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Thrive! Journal - Edition #8
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PURSUIT Diocesan Tour Night in Parkersburg

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Teens from the Parkersburg area gathered with our diocesan youth office team at St. Margaret Mary on Jan. 6th to enjoy a mini-retreat that provided them and their parents with an opportunity to dive into looking at what we each pursue in this life, what we give our attention to. With so many voices vying for the attention of our young people, each of the PURSUIT nights will be a great chance for teens to hear and answer the LORD'S voice, saying YES to His call just like the early disciples did. The gathering in Parkersburg was the kick-off of our PURSUIT tour for 2019, and it was a great way to start! The teens who joined us had fun, enjoying time set apart to consider higher pursuits and spending time in prayer with the Lord.

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2019 National Catholic Camps SUMMIT

This week, the DWC youth office is getting to have the great privilege of hosting Catholic summer camps from all over the country for a gathering to celebrate the unique ministry of Camp Bosco and other organizations doing the same thing in every corner of the US. We are in our 5th year of this conference, an event that some of our own youth office staff helped dreamed up from it's beginning. It's been amazing to see what started as 4 camps grow to camps now coming from as far away as Texas, Wisconsin, Colorado, and even Alaska! This gathering allows us to take time to learn from each other so we can all make our camps the most effective ministries possible, share life with other people who get it, and pray for our individually unique ministries while also sharing what unites us--our common mission of bringing kids to Christ and His Catholic church. As the hosting camp program, we've gotten a particularly wonderful experience this year as we get to speak about the joys of being in West Virginia specifically, sharing our own culture and our charisms (including square dancing!), even as our great state may be in the midst of some poignant struggles. We're incredibly grateful for this time set apart to reflect on what we do, celebrate where we've been planted, and be set more on fire to go forth building the Kingdom of God.
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We are so excited as this new semester is starting that it's time for more fun events to be picking up into full swing again! Check out our calendar of upcoming events here: Calendar

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  • Programs and Events
    • Calendar
    • Ignite Youth Rallies & Confirmation Days
    • Camp Bosco
    • Manus Christi
    • HS Winter Retreat
    • Pursuit - Parish Tour
    • NCYC >
      • General Information
      • Step by Step Planning & Forms
      • Scholarship Information
      • Fundraising Ideas
    • Youth Board
  • Staff
    • Office Staff
    • College Campus Ministers
    • Summer Staff
  • Thrive! Journal
    • Previous Editions of Thrive! >
      • Edition #1 - September 26, 2018 >
        • Crisis in the Church
        • BREAK The Ice
        • Daily Offering
        • Synod
        • Culture Toolbox
        • Events Highlight Reel
      • Edition #2 - October 10, 2018 >
        • Call Your Mother
        • Adventure Catechesis
        • Celebrations!
        • Video Catechism
        • Ideas Toolbox
        • Events Highlight Reel
      • Edition #3 - October 24, 2018 >
        • BREAK The Ice
        • Time to Feast
        • Events Highlight Reel
        • Synod October
        • Discipleship Toolbox
        • Juuling
      • Edition #4 November 7, 2018 >
        • V Cat
        • Playlist Pump up
        • Adventure Catechesis
        • Celebrations!
        • Events Highlight Reel
        • Thanksgiving Toolbox
      • Edition #5 November 21, 2018 >
        • Events Highlight Reel
        • BREAK The Ice
        • Synod
        • World Youth Day Toolbox
        • Prayer
        • Skibidi
      • Edition #6 November 22, 2018 >
        • Celebrate
        • Prayer
        • Ministry Team Toolbox
        • VCat
        • Christmas Toolbox
        • Events Highlight Reel
      • Edition #7 December 16, 2018 >
        • Adventure Catechesis
        • Prayer
        • Synod
        • Ice Breakers
        • Events Highlight Reel
      • Edition #8 January 16, 2019 >
        • Politics & Ministry
        • Events
        • Game Night Toolbox
        • Litany of Humility
        • Celebrate
        • VCat
      • Edition #9 January 30, 2019 >
        • Adventure Catechesis
        • Events
        • Prayer
        • Graphics & Design Toolbox
        • Young Adults
        • Ice Breakers
        • Confirmation
      • Edition #10 February 13, 2019 >
        • What The Youth Think
        • Events
        • Stations of the Cross Part 1
        • Lent Toolbox for Your Ministry
        • VCat: The Creed
        • Celebrate
      • Edition #11 February 27, 2019 >
        • Adventure Catechesis
        • Events
        • Lent Toolbox
        • Lent for You!
        • Young Adults
        • Ice Breakers
        • Confirmation
      • Edition #12 March 13, 2019 >
        • Culture: Is It Wrong To Evangelize?
        • Events Highlight Reel
        • Stations of the Cross Part 2
        • Spring Cleaning Toolbox
        • Celebrate: Patrick Meinster
        • VCat- How To Go To Confession
      • Edition #13 March 27, 2019 >
        • Adventure Catechesis: Experiential Learning Cycle
        • Events
        • Spring Cleaning Toolbox Part 2
        • Divine Mercy
        • Young Adults
        • Ice Breakers
        • Confirmation
      • Edition #14 April 10, 2019 >
        • Events Highlight Reel
        • Surrender
        • Easter Toolbox
        • Celebrate: Brigitte Schmidt
        • VCat- Holy Water
        • Christus Vivit! Christ is Alive!
      • Edition #15 April 24, 2019 >
        • Events
        • Summertime Toolbox
        • Resurrection!
        • Young Adults
        • Ice Breakers
        • Confirmation
      • Edition #16 May 8, 2019 >
        • Events Highlight Reel
        • Sheepy Sheep
        • Summer Reading Toolbox
        • BREAK! The Ice
        • VCat- The Beatitudes
      • Edition #17 May 22, 2019 >
        • Summer Reading Toolbox
        • Totus Tuus Maria
        • Young Adults
        • Events Highlight Reel
        • BREAK! The Ice
      • Edition #18 - June 26, 2019 >
        • Events Highlight Reel
        • Culture: Social Media
        • Bible Study Toolbox
        • Prayer: Litany of Trust
        • Young Adults
        • BREAK! The Ice
        • VCat- Freedom
      • Edition #19 - September 1, 2019 >
        • Join Our Youth Board!
        • DAY OF YOUTH MINISTRY TRAINING!
        • Events Highlight Reel
      • Edition #20 - October 2, 2019 >
        • Teach: The Church and the Environment
        • Training Toolbox
        • Events Highlight Reel
        • BREAK! The Ice
        • Setting a Sacred Rhythm
      • Edition #21 November 2, 2019 >
        • Events Highlight Reel 21
        • Sustainable Discipleship
        • Christ is Alive!
        • Teach: The Eucharist
        • Advent Spotify Toolbox
      • Edition #22 November 28, 2019 >
        • Events Highlight Reel 22
        • The Art of Boomerang Throwing
        • Ministry Evening
        • St. Paul, Kanye West, and Conversion
        • Keep Christmas Going!
        • NCYC Youth Video
  • Consultation
  • Resources
    • Insta Stations of the Cross
    • Any Given Sunday Project
    • Journey to Emmaus
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