Applications are now available for the 2010-2011 Young Adult Service Team. If you are or know a young adult age 21-29 interested in dedicating a year to service to the church, consider applying for the service team.

Team members can specialize in one of 6 areas includign parish ministry, retreat and youth ministry, young adult ministry, outdoor ministry and more.

For more information check back here regularly or email Bridget Harris for an application.

Fall Retreat

The Young Adult Service Team just returned from their annual fall retreat. The team enjoyed the time of reflection, prayer and community building. For two days they reflected on Sabbath and community life, while setting their goals for the year and getting to know each other in a different setting.

Changes for 2010-2011 Year

The office for Youth and Young Adult Ministry is in the process of adding additional service opportunities for young adults. We are now offering parish placements as part of the Young Adult Service Team.

As part of this, teams will be sent to rural or under-resourced parishes and parish clusters to work in youth ministry through.

This is just one of six ministry areas a person can work in through the Young Adult Service Team.

Check back in a few weeks for updated ministry descriptions and the 2010-2011 application.

If you know a young adult ages 21-29 who is interested in serving in youth and young adults in ministry encourage them to consider the Young Adult Service Team.

Young Adult Service Team Concludes Summer Formation

The Young Adult Service Team has now concluded their summer formation program. Thank you to all the fantastic presenters who worked with OYYAM to train our four new interns.

Join us in welcoming the new Young Adult Service Team

The Office for Youth and Young Adult Ministry is pleased to welcome four new members of the Young Adult Service Team beginning August 1st.

Heather will be working part time in Retreat Ministry and part time in Campus Ministry. She is joining us after finishing a year as a peer minister at the University of Washington.

John Michael is joining us from California. He will be working principle in Retreat Ministry and assisting part time in Campus Ministry

Sarah G. will also be serving primarily in Retreat Ministry. She joins us from Pennsylvania where she recently graduated from University of Pittsburg.

Sarah N. will become our fist ever Service Team member assigned to Outdoor Ministries. She has spent the first part of the summer assisting at Camp Don Bosco after working in a local Environmental Education Program for the past year.

Check back in a few weeks for their complete bios.

Summer Training Program now open to all youth ministers

Join the Young Adult Service Team in a summer training and orientation program for leaders within the Youth and Young Adult Ministry community. This program is open to anyone serving as a Lay Ecclesial Minister within an Archdiocesan parish, school or faith community. A special invitation is extended to those new to ministry or to the Archdiocese. Paid and volunteer leadership are welcome to join us for these eight days of ministry training.

Led by OYYAM staff, youth ministers and other ministry professionals working in the Archdiocese, this program helps youth and young adult ministry leaders:

· Gain a greater understanding of ministry within the local church;
· Develop effective skills for ministry to youth and young adults;
· Acquire a theological and pastoral framework for Catholic ministry to youth and young adults.

For more information contact Bridget Harris or Stephen Hueffed.

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Service Team ends 2008-2009 Service Year

It is now into July so the Young Adult Service Team has officially left and we are starting to set up and get ready for the 2009-2010 Service Team. We thank Scott for his work with CYO athletics and welcome him back in August as he completes his Master’s Degree at Seattle University. Bridget concluded her second year of service in Retreat Ministry with Ascend on July 3rd and began her new role as the Associate Director of Retreat Ministry and CYO Camp Guest Services this morning.
We are happy to have both team members with us in the Fall as well as our new team of even more people working in even more areas.