Events for Youth Around the Diocese

Christian Leadership Institute ( CLI )

The Christian Leadership Institute (CLI) empowers young people through prayer and worship to recognize their own gifts and provides leadership training that assists youth to become strong Christian leaders in their parish, community and school.  Sponsored by the Diocese of Gaylord, CLI is nationally recognized for its abilitiy to prepare young people to assume leadership roles.

The six (6) day institure will be held at the Kettunen Center in Tustin, MI from Sunday, June 19, through Friday, June 24, 2011.  A vibrant parish is supported by the participation of adults, families, youth and children.  Youth gift our parishes with a unique and special energy that must not be overlooked. 

Please click on the forms below for further information about CLI 2011.

CLI Cover Letter 

CLI Student Application 

CLI Adult Recommendation Form 

CLI Scholarship Application Form 

World Youth Day

Attention Young Adults - ages 18 -35

Every three years our Pope invites young adults from around the world to join him for a time of prayer, catechesis, and reflection. The site for World Youth Day 2011 is Madrid, Spain. Bishop Hebda has made this event a priority in his schedule. With enthusiasm he issues an invitation to priests and young adults from across our Diocese to consider participating in this spiritual pilgrimage with him. Kate Wilde, from St. Mary Cathedral Parish, is coordinating this event for the Gaylord Diocese. Gaylord is partnering with three other Michigan Dioceses - Grand Rapid, Kalamazoo and Marquette - for advance preparations and participation in World Youth Day 2011.

World Youth Day 

NCYC 2011

NCYC, held biennially, gathers more than twenty thousand Catholic teenagers and adult leaders. Young people learn about their faith, have the opportunity for prayer, reconciliation, and Eucharist, and faith formation.

Host: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis

November 17-19, 2011
Indianapolis, Indiana—November 17-19, 2011

Registration forms are not available at this time ( 12/3/09 ).  Please call Dannie Brzezinski to express your interest - 989-732-5147