“Genuine love is demanding, but its beauty lies precisely in the demands it makes.” Pope Francis

“We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Hey YAM-Nation!

It's weird, knowing that this is the last time I'll be using that phrase to address y'all. We (Kathy and Bryan), your YAM-NW co-chairs, have a major announcement to make. After seven years of service as YAM-NW's co-chairs, we have decided to step down.

But do not fret - we are not just leaving y'all hanging! We are proud to introduce your new co-chairs, Elizabeth and Megan! They have been working with us for the last 3+ years as members of our team, so they will be familiar faces. They've been working hard to hit the ground running and have some new events lined up, so be on the lookout for them. They're excited, and we are too - so y'all should be excited as well! Give them some love as they carve out the new chapter in YAM-NW.

If we could take a moment, we would like to thank all of y'all for your support over the last seven years. It's been a labor of love for both Kathy and I, and we are extremely proud of what we have managed to accomplish. When we started, we never thought that (A) we'd last so long as the co-chairs and (B) YAM-NW would become what it is today with the events and programs that we hold.
At risk of sounding like a bad Oscars speech, we'd like to thank God for guiding us as the co-chairs of this ministry. Our goal was to always remain God-centered and to remember that we serve Him, not the other way around. (end bad Oscars speech segment)

We would be remiss if we didn't give a special shout-out to all of the people who have served as a part of the YAM-NW Team over the years. A lot of people to mention, but y'all know who you are. Thank you for coming to meetings, bringing your enthusiasm and energy, helping us set-up and clean-up, and helping us think of events and plan. Without our team, we know that we couldn't have done nearly as much.
Also, we would like to thank the pastors and staffs at all of the parishes we serve. Thank you all for opening your doors to us and allowing us to hold events in your spaces and become a part of your communities. When we started, one of our main goals was to connect better with the parishes we serve, and we hope that we've managed to accomplish that.

Finally, we would like to thank all of you! Thank you for all of the support you've given us over the last seven years; your prayers, enthusiasm, and, most of all, your presence. Without y'all coming to our events, we wouldn't have much of a ministry. Serving y'all made this experience so incredibly enjoyable.
So many other things we could say, but this email has gotten long enough, so I guess we'll end it with two things:

1) Please continue to support YAM-NW and its awesome new co-chairs, Megan and Elizabeth!

2) For the last time, I'm Bryan, and that's Kathy. We're your former YAM-NW co-chairs. It's been a pleasure and privilege to serve you.