Director's Message
October is here! We haven't done a monthly Youth Update for quite some time so below you will find a good amount of information about many things. If you are new to the update this is the best way for you to get information about Pax Christi Youth Ministry activities, events, programs, etc...
While Pax Christi Youth Ministry and the Rochester area has lots of "stuff" going on, our priority is that young people and their families frequently encounter Jesus Christ. Those encounters happen through conversations, prayer, Sacraments, other people, the natural world, and so many other ways/places. Pax Christi Youth Ministry wants to make those encounters happen more frequently. We hope you'll share in those opportunities and ultimately invite others into encounters with Jesus on a regular basis.
Peace,
Zach Rawson
Director of Youth & Young Adult Ministry
Pax Christi Catholic Church
Continue reading below to learn about great ways to encounter our Lord!
October is here! We haven't done a monthly Youth Update for quite some time so below you will find a good amount of information about many things. If you are new to the update this is the best way for you to get information about Pax Christi Youth Ministry activities, events, programs, etc...
While Pax Christi Youth Ministry and the Rochester area has lots of "stuff" going on, our priority is that young people and their families frequently encounter Jesus Christ. Those encounters happen through conversations, prayer, Sacraments, other people, the natural world, and so many other ways/places. Pax Christi Youth Ministry wants to make those encounters happen more frequently. We hope you'll share in those opportunities and ultimately invite others into encounters with Jesus on a regular basis.
Peace,
Zach Rawson
Director of Youth & Young Adult Ministry
Pax Christi Catholic Church
Continue reading below to learn about great ways to encounter our Lord!
Unite Mass October 14th 4:30-8:00 pm at Holy Spirit Catholic Church
One way to encounter Jesus here in the Rochester area is through a new initiative called "Unite." Unite brings young people (and their families) from all over the area together for Holy Mass, great music, dynamic speakers, and meaningful prayer. It travels from parish to parish each month. We hope young people from all over join us wherever it goes. Each event will be on the 2nd Saturday of the month during the school year. The 1st Unite is October 14th at Holy Spirit from 4:30-8:00 pm. Check out the video below from guest speaker Fr. Bryan Kujawa. Dinner is included, let us know if you plan to come so we can estimate food! RSVP HERE
One way to encounter Jesus here in the Rochester area is through a new initiative called "Unite." Unite brings young people (and their families) from all over the area together for Holy Mass, great music, dynamic speakers, and meaningful prayer. It travels from parish to parish each month. We hope young people from all over join us wherever it goes. Each event will be on the 2nd Saturday of the month during the school year. The 1st Unite is October 14th at Holy Spirit from 4:30-8:00 pm. Check out the video below from guest speaker Fr. Bryan Kujawa. Dinner is included, let us know if you plan to come so we can estimate food! RSVP HERE
October Schedule
Wednesday, October 46:00-6:30pm Open ROCK at the Youth Center
6:30-8:00pm Proof at the Youth Center
8:00-8:30pm Open ROCK at the Youth Center
Wednesday, October 11
6:00-6:30pm Open ROCK at the Youth Center
6:30-8:00pm Proof at the Youth Center
8:00-8:30pm Open ROCK at the Youth Center
Saturday, October 14
4:30-8:00pm Unite at Holy Spirit Church
Sunday, October 15
6:30-8:00pm Confirmation 1 & 2 at the Youth Center
Wednesday, October 18
No Proof due to MEA
Wednesday, October 25
6:00-6:30pm Open ROCK at the Youth Center
6:30-8:00pm Proof at the Youth Center
8:00-8:30pm Open ROCK at the Youth Center
8:45 am Saturday, October 28 - 11:30am Sunday, October 29
Confirmation 2 Retreat at Camp Victory
Question: Are you a Creative Catholic?
Answer: "Yes," we are all creators in some sense of the word.
I'm often caught off guard when I hear students (and adults) say something such as, "Being a disciple or living the faith everyday is for people like you [youth ministers, priests, etc...]." I think we can get caught in the trap of coming to Mass on Sunday (if at all) and call it good for the rest of the week, we rarely think about God, we hardly ever pray, we assume that God isn't interested in the "rest" of our lives. One way to stop thinking that way is to begin to look at the world around us and at our very own lives as creations of God and for God. The world doesn't necessarily need more youth ministers... we need faithful builders, designers, small business owners, artists, tradesmen, etc... all of which will, with the Creator's guidance, renew the world! Check out this beautiful new book which highlights the creative ways in which people are living out their call to discipleship. This would be a great birthday or Christmas present for any student, especially all the creators out there [i.e. everybody].
Support the KickStarter Campaign HERE.
Visit the Likable Art webpage HERE.
Answer: "Yes," we are all creators in some sense of the word.
I'm often caught off guard when I hear students (and adults) say something such as, "Being a disciple or living the faith everyday is for people like you [youth ministers, priests, etc...]." I think we can get caught in the trap of coming to Mass on Sunday (if at all) and call it good for the rest of the week, we rarely think about God, we hardly ever pray, we assume that God isn't interested in the "rest" of our lives. One way to stop thinking that way is to begin to look at the world around us and at our very own lives as creations of God and for God. The world doesn't necessarily need more youth ministers... we need faithful builders, designers, small business owners, artists, tradesmen, etc... all of which will, with the Creator's guidance, renew the world! Check out this beautiful new book which highlights the creative ways in which people are living out their call to discipleship. This would be a great birthday or Christmas present for any student, especially all the creators out there [i.e. everybody].
Support the KickStarter Campaign HERE.
Visit the Likable Art webpage HERE.
The Church, Young People, and the Role of Parents
Bishop Cozzens of the Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis recently wrote this in the Catholic Spirit. We thought it was worthy of sending your way.
"As Catholics, we have to be alarmed by statistics that show how many of our young people are leaving the Church. Researchers say that now fully half of our young people leave the Church after high school, and some say that only 7 percent of millennials raised Catholic still actively practice their faith today — meaning they’ll attend weekly Mass, pray a few times each week, and say their faith is 'extremely' or 'very' important. We are in danger of losing a generation of Catholics."
See the article in full HERE.
Bishop Cozzens of the Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis recently wrote this in the Catholic Spirit. We thought it was worthy of sending your way.
"As Catholics, we have to be alarmed by statistics that show how many of our young people are leaving the Church. Researchers say that now fully half of our young people leave the Church after high school, and some say that only 7 percent of millennials raised Catholic still actively practice their faith today — meaning they’ll attend weekly Mass, pray a few times each week, and say their faith is 'extremely' or 'very' important. We are in danger of losing a generation of Catholics."
See the article in full HERE.
Bishop Cozzens, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of
St. Paul & Minneapolis
Prayer Requests:
- For Unite, that it would fulfill it's mission of uniting young people in the Rochester area, igniting a love for Jesus Christ and his Church, and inviting young people to respond to that love.
- For all our confirmation candidates, especially for their upcoming retreat and pilgrimage.
- For all students and adults who will be attending the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis in November, that their hearts are open to all the ways in which God calls them into committed discipleship.
- For parents, especially parents who struggle communicating their love for God with their children.
- For our youth ministry team, that Dana, Jennie, Teresa, and Zach could continue to seek out the will of God in their lives and in their roles in youth ministry at Pax Christi.