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EVANGELIZATION
Ascension Presents is an evangelistic platform bringing faith-filled, entertaining and dynamic presenters straight to your newsfeed. By providing engaging content for our audience that reflects the good, the true and the beautiful we hope to bring their hearts closer to Christ.
Website: www.ascensionpresents.com
YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCVdGX3N-WIJ5nUvklBTNhAw/
Bishop Robert Barron, Catholic theologian and author, shares brief and insightful commentaries on faith and culture via his YouTube channel. The videos complement his weekly sermons posted and podcasted on his website WordOnFire.org.
https://www.youtube.com/user/wordonfirevideo
Catholic Answers is an apostolate dedicated to serving Christ by bringing the fullness of Catholic truth to the world. We help good Catholics become better Catholics, bring former Catholics "home," and lead non-Catholics into the fullness of the faith.
https://www.catholic.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/catholiccom
Seasons of Faith is a weekly online publication for faith sharing, prayer, and service issued throughout the year by the Diocese of San Bernardino Office of Evangelization. They follow the Sunday readings and are available in English and Spanish.
https://www.evanaff.org/bulletins
Forms
Adults volunteering to work with children and youth:
English form: click here
Spanish form: click here
Parental permission form:
English form: click here
Spanish form: click here
Waiver and release form for participants 18 and older:
English form: click here
Spanish form: click here
fundraising
Totally Catholic Fundraising will send you a gift shop in a box. All items are on consignment. You sell the items over two weekends. Your ministry keeps 50% of the profit.
http://www.totallycatholicfundraising.com/
MISSION TRIPS
Just5Days is a five-day service mission for Catholic middle school youth and their adult leaders providing a hands-on service experience, faith learning, community prayers, and summertime fun.
https://www.cmdnet.org/j5d
Mission Holy Week San Francisco - Encounter Christ and His people in the most important days of the year by living them in service, unity, and prayer. Share the Joy of the Gospel! Sponsored by the Archdiocese of San Francisco.
https://www.missionyouthsf.com/
Young Neighbors in Action - Helping high school youth encounter Christ through a week-long Catholic experience of service, community, and prayer.
https://www.cmdnet.org/ynia-home
Research
The Research Group of Saint Mary’s Press is particularly interested in the personal narratives of youth and young adults and their reasons for affiliating and disaffiliating with the Catholic Church specifically, and religion generally. Our research is made available to the public with the hope of contributing to a common exploration across all religious traditions and people of goodwill.
http://catholicresearch.smp.org
Safe Environment
All youth ministers and youth ministry volunteers must be fingerprinted and certified through Virtus: https://sfarchdiocese.org/our-safe-environment-programs
Karen Guglielmoni: GuglielmoniK@sfarch.org, 415-614-5578
Fingerprint form for parishes: click here
Fingerprint form for schools: click here
How to report suspected child abuse: https://sfarchdiocese.org/how-to-report-suspected-abuse
Sexual Integrity and morality
California Catholic Conference - Implementation of comprehensive sexual health education in public schools, per the “California Healthy Youth Act”, is of concern to a growing number of Catholic families within our parishes. Some state-recommended curricula that may be taught (if school districts decide to adopt) includes graphic instruction and morally objectionable ideas and behavior. Recognizing this, our California bishops have asked the California Catholic Conference (CCC) to clarify the issue and respond as appropriate.
Sex Ed Memo
Parent Rights and Responsibilities
What You Need to Know About CA Healthy Youth Act
Chastity Project - a ministry focused solely on promoting purity by making chastity resources available to as many souls around the world as possible. Chastity Project believes that young people play a pivotal role in the new evangelization, and therefore invites them to launch chastity projects within their schools and churches to promote the good news of purity to their peers. Those who minister to teens today have unlimited needs, but very limited budgets. Through low-cost resource distribution, media appearances, seminars, and social media, Chastity Project exists to promote the virtue of chastity so that individuals can see God, and be free to love (Matt. 5:8).
https://chastity.com/
Culture Project - an initiative of young people set out to restore culture through the experience of virtue.We proclaim the dignity of the human person and the richness of living sexual integrity, inviting our culture to become fully alive.
https://restoreculture.org/
Fight the New Drug - a non-religious and non-legislative organization that exists to provide individuals the opportunity to make an informed decision regarding pornography by raising awareness on its harmful effects using only science, facts, and personal accounts.
https://fightthenewdrug.org/
LoveEd - a curriculum that helps parishes and schools empower parents to teach both the theology and science of human sexuality within the context of God’s plan for love and life. It helps young people discover the beauty and the purpose of their sexuality, which is fully articulated in Catholic teaching. LoveEd doesn’t just teach the facts of life, but the meaning of life.
https://www.saintbenedictpress.com/loveed/
ROOTED - Finally, the world’s first Theology of the Body Curriculum for Kindergarten through 12th Grade students is available. ROOTED provides timely, age-appropriate lessons authentic to St. John Paul II’s vision and understanding of the human person according to God’s beautiful plan. Students discover the fundamental truth of their innate dignity firmly ROOTED in God’s image, as male and female, called to love one another as God loves. An ultimate invitation to the purposeful universal call to holiness and genuine happiness.
https://www.ruahwoods.org/services/
Theology of the Body for Teens (Middle School) - a program divided into 8 unique segments that reflect the pedagogical approach of St. John Paul II’s revolutionary teaching. The program gives sixth through eighth graders the answers to their tough questions concerning their bodies, their sexuality, and their future. The program has been designed specifically as a catechetical program to fit perfectly into Catholic schools, youth ministry, CCD, and homeschooling settings.
https://shop.ascensionpress.com/collections/theology-of-the-body-for-teens-middle-school-edition
YOU Love, Life, and the Theology of the Body (High School) - Identity. Gender. Love. Chastity. The world is a difficult place for teens, and it has become increasingly hard for parents and educators to help teens discover the truth about their bodies, their sexuality, and their unique call to love. In an age of “selfies” and egocentrism, You cuts through the noise to present an authentic view of the human person. It presents young people with the extraordinary story of their creation as unrepeatable individuals. But the program doesn’t stop there. YOU: Life, Love, and the Theology of the Body introduces teens to the truth that life is not, in fact, all about them; it is about going out of themselves to be a sincere gift for others.
https://shop.ascensionpress.com/collections/you-life-love-and-the-theology-of-the-bodyspeakers
Catholic Speakers Organization is an online resource to help you learn about, contact, and book a variety of Catholic speakers.
https://catholicspeakers.com/
Culture Project has 5 missionaries living in Archdiocese of San Francisco October 16, 2018 to mid-May 2019. They are available free of charge to speak at your parish on topics including Human Dignity, Sexual Integrity, and Social Media. They have English and Spanish speakers.
http://restoreculture.org
Training
Archdiocese of Atlanta's Called to Accompany free training series for youth ministry volunteers. In English:
https://www.atlyouth.org/called-to-accompany
and in Spanish:
https://www.atlyouth.org/llamados-a-acompanar
Catechetical Institute offers a Youth Ministry Track that is the official training encouraged by the Archdiocese of San Francisco for youth ministers and youth ministry volunteers. They also offer several other ministry training tracks and more to come.
http://franciscanathome.com/sf
Life Teen Youth Ministry Certificate is a new way for Core Team members to be trained as effective, passionate, and knowledgeable relational ministers. Six video modules contain video training from leading youth ministry experts and professors from Life Teen and Franciscan University along with book suggestions that will not only empower youth ministers and adult volunteers but also make them effective agents of discipleship.
https://youthministrycertificate.com/
National Federation of Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM) hosts regular live webinars with top speakers for which you can register. They also have many past webinar recordings on a variety of topics available on their website in English and in Spanish.
http://www.nfcym.org/webinars/
Volunteering
Catholic Volunteer Network offers a searchable database of volunteer opportunities which can be sorted by location, length of time, ministry, etc.
www.catholicvolunteernetwork.org
National Relief Network is an organization committed to bringing large numbers of student volunteers to state and federally declared disaster areas for the purpose of helping families in their efforts to rebuild their homes, their communities and their lives. The organization is secular, but you can bring your own priest or contact the local Catholic parish in the area in which you'll be working.
http://www.nrn.org
St. Anthony's Dining Room provides meals, clothing, medical care, addiction recovery assistance, technology access and training to those in need in San Francisco. Volunteers are welcome as individuals or in groups.
https://www.stanthonysf.org/dining-room/
St. Anthony's Padua Dining Room in Menlo Park provides meals, clothing, and medical advice to those in need on the peninsula. Volunteers are welcome as individuals or in groups.
http://paduadiningroom.com/
Youth Ministry programs
Catholic Scouting - Delivering Catholic youth ministry through scouting programs such as Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, American Heritage Girls, Troops of St. George, Kepha, Columbian Squires, etc.
National Catholic Committee on Scouting: http://www.nccs-bsa.org/index.php/youth
National Federation of Catholic Youth Ministry: www.nfcym.org/patches/
SF Archdiocese order forms:
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
SF Archdiocese nomination forms:
Bronze Pelican Emblem
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Medal
Financial aid*: Please submit this form with receipts to request assistance
*Available for scouts who could not otherwise afford uniforms and scouting supplies. Applicants must be members of parish-based or Catholic school-based units or troops.
Catholic Scouting 2019-2020 Flyer
Catholic Scouting Retreat-O-Ree Registration Form and Permission Form
Religious Programs Training FlyerDirty Vagabond Ministries is a Catholic 501c3 non-profit organization that provides effective Catholic youth ministry to inner city and urban areas. Inspired by the Incarnation, we go after the lost, not waiting for them to come to us. Dirty Vagabond missionaries meet teens where they are, build relationships, mentor, and introduce them to Jesus. Our world is broken, teens in poverty know this well. Dirty Vagabond Ministries brings the joy and peace of the Gospel into their lives.
https://www.dirtyvagabond.com/
Life Teen - As a Eucharist-centered movement within the Roman Catholic Church, Life Teen leads teenagers and their families into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ and His Church. With the Blessed Virgin Mary as our intercessor and guide, Life Teen seeks to unleash the fullness of the Sacramental power present within the young Church. Offers high school and middle school programs. Scholarships available.
https://lifeteen.com/SportsLeader is a Catholic virtue-based formation program for Coaches, Athletes and Directors of Sports Ministry of all levels: Grade School, High School and College. Our four pillars are: Virtue, Mentoring, Ceremony and Catholic Identity. It is for schools and teams who are interested in a structured, intentional and specific method and curriculum to help form leaders and teach virtue. It is flexible, easy to implement and is designed for the coach to integrate into their practice schedule. They can customize the program for your needs. SportsLeader wants to partner with your school, parish or organization to help create a culture of virtuous leadership that our world so desperately needs.
https://www.sportsleader.org/