Praise the Lord!

My name is Fr. Quinn Mann. A few years back the Holy Spirit and I were conversing and we felt the need to offer young people a chance to encounter Jesus Christ in a very real and non-concrete way. Camping seemed to be a great way to accomplish this great endeavor of the New Evangelization. Now we have been established in the Green Bay Diocese as Catholic Youth Expeditions Inc. and have been taking trips since 2002 including different expeditions with youth & young adults! God is truly doing amazing work! I am currently the Assistant Vocations Director for the Green Bay Diocese. This year is offering me awesome opportunities to deepen my relationship with Christ Jesus!

I grew up in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and did my undergraduate studies at a small liberal arts college called Hillsdale in Southern Michigan. I majored in political economy and business marketing. Before I knew it, the Lord was really working in my life and I found myself in a Catholic Seminary studying for the priesthood...wow! I have always loved the outdoors and continue to find God in the grand cathedral of nature. Our expeditions are largely inspired by JP "The Great" and we will dedicate our 2012 expeditions to Blessed Miguel Pro.  We are currently in the mist of our 2011 Missionary Internship. Prayer is always a necessary element of this preparation so please keep Catholic Youth Expeditions in your prayers.  Let's see what the Holy Spirit has in store for us this year!  Make sure to learn about Bethany House, St. Pius House, CYE Basecamp & the new barn property up 'nort! 

Now and forever!

My name is Peggy Duemling. I grew up in a small town west of Milwaukee. My BS is in Political Science (in the UW system). As I was preparing for graduation and taking the LSAT’s, a question was “posed” to me (in my heart), and that question forever changed and defined the direction of my life. That question was: “Do you love Me more than these?” (Jn 21). I was 23 yrs old at the time; adventurous, enthusiastic-loving life, full of desires and goals and also self-focused and trying too hard to “protect” my interests and my plan for my life. But our Lord in His great patience and tenderness with me, broke through all of my barriers and He revealed a beautiful invitation- an “invitation” that would be definitive by its choice. I couldn’t resist the Love that was present in the invitation. By the grace of God I said “Yes” and in 1988 I joined the Missionaries of Charity.

That “yes” carried me to the poor in the S. Bronx, Brooklyn, San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Tijuana, and Washington DC for 10 years. That “yes” then carried me home (with tears but great trust) to Wisconsin, where I completed my MS in Education and served in the capacity of Principal in a Catholic grade school in Menomonee Falls. Now that “yes” has carried me to my new home here at St. Joseph’s Formation Center in Bailey’s Harbor with private vows under the local Ordinary serving in the role of Formation Advisor. I am honored to serve under our incredible Bishop David Ricken and to work closely under these beautiful priests of CYE. I look forward to serving you in any way- helping you nurture your close relationship with our Living and Loving Lord, who has a particular plan for your life and whose Will for you will lead you to the heights of joy.

After a day and a half with CYE staff this summer, he knew he wanted to commit the next 9 months to the Missionary Internship!

Be not afraid! - Jesus