Group Resources for Catholic Ministry

As a former parish youth minister, Catholic high school teacher, Diocesan Youth Minister and former Executive Director for the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry, I have been working at Group Publishing for the last 17 years. I would like to offer you some guidance on what works best of Group’s materials for the Catholic parish or school. I continue to volunteer at my parish and continually try out our new resources. In addition, Group is a collaborating member of the NFCYM and I sit on the Board of Directors for the Catholic Youth Foundation and the Group Workcamp Foundation Board.

We also partner with some great Catholic groups like Our Sunday Visitor.

Group is proud to be a sponsor for the National Conference on Catholic Youth Ministry to be held in New Orleans, LA Dec 9 - 12, 2010. Please stop by our booth and say hello!

Jim Knowles
Special Markets Manager for Catholic Ministry
jknowles@group.com
970-292-4284

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Catholic Vacation Bible School
	Group partners with Our Sunday Visitor to produce a completely Catholic version of our VBS each year. 2011 theme coming soon! < Visit Site >

For Diocesan Youth Ministry Offices Bring one of 3 workshops to your diocese to train your volunteers, parish youth ministers, campus ministers or anyone who works with Catholic teens. Click on the pdf file for detailed description and schedule. For more information, email Jim Knowles at jknowles@group.com or 970-292-4284. All workshops can also be offered bilingually.
	Renewal & Resources 2010 Get a whole year’s worth of programming ideas in a fun, prayerful half-day seminar. < View Details > PDF Format, requires Acrobat Reader.
	What Matters Most 2010 This one day workshop will review the impact of the National Study of Youth and Religion, the most intensive study ever done on American young people and their religious faith. < View Details > PDF Format, requires Acrobat Reader.
	Re-Ignite 2010 How can you make teen’s Catholic faith relevant to their everyday lives? < View Details > PDF Format, requires Acrobat Reader.

Catholic Conferences/Workshops for 2010 If you are attending any of the following conventions & workshops, stop by the Group booth for a 20% discount off any Group resource.
June 28-July 3	Micah Workcamp – Indianapolis, IN
July 12-17	Micah Workcamp – Winston-Salem, NC
August 28	What Matters Most (Bi-Lingual) – Fresno, CA
Sept. 26-29	Collaborating Members Meeting of NFCYM – Covecrest, GA
Oct. 8-10	Fresno Diocesan Conference – Fresno, CA
Nov. 4-7	Chicago Catechetical Conference – Chicago, IL
Dec. 9-12	National Conference on Catholic Youth Ministry – New Orleans, LA