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'''NET Ministries''', also simply known as '''NET''', an acronym for National Evangelization Teams. NET itself is a [[Roman Catholic]] [[Christian]] organization dedicated to spreading the [[Gospel]] to youth. |
'''NET Ministries''', also simply known as '''NET''' or '''NET USA''', an acronym for National Evangelization Teams. NET itself is a [[Roman Catholic]] [[Christian]] organization dedicated to spreading the [[Gospel]] to youth. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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CYC closed in 1989 and NET was incorporated as a [[Non-profit organization|nonprofit]] [[corporation]] under the [[Archbishop]] of St. Paul and Minneapolis. |
CYC closed in 1989 and NET was incorporated as a [[Non-profit organization|nonprofit]] [[corporation]] under the [[Archbishop]] of St. Paul and Minneapolis. |
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=== NET in other countries === |
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In 1998, NET Ministries expanded to Australia, and to Canada in 1994. NET Australia and NET Canada are now separate organizations. In 2004, NET Uganda started as an offshoot of NET Australia, and [[NET Canada]] started a sister organization in Ireland. NET Scotland is currently run through NET USA.<ref>{{cite web |title=NET International |url=https://www.netscotland.org/net-around-the-world |publisher=NET Ministries Scotland |accessdate=28 September 2018}}</ref> |
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== Programs == |
== Programs == |
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Each year, around 180 young Catholics from ages 18-28 are accepted to be "netters" for the year. After a four week training, they are divided into around sixteen teams of 8-15 members. Each team is either a "retreat team" or a "discipleship team." Retreat teams travel around the United States in a van with a trailer, giving retreats and parishes and schools.<ref>{{cite web |title=Team Life |url=http://www.netusa.org/teamlife/ |website=NET Ministries |accessdate=28 September 2018}}</ref> Discipleship teams are based at a parish or school and stay there the entire year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Discipleship Teams |url=http://www.netusa.org/discipleshipteams/ |website=NET Ministries |publisher=NET Ministries |accessdate=28 September 2018}}</ref> |
Each year, around 180 young Catholics from ages 18-28 are accepted to be "netters" for the year. After a four week training, they are divided into around sixteen teams of 8-15 members. Each team is either a "retreat team" or a "discipleship team." Retreat teams travel around the United States in a van with a trailer, giving retreats and parishes and schools.<ref>{{cite web |title=Team Life |url=http://www.netusa.org/teamlife/ |website=NET Ministries |accessdate=28 September 2018}}</ref> Discipleship teams are based at a parish or school and stay there the entire year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Discipleship Teams |url=http://www.netusa.org/discipleshipteams/ |website=NET Ministries |publisher=NET Ministries |accessdate=28 September 2018}}</ref> |
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== Notable Alumni == |
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* Bishop [[Andrew H. Cozzens]] |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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NET Ministries, also simply known as NET or NET USA, an acronym for National Evangelization Teams. NET itself is a Roman Catholic Christian organization dedicated to spreading the Gospel to youth.
History
NET Ministries was founded in the United States and is based in Saint Paul, Minnesota in the diocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. NET's roots go back to the St. Paul Catholic Youth Center (CYC) which offered a variety of programs from 1939 to 1989.
In 1980 NET's founder, Mark Berchem, through CYC organized eighteen high school youth retreats around southern Minnesota. Young adults traveled in a van giving these retreats over a three-week period in January. The following January three teams of youth were sent to Winona, Minnesota, Fargo, North Dakota, and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In 1981 these missions extended to a full year commitment. In 1982 the acronym NET (standing for National Evangelization Team) became name of this movement, inspired by Mark 1:17 and Luke 5:4.
CYC closed in 1989 and NET was incorporated as a nonprofit corporation under the Archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
NET in other countries
In 1998, NET Ministries expanded to Australia, and to Canada in 1994. NET Australia and NET Canada are now separate organizations. In 2004, NET Uganda started as an offshoot of NET Australia, and NET Canada started a sister organization in Ireland. NET Scotland is currently run through NET USA.[1]
Programs
Each year, around 180 young Catholics from ages 18-28 are accepted to be "netters" for the year. After a four week training, they are divided into around sixteen teams of 8-15 members. Each team is either a "retreat team" or a "discipleship team." Retreat teams travel around the United States in a van with a trailer, giving retreats and parishes and schools.[2] Discipleship teams are based at a parish or school and stay there the entire year.[3]
Notable Alumni
- Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens
See also
- Catholic spirituality
- Fellowship of Catholic University Students
- Life Teen
- Universal call to holiness
- Vocational Discernment in the Catholic Church
- World Youth Day
External links
References
- ^ "NET International". NET Ministries Scotland. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ "Team Life". NET Ministries. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ "Discipleship Teams". NET Ministries. NET Ministries. Retrieved 28 September 2018.