By clicking "Like" on this YouTube video, you can help the apostolic school win $25,000.

May 5, 2011. Colfax, CA. Recently, the archdiocese of New York teamed up with the dioceses of Brooklyn and Rockville Center to create a grassroots marketing campaign in the form of a YouTube video contest (see www.i-confess.com) promoting the sacrament of confession. Films will be judged based upon the following criteria: (a) orthodoxy, (b) ratings the film receives on YouTube between the posting date and 12:00 AM on May 7, 2011; and (c) overall artistic quality.

With the guidance of one of the teachers, the apostolic boys at Colfax submitted several videos promoting confession to the i-Confess contest as part of the competition. The videos with the most VIEWS and THUMBS-UPs will win and the deadline for promotion is May 7th, 2011. So far, the video “Be Reconciled to God” is in second place out of a total of 161 videos with 15,595 views, not too far away from the first-place video. Your extra views and “likes” could make it the winner.

The first-place prize for the competition is worth $25,000 toward an educational scholarship. A Catholic school or parish of the winner’s choice will also receive a matching prize of $25,000. The second place prize is worth $10,000 with a matching prize of $10,000 for a Catholic school or parish, and there are several third prizes worth $1000.

View the video here!

Caleb Herboth, who created the “Be Reconciled to God” video, said that if it wins, the money will go toward covering urgent needs at the Immaculate Conception Apostolic School in Colfax. Along with the most-viewed video “Be Reconciled to God,” the apostolics made several other videos as well:

1. Be Reconciled to God

2. Parce Domine

3. Take Off Your Chains

4. 24 Hours

5. The Cure

6. You Can Still Make a Difference

7. A New Life

8. Second Chance

9. There is Hope

Each video is only a minute long; it won’t take long to view and click “like” on your top choice!