November: Youth Ministry Updates
Diocese of Ogdensburg
Pax et Bonum,
Kelly Donnelly
Registration and details can be found at www.rcdony.org/pro-life
If you have questions/concerns, contact Colleen at cminer@rcdony.org
Upcoming Retreats
-St. Andre's Parish in Malone on November 21 from 4:00-9:00. Click here for the informational sheet and permission slip.
-Massena Parishes on November 27 at St. Mary's Social Hall from 9:00-4:30 (grades 8 and 9). Click here for the informational sheet and permission slip.
Youth Ministry Workshops
If you have any questions/concerns about the Youth Ministry Certification program, or if there are any topics that you think would be beneficial for regional gatherings where youth ministers can collaborate with one another, contact Kelly at kdonnelly@rcdony.org.
High School Youth Rally 2017
Mark your calendars and start encouraging teens to attend!
If you are interested in being part of the planning committee for the youth rally, please contact Kelly at kdonnelly@rcdony.org.
Catholic Heart Work Camp Registrations
If you have questions/concerns regarding CHWC, feel free to contact Samantha or Jocelyn at chwc.ogdensburg@gmail.com
Resources for Advent
-Video overview of Advent: http://bustedhalo.com/video/advent-in-two-minutes
-Idea for an intergenerational Advent activity: http://www.smp.org/resourcecenter/resource/2856/
-Lists of Advent resources/videos/prayers/activities:
http://catholicyouthwork.com/latest-resources/14125-2/
Upcoming Regional Events!!
Hearts on Fire
If you can't make it this time, Hearts on Fire will be held at Notre Dame Church in Malone the first Friday of each month!
Friday, Dec 2, 2016, 07:00 PM
Notre Dame Church, Church Place, Malone, NY, United States
Holy Grounds: Discerning Our Way Coffeehouse
Sunday, Dec 4, 2016, 12:30 PM
Oswegatchie Coffee Co, East Main Street, Gouverneur, NY, United States
Prayer to End the Year of Mercy
Lord Jesus Christ,
You have taught us to be merciful like the heavenly Father,
and have told us that whoever sees you sees Him.
Show us your face and we will be saved.
Your loving gaze freed Zacchaeus and Matthew
from being enslaved by money;
the adulteress and Magdalene from seeking happiness
only in created things;
made Peter weep after his betrayal,
and assured Paradise to the repentant thief.
Let us hear, as if addressed to each one of us,
the words that you spoke to the Samaritan woman:
“If you knew the gift of God!”
You are the visible face of the invisible Father,
of the God who manifests his power above all
by forgiveness and mercy:
Let the Church be your visible face in the world,
its Lord risen and glorified.
You willed that your ministers would also be clothed in weakness
in order that they may feel compassion
for those in ignorance and error:
let everyone who approaches them feel sought after,
loved, and forgiven by God.
Send your Spirit and consecrate every one of us
with its anointing,
so that the Jubilee of Mercy may be a year of grace
from the Lord,
and your Church, with renewed enthusiasm,
may bring good news to the poor,
proclaim liberty to captives and the oppressed,
and restore sight to the blind.
We ask this through the intercession of Mary, Mother of Mercy,
you who live and reign with the Father
and the Holy Spirit for ever and ever.
Amen.