Fr. David Bulter and I have had the great experience of being part of Catholic Christian Leadership Camp for the last two weeks. I took the lead on the first week and Fr. David helped out on the second. This will be a great help when we expand to three weeks possibly next year. Seven young people from our cluster participated; despite the heat and the bugs of the first week; I know some good has come out of it. 175 young people have had an experience that leads them into ministry in their parishes, school and community.
I am really excited that five of us will be travelling to Notre Dame University for ND Vision 2012 next week. Two difference conferences are run at the same time. One for high school students and the other for adults who minister with our youth. It is my hope that both of these experiences become an important part of our clusters youth ministry.
The hallmark of any parish youth ministry is a strong group of active, trained and supported volunteer youth ministers. We hope to have a new Coordinator of Youth Ministry in placed by September. I am dedicated to fostering comprehensive youth ministry in our cluster. The Coordinator of Youth Ministry will be an important part of the Parish Team; calling forth, training and supporting our current and future volunteer youth ministers. Look for the job posting this week.