CYM News 04-23-12

News from ‘All Around:

It’s getting to be award season…

CARBONDALE, PA — The Diocese of Scranton will honor several hundred young people for exemplary practice of their faith and service to their parishes and schools. Bishop Bambera will present the Bishop’s Youth Award to approximately 430 8th and 12th graders. Read more from the Carbondale News.

YOUNGSTOWN, OH — Around More than two dozen high school juniors and seniors from the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown received the 2012 Eagle of the Cross Award Wednesday at a ceremony at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Social Hall in downtown Youngstown. See more from WYTV.

News from ‘Round Here:

Monday was the one good desk day of the week and it still had two meetings… one with a new volunteer for the office which might prove to be a very fruitful relationship. Tuesday was the Center for Ministry Development’s training day on Managing Volunteers and a meeting with some hs campus ministers to plan an evangelization conference.

Wednesday was a parish visit accompanying Bishop Rozanski and back to the office to work on the e-newsletter and minutes from the campus ministers’ meeting.

Thursday, the e-newsletter went out and then I happily sat in for both live broadcasts of ReBuild My Church (which is such a dream come true that it was this week’s AWE (Amazing Weekly Experience) event.

Friday, I worked from home, catching up on blogging and other writing projects, chill’ in pajama pants, and getting a haircut. A mexican dinner out made for a good day.

Saturday involved a little shopping and ended with stories of war-torn Croatia and backgammon lessons.

Sunday found me over with the Archdiocesan Youth Advisory Council acknowledging their “game changing: leadership this year.

D. Scott Miller

D. Scott Miller is the dean of Catholic Youth Ministry bloggers which is a polite way of either saying that he is just plain old or has been blogging for a long time (since 2004.)

Scott recently married the lovely Anne and together they have five adult young people and also grandparent three delightful kids (so, maybe he is just plain old!) Scott presently serves at Saint John the Evangelist in Columbia, MD as the director of youth and young adult ministry.

He has previously served on the parish, regional, diocesan, and national levels as well as having taught within a catholic high school. He is one of the founders of RebuildMyChurch and has returned to posting regularly (keeping regular is important to old guys) at ProjectYM.