C.L.I.M.B.
Catholic Leadership: Identify, Motivate, Believe

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(416) 599-7676

What is the C.L.I.M.B. Program?

Are you ready for a leadership program designed specifically for young Catholic leaders? Prepared to get hands-on training, giving you the skills you need to serve the community, your parish and school? Ready to roll up your sleeves and learn by doing, with speakers, service projects and sharing with others from across the Archdiocese? More importantly, are you ready to C.L.I.M.B. to the summits of our faith?

C.L.I.M.B. stands for Catholic Leadership: Identify, Motivate, Believe and is targeted at young Catholic leaders aged 15-19 who are ready to take Catholic leadership to a whole new level.

Are You Ready To C.L.I.M.B.?

C.L.I.M.B. participants commit one Saturday each month over a four month period to develop their skills through a specialized program. We illustrate the vital links between home, school, community and parish as we develop leaders and their gifts through the C.L.I.M.B. program.

A variety of settings may serve as our campus for the C.L.I.M.B. program. From service placements to churches, schools and outdoor challenge initiatives, participants will learn by doing. From hands on team challenges to guest speakers, faith sharing and role plays, young Catholic leaders will be empowered to use their talents to help others.

Who should C.L.I.M.B.?

Young Catholic leaders aged 15-19, who are eager to develop their own leadership skills in a faith-based context. The C.L.I.M.B. program will be facilitated by young people for young people - a group of young adult Catholic leaders, trained and selected by the Office of Catholic Youth staff, will support and help animate the C.L.I.M.B. program.

Registration is limited, so be sure to get your registration in as soon as possible. Contact the Office of Catholic Youth at: (416) 599-7676 for more details. Registration deadline for our March 2008 program is Friday, February 22nd, 2008. Cost of the program is $45, which includes all materials and activities related to the four monthly sessions.

The Time to C.L.I.M.B...

Participants must be able to make a commitment to attend all four C.L.I.M.B. sessions.

Catholic Leadership

This section is focused on introducing C.L.I.M.B. and providing the participants with some idea of what’s coming as well as exploring the essential elements involved in Catholic leadership. Here are some questions that the participants will reflect on: How do we recognize a leader?, What are the characteristics of leadership in general?, What gifts do we possess that make us good leaders?, What tools will help us to grow and develop as leaders?

Identify

This session is focused on helping the participants to gain a deeper understanding of themselves, their gifts and how they relate to God and the world around them. Here are some questions that the participants will reflect on: How do I understand my relationship with God?, What gifts do I feel that I’ve been given by God?, Where can my gifts be used to help those around me?

Motivate

This session is focused on helping the participants to gain a deeper understanding of their own motivation for acting and what lies behind the decision to take a more pro-active role as a leader. Here are some questions that the participants will reflect on: What motivates us?, How and why do we move from complacency to action?, What pushed our role models into action?, How can we use our motivation to motivate others?

Believe

This session is focused on connecting what has been discussed to the truths of our faith.

All sessions held from 10:00am to 4:00pm

C.L.I.M.B. 2008 Calendar

Session 1: Catholic Leadership
Session 2: Identify
Session 3: Motivate
Session 4: Believe

The C.L.I.M.B. program is rooted in the OCY’s vision and mission statements:

Vision
Young people working together to celebrate the mission of Christ.

Mission
To identify, form, link and integrate youth as disciples of Christ, challenging each other to answer the call of Jesus to love and serve.

Identify
Through call and response – we connect our actions with our baptismal call to share in the mission of Christ.

Form
Formation helps young Catholics develop a prayer life with a sense of mission. What tools do we need to be Disciples of Christ, answering the all to serve others at home, at school, at church and in the community?

Link
We create opportunities for young Catholic leaders to gather, supporting each other and exchanging ideas.

Integrate
Jesus assures his disciples with words such as, “Peace be with you; Be not afraid; I love you; Go forth…Growing to trust our call to love and serve as young Catholic leaders.