Youth Ministry To Us, Is Taking the Beauty of Community Found in the Traditions of The Church, Building that Community into Today’s World, Forming Youth to Have a Real Relationship with Christ, and Sending Youth Into Today’s World, Empowered and Inspired, by The Holy Spirit, Just as the Disciples Were.
Our
Director of Engagement for Youth and Young Adults, Viktor Nowack will be
leaving us as of Wednesday November 15th.
We asked him for the inside scoop on his favorite memories, his hopes
for the community, and words of encouragement for the future of youth ministry.
The Catholic Community of Ascension and St. Augustine Youth Ministry aims to exmplify three key goals; Build community, through youth groups, and community events; Form faith through Confirmation, praise and worship, and other faith experience; and Send disciples, by challenging our youth to spread their experience of Christ with the world.
BUILD
"There are so many memories and relationships that I will miss, and I will always hold near and dear to my heart. The first day I walked into my 7th grade religion classroom, the first time hosting a Lifeteen the topic it was on "transitions", the first time Midway was held in the youth room at Ascension and we had ran out of room so quickly, and our first peer ministry black-tie dinner where we had a huge celebration surrounding the leaders of our young church."
Nov
12
LifeTeen: Viktor's Goodbye Games (9th - 12th Grade) Social Night
With VIktor leaving soon, he asked to run this night, that will consist of Viktor's favorite games, that he has played the last three years.
(5:00 - 8:15 @ St. Augustine Hall, Mass from 5:00 - 6:00)
Are you going?
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going.
not going.
might be going.
Nov
19
LifeTeen: Dwelling Place (9th - 12th Grade)
The goal of this Life Night is to understand Jesus as the
Paschal sacrifice that we are in communion with in the
Eucharist and, like Mary, become tabernacles of the Lord.
(5:00 - 8:15 @ St. Augustine Hall, Mass from 5:00 - 6:00)
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going.
not going.
might be going.
Nov
12
Midway (6th - 8th Grade)
From 3:00pm - 6:30pm at the St. Augustine Hall
(Mass from 5:00 - 6:00)
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FORM
"Knowing their malice, Jesus said, 'Why are you testing me, you hypocrites?'"
"I
am leaving CCASTA with a tool, the ASTA Youth Ministry app, to encourage our
youth ministry vision to continue on for the current youth involved in our
community and the youth to come. This app is designed to make community,
formation, and discipleship- accessible, modern, and impactful."
Get access to calendars,
announcements, event
follow-up, online videos,
music-on-the-go, virtual
Rosary, Scripture readings
& reflections, plus the
latest on our mission trips
and more.
Once downloaded, sign
up in the sidebar for a
more personalized
experience!
Nov
14
Confirmation (Tuesday Night Class)
Online assignment will be available at 6:30pm, and will be due on November 21st, at 4:30 pm
Are you going?
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going.
not going.
might be going.
Nov
12
Confirmation (Sunday Afternoon Class)
From 1:30pm - 3:00pm at Ascension School
Are you going?
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going.
not going.
might be going.
Nov
19
Confirmation (Sunday Afternoon Class)
From 1:30pm - 3:00pm at Ascension School
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going.
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might be going.
SEND
"I
hope going forward that our youth will embrace the opportunity to build strong
and lasting relationships, challenge themselves to form their faith full of
questions, experiences, and feelings of empowerment, and will move toward changing the world as
disciples, knowing they were chosen distinctly by Christ to shake up our modern
world."
LAST 3 SPOTS FOR 2018 MISSION ARE STILL AVAILABLE DON'T MISS OUT!
Here is the form for the Ornament Fundraiser:
All of the Mission Trip Meetings have been pushed back to 7:00pm
Nov
20
Steubenville Interest Meeting
From 7:00pm - 8:00pm at Ascension Parish Office, in the Board Room
Are you going?
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going.
not going.
might be going.
"Thank you CCASTA for these past years, I will
continue praying for our community to grow to dynamic levels and beyond."