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!Our Next Video!
Continuing with our theme of prayer, here is a video of Taylor Schroll, our Director of Youth Ministry here at St. Joseph's, sharing one of the simple and beautiful ways he prays.
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: We have talked how God chooses to share himself with us through the Bible. This was our day one of our series covering the Bible.
This Week: We are going to do part 2 of our covering the Bible: the Old Testament.
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 Family Night
October 29th 6:30-8:30
Calling all parents of middle school youth! You are invited to attend our family night at Ignite! We will be talking about the importance of family, and we would love for you to be there! If you will be attending and will be eating the meal provided at Ignite, please RSVP here and let us know how many will be eating!
Ignite meets on Sundays from 6:30-8:30 pm in the Gym at the St. Joseph Secondary Campus.
Last Week: We talked about the moral life and how to live it, and we wrote down graces that we would like the Holy Spirit to give us to live out the life we were meant to live.
Next Week: We will be starting our series on the 10 Commandments, talking about the first three Commandments, which focus on Honoring God.
Upcoming Dates
Next Youth RCIA Session
October 18th 6:00-8:30 pm
This is for all youth who haven't received Baptism and/or First Communion and are not already going through a program to receive their sacraments. We will be meeting in the portable in the St. Joseph's Secondary School parking lot. If you have any questions, contact Debra Borski at debra@ablazeyouth.org.
Rosary Crusade
October 21st 10 am-11:30 am
Bomber's Stadium
This Saturday there is a rosary hosted by the Family Rosary Crusade to celebrate the 100 year anniversary at Fatima. All are welcome to attend!
Encounter
October 28th 7-8:30 pm
Ignite Family Night
October 29th 6:30-8:30 pm
Calling all parents of middle school youth! You are invited to attend our family night at Ignite! We will be talking about the importance of family, and we would love for you to be there! If you will be attending and will be eating the meal provided at Ignite, please RSVP here and let us know how many will be eating!
High School Retreat
November 3-5
Cost: 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.
Confirmation Session
November 12th 1-2:30 pm
If you have registered this year for confirmation, don't forget to attend this session! Both the youth and the sponsor and/or parent will need to attend these sessions. The sessions will be held in the Parish Activity Center. Please contact Debra Borski at debra@ablazeyouth.org if you have any questions.
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:
"The people who walk in darkness Will see a great light; Those who live in a dark land, The light will shine on them."