Dream Teams
The Training...
Well the teams are all trained up. Team life, Catholic Teaching, retreat skills and a week of O.J.T. with training retreats locally have got these teams in top form as they begin the great adventure of serving on a Reach Team. One of the many highlights for me was when Phill went home to visit his folks and came back as Catholic as the Pope! He was raised Methodist, active in his Catholic parish for many years, had some RCIA classes and his Bishop saw that it was time.. So we celebrate a new brother in the faith!
Another highlight for the second year in a row was the Winkler family hosting the team at King's Lake north of Spokane. The weekend has been an amazing time to be with the Winklers while solidifying some great team dynamics by getting pushed into the lake by Bryan!
The Teams...
The teams this- year are amazing! Enthusiasm, energy and personality exude from these people. I have been blessed to be a part of Reach for a few years now and knowing that any group of young people out there will be matched or surpassed with unflagging, positive and Holy Spirit imbued energy gives me a mighty fine feeling indeed. Check out the team blogs all coming on line soon!
The Ministry...
As many of you may have heard or know, it's tough to get insured these days. In fact, in order to do that this year, we have gone under a different non-profit corporation. That's right we aren't incorporated with the Yakima Diocese any longer.
Thankfully, insurance doesn't hinder the blessing of our Bishop Carlos A. Sevilla, or his ongoing knowledge and support of Reach's ministry.
Our new incorporation is under the Catholics In Action. The Catholics In Action Board stepped up and took on the daunting task of seeing that Reach is insured properly and has a corporate home. Knights in shining armor...
The Mission...
The mission of Reach Youth Ministry continues to be sharing of the Gospel with young people. I personally am reminded of the mission tag-line under the esteemed Mark Evevard (Director 1992-1999) "Bringing young people and Jesus Christ together".
That's what our charism is - giving youth an opportunity to respond to God's great love on retreat and for the rest of their lives.
That mission continues, and I am certain that whatever challenges are placed before us, Christ will provide the means to overcome those challenges and ensure that His young people know His Love.
So, here's to another year of dynamic ministry. Pray that God would prepare the hearts of young people to truly experience His Love and respond with all their being!
Well the teams are all trained up. Team life, Catholic Teaching, retreat skills and a week of O.J.T. with training retreats locally have got these teams in top form as they begin the great adventure of serving on a Reach Team. One of the many highlights for me was when Phill went home to visit his folks and came back as Catholic as the Pope! He was raised Methodist, active in his Catholic parish for many years, had some RCIA classes and his Bishop saw that it was time.. So we celebrate a new brother in the faith!
Another highlight for the second year in a row was the Winkler family hosting the team at King's Lake north of Spokane. The weekend has been an amazing time to be with the Winklers while solidifying some great team dynamics by getting pushed into the lake by Bryan!
The Teams...
The teams this- year are amazing! Enthusiasm, energy and personality exude from these people. I have been blessed to be a part of Reach for a few years now and knowing that any group of young people out there will be matched or surpassed with unflagging, positive and Holy Spirit imbued energy gives me a mighty fine feeling indeed. Check out the team blogs all coming on line soon!
The Ministry...
As many of you may have heard or know, it's tough to get insured these days. In fact, in order to do that this year, we have gone under a different non-profit corporation. That's right we aren't incorporated with the Yakima Diocese any longer.
Thankfully, insurance doesn't hinder the blessing of our Bishop Carlos A. Sevilla, or his ongoing knowledge and support of Reach's ministry.
Our new incorporation is under the Catholics In Action. The Catholics In Action Board stepped up and took on the daunting task of seeing that Reach is insured properly and has a corporate home. Knights in shining armor...
The Mission...
The mission of Reach Youth Ministry continues to be sharing of the Gospel with young people. I personally am reminded of the mission tag-line under the esteemed Mark Evevard (Director 1992-1999) "Bringing young people and Jesus Christ together".
That's what our charism is - giving youth an opportunity to respond to God's great love on retreat and for the rest of their lives.
That mission continues, and I am certain that whatever challenges are placed before us, Christ will provide the means to overcome those challenges and ensure that His young people know His Love.
So, here's to another year of dynamic ministry. Pray that God would prepare the hearts of young people to truly experience His Love and respond with all their being!
posted by Dan at 8:55 AM
2 Comments:
I raise my glass (of some sort of non-alcoholic beverage) in salute of the teams off on their new adventures. Matbe next year I will have my youth group room built so I can have a team come do a retreat for me. Dan, I know this comment is posted well after you blogged, but I am glad that you are so excited about the teams. God bless you my brother.
keep up the good work Dan. the focus you guys got is life changing--servants of the Spirit! i just wonder if there are any salmon in a bag floating around still?
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