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World Youth Day 2008
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 Plenty of photos and reflections from our time in Sydney will be available very soon, so please keep checking back! We are working to gather write-ups and pictures from the many pilgrims that have just returned from Australia.
In the meantime, check this out: One of the young adults traveling with the Salesians was also a youth reporter for the USCCB and he posted daily updates from Sydney which are available here:
We'd also like to apologize for not updating the blog while we were in Sydney, but our schedule was much more packed and exhausting than we anticipated. We hope that the reflections and pictures that will soon be available will give you a great glimpse into our experience at the 23rd World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia!
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| The Good Night |
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The July edition of The Good Night will be released with the August edition.
It will feature reflections and stories from World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia as well as all of our Gospel Roads programs throughout this summer.
Sorry for the delay, but we hope it will be worth it!
 The June edition of The Good Night features a big article about World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney, Australia, as well as our preparations for it. There is also a reflection from Gospel Roads II in Philadelphia and pictures from Gospel Roads I in Tampa, Florida. The back page features a prayer for World Youth Day 2008.
Happy Reading!
If you are interested in signing up to receive your own copy of The Good Night every month via e-mail or regular mail, click here!
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Young Adult Retreat
23 young adults spent the weekend at the Don Bosco Retreat Center in Stony Point, NY for the annual Young Adult Retreat. Led by a group of their peers, they heard talks about what it means to be Salesian for Life. More information will be available soon.
Check out pictures from the YAR in the Photo Gallery by clicking here. |
Scholarship Winners Profiled
The three winners of the Salesian Youth Ministry Scholarship are being profiled here on the Youth Ministry website. Click here to learn more about them! |
Salesian Spirituality Weekend
33 youth ministers and young adults from around the United States and Canada descended upon the Salesian House in South Orange for the Salesian Spirituality Weekend. Learn more about this year's SSW here. |
VIVA IL PAPA!
Pope Benedict XVI just concluded his first trip to the United States as the Holy Father. As part of his visit, he held a Youth Rally at St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, New York. 25,000 young people and seminarians gathered for a day long youth festival featuring musicians and dancers from around the US, including Third Day, TobyMAC, Kelly Clarkson, Fr. Stan Fortuna, Matt Maher, and many more.
Check out the Photo Gallery for plenty of pictures from the event. Hear what pilgrims had to say about the event by clicking here.
To read or listen to what the Pope had to say, not just at the Youth Rally, but throughout his visit, head over to www.uspapalvisit.org. |
Young Salesian Cooperators
Are you interested in becoming a Salesian Cooperator? The Office of Youth Ministry is planning to start our very own unit of Young Salesian Cooperators based from the Office in South Orange. If you'd like to learn more about what being a Cooperator is all about, check out this PowerPoint presentation. If you want to be a part of the new unit, please contact Adam Dupre at IrishSalesian@gmail.com. |
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 Message of the Rector Major to the Young for 2008
Every year, the Rector Major, Fr. Pascual Chavez composes a message to all of the Salesian Youth of the world. In the message, he reflects on the past year and offers insights and challenges to the young for the upcoming year. Also included in the message is the Strenna, or theme, for the year for the worldwide Salesian family. This year's Strenna is:
Let us Educate with the Heart of Don Bosco
To read the Don Chavez's message for 2008, click here. |
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