From the South (Tacoma & Gig Harbor)
* From I-5, take the Hwy 16 Exit (toward Gig Harbor / Bremerton)
* Follow Hwy 16 (past Gig Harbor, Port Orchard and through Gorst) toward Bremerton (make no turns)
* Hwy 16 changes to Hwy 3 at Gorst
* Continue on Hwy 3 N (stay in the left lane)
* Take Exit 36 to merge onto S Charleston Blvd/WA-304 E
* Continue onto Callow Ave N (be in the left lane at fork)
* Turn right at 6th St
* Turn right at Veneta Ave
* Church will be on the left

From the North (Port Angeles, Poulsbo)
* Follow Hwy 3 South
* Pass through Silverdale toward Bremerton
* Take the WA-310 W/Kitsap Way exit
* Turn left at Kitsap Way/WA-310 E (end of ramp)
* Follow Kitsap Way (making NO turns) 2.5 miles
* Kitsap Way turns into 6th Ave
* Continue on 6th Ave
* Turn right at Veneta Ave
* Church will be on the left

From the Ferry:
* Follow the ferry traffic through the tunnel onto Burwell St
* Turn right at Warren Ave
* Turn left at 6th St
* Turn left at Veneta Ave

Parking
* Turn left down the alley into church parking lot
* Or turn right into the school parking lot (school lot will be closed during school hours)

Region III Gathering - Save the Date

Please join us Monday, May 10th from 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at Our Lady Star of the Sea, Bremerton to strategize on moving forward with our initial regional work. Felix Fabellano will be providing us a delicious lunch.

Please RSVP by May 5th for planning purposes. An agenda will follow shortly.

Youth and Young Adult Ministers Retreat

Save the Date for the annual Youth and Young Adult Ministers Retreat on June 1-3rd at Far Away Retreat Center, west of Gig Harbor overlooking Filucy Bay on Puget Sound.

Cost is $50 per person. Please contact me with any questions you may have.

Space still available - High School Boat Cruise this Friday!!!

High School Boat Cruise, Friday, April 30, 2010, 7-10pm
Here is the flyer for the High School Boat Cruise Dance sponsored by St. Vincent de Paul on Friday, April 30 from 7-10pm. Please contact Maryelyn Scholz at mscholz@stvincentparish.org for more information.

Strong Catholic Families: Strong Catholic Youth

OYYAM is happy to announce that the Strong Catholic Families: Strong Catholic Youth Program is coming to Seattle. This three part in-service is facilitated by NFCYM (the same people who bring you NCYC) , and is designed to equip trainers to work with families in their parish on building strong Catholic Families. Region Reps will be soliciting field staff to assist in training families and attend this training. We will announce the dates in the next few weeks, but look for more information on the website and blog. Learn more by contacting your region representative or reading this sample program.

Youth Ministry Studies: April 24-25

The next installment of courses for the Youth Ministry Studies program is April 24-25, 2010 being held in the Isaac Orr Conference Room, Archdiocese of Seattle.

Practices of Youth Ministry explores the development of comprehensive youth ministry through the collaborative sharing of the resources in the community. Rooted in theological and pastoral vision of community life, this course develops foundational understandings that will assist leaders in setting and implementing a vision for dynamic ministry with youth. This will include skills for advocacy, planning and organizing youth ministry efforts. Methods for collaborative leadership among ministries and within ministry teams will also be developed.

New students are always welcomed!

Courses are $150 per person, per course or three people from a single parish/pastorate may attend for $300 total, per course. Courses will be held at the OYYAM Office of the Chancery, at 910 Terry Ave, Seattle, WA 98104. Parking will be provided. Saturday and Sunday Breakfast and Lunch will also be provided. Mass at St. James Cathedral will be included in the schedule. More information will be sent upon receipt of registration. Courses are Saturday and Sunday from 9AM to 5PM

If you have questions or would like to register, please email britta.folden@seattlearch.org.

2 of 2 Regional Gathering: Recap

Thanks to all who were able to attend the second gathering for Region III.

Around the table with were:Danny Bailey, St Nicholas (awesome HOST!)
Chad Hill, Our Lady Queen of Heaven
Linda Garcia, St Patrick
Lois May, Holy Trinity
Felix Fabellano, Our Lady Star of the Sea
Jodie Clark, St Charles Borromeo
Marilou Marcott, Naval Bases Kitsap

Another great gathering of passion for serving the youth, supporting one another and coming up with some great ideas. In addition to the ideas generated from the 1:1 meetings I've had with Youth Ministers, the following is a list of other possibilities:

- Progressive Dinner (sponsored by a regional parish and volunteer families)
- Clam Digging and Clam Bake
- Priest/Seminarian/Vocation Day - a talk with a social
- Organized regional effort around evangelization within public schools- research into how Young Life is meeting in schools
- "LA Religious Education Congress" for Region III
- Topics for future trainings: Getting parents involvement in YM, refresher on Comprehensive Youth Ministry, acceptable technology standards,
- Regional retreat for YM and YM Volunteers
- Regional Mentor Program
- Prayer partner at each regional gathering (rotational, great way to get to know other ministers)

An updated ACCY (Diocesian and Regional) approach was shared and feedback given. Feeback included:
- needing more clearly defined roles/responsibilities for both diocesian and regional ACCY leaders
- it may make sense to pull from the regional group to feed into the diocesian ACCY
June 5th was the date set by OYYAM to discuss this updated ACCY approach but it was recommended to move the date to late May.

I know I left the meeting energized for what lies ahead for Region III. I continue to be amazed at how God is working through your ministries. You are all always in my prayers!

Please see other blog posts for more announcements. Please leave your comments if I've forgotten anything!

Felix (Our Lady Star of the Sea) has offered to host the next Region III gathering. More to come soon about our next gathering.