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
ATTENTION ALL HIGH SCHOOL PARENTS
You are invited to join Journey for our youth night. It will be a night of food, praise and worship, a talk, and prayer.
When: Jan. 28th from 6:30-8:30 pm
Where: St. Joseph's Secondary School
Why: To join in the community of Journey and grow closer as a family
Please RSVP at journeyparentnight.eventbrite.com by Jan 23rd if you will be attending.
Enlisted
We are so excited to announce that registration is now open for Enlisted! Enlisted is an event for 6th-12th grade students and parents. The goal of Enlisted is to help participants live out their faith in the culture of today. This year, Michael Gormley will be speaking to the youth about the death penalty and what makes just war. Chris Bartlett will be leading the parent session, which addresses the importance of parents in forming life long disciples. Enlisted will be held in Christ the Good Shepherd Chapel on February 21st from 6-9 pm. Cost is $10 per participant. Please register on our website at ablazeyouth.org/enlisted.
Our Next Video!
Alyssa talks about blessings, what they are, and how we can practice them in our lives! Hope this video brings you and your family much blessing! If you enjoy these videos, feel free to see our other videos on the Ablaze Ministries Youtube page!
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 had Luke share frequently asked questions and answers about homosexuality and the Catholic Church.
This Week: We week we will be having McKenzie the middle school youth minister come over and talk about Natural Law, Moral Law, and Sin and Grace.
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 the Saints and how they become Saints. We also shared some amazing stories about them.
Next Week: Sam, the high school youth minister, will be talking about the Two Greatest Commandments.
Upcoming Dates
HS Parent Night
January 28th
DCYC
February 2nd-4th
Enlisted
February 21st 6-9 pm
Christ the Good Shepherd Chapel
Cost: $10
We are so excited to announce that registration is now open for Enlisted! Enlisted is an event for 6th-12th grade students and parents. The goal of Enlisted is to help participants live out their faith in the culture of today. This year, Michael Gormley will be speaking to the youth about the death penalty and what makes just war. Chris Bartlett will be leading the parent session, which addresses the importance of parents in forming life long disciples.
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:
"See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God."