Hello everyone!
If you are receiving this newsletter that means your child is in St. Joseph's youth ministry! We are Sam Shepard and McKenzie Neu, parishioners from St. Joseph's and your youth ministers! We are so excited to serve as part of this beautiful community.
High school youth nights are called Journey and middle school youth nights are called Ignite. These will be times for growth, fun, and fellowship. Read for more information on the activities coming up.
We will be sending weekly newsletters to keep you up to date on the fun and exciting things we have going on. We can't wait to meet each of you and your youth!
Thank you and God Bless!
-Sam and McKenzie
Volunteers Needed!
We are still in great need of high school small group leaders, security, and registration. If you are interested, please contact McKenzie Neu at mckenzie@ablazeyouth.org and let me know where you could give your time and talent to serve the youth of our parish!Youth RCIA
If your middle school or high school youth is in need of baptism and/or First Communion, please have them attend our first RCIA for youth session on Wednesday, September 27th from 6:30 to 8 pm at the St. Joseph Secondary Campus portables. This will include a parent/guardian informational, so parents, please attend this session as well. If you have any questions, please email Debra Borski at debra@ablazeyouth.org.Our Next Video!
Your youth goes through a lot of stress, especially in regards to school and succeeding in extracurricular activities. Alyssa shares in this video how to help your children through the stress the school year may bring by reminding them of where their truth worth lies and encouraging them through the difficulties they may face this year.Journey nights:
Journey is a safe and fun place for youth from 9th-12th grade to grow in their faith. We do this through talks, testimonies, games, dramas, skits, activities, and small groups. We meet Sunday nights after the 5:30 mass, where we have dinner and social time and end at 8:30 pm. Please join us! We would love to have you!Journey is every Sunday 6:30-8:30 pm in the Gym at the St. Joseph Secondary Campus.
Last Week: Regina shared her testimony about her relationship with God the Father and how we can grow in our relationship with Him as well.
This Week: This week we will be breaking down the second part of the trinity, Jesus our savior. If you attend the confirmation retreat this weekend you DO NOT have to attend youth night on Sunday unless you want to.
Ignite Nights:
Ignite is a safe and fun place for youth in grades 6th-8th to grow in their faith. We meet Sunday nights after the 5:30 mass in the St. Joseph's Secondary School Gym and end at 8:30 pm. We start the youth nights with dinner and social time, and then go into games, talks, small group, and other activities to help the youth grow in their faith. Please join us! We would love to have you!
Ignite meets on Sundays from 6:30-8:30 pm in the Gym at the St. Joseph Secondary Campus.
Last Week: We talked about living a life in Christ and how God wants us to have joy in living out our life in following Him.
Next Week: Please bring your Bibles! We will be learning about the Bible and what is the best way to start using it as a resource to strengthen and learn about our faith.
Upcoming Dates
Confirmation Retreat
September 23rd-24th
Forms due Sept 19th
To kick off Confirmation preparation, we will be having a Confirmation Retreat for all 10th grade and older that will be receiving Confirmation this year. If your child needs to receive Confirmation, please contact Debra Borski at debra@ablazeyouth.org for more information and to get your child registered in our Confirmation program.
Middle School Retreat
October 7th-8th
Early Bird: $25 until Sept 24th
Cost after Sept 24th: $35
Registration due by October 4th.
We are so excited to announce our fall retreat! The theme for this retreat is Cornerstone, and we hope that this retreat inspires your youth to seek a firm foundation for their life: Christ. For more information and to register please see our registration form. Retreat will be at Holy Rosary in Frenstat.
High School Retreat
November 3-5
Early Bird: 45$ until Oct 1st
Cost after Oct 1st: 55$
Bring the registration form to Journey or the parish office to register!
We are so excited for our fall high school retreat! This retreat is for youth in 9th-12th grade and will be at Holy Rosary in Frenstat. Our theme for this semester's retreat is Rest in His Peace and we hope this retreat provides a place of rest for the high school youth who attend and helps them recenter their life on Christ! For more information, visit our website for the registration form and packing list.
Nice to meet you!
If you have any questions or concerns please don't hesitate to contact us.
Sam Shepard
High School Youth Minister
sam@ablazeyouth.org
979-485-9910
ext. 710
McKenzie Neu
Middle School Youth Minister
mckenzie@ablazeyouth.org
940-485-9910
ext. 711
Quote of the week:
"I called upon the Lord and he answered me, and saved me from my distress."