Happy 2022!!

Welcome back to Carpe Diem and Vita Nova youth nights!! I pray everyone had a very merry Christmas 

and happy New Year!!

This week, we're continuing our Liturgical Calendar series, focusing on Christmas, 

the Epiphany, and Jesus' Baptism.

Come dressed to play! The weather looks cold and rainy, so if you don't see us outside, 

we're playing inside!

This Sunday, 1/9, we're looking forward to seeing Carpe Diem from 4-6pm and Vita Nova from 6:30-8:30pm!

Also, we have many announcements this week, so please read all the way through!!

1. PURIFIED Event THIS coming THURSDAY night!!! Please make plans to attend. It's for all teens (13+) and parents. Tickets for this event cost $20 and may be purchased online (https://chastity.formstack.com/forms/raleigh_nc).   35 tickets are available for families in need of financial assistance. If cost is an issue, please contact me! We don't want anyone to miss this event. For more information, here is a link to endorsements (https://chastity.com/endorsements/)  and a link featuring Jason Evert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYmBvoGRyPs&feature=youtu.be 
2. Teens, we need your help!! We have 250 packets to stuff for PURIFIED. Please consider joining us tonight after Lessons and Carols, Sunday between the Masses, or Sunday between youth groups. I will sign off on service hours for anyone who helps.
3. In honor of the National and Diocesan Marches for Life, we are decorating our Faith Formation bulletin board with baby pictures and/or ultrasounds of our students and youth leaders! Please bring your picture to class this week or turn it in to the Faith Formation mailbox in the copy room anytime in the next two weeks.
4. Our second Bingo Night is Saturday, 1/29 from 7-9pm!! We need volunteers to help with baking desserts, serving food, running the prize table, and calling numbers. Please keep an eye out for an email with more details!
   
5. Vita Nova - Spring Retreat is coming up, March 18th-20th!! We're heading to Camp Rockfish, and the total cost is $160. To reserve your spot, permission forms and a $50 deposit are due by February 1st.
6. Current 8th-12th graders - We are heading to Steubenville Atlanta July 8th-10th!! Fr. Mike Schmitz is the main speaker, so we're in for an incredible weekend. The total cost is normally $400 - through fundraisers like Bingo night, we're able to bring cost down around $300 (or lower if our fundraisers are successful!!). To reserve your spot, permission forms and a $50 deposit are due by February 1st.
7. Parents (especially dads!!) - we are looking for youth leaders to actively participate at our youth nights. You don't need to be qualified, you don't need to know what's happening, all you need is to feel called by the Lord! Remember, your youth may not want you there, but they NEED you to witness a real relationship with Jesus to them.
8. If you have not yet registered, please fill out this form: https://www.osvhub.com/stlukesraleigh/forms/2021-22-faith-formation-registration. For youth actively participating, please remember to pay the $70 activity fee. Youth Ministry scholarships are available - please contact Rebecca for more information!