Some organizations are the "I pay you, you do something for me" type of club. Not NACYML. NACYML members discern and decide what is important and necessary for the field of Catholic Youth Ministry and the membership. Read more about being a part of a 'member driven' organization, and become a part of this growth by joining the over 650 other leaders in youth and campus ministry who are driving this movement forward.
The NACYML Leadership Team, and NFCYM Board of Directors, recently approved a five year strategic plan for the organization. For more information, download the strategic goals and objectives. 
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As a "member-driven organization", the membership of NACYML charts the course of the organization, including its benefits. See the current list of member benefits; as we continue to grow the list will be updated.
The majority of NACYML communication is electronic. E-mail communications are also posted under the 'Key Documents' section in the 'Members Only' section. If you see that a communication was sent out which you did not receive, contact the NACYML Office via e-mail at matthewr@nfcym.org or call 202-636-3825.
Update profile and contact information in the members' database, participate in the discussion forums, review the current and past issues of NACYML newsletters, and read the current updates and announcements.
NACYML newsletter is posted online. Past issues are archived for members under the E-Newsletter section of the 'Members' Only' section.
The CCHD Multi-Media Youth Arts Contest is organized by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) to engage youth in learning about the Church’s social mission and to invite them to live out their faith by responding to poverty.
The theme for the 2010 contest is Empowering Communities, Uprooting Poverty, and is open to all Catholics grades seven through twelve. Any art form is welcome, including YouTube videos, PowerPoint, music, photographs, drawings, and more. Activities, lesson plans, contest information, and rules can be found at the CCHD website.
CCHD particularly encourages the participation of parish youth ministry programs in this event. The contest provides an excellent opportunity for education about poverty in the United States and the Church’s social mission. It is also an occasion to celebrate and encourage the gifts and talents of Catholic youth.
Please contact Jill Rauh, the CCHD Youth and Young Adult Coordinator, with any questions.
Help show young people how they can make a difference! Join Catholic Relief Services and assist the poor overseas by holding a Food Fast with your teens. Food Fast is Catholic Relief Services’ 24-hour awareness program for Catholic youth. Focusing on global poverty and hunger, Food Fast offers a journey of solidarity with our brothers and sisters overseas, as a way of living out our Catholic faith.
Order your FREE resources, and more information about the program, on the Food Fast website, or by calling 1-800-222-0025. Materials are available in both Spanish and English.
Priests, brothers, sisters, and nuns are vital to the life of the church. Please invite others to consider religious life, and make these FREE resources available in your parish or places of ministry:
Order online, or call 800-942-2811.
NACYML is a service of the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM)—an organization of affiliated dioceses (represented by the diocesan director of youth ministry). NFCYM's stated purpose is to “serve those who serve the young Catholic Church”. By forming an association, the NFCYM helps to further their mission by more directly serving all professionals responsible for Catholic youth and campus ministry.
Often young people want to know how they can help in times of struggle and emergencies like the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Please invite our young people to stand with us as one human family and a community of faith at this difficult moment in our world’s history. Invite the young people you serve to pray with and join in solidarity with our sisters and brothers affected by the earthquake in Haiti. The CRS prayer and educational resources attached and listed by description below can help explore the challenges facing the people of Haiti and possible ways of responding in faith.
To learn more about or contribute to the efforts of CRS in this emergency, please visit www.crs.org. Thank you for creating global community with us.
Resource list:
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NACYML once again offers online ministry formation for both its membership and all those working in the field of youth ministry. These are provided in conjunction with Ministry Training Source (MTS). Download the brochure for more information. (30 KB)
This year, six Webinars will be offered based on the results of a recent online survey of our membership. Topics and presenters are as follows:
Members will receive a special discount off the registration fee whether purchased individually or as a package of six. Cost for NACYML Members is as follows: $25 for a single course/$125 for all six.
Christ Reigns! The National Catholic Youth Conference, the largest single gathering of Catholic young people in the United States, left Kansas City reverberating with joy, hope, and the enthusiasm!
NCYC 2009 will be remembered for several important reasons: the almost 21,000 participants who attended despite the economic downturn, the incredible technology that allowed for split general sessions, My Catholic Voice providing live streaming of the general sessions around the world, and the remarkable generosity of our young people. What a spirited and spirit-filled experience of church!
Here are a few NCYC facts.
Learn More NCYC Fun Facts . . . (43 KB)
As you may have heard, an unprecedented new initiative is now underway, and NACYML and the NFCYM are supporting A Catholic Climate Covenant: the St. Francis Pledge to Care for Creation and the Poor.
Utilize resources on the Catholic Coalition on Climate Change website for prayer services and educational tools. Also, access the covenant flyer and print ad to promote the Catholic Climate Covenant. (1.6 MB)
Together we can make a difference not only for the world today but also for the world tomorrow. (For more information on climate change issues, refer to the recent article in the National Catholic Reporter, and the USCCB website on climate change.)
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