Recently,one of our young parishioners, Nick, was accepted by the National Evangeliztion Team (NET) for a year of service to the Church throughout the United States. Nick, and other young people, will travel to many parishes and dioceses throughout the country reaching out to young people preparing for Confirmation, and the NET team will do a Confirmation retreat for their parish. Or, the NET team will do a retreat for a parish youth group. Or, the NET team will help a parish establish a youth ministry program.
We're very proud of sending Nick to be part of NET for the next year. Many of us have already contributed to NET to help support Nick for the coming year. One of the realities of the NET Ministries program is that each team member is asked to raise $3,500 through donations from parish, family and friends. If you can help with a donation for Nick, and his year of service, I'll be personally grateful. Please check out the website for the National Evangelization Team Ministries http://www.netusa.org/donate/ Consider making an online donation. I just pledged to make a small monthly donation to NET for the next year....it's so easy, and it goes for a great cause. When you click the link for NET, and if you would like to support Nick, just add his full name in the Comment line as "Nick Petrillo". He'll be an active team member for the next year.
Also, most importantly, I'd like to ask you to keep Nick in your prayers for the coming year. He'll be far away from home, he'll be living in community with other young people interested in ministry, and he'll be really, Really, REALLY living the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience. Plus, he'll be dealing with young people for a whole year. Hopefully, he'll be spreading the Good News to many through his gentle and caring personality.
God bless you, Nick.
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