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RESOURCES & IDEAS
FOR EVANGELIZATION &
​FAITH FORMATION

from the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown

Office of Religious Education/Evangelization
225 Elm Street
Youngstown, Ohio 44503
330 744-8451

Bishop Bonnar's Pastoral Letter, 
​"Testify to the Light"

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"Testify to the light" Pastoral Letter
Resources for Priority #1: PRAYER
Resources for Priority #2: Healing
Resources for Priority #3: Communication
Resources for Priority #4: Service
Resources for Priority #5: Joyful Witness

March saints can inspire!

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find articles and ideas for St. Katherine Drexel, St. Patrick, St. Joseph, and more!

We live Lent with gratitude!

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Lenten Resources
"During this season of conversion, let us renew our faith, draw from the “living water” of hope, and receive with open hearts the love of God, who makes us brothers and sisters in Christ."
- from the message of Pope Francis for Lent 2021
See the 2021 Message about faith, hope, and love for Lent from Pope Francis

The Year of the Family
March 19, 2021 - ​June 26, 2022

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"A Special Year to Bear Witness to Family Love"
​from Vatican News
Official Website for the Year of the Family
Liturgical Year Family Activities
​from Loyola Press
Support Family life
Help Families Learn Faith Together

Welcome ​Bishop Bonnar!

Bishop David J.  Bonnar became the sixth Bishop of the Diocese of Youngstown on January 12, 2021. 
​We offer prayers of deep gratitude as we welcome ​Bishop Bonnar.
​His motto:
"THAT ALL MAY BE ONE"
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Biography & Coat of Arms of Bishop Bonnar
Bishop Bonnar Gives a Message to young people celebrating the sacrament of confirmation

The Year of St. Joseph

December 8, 2020 - December 8, 2021
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"With a Father's Heart,"
​Apostolic Letter from Pope Francis
"The aim of this Apostolic Letter is to increase our love for this great saint, to encourage us to implore his intercession and to imitate his virtues and his zeal."
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"St. Joseph, the Man Whom Heaven Trusts," from Vatican News
"Three Lessons Catechists Can Learn from St. Joseph," from Catechist Journey
Find Lots of Prayers, Reflections, and Activities for the Year of St. Joseph from Loyola Press

Fight the sin of racism with these resources: 

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to work against racism
Honor the memory of our beloved Bishop George Murry, SJ, by watching this short video on why people of faith need to speak out against racism and act.
Remembering Bishop George V. Murry, SJ
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In response to the Coronavirus,
click these buttons for resources to use in this time when we are staying safe, but are doing all we can not to be distant from each other
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Quick tips for creating engaging faith formation videos for kids
Planning & Visioning for the months ahead
Responding to the virus itself
joining in prayer
creative alternatives to learning without gathering
practices for creating spiritual space in digital gatherings

"Fratelli Tutti"
A call from Pope Francis to live as one family

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Short Summary from Vatican News
Long summary from Vatican News
The Encyclical at the Vatican Website
USCCB Study Guide for Fratelli Tutti
Guía de Estudia Sobre la fraternidad y la amistad social
An Ecumenical Christian Prayer
O God, Trinity of love,
from the profound communion of your divine life,
pour out upon us a torrent of fraternal love.
Grant us the love reflected in the actions of Jesus,
in his family of Nazareth,
and in the early Christian community.
Grant that we Christians may live the Gospel,
discovering Christ in each human being,
recognizing him crucified
in the sufferings of the abandoned
and forgotten of our world,
and risen in each brother or sister
who makes a new start.
Come, Holy Spirit, show us your beauty,
reflected in all the peoples of the earth,
so that we may discover anew
that all are important and all are necessary,
different faces of the one humanity
that God so loves. Amen.
(concluding prayer of Fratelli Tutti
Given in Assisi, at the tomb of Saint Francis,
on 3 October, Vigil of the Feast of the Saint, in the year 2020)

​"The Church is in a permanent state of mission."

                                                                         - (Pontifical) Directory for Catechesis, 2020

DIOCESAN 
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BEYOND
BAPTISM
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for faithful families
STORIES & SCRIPTURE WEBSITE
Lessons from popular children's books
DIOCESE OF YOUNGSTOWN WEBSITE
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