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Volume 5 Issue 1

January 2008

Dear Friends,

Here is the first VEYO News Bulletin of this year. One of my New Year’s resolutions is to keep our dispatches shorter and send them out more regularly. So I am hoping to send it once a month. Please use any information below as you see fit for your groups, schools and parishes and please let me know if you have any suggestions or questions for VEYO. 

A second New year’s resolution is to begin our regular office meetings again, which we have not been able to do due to the busy schedule at the new House of Discernment with its five residents. Now that their schedule is all worked out and with an office staff of three, VEYO can start up something new and do more. The Youth Office will meet Tuesday, January 15th at 7:00pm, the Evangelization Office will meet on Monday, January 21st at 7:00pm, and the Vocations Office will meet on Wednesday, January 23rd at 7:00pm. All meetings will be held at the Chancery Office at 350 Hunter Street.  Please come and find out what you can do to help our mission in the Diocese.

As for our mission over the Christmas holidays, the first weekend of the New Year was a busy one as over 30 young people attended the 2008 John Paul II Retreat.  Young people from across the Diocese and beyond (including Montreal) came together to learn about their Catholic faith.  Fr. Tom Lynch, pastor of St. Joseph’s Parish in Douro and professor at St. Augustine’s Seminary, gave nine lectures on bioethics and impressed us all with his expertise and eloquence. The talks were incredibly informative and encouraged lots thought, reflection and discussion. Many thanks to those who helped to make the retreat as successful as it was.    

Preparations are also underway for this year’s outdoor Way of the Cross on Good Friday, March 21st.  For the past three years the youth of the Diocese have been great witnesses to the city of Peterborough and beyond making the Passion of Jesus come alive through their participation in the Way of the Cross.  Each year hundreds of people we are moved by the performance of our young people. On Wednesday, January 16th, a meeting will be held for all who are interested in being a part of this year’s Way of the Cross.  The meeting will be at 4pm at the VEYO Centre. If you are interested and cannot attend please contact the Office. 

VOCATIONS

• On January 16th, our candidates from the House of Discernment will be making presentations on vocations in religion classes at Holy Cross Secondary School in Peterborough.  The candidates are available to visit parishes, youth groups and schools to speak to young people and all parishioners about their personal vocation and to answer any questions people may have. For visits please call the Office.
  
  
• There will a vocation retreat coming up during Lent for anyone who wishes to reflect on God’s call and a vocation to the priesthood or religious life. Please contact the office for details.
  
  
• ‘Called by Name’ is a vocational program that can be run in local parishes.  This program allows parishioners to identify those in their parish community who they believe would be suitable for the priesthood or the religious life. These names are submitted to the Vocations Office and the individuals are then contacted by the Vocations Director.  We are looking for pilot parishes to run this program during Lent. 

EVANGELIZATION

• During the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity an Ecumenical Prayer Service will be held on Friday, January 25th, at St. Peter-in-Chains Cathedral.  The prayer service will begin at 7:00pm and a potluck social will follow. 

• The International Eucharistic Congress (www.cei2008.ca) is being held in Quebec City from June 15-22, 2008.  The Congress will explore the theme, “The Eucharist, God’s Gift for the Life of the World.” Anyone interested in attending is encouraged to contact the Office for more information. 
  
  
• The VEYO Library has over 1300 books, DVDs, and other resources currently available for loan. We hope to have our catalogue available online soon.  Opening hours are available by calling the Office.

YOUTH

• Theology on Tap gets underway again at 7:00pm on Monday, January 14th, at Riley’s Old Towne Pub on George Street in Peterborough.  The topic will be ‘Creating a Health Media Culture,’ and Rick Kirschner, General Manager of KAOS Radio in Fort McMurray, Alberta and here in Peterborough, will be presenting.
  
  
• Morning Watch (all-night Eucharistic Adoration) continues to be held each month as part of the Great Novena, in preparation for the International Eucharistic Congress.  All youth are invited to attend Morning Watch and encounter Christ personally in the Eucharist.

• Upcoming Morning Watch Dates:

• January 19th-20th, 2008 at Immaculate Conception Parish in Peterborough. It will begin with the parish Mass at 4:30pm on Saturday and conclude with Mass at 9:00am on Sunday.
  
  
• February 16th-17thth, 2008 at St. Joseph’s Parish in Bracebridge. It will start with Mass at 7:00pm and conclude with Mass at 9:00am on Sunday.   Details on the VEYO bus will be made available in future bulletins.
  
  
• An information meeting will be held for all World Youth Day Pilgrims on Saturday, January 26th at 7:00pm at the Sacred Heart Parish Hall in Peterborough. Please RSVP the Office.
  
  
• George Cardinal Pell of Sydney, Australia, will be in the Diocese of Kingston on Wednesday, January 30th at 7:30pm at St. Mary’s Cathedral, for a Youth Rally, including catechesis. This rally is open to all, especially the young people. Anyone interested in traveling to Kingston for the rally are encouraged to call the Youth Office.

 God bless,

VEYO Staff

Fr. Norbert Glasmacher, Director
Shaun Retallick, Librarian and Resource Manager
Katie Wood, Youth Coordinator
Krista Wood, Office Administrator and Assistant Youth Coordinator

Email: veyo@veyopeterboro.org
Phone: 705-749-0330

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