News and Events

Day–Long Youth Gatherings

OYM will be hosting four one–day youth gatherings throughout the Archdiocese in 2009–2010. We will have speakers from accross the country, music, food, fun and games, and prayer. Below is a list of the dates and locations of the events. All youth groups from throughout the diocese are invited to attend any and all of these gatherings. We are currently in the process of booking the speakers and musicians. We will update this site as we finalize all of the details.

SEARCH Retreats

OYM will be hosting 3 SEARCH Retreats in 2009–2010. 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. To view pictures from our latest SEARCH Retreat click here.

Wellsprings of Faith On-line Courses

Register now for Wellsprings On-line courses. During the month of March ORE/OYM will be offereing the following on-line courses:

CC 4.1
Introduction to the Old Testament

PCL/YML 12.1
Introduction to Sacred Scripture

Click here for more information about Wellsprings On-line Courses.

2010 Youth Mexico Mission applications available!

High school sophomores and juniors throughout the Archdiocese of Mobile are invited to apply for the 2010 St. Thomas–by–the–Sea Mission to Mexico. The trip will be July 11–23, 2010. If you feel called to help re–roof huts, visit the sick, share your faith and experience the culture of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, then you are encouraged to apply for this summer’s mission team. Applications are due March 30, 2010. The early consideration deadline is March 1, 2010. Teens, get your application from your youth minister/church office, or email Martha Henderson, the Mission Trip Coordinator, at missionmayan@gmail.com, or download the application.
St. Thomas–by–the–Sea Office: 251-981-8132.

NET Retreats — 2010

The NET Team will be in the Archdiocese from February 20 through March 9, 2010. The OYM is delighted to help parishes schedule a NET Retreat.

For 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)
Corpus Christi (Mobile)
St. Ignatius (Mobile)
St. Columba (Dothan)
Holy Spirit (Montgomery)
St. Bede (Montgomery)
St. Michael (Auburn)
Our Lady of Guadalupe (Wetumpka)

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