Thrive! Journal - Edition #9

The Office of Youth, Young Adult and Campus Ministry is pleased to announce
​a new resource for Pastors, Youth Ministers, DRE's, and Catechist. 

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Behold the Power of Story

What power does our shared story have and how can you leverage that in your use of Adventure Catechesis to vibrantly pass on the faith?

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Ice Breakers

​Bananas are great. There are countless things that you can do with bananas: dip them in chocolate, make banana bread, use them as road hazards in Mario Kart, or use them as tools to help teach life lessons. Let's do some banana surgery!

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Young Adult Ministry 

​How many young adults do you know in your parish? The goal of this new column on young adults is to provide resources for ministers and priests on how to reach out and grow the community of young adults within a parish community. Discover what young adults in our communities are longing for from the Church and how we as ministers can help them feel welcome.

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Exercising for a Happy Death with St. John Bosco 

While the title of it can sound a bit morbid and archaic, the practice of this prayer can actually be a joy filled experience.  As Catholics, we know that God has willed us to be with Him forever in Heaven. This is but our earthly home, therefore death is not something that we should fear, but something we should embrace!  St. Don Bosco knew and understood this very well. ​

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Confirmation: A Drip Torch Series

Spreading fire for the Faith, one youth at a time! 

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Toolbox

How does your ministry do with promotions? Do you feel like your flyers, social media posts and posters could use something more? This edition, we are highlighting a few resources you can check out for graphics and design for your ministry.

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Look at all the fun we've been having!

​To see what all we've been up to, check out our events highlight reel. Click to find out more about our Parkersburg IGNITE Rally, as well as pics of a variety of people from around our diocese who participated in the March for Life in Washington DC. You'll also find a link on this page to our calendar of upcoming events, so check out all we're excited to bring you in 2019!

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