News and Events
NCCYM
The National Conference on Catholic Youth Ministry will be held December 9–12, 2010 at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center. The conference is held every other year and is designed to allow adult youth ministry leaders from around the country to come together and keep abreast of what is happening in youth ministry.Go to our NCCYM page for more information on the conference.
Kickoff Events
OYM will be hosting two kickoff events for your youth groups in September. Based on the NBC show "Minute To Win It", we will have games, food, and prizes. We will be hosting the kickoff event for the youth groups in the Montgomery and Dothan deaneries on Sunday September 12th at St. Bede in Montgomery from 1:30-5:00PM. The kickoff for the Mobile and Baldwin deaneries will be held on Sunday September 19th at Our Savior in Mobile from 1:30-4:30PM. Click on the links below to see the flyers and get more information.Montgomery/Dothan Kickoff
Mobile/Baldwin Kickoff
SEARCH Retreats
OYM will be hosting 2 SEARCH Retreats in 2010–2011 — one in the fall and one in the spring. The SEARCH Weekend is a Christian Life experience, peer guided and peer given by a group of young people from our archdiocese, along with adults from our Archdiocese. On a SEARCH Weekend there is sharing by the community members, songs, prayer, small group discussions, Eucharist, Reconciliation, quiet time and great fellowship between you and your "new" friends. The weekend begins on Friday evening and goes through Sunday afternoon. Below is a list of the dates and locations for the SEARCH Retreats.- October 8-10, 2010 at Children's Harbor in Montgomery
Download the Montgomery SEARCH Retreat flyer
Download the Montgomery SEARCH Retreat Application Form - April 1-3, 2011 at Camp Dixie near Elberta
Click the links below to view pics of our most recent SEARCH Retreats!
Mobile/Baldwin – March 2010
Montgomery – March 2010
Wellsprings of Faith On-line Courses
Register now for Wellsprings On-line courses. During the month of August ORE/OYM will be offereing the following on-line course:PCL/YML 17.0
Catholic Social Teaching
Click here for more information about Wellsprings On-line Courses.
NET Retreats — 2010
The NET Team will be in the Archdiocese from January 13–25, 2011. The OYM is delighted to help parishes schedule a NET Retreat. We still have dates available for retreats. Please call our office to schedule a retreat. 251–433–4138For more information about NET Ministries please visit NET's Website
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Parish Youth Ministry Sites
Christ the King (Daphne)St. Dominic (Mobile)
Little Flower (Mobile)
Corpus Christi (Mobile)
St. Ignatius (Mobile)
St. Columba (Dothan)
Holy Spirit (Montgomery)
St. Bede (Montgomery)
St. Michael (Auburn)
Our Lady of Guadalupe (Wetumpka)