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YAM Notes

Published: September 9, 2004

ATLANTA CATHOLIC SPORTS & ADVENTURE MEETINGS will be held Tuesday, Sept. 14, at St. Andrew Church, 675 Riverside Road, Roswell, in room 207 on the second floor of building D. Adventure meeting is 7 p.m. (contact Ginger at (678) 637-3255 or adventure@atlantacatholicsports.org) and the ACS meeting is 8 p.m. (For more information, contact Wayne at copresidents@atlantacatholicssports.org). YAM meeting has been canceled for September.

THEOLOGY ON TAP is ongoing on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 22 and 29 at FIVE SEASONS BREWING in The Prado, 5600 Roswell Road, Atlanta (www.5seasonsbrewing.com or (404) 255-5911). Social begins at 7 p.m., with time to grab food and drinks, and at 7:30 p.m. the talk will start, followed by Q & A. There is no registration; cover charge is $3. Contact Ann at (404) 885-7222 or ann@yam.org. For a list of speakers visit www.yam.org.

A World Youth Day information meeting will be held Thursday, Sept. 23, at 7 p.m. The Archdiocese of Atlanta will sponsor a PILGRIMAGE TO WORLD YOUTH DAY open to young adults ages 18-40 at the time of the event. WYD will be held Aug. 14-22, 2005, in COLOGNE, GERMANY. An INFORMATION MEETING will be held at the Office of Religious Education, seventh floor of the Wachovia Building, 615 Peachtree St., Atlanta, to discuss cost, accommodations, sightseeing opportunities, etc. Contact Barb at bgarvin@archatl.com or (404) 885-7491 or Ann at ann@yam.org or (404) 885-7222. For more information about MYD visit www.wjt2005.de.

Mustard Seed Communities (MSC) began over 20 years ago as a home for abandoned and handicapped children and now cares for over 220 children across Jamaica, Nicaragua, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. A young adult MUSTARD SEED MISSION TRIP to Jamaica is being planned for THANKSGIVING WEEK. Deadline for the $100 non-refundable deposit is Sept. 25. Contact Matt at mgardner68@juno.com or Karen at karenegay@lycos.com. For information on MSC visit

www.mustardseed.com.

MEN WANTED for the next TEC RETREAT Oct. 8-10. TEC (To Encounter Christ) is designed for young adults to meet others, share hopes, ideals and dreams, hear presentations by priests, Religious and young adults, and encounter Christ risen and alive today. TEC will take place from 10:30 a.m. Friday to 5 p.m. Sunday at Antioch Christian Life Center in Cedartown. Applications are available at www.yam.org/tec. Cost is $65. The women’s portion of the coed retreat is filled. Openings for men are still available. Contact Ana at ana@yam.org or (404) 885-7235. Sign-up deadline is Sept. 24.

A DAY TRIP to MOTHER ANGELICA’S SHRINE OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT is planned for Saturday, Oct. 16. Find out why Mother Angelica’s shrine, located in Hanceville, Ala., is becoming the most popular eucharistic shrine in America

(www.olamshrine.com). The trip will be led by Father Kevin Peek. The group will leave at 8 a.m. from St. Paul of the Cross Church, 551 Harwell Rd, Atlanta, and return at 6:30 p.m. The cost of $40 includes motor coach, lunch, tithe and gratuities. Seating is limited; to reserve your spot, contact Don at (404) 699-1372 or

Donald_P_Jeanne@yahoo.com.

Join YAM for an evening of beauty, poise and murder at AGATHA’S MURDER MYSTERY THEATRE, 691 Peachtree St., NE, Atlanta, on Thurs., Oct. 21, at 7:30 p.m. Hold onto your tiaras or you might get “crowned” at the “MISS MORTALITY U.S.A.” PAGEANT. The cost of $45 includes a five-course dinner, show, tax and tip. Seats will go fast! Visit www.agathas.homestead.com/current.html. Contact Joe Cruz at joecruz@mindspring.com or (770) 617-7387 by Mon., Oct. 11, for reservations or mail a check to YAM Office, 680 West Peachtree St., NW, Atlanta, GA 30308. Make check out to Archdiocese of Atlanta and write e-mail address or phone number on the check.