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Catholic Youth Organization (CYO)

90-39 189th Street, 2nd Floor
Hollis, NY 11423
Phone 718 464 5645
Fax 718 464 0510

CYO Calendar
January 2010 CYO Calendar

The Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) is a Church and Community based organization under
the umbrella of Catholic Charities. CYO presently oversees and establishes most parish based sports programs which consist of the following sports.

Basketball
Soccer
Swimming
Volleyball
Track
Baseball
Softball

Our Philosophy

Inspired by the Good News, the Catholic Youth Organization emphasizes the following values:

  1. To encourage our young toward Christian Leadership, growth in social awareness, and sound Christian values.
  2. To encourage fairness, compassion, truth, and cooperation through recreational activities.
  3. To encourage and challenge our youth to participate and serve those more needy in their Parish and Community.
  4. To encourage a respect for authority, a sensitivity for the rights of the individual, and a loyalty to one’s team and Parish.
  5. To encourage self-control in the face of adversity.
  6. To encourage the growth of each competitor as a player, and avoid a win-at-all-costs attitude.
  7. To encourage a lack of tolerance for prejudice in any form.

Our Mission
Serving the youth of the Diocese of Brooklyn, The Catholic Youth Organization endeavors to help young individuals be more Christ like in the way they live.

Through the varied mediums of sports, Boys and Girl Scouts and other programs for youth, C.Y.O. promotes participation and sportsmanship with the leadership necessary to form a well rounded individual, who will be prepared to live in society with honor, dignity and Christian values, promoting Church, Family, Unity and Community.

Dedicated to ALL volunteers
I am honored to dedicate this website to all those who in so many ways, freely choose to serve God by loving and serving one of His most special gifts, besides His son, that being our children.

For all who have had, and now have the courage and love to see past the problems, criticisms, lack of gratitude, long hours, numerous sacrifices, including financial ones, to give of their precious time, talents, and resources for the youth of the Diocese; to all past, present, and future volunteers-THANK YOU!

God Bless You,
Dr. Joseph V. Catanello
Executive Director

 

What's New?
CYO is actively pursuing other programs, not sports related, which will further allow the CYO program to better serve the youth of the Diocese.

We are proud to announce that the Boy and Girls Scouts will be joining our family within the near future.

For more information on CYO programs, please contact any one of the following staff:

Dr. Joseph Catanello,
Executive Director
718 464 5655
Jospehcatanello@ccbq.org

Mr. Fred Sporrer
Community Resource Assistant
718 464 5732
Fsporrer@ccbq.org

Mr. Keith Goldberg
Community Resource Assistant
718 464 5644
Kgoldberg@ccbq.org

Mrs. Carol Lewis
Administrative Assistant
718 464 5645
Carollewis@ccbq.org


 

             
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