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I just want to say, <em>welcome to your site</em>! We seek to serve and support Ministers with Youth in parishes as well as be a resource for those who minister with youth through High School Campus Ministry, CYO Sports, Catholic Scouting, and movements whether as paid staff or volunteer. Here are quick links to some of our content:</p> <ul> <li>NEW, <a href="https://phillyomy.org/the-track/" data-type="page" data-id="60" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Track</a> page outlines our Professional Development Track for Ministers and other ways in which the OMY supports the growth of Ministers and Ministry with Youth.</li> <li><a href="https://phillyomy.org/events/" data-type="page" data-id="371">Calendar</a> of events and Ministers with Youth (MY) County Community meetings</li> <li><a href="https://phillyomy.org/accompany/youth-meetings/" data-type="page" data-id="111">Resources for youth meetings</a></li> <li><a href="https://phillyomy.org/safety/" data-type="page" data-id="62">Safe environment</a> information</li> <li><a href="https://phillyomy.org/accompany/connect-grow/spiritual-nutrition/" data-type="page" data-id="119">Spiritual nutrition resources</a> and much more</li> </ul> <p>Make sure to sign up to receive our monthly email where we highlight resources, gatherings, and events for you and the youth you accompany.</p> <p class="has-text-align-center"><strong>Don’t forget to visit our <a href="https://phillyomy.org/prayer-requests/" data-type="URL" data-id="https://phillyomy.org/prayer-requests/">prayer intentions wall</a> to post your prayer intentions. </strong>These will be lifted at our Masses for the Young Church. We also invite you, as a community, to lift them in your prayers.</p> </div></div> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-graypurple-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container"> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex" id="links"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full link toplink toright"><a href="https://phillyomy.org/safety/"><img decoding="async" width="1000" height="529" src="https://phillyomy.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/safety_768692_Darken.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-312" style="aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover"/></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ffffff" class="has-inline-color">Safety First</mark></figcaption></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow 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