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Impact In Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Campus Close-Ups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

Staff Teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

New Ways To Support The Work Of CCO . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Alumni in Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Why We Love CCO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Meet Our New Staff Members . . . . . . 11

G O O D N E W S F R O M C A T H O L I C C H R I S T I A N O U T R E A C H

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Canada. In fact, many residents have no reli-gious affiliation at all. Vancouver is also agateway into much of the Asian world. ManyAsian immigrants who make a new home inVancouver have never heard the Gospel.Impact played a part in becoming “Apostlesto the Nations” by sharing Christ with othersthroughout BC.

The mission had three main components:training and formation; outreach; and workduring the daytime. Impacters were trainedand equipped with evangelistic tools for out-reach and also received formation in leader-ship, faith, theology and prayer. On an Impactmission, students have many opportunitiesfor outreach, so that as a team we can impacta city more effectively. One example of out-reach this summer was a weekly event, called“Cornerstone”, which included skits, music,teaching and fellowship. This event was avenue for a clear and compelling proclama-tion of the Gospel.

Another form of outreach involved 13parishes throughout the Archdiocese. Ateam

CCO hosts mission proj-ects each year to givestudents an opportu-

nity to serve the Lord during the summermonths. This past summer, 55 students par-ticipated in a 4 month mission project in Van-couver, BC, called Impact. The theme for thismission was “Apostles to the Nations.” Youmay be asking, “Why Vancouver? That does-n’t seem like a likely mission field. Aren’t mis-sions supposed to be in third world coun-tries?” Of course there are plenty of missionfields overseas, but many people do not real-ize Canada needs as much evangelizing asany other country. In Vancouver, for instance,only 15% of the population is Catholic, whichis the lowest percentage of Catholics in all of

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All Impacters were to find asummer job for the dura-tion of Impact and we

were challenged to look for oppor-tunities to share our faith and be wit-nesses to Christ in virtue and exam-ple. My job was at a small softwarecompany in Surrey, BC. I was one of 15 peo-ple there on co-op placements, out of a staffof 80 employees. Most of us co-ops were com-puter programmers each given his own officespace to spend the day hacking away at thekeyboard – a nice ‘perk’ but not ideal for shar-ing the Good News! Clearly Our Lord hadgiven this Impacter an audience to share Hismessage with. One day I urgently needed a

I offered the lifeI had leftbehind, the life Iwas leading as amissionary inVancouver, andthe one I wouldhave when Ireturned homeall up to God. The weight that lifted from myshoulders was amazing. I could almost feelmy world shift.

After that weekend, the mission was onesurprise and discovery about my faith afterthe next. Not only did I find a true relation-ship with God, I discovered the woman Hewants me to be, and I have never felt morealive. Though I came home changed, I havefound daily life a struggle at times, trying tolive out the decisions I had made and the newlife I wanted to live. I rely on God’s strengtheach day to help me along the way. I am nowleading a faith study for the first time, andstaying involved with CCO to continue grow-ing in faith and fellowship. My experience onImpact was the beginning of a life long jour-ney; one that I look forward to and acceptwithout hesitation. ◆

Impact was truly an amazing experiencefor me. I am 20 years old, and pursuing adegree in Social Work. I applied for the

Impact Vancouver mission without muchthought, hoping I would not get accepted.When I was, I felt devastated and did not wantto go. I had just finished my second year ofuniversity and did not want to leave the cityand my friends to do a mission I did not thinkI was equipped for. In a way, I was right. I wasnot ready when I arrived in Vancouver.

The first weekend, all of the Impacters gath-ered for a retreat. One component, and themost important for me, was Adoration of theBlessed Sacrament. Adoration was a fairlynew experience for me. Even though I grewup in a Catholic home, I had never experi-enced Adoration until just this last year.

At this point, sitting in front of Jesus, I couldnot pray. I was so held back by everything inmy life that I had left in Saskatchewan. I did-n’t want to change, and I felt I wasn’t ready tocommit to the mission, or a Christ-centeredlife. My prayers were empty, and my head wasfull. At one point, I looked up at Jesus and feltHim call me. I knew that I had already in partgiven myself up to Him – after all, I was on amission project in Vancouver. At that moment,

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of Impacters was assigned to each parish,where they attended Mass and held weeklyfaith studies. All the parishes were impactedtremendously. To hear an account from oneparish from the inner city, check out Vince’sstory on page 3.

At the invitation of two local parishes, theImpacters also participated in door-to-doorevangelization. Many were nervous about thisbecause they had never done anything like itbefore, but in the end it proved to be mostrewarding. They went out in pairs invitingpeople to Mass and a BBQ at the local parish.Many people who were visited asked ques-tions and even invited the students into theirhomes. Many times the students had theopportunity to share their faith using CCO’sUltimate Relationship booklet. It was amaz-ing to hear their stories and to see their fearsmelting away as they realized how hungrypeople are for the Gospel.

“Apostles to the Nations” was a great suc-cess. Apostle means one who is sent. The 55students who participated in this project havebeen formed, trained, encouraged, and havenow been sent back to their cities and cam-puses to share the love of Christ. ◆

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Tara (right) and MinervaMacapagal (left) at the closingbanquet of Impact.

ride after work – which was a bless-ing in hindsight. I asked Ryan,another co-op employee, to help. Hedid gracefully. We had a chance totalk and eventually I invited him toCornerstone, a CCO Impact event.Cornerstone features skits, a guest

speaker, and Praise and Worship music, andsometimes Adoration. They occurred eachweek throughout the mission. Cornerstonereally drew him in and so he attended theremaining 7 or 8 Cornerstone events. I con-tinue to pray for Ryan and I am thankful tohave been part of his faith journey. I am alsovery thankful to CCO for fostering my apos-tolic zeal. ◆

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God used me and changedme on the Impact Vancou-ver mission in ways I could

not predict. We were divided intoteams and each team was subse-quently assigned to various parishesthroughout Vancouver. This was to beour home parish for the duration of the Impactmission. My team was at Guardian AngelsParish, located in downtown Vancouver. Therewas not really a sense of community at thisparish, but the Impact team started CCO Faithstudies there anyway. We had a very good turnout, with dedicated individuals wanting tolearn more about their Catholic faith. As thestudies progressed there was a sense of com-munity being built. Our team experienced adifferent dynamic while hosting these studiesbecause the participants ranged in age fromthirty to sixty, whereas other parish teams hadmore youth involved. As the first set of stud-ies came to a close I saw the lives of these peo-

ple changed. I challenged the menfrom my study to continue in anotherCCO study when we were gone, andto also start a Knights of Columbuscouncil at Guardian Angels, to helpthem reach out to others, and so thatthe sense of community would con-

tinue. They accepted my challenge and decid-ed that their objective in starting the councilwould be to build the faith of the men in thecommunity, just as the Impact mission haddone. Guardian Angels parish has continuedoffering CCO faith studies and has alreadyrecruited 35 men for their Knights of Colum-bus council – and that was in one day of recruit-ing! I, too, was changed through my involve-ment with Impact; it was as I witnessed theselives changing in the short weeks that I led thefaith study, that I made a decision to leave mycareer in insurance and pursue an internshipwith CCO. I am now serving at their nationalheadquarters in Ottawa. ◆

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Ispent my summer out west onImpact Vancouver, CCO’s sum-mer mission trip. I had no idea

before I left home just how much Iwas going to grow in faith and matu-rity in the months to come.

About halfway through mission,we had a silent retreat. One of the talks thatweekend, entitled “Freeing Barriers,” foreverchanged me. We were told that in order to livein freedom we needed to make Jesus the Lordof three things: our time, our emotional life,and our money. I have been trying to controlmy vices in those areas for as long as I canremember. God revealed to me that I wouldonly be able to fully accept His love if I wasable to let go of all these things. And so, justfor a moment, I let myself imagine what lifewould be like without the stresses of schooland my future getting in the way of the joy-ful freedom that God wanted for me. What Isaw was so beautifully perfect. I knew in myheart during Adoration that God had some-thing awesome planned for my life; some-thing greater than I could ever plan for myself.

This summer I learned that I canexperience real joy and freedom as astudent by letting go of “false gods.”Too often people obsess so muchabout the future that they are not ableto live in the “now.” God has greatthings planned for our futures, but He

also calls us to happiness in the present. Uni-versity represents an important step in myjourney with Christ. Being on mission, I wasable to realize the great freedom that exists inliving with my whole self oriented towardsChrist. Knowing that each of my many giftsare from God and bring Him glory allows meto live in the freedom of those gifts.

I was able to return to my studies as aresult of my summer on Impact with a greatersense of what is important to me and wheremy priorities lie. I have been renewed in myChristian walk. I am able to find my identityin the Lord and not in the false worth of aca-demic success and the other false gods thatexist at university. As I continue on my jour-ney towards holiness, I am free in the planGod has perfectly crafted with me in mind. ◆

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… her friend, an Impacterb y C A R O LY N D O S TA L

Watching Laura grow over this past summer was incred-ible to witness. Laura and I have been good friends sincethe end of grade twelve. She was very encouraging when

I told her I was spending my summer as part of the Impact Vancou-ver mission. She was even open to learning more about the Catholicfaith. Partway into the mission I invited her to a CCO Impact eventcalled Cornerstone when it was hosted by my parish team at St.Patrick’s. It was during this event that something changed inside her.Her eagerness to learn more about being Catholic made me realize thatthere is so much to our faith, and that I really need to learn moremyself! She began to attend more Impact events and became moreopen and inquisitive. Witnessing this change in my friend has shownme how important it is for us to spread the Good News. Laura is muchhappier and a stronger believer now. It is amazing how one simpleinvitation can change a person, and Laura is proof of that. Near theend of Impact, she asked me to be her sponsor for RCIA(Rite of Chris-tian Initiation for Adults). We are now attending the classes togetherevery Thursday evening. During the Easter Vigil next year, my great

friend, Laura Endrizzi will become mygod-daughter and sister in Christ. Howamazing is that! ◆

… a local Vancouver womanb y L A U R A E N D R I Z Z I

Impact Vancouver was amazing! I first heard about Impact through myfriend Carolyn who was an “Impacter” – a student on the mission. I grewup knowing who God was and what He had done for us, but I never had a

personal relationship with Him. Like most people, I went through some hardtimes and did not think God was there for me. However, I know now that thisis not true. I had been attending a Baptist church since March of this year. Eventhough I did not feel empty, I always felt there was something more. When Iheard about an event hosted by the Impact team through my friend, Carolyn, Iwas hesitant to attend, but decided to go to support her. I met so many won-derful and kind people there who did not judge me for not being Catholic. Talk-ing to these people and hearing how much they love their faith made me wantto learn more about it. I started attending Mass at St. Clare of Assisi Parish withthe Impact parish team. While sitting in church one Sunday, I gave special atten-tion to the prayers being said, and I was able to understand their meanings.God revealed that the Catholic Church is where He wants my home to be. I feltan enormous amount of love through God and his Impact missionaries. I prayedthe Rosary for the first time while in Victoria for the Canada Day long weekend.There, I attended my first “Summit,” a CCO event which included Adorationof the Blessed Sacrament. I came face to face with Jesus and was blown awayby the ability to worship Him with other young people like myself. I found thatmany of the Impacters had similar experiences and struggles in coming to knowGod. I am comforted knowing they are people I can go to if I need advice. I amcurrently attending RCIA at St. Clare of Assisi. Every week I learn somethingnew and grow more in love with the Catholic faith. I would like to thank theImpacters for coming to Vancouver to serve God, because had they not come,I might not be where I am today. You all have a special place in my heart. ◆

Impact As Seen By…

Carolyn Dostal and Laura Endrizzi

Are you an alumni of a CCO mission project or have you attended Rise Up?

Were you impacted through CCO’s campus ministryor through a faith study?

Would you like to connect and share with others who had similar experiences?

Check out the “CCO Alumni” group on Facebook – www.facebook.com

The opinions expressed in the “CCO Alumni” group do not necessarily reflect those of CCO, its employees, or supporters.

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OttawaUNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA

The staff and students at the University ofOttawa entered the new school year with greatexpectations. In just 3 days, through our pop-ular “popcorn surveys”, we met over 1100 stu-dents! Many are eager to take part in one ofour weekly faith studies. In total, there are 41small groups meeting this semester. Our cam-pus is blessed with some very strong studentleaders. One particular highlight is the dedi-cation of the student executive. They choseunanimously to hold their weekly meetingsat 7am! At these meetings, the executive praystogether, discerns God’s will and plans fortheir campus. Their first student-run outreachevent is called “Livin’ on a Prayer”. It willfocus on how students can develop their

prayer life and experience a personalencounter with Jesus through prayer. As thesemester continues, CCO at Ottawa U willstrive to live out our region’s theme in all thatwe do: “Worship God!”

OttawaCARLETON UNIVERSITY

The theme at Carleton as we begin this newsemester is leadership. In the last two years,student involvement in CCO has undergonea large turnover. We have gone from a smallcore of experienced leaders who took on a lotof responsibility, to a large body of young stu-dents who are growing deeper in their faith.The fall retreat marked their initiation intoleadership. Most of the seven students whoattended returned to help with our popcorn

tables during “mission week” on campus. Sev-eral students who could not make the fallretreat also helped to staff the tables. Becauseof their hard work, we reached over 250 peo-ple and are following up with many who areinterested. As these students take on leader-ship positions with CCO at Carleton, they arecreating a legacy of saying “yes” to God, anda willingness to give of their time and talentsin making Jesus known to others.

HalifaxDALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY

The new school year has started and CCOHalifax is full of excitement and energy. Wewere blessed to have a successful start to ouryear at the Fall Retreat, and were encouragedto go out and evangelize. Many students leftthe retreat motivated to help with adminis-tering CCO’s 60-second surveys on campus.With their help we met many students, andabout 50% of them left their contact informa-tion. At our popular “Mass and BBQ” eventwe saw many new faces. We would meet oncampus before Mass and head to churchtogether, and afterwards enjoy some fun andsocializing at the barbecue. It was a great suc-cess, with so many students coming out - espe-cially students in their first year – and peoplesigning up for faith studies even at this earlystage. There is a strong zeal among the staffand students here in Halifax that will keep usmoving throughout the coming year!

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KingstonQUEEN’SUNIVERSITY

We have only good thingsto report for our first everCampus Close-Up. God hascertainly been blessing CCO’sexpansion to Queen’s. It hasbeen a great joy to be wel-comed and work alongsidethe Newman House commu-nity that is already estab-lished here. Our survey tablethe first week of the semester generated 221contacts on the first day! Students helped withphone calls and follow-ups, and we now have8 Discovery studies and 2 upper level studies(Growth and Obedience) meeting each week.We also had the opportunity of recruitingmembers of a teacher’s college class taught bythe university chaplain, Fr. Raymond deSouza, for studies. Over 30 Faculty of Educa-tion students now take part! To top it off, Arch-bishop Brendan O’Brien introduced us andblessed our work during a Sunday Mass at St.Mary’s Cathedral. We’re all encouraged bywhat God is doing, and eagerly await moreblessings this year.

ReginaUNIVERSITY OF REGINA

CCO Regina is in full swing! We had closeto 20 students attend this year’s Fall Retreat,many for the first time. Everyone returnedrefreshed and eager to spread God’s message.Our first event was a huge success. We had taco

in a bag (delicious), a fun and interactiveice breaker, and a scavenger

hunt in the south end ofthe city. We are proud

to announce thatRegina currently has

nine faith studies runningon campus this semester.

The 60-second survey, fol-lowed by a free wagon wheel,

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had a wonderful response. People on our cam-pus are really beginning to see who we are andwhat we do. It seems as though more andmore students want to learn more and getinvolved. As we pray for other campusesaround the country we hope you will contin-ue to pray for our little campus here on theprairies. We trust with open hearts, and Godprovides!

SaskatoonUNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN

We started off the year with our 60-secondsurvey on orientation day. This one wentbeyond our expectations. We were able tomeet many new students before the chaos ofclasses began, and as a result many joined faithstudies and signed up for our Fall Retreat, ledby André Regnier. Together with studentsfrom Regina, we had over 90 people there.André challenged us to offer to Christ thosethings in our lives that are holding us backfrom creating or maintaining a personal rela-tionship with Him. The pinnacle of the week-end was the evening of Eucharistic adorationand prayer ministry. Many students sharedthat the weekend had a deep impact on theirfaith, and a few non-Catholic studentsexpressed a desire to learn more about theCatholic Church and possibly enter into RCIA!God is doing amazing work at the U of S.

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CCO Halifax Eric Myatt (Team Leader,

Dalhousie University) Michelle Buissé (Campus Missionary) Melissa Celli

(Intern, Campus Missionary)

PACIFIC DISTRICT Eric Chow (Pacific District Director) CCO Vancouver Amber Zolc

(Team Leader, Douglas College) Kallen Rutledge

(VINE Campus Missionary)Alain Filion

(VINE Campus Missionary)Garth Hough (Team Leader,

Simon Fraser University) Tiffany Cathcart

(Campus Missionary)Melissa Westgeest

(Campus Missionary)Eric Filion

(Intern, Campus Missionary)Kelly Redl

(VINE Campus Missionary)Daniel Pion

(VINE Campus Missionary)

StaffT E A M S

MID-WEST DISTRICTSr. Mary Jane Beavis, PM

(Mid-west District Director, U of R resource person)

CCO SaskatoonChristy Gaudet (Team Leader,

University of Saskatchewan) Johnny Hickey

(Campus Missionary) Talitha Lemoine

(Campus Missionary) Theresa Dupuis

(Intern, Campus Missionary)

CENTRAL DISTRICTAndré Regnier (CCO Co-Founder, Central District

Director) Amy Hall (Maternity Leave) CCO OttawaMatthew Farnand (Team Leader, Carleton University) Crystal Kline (Campus Missionary) Holly Chevalier (Team Leader, University of Ottawa) Stephen Kaip (Campus Missionary) Amanda Sinclair (Campus Missionary)Jeremy Lobo (Intern, Campus Missionary)Christiane McMullan (Intern, Campus Missionary)CCO KingstonJeremy Rude (Team Leader, Queen’s University) Lee Leonard (Campus Missionary)Jacqueline Murphy (Campus Missionary)

NATIONAL STAFFJeff Lockert (President)Kelly Boyko (Director of Finance and Development) Janlyn Rathgeber (HQ Missionary) Vince Detillieux (HQ Intern)Sarah Cogan (Half-Time HQ Missionary)Eric Welwood (HQ VINE)Michael Hall (Director of Operations) Chris McMullan (HQ Intern)Cheryl-Lynn Lina (Half-Time HQ Missionary)Renée Lockert (Grapevine coordinator)

Brett Powell (National Campus Director) Angèle Regnier

(CCO Co-Founder, Internship Supervisorand Recruitment Strategy Supervisor)

Jennifer Boyer (Internship Director & VINEHouse Coordinator)

Jackie O’Donnell (Missions Planner & ConferenceCoordinator)

VancouverSIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

This year started off with much excitementand anticipation. SFU has been blessed withmany new opportunities. The university builta new interfaith centre with twice the space ofthe previous one. This new facility is in a muchbetter location with high visibility, so it is eas-ier for students to find us. We have also beenblessed with the largest campus team in Cana-da, with six missionaries working here full-time. We have seen great fruit already as thewomen’s ministry has blossomed this yearand has nearly doubled in size. There are 30new women in faith studies and six new studyleaders. Daily mass has become our most pop-ular event with around 30 people attendingregularly. It has been a busy but fruitful timeof year and we look forward to sharing all thatGod will accomplish this semester.

VancouverDOUGLAS COLLEGE

Our semester began with our Fall Retreatat beautiful Camp Tulahead. Fr. Mark Goer-ing, CC delivered powerful talks about thepower of the Holy Spirit in evangelization –and he didn’t leave without showing off someof his break dancing moves! The response toour chip survey in Douglas’ bustling con-course was amazing! God has blessed ourministry with many new students. We’ve evenintroduced some international students toChrist for the first time! Our weekly “HigherGrounds” event, over the lunch hour onWednesdays, is in full swing. Students meetfor snacks, games, and fellowship, and watcha new video each week from the “Nooma”series with discussion following. Studentshave responded well, and we’ve had won-derful discussions about our faith! With faith

studies beginning we have so much hope forthe semester. God is working powerfully onthe Douglas campus and we are excited to seenew student leaders emerge. ◆

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simple answer unleashed a thousand truthsthat were both new and necessary for me thenand that are essential for my work today.CCO’s bible studies opened up the pages ofScripture, which taught me the truths ofJesus’ intense love for us. I was encouragedto speak my words through the Sacrament ofReconciliation and experience Jesus’ healingand mercy, which has given me sensitivity inhandling the stories I report on. And leadingother women in bible studies and disciple-ship programs helped build confidence indelivering the message of our faith, which Iam called on to do in the scripts I write andthe programs I produce for Salt + Light Tele-vision.

My working environment is obviously dif-ferent than most, and certainly very differentfrom any secular media – faith is the topic ofpretty well every conversation and my co-workers are dynamic, faith-filled people. Iam not challenged to defend my faith at thelunch table. But we all recognize the chal-lenge to spread God’s message, in a simpleyet profound way, to an audience we have

When I was five years old, I toldmy family I wanted to be alibrary book – not get one, or

have one, but be one. As I grew up, howev-er, my dreams for my future got ironed outand I realized there were hundreds of ways(other than being a book) to express words –I chose journalism and, after getting my Eng-lish degree from the University ofSaskatchewan, I went on to write for TheCatholic Register newspaper and a variety ofmagazines before taking on a job as a pro-ducer with Salt + Light Catholic Television.

But what moved me forward in my stud-ies and career was a love for words and theirability to hold love, power, and truth, to heal,teach, and inspire. Oddly enough, that les-son of what words can do came not fromstudies in English literature but from myfaith, and I learned it while involved withCCO for three years at the U of S.

Simple words reveal powerful truths. Thisbecame brilliantly apparent when someoneasked me 11 years ago if I would like to joina bible study. One simple question and one

never met – some faithful Catholics and somepeople who are just channel-surfing. I amvery grateful to CCO for giving me the wordsI need for my job.

Even though I am not the library book Ionce dreamed of being, I am still one thing –wordy. But I try to choose simple words tohonestly, faithfully deliver the stories of ourfaith. The same example is set by CCO, whosestudents and leaders do not complicate thetruths but deliver, quite simply, the essentialmessage of Christ’s love for each of us. I seetheir humility, prayerfulness, and diligencein doing so, and those are the qualities that Ican only hope to emulate, every day, as a jour-nalist. ◆

Gillian is married to David Kantor and lives inOakville, Ont. They will travel to Sydney, Aus-tralia in 2008 to work for World Youth Day.

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The Gospel: No mere words

GILLIAN KANTOR is a producer with Salt + Light Television in Toronto. As former edi-tor of the Youth Speak News team with The Catholic Register newspaper, she con-tinues to provide information and advice on journalism to young writers.

A recent project of Gillian’s deals with the challenges young people face in dis-cerning their vocation. “It’s Your Call,” published by Novalis Press, is a resourceoffering teens an exciting collection of calls to respond to… priest, sister, monk,wife, husband, deacon, brother… the list goes on. The publication features inter-views with real Canadians who talk candidly about how they answered God’scall. Some may recognize the married couple Gillian features as CCO alumniErin and Tom Hickey.

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We love, support, and encouragethe work of CCO because wefeel called to support young

when it comes time for our children to choosea university, they could choose any campusin Canada and CCO would be there. As amother of seven, I have thought about mychildren not only spiritually surviving butthriving when they attend university. Cam-pus life is so different from more structuredlife. Students need to have a spiritual pres-ence and see the real joy, hope, and grace inbeing an active Catholic. In that way, CCO isappealing to me, especially because of thecommunity aspect. To have others out theresupporting you…That’s what will get stu-dents through. As my children approach col-lege age I hope they do indeed choose a uni-versity that has a CCO presence. ◆

Jac-O and Kelly Christopherson havebeen part of founders André and Angele Regnier’s support team for 19 years.

The Pelosos have been supporting Amy and Michael Hall for three years.

Catholic leaders. We want to help invest inpeople who are moved to share Christ atschool, at work and even at the sports arena.We see CCO as an excellent way of formingyoung people to bring Christ to the world.

We know that as Christians,we are all called to share ourtalent, treasure and time inthe work of evangelization,and to encourage our youngpeople to step out and bethe salt of the earth. By sup-porting CCO we feel we aresubmitting to this call. Itbrings many blessings to

our own family, and connects us spiritually tomissions and battlefields where souls arereunited to Christ.

We pray that the Lord may continue to useCCO to raise up young leaders, and that Godmay grant wisdom, justice, courage, temper-ance, prudence, faith, hope and love to alltheir staff and student leaders. Thank you,CCO, for giving us the opportunity to sharein your mission and vision. ◆

We want to help invest in people who are moved to share Christ

If you love CCO and want toshare about it, send us a letter

or email hq@cco.ca

only spiritual presence on campus forCatholic students. It was exciting for me towitness the movement begin to take shapeand reach out to all colleges on campus,touching the lives of students who may nev-er step into the Catholic college. I can alsobetter appreciate CCO’s work now that I am

a parent. Kelly and I havesupported the movementall these years while raisingour young family, andmany people might wonderwhy we would invest finan-cially in a movement foruniversity-aged kids. Ourreason is hope - hope that

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My husband, Kelly, and I havebeen supporting CCO since itsinception in 1988, when we were

students at the University of Saskatchewan.At that time a small Catholic college was the

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CCO would like to invite you to join us in the New Evangelization throughmonthly financial support. Monthly donations provide CCO missionaries withstable finances, allowing them to focus more time on campus evangelization.

Please consider giving – we cannot do it without you!

You can helpCCO missionaries

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the ministry of:

ALAIN FILION is a VINE staffmember in Vancouver.

DANIEL PION is a VINE staffmember in Vancouver.

ERIC WELWOOD is a memberof CCO’s HQ VINE program.

MELISSA CELLI is a Campusintern at Dalhousie University.

THERESA DUPUIS is a Campusintern at the University of

Saskatchewan

VINCE DETILLIEUX is an intern at CCO’s National

Headquarters.

KELLY REDL is a VINE staffmember in Vancouver.

CHRISTIANE MCMULLAN is aCampus intern at the

University of Ottawa and wasmarried this summer to

CHRISTOPHER MCMULLAN.

ERIC FILION is an intern atSimon Fraser University.

CHRISTOPHER MCMULLAN isan intern at CCO’s National

Headquarters, and wasmarried this summer to

CHRISTIANE MCMULLAN.

KALLEN RUTLEDGE is a VINEstaff member in Vancouver.

JEREMY LOBO is a Campus internat the University of Ottawa.

Meet our new staff members

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R e t u r n u n d e l i v e r a b l e C a n a d i a n a d d r e s s e s t o :

C a t h o l i c C h r i s t i a n O u t r e a c h C a n a d a • 12 47 K i l b o r n P l . , O t t a w a , O N K 1 H 6 K 9 C a n a d a Telephone: (613) 736-1999 • Fax: (613) 736-1800 • Emai l : hq@cco.ca • Web Si te: www.cco.ca

C A T H O L I C C H R I S T I A N O U T R E A C H C A N A D A

Catholic Christian Outreach is a university student movement dedicated to evangelization. Wechallenge young adults to live in the fullness of the Catholic faith, with a strong emphasis onbecoming leaders in the renewal of the world.

CCO is looking for your best recipe!!To celebrate CCO’s upcoming 20th anniversary we are putting together a cookbook of ourstaff and supporters’ favourite recipes. We would love to include your favourite dishes. Pleasesubmit your recipe(s) to recipes@cco.ca or mail to:

CCO Recipes 1247 Kilborn Place Ottawa, ON K1H 6K9

Please include with your recipe: your name, town and parish, and the year you begansupporting CCO, for example: Angèle Regnier

Annunciation of Our Lord Parish, Ottawa, ON CCO supporter since 1988 or alumni ‘88-’92

All recipes are to be submitted by March 30, 2008. We anticipate having this CCO 20thAnniversary Recipe Book available for sale by fall 2008.

CCO’s Rise Up 2007Christmas Conference

Renaissance of HopeDecember 28th, 2007to January 1st, 2008

THE FAIRMONT PALLISER HOTEL

Come experience a conference like no other! This New Year’s in Calgaryjoin hundreds of other young people in the Renaissance of Hope that issweeping our nation. The guest speakers and activities at this annualgathering will inspire you and help you grow in faith in the coming year.

To register andfind out more, visit

www.cco.ca/riseup.

If you have any questions,please contactriseup@cco.ca.