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.

Retreat Ministry - Become a Young Adult Service Team Member!

We want you!
Are you a practicing Catholic in good standing with the Church who is a young adult between the ages of 21-29 looking for a year-long service internship in Retreat Ministry? The Archdiocese of Seattle is currently accepting applications for this ministry area of our Young Adult Service Team!

Have you had a great retreat experiences as a youth or young adult? Are you creative about sharing spirituality with youth and young adults? As a member of the Impact Retreat Team, you will have the opportunity to promote, plan and lead retreats for parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Seattle. Youth and Young Adult retreat offerings may include Confirmation, Marriage Preparation, Preparing for High School, Young Adult Lenten Retreat, Relationship Retreat, Search and many more!

Team members live in community and work in a variety of internships within the Office for Youth and Young Adult Ministry. Interns will be provided opportunities to work in all aspects of ministry for youth and young adults, in this case, specifically in Retreat Ministry. Team members receive lodging, food, monthly stipend, and health insurance stipend in addition to training and formation. This opportunity provides hands-on ministry experience in a supportive environment.

If you would like to learn more or have any other questions at all, please contact Frances Farrell at frances.farrell@seattlearch.org, or call 206.382.4562. To Apply, click on the Application link on the right and mail it to:
OYYAM
Attn: YAST Application
710 - Ninth Ave
Seattle, WA 98104

Applications are due on Monday, July 6th, 2009 to our Office. Thank you, may God bless you in your discernment process and we hope to hear from YOU!

New Service Team Members

We are happy to announce that two of the spots on the Young Adult Service Team are now filled and for the first time one of the team members will be working in Environmental Education and Outdoor Ministry.

We are excited for the entire team to be in place and start moving their year of service.

Summer Formation Program

The OYYAM Staff is busy preparing the summer formation for next year's service team. We already have several great presenters lined up to help form the team and prepare them for a year of ministry in the Archdiocese.

The team is set to move in August and will spend 6 weeks developing professionally, personally and as a community. We are really excited for this new team to come and get started in their ministries.

The new service team will officially be commissioned at the Fall Gathering at the Palisades on September 11.

Interviews are underway

Interviews for the Young Adult Service Team are currently underway. With several complete we are excited for the team that is already taking shape. Please pray for the newest Service Team Members, and look for an updated introduction as each of them is put in place.

Application Deadline Extended

The application deadline for the Young Adult Service Team is now moved back to May 15th. Although we have begun interviewing the candidates for the upcoming year.

Reviewing Applications

We are starting to get really excited for next year. Applications are still arriving and are being reviewed to build the best team possible. Plans are underway for the first weeks of the new teams arrival.

As we prepare for a new team, our current team members are making plans for their next steps and reflecting on their year of service and the ministry they completed.

For more information on the current team check out their blog.

Deadline Approaching

The application deadline for next year’s Service Team is coming up this week. We are looking forward to receiving the applications and putting next year’s team in place.

If you have any questions about the team or would like to check the status of your application please contact Frances Farrell

Applications are arriving!!!

Excitement for next year’s service team is already building as we look at the applications that have now begun arriving in our office. We are looking forward to the process of creating the new 2009-2010 Young Adult Service Team.

Welcome to the new OYYAM blog!

Welcome to the new Young Adult Service Team blog!
This blog will be regularly updated with information, and resources about the Young Adult Service Team, including information about application and recruiting process as well as the work and ministry we are doing.

If you find something not working, or have suggestions for how to improve the page, please e-mail them Bridget Harris. Although the blog is mostly up, we will have a few pages with errors and inactive links until all the content is developed. As this site develops, we hope it helps everyone find the information they need here and on the main Archdiocese website.

UNDER INTENSE CONSTRUCTION

Hello! We are just writing to let you know that our blog is under intense construction and will hopefully be finished soon! We are excited to be able to update and reach everyone in our community through this wonderful new site. We will have this site up and running on April 1st so check back then. Until then visit our may site at http://www.seattlearch.org/OYYAM. Thank you for your patience and we hope to see you soon!