Catholic Youth Ministry Directory

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Australia

Queensland


Name: Michael Kelly
Title: Diocesan Youth Coordinator
E-Mail address: tmba_youth@t130.aone.net.au
Snail Mail Address: P.O.Box 1325 Toowoomba Queensland Australia 4350
Phone Number: 076 32 1008 015 371751
Name of Diocese: Toowoomba
Programs: Toowoomba Employment Network, Development Comprehensive Youth Ministry. Retreats

Organisation: National Evangelization Teams (NET)
Description: NET is a Catholic Youth Retreat Ministry which works primarily in Catholic Schools and Parishes throughout Australia.
Director: Shayne Bennett
Senior Supervisors: David Harris and Shanelle Bennett
Supervisors: Brent Lammas and Kerri Kranzler
Team Members: 29 Young Volunteers from across the world.
E-Mail Address: netaust@powerup.com.au
Snail Mail: PO Box 516 Fortitude Valley Qld 4006 Australia

NAME: Parish Youth Ministry Services
email: pyms@powerup.com.au
snail: 44 Leopard Street, Kangaroo Point, 4169 AUSTRALIA
PHONE: (07) 3891 6683 during office hours
DIOCESE: Archdiocese of Brisbane, Queensland
STAFF: Michael Hart (Co-ordinator)
STAFF: Irene Hatcher (Resource Officer)
OTHER: Parish Youth Ministry Services is an archdiocesan agency and our focus is to assist parishes in their ministry with young people. Our major aims are: € Providing ways to assist parishes in reviewing their ministry with young people; € Providing resources which assist in the development and implementation of a parish's ministry with young people; € Providing training and formation for those who minister with young people; € and Assisting parishes to engage in youth ministry activities on an Archdiocesan, deanery or regional levels. A regular newsletter is available to all parishes and youth leaders. Contact us for ideas and suggestions to help in your ministry with young people, and info on upcoming training events in Brisbane and throughout Queensland.

Name: Tony Robertson
email: t.robertson@mcauley.acu.edu.au
snail: P.O.Box 3525, South Brisbane, Queensland 4101, AUSTRALIA
Employment: Campus Minister, Australian Catholic University, McAuley Campus
Projects: Member of Archdiocesan Working party for Bishops Consultation on "Youth and the Future Member of Church Network for Youth Justice & Trainer in Youth Ministry and Ecumenism

Canada

Ontario

Name: Andrew McCallister
Title: Editor
E-Mail Address: andrewm@idirect.com
Snail Mail Address:
Office of Catholic Youth
21 Dunlop Street
Richmond Hill, Ontario
L4C 2M6
Phone #: 905-770-8807
Parish: work for Archdiocese
Diocese:Archdiocese of Toronto
Duties: - Editor of Archdiocese Youth Newsletter
- Setting up a presence on the internet

Saskatchewan

Name: Brett Powell
Title: Youth Minister
E-Mail address: todd.gaucher@sask.usask.ca
Snail Mail Address: 1902 Munroe Ave. Saskatoon SK CANADA S7J 1R8
Phone Number: (306) 343-0325
Parish or School: St. Philip Neri
Name of Diocese: Saskatoon
Name of Parish or school: St. Philip Neri
Address of Parish or School: 1902 Munroe Ave. Saskatoon SK CANADA S7J 1R8
Number of families in Parish School: 800 families
How many students in your program: approximately 40 in total
Programs: Kids For Christ (KFC) is grades 6-8
Club Neri is grades 9-12
Will be starting this fall a ministry for grades 3-5
Events for the youth tend to be either once or twice a week
Other: Prime Time Youth Mass every second Saturday for high school and university age youth (during the school year) and weekly bible studies (for high school and university during the summer months)

Manitoba


Name: Mark W. Gnutel
Title: Youth/Vocation Director for the Byzantine Redemptorist Fathers
E-Mail Address: gnutel@merlin.magic.mb.ca
Snail Mail Address:250 Jefferson Ave., Winnepeg, Manitoba, CA. R2V OM6
Phone #: (204) 338-6823, Fax (204) 339-1062
Parish: St Joseph's
Diocese: Archeparchy of Winnipeg
Programs: Byzantine Catholic Young Adult Ministry, Community Outreach, Lay Apostolic Community, Retreats.
Other: Redemptorist Community awareness, Vocation placement.

United States

Alabama

Name: Matt Thomas
Title: Youth Administrator
E-Mail address: maf00590@maf.mobile.al.us
Snail Mail Address: 10 S. Bouler Ave. Bay Minette, AL 360507
Phone Number: E-mail for information
Parish or School: Parish
Name of Diocese: ARCHdiocese of Mobile
Name of Parish or School: St. Agatha
Students in your program: 30
Programs: Youth services, retreat host

Name: Fr. Steven T. Williams
Title: Associate Pastor/High School Youth Minister
E-Mail Address: BYQY19A@Prodigy.com
Snail Mail Address: 217 S Sage Ave Mobile, AL 36606
Phone Number: 334-479-7264
Parish and School: St. Pius X
Name of Diocese: Mobile
Number of families in Parish School:400
High School CYO: 120 active students
Other: Interested in new Youth Ministry ideas

California

Name: Sean Fornelli
Title: None (Member of youth ministry team)
E-mail address: czimmerm@toto.csustan.edu
Snail mail address: 521 E. Union Ave. Modesto, CA 95356
Phone #: (209) 572-4225
Parish: St. Joseph's
Diocese: Stockton
Parish address: 1813 Oakdale Rd. Modesto, CA 95355
Number of families in parish: approx. 3500
Number of youth in program: Average attendance of 35

Name: Robert Jordan
Title: Youth Ministry Coordinator
E-Mail: RJordan462@aol.com
SMail: 11555 Shannon Ave, Dublin, CA 94568
(510) 828-4033
St. Raymond/St. Joan of Arc (The LIGHT)
Diocese of Oakland
This program is a joint program between two parishes in the San Ramon Valley beginning fall 1995. There is a mailing list of 1000+ youth. The name of the program is called LIGHT (Living In God's House Together). We follow a comprehensive approach to youth ministry.

Name: Terry Koehne
Title: Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry
Diocese of Oakland, California
E-Mail Address: Koehne11@aol.com
Mailing Address: 521 Boden Way, Oakland, CA 94610
Phone: (510) 834-7311

Connecticut

Name: Keith DiAngelis
Title: Youth Minister
E-Mail address: kdiangelis@internetmci.com
Parish or School: Parish
Name of Diocese: Hartford
Name of Parish or school: St. John the Evangelist

Florida

Name: Geof A. Kledzik
Title: Coordinator of Youth Ministries
E-Mail: peace2u@netline.net
mail: 310 Sarasota St.,Venice,FL,34285
Phone: Youth NEWSline 813-484-NEWS
Parish: Epiphany Cathedral
Diocese: Venice
Address: 310 Sarasota St.,Venice,FL,34285
Students: 200
Programs: Jr High & Sr High Youth Ministry, plus Confirmation
Other: weekly Life Teen Mass

Illinois

Name: Matt Wielgos
Title: Director of Youth Ministry
E-Mail address: ANAWIM@AOL.COM
Snail Mail: 2900 E. Main St. St.Charles, IL 60174
Diocese: Rockford
Parish: Church of St. John Neumann
Address: 2900 E. Main St. St.Charles, IL 60174
Number of families: 2500
Programs: Outreach Youth Groups, Discipleship small groups, Service Group, Peer Ministry Team, Various Retreats, etc. . .

Kentucky

NAME: Kim O. Murphy TITLE: Youth Ministry - high school level
E-MAIL ADDRESS: lmurphy@galileo.mis.net
SNAIL MAIL ADDRESS: 608 W. Main Street - Richmond, KY 40475
PHONE NUMBER: (606) 623-2989
PARISH OR SCHOOL: St. Mark and St. Stephen parishes
NAME OF DIOCESE: Lexington, Kentucky
ADDRESS OF PARISH OR SCHOOL: see above
NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN PROGRAM: 50-60
OTHER: Program is combination of education, social, service, fundrasing - with teen leadership team

Maryland


Name: Larry Scruggs
Title: Youth Minister {Volunteer}
E-Mail Address: lns33681@aol.com
Snail Mail Address: Post Office Box 725
New Market, Maryland 21774
Phone: 301-865-0376 Fax: 301-865-0377
Parish: St Peter's Catholic Church, Libertytown, Maryland
Diocese: Baltimore

Name: Pat Stockton
Title: Youth Group Leader
E-Mail address: pstockton@ccmail.gsfc.nasa.gov
Snail Mail Address: 5008 Long Beach Dr. St. Leonard, MD 20685
Phone Number: 410-586-3263
Parish or School: St. John Vianney
Name of Diocese: Washington DC
Name of Parish or school: St. John Vianney
Address of Parish or School: 105 Vianney Lane, Prince Frederick, MD 20678
How many students in your program: 45

Name & email: Fr. jdproffitt@aol.com
Place: Washington County, MD (Hagerstown)
Programs: Life Teen Program

Massachusetts


Name: Sandy Pollette
Title: Youth Ministry Coordinator
E-Mail address: sandy@map.com
Snail Mail Address: 55 Redlands Street, Springfield, MA 01104
Phone Number: 413-781-4427
Parish or School: Parish
Name of Diocese: Springfield, MA
Name of Parish or school: Holy Cross Church
Address of Parish or School: 221 Plumtree Road, Springfield, MA 01118
Number of families in Parish School: approximately 300
How many students in your program: 100
Programs: Junior and Senior High Youth Groups
Other: Diocesan committees and programs
Quarterly newsletter at: http://pages.map.com/~david/crossfire.html

Missouri


Name: Gerardo I. Velazquez
Title: Mechanical Engineer
E-Mail address: gerardo@c2d2e2.wes.army.mil
Snail Mail Address: 1117 River Bend Road, Vicksburg MS 39180-8317
Phone Number: (601) 634-3265
Name of Diocese: Jackson MS
Name of Parish or school: St Paul Catholic Church
Address of Parish or School: 713 Crawford St. Vicksburg, MS 39180
Programs: restarting CYO

Nevada


Name: Greg Grant
Title: Youth Minister
EMail: care of- Spam2@ix.netcom.com
Mail: 7035 Acorn Court Las Vegas, NV 89117
Phone: (702) 363-1902 (parish)/(702) 876-1615 (home)
Parish: St. Joseph, Husband of Mary Roman Catholic Church (est. 1989)
Diocese: Diocese of Las Vegas
Parish Address: 7260 W. Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89117
Families: 3000+
Students: ca. 20
Programs: youths have traditionally been very active in "Las Vegas Valley Search" Retreats; we will be looking at the "LifeTeen" youth ministry program developed by Fr. Dale Fushell from the Diocese of Phoenix this year.
Other: I have completed my Pre-Theology and First Year Theology at St. Patrick's Seminary (Menlo Park, CA) this past spring, but am taking a year off from seminary studies. This is my first youth ministry.

Pennsylvania

Name: Scott Fabian
Title: Director of Religious Formation
E-Mail address: fabian@churchofsaintluke.org
Snail Mail Address:818 Main St Stroudsburg, PA 18360
Phone Number: (717) 421-9097
Name of Diocese: Scranton
Name of Parish or school: Church of Saint Luke
Address of Parish or School: 818 Main Street Stroudsburg, PA 18360
Number of families in Parish School: 1800
Programs: Youth Groups Ages 5-6, 7-8, 9-12 Other Various

Rhode Island

Deacon Kevin Masse
Confirmation Coordinator
St Francis of Asissi Parish
E Mail:KM5637@aol.com
Snail Mail:c/o St Francis School, Jefferson Blvd., Warwick, RI 02886
Diocese: Providence

South Carolina

Name: Mark Mossa
E-mail: t270123@univscvm.scarolina.edu
snail mail: 163A Lake Murray Terr Lexington, SC 29072
phone: (803) 779-0036
Diocese: Charleston, SC
Parish: St. Peter's Catholic Church
address: 1529 Assembly St. Columbia, SC 29202
ministry to high school age young people, confirmation program

South Dakota

Tom Towers
ttowers@silver.sdsmt.edu
3 East Quncy Rapid City SD 57701
605-342-5751
Parish
Rapid City
Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Cathedral
520 Cathedral Drive Rapid City SD 57701
2000 in parish
Just restarting 250 Jr. +Sr. High
Hope to start Life teen but Many roed blocks ahead
I am also director of the Newman Center in town

Texas

Name: Bro. Jim Barrette, S.M.
Title: Director of the Office of Youth Ministry, Diocese of Galveston- Houston
E-mail address: WNVW88B@PRODIGY.COM
Snail Mail Address:2403 E. Holcombe Blvd.
Houston, TX 77021
Phone:(713) 741-8723
Diocese: Galveston-Houston
Parishes: +/- 160

Terry Krolczyk
Volunteer Youth Minister
Email: TERRYK@tamu.edu
Parish: St. Anthony's
Parish Address: 306 S. Parker, Bryan, Texas 77802
Diocese of Austin
Programs: High School Youth Ministry(CYO)

Name: Paul D. Mazzurana
Title: Volunteer Youth Minister E-Mail: pdmazz@austin.ibm.com
Name of Parish: St. Albert the Great Address: Austin, Texas

Virginia

Name: Mike Hagarty
e-mail: Mhagarty@aol.com
snail-mail: 1501 Westover Hills Blvd, Richmond VA 23225
phone: 804-230-3442
parish: Church of the Epiphany
parish address: 11000 Smoketree Dr. Richmond, VA 23236
diocese: Diocese of Richmond
duties: direct youth programs including religious ed. and Confirmation prep (11th gr) for 6th-12th graders
# of families: 2200
# of youth in program ~ 500 in one way or another (out of 1000 youth registered in the parish
programs: retreats, high school and middle school youth councils (leadership dvlp), monthly newsletter, lots of service and outreach experiences, collaborate with pastoral staff, other: lecturer at Washington Theological Union, workshop presenter, leadership development trainer, happily married, no kids yet, been in YM for 15 years on local,diocesan, regional and national levels

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