Spring is here and so is the Y2Y retreat!
Time to get registered for the High School Retreat! All high School Students are invited to attend the 2022 Y2Y retreat at Camp Rotary. The retreat is April 23 & 24th. You can register with the packets that were sent home, or on the Blessed Sacrament website with the link below.
Parents, your kids need this experience after the past 2 years of Covid craziness. The teen team has worked incredibly hard to make this an amazing experience. Your teens may be hesitant, but they will love every minute of this event.
I will be sending out testimonial videos from some of the students during the coming weeks to talk about why the retreat is awesome. The testimonial video this week is from Jessica Erickson!
Meet the Y2Y Team!
Upcoming events and programs
March 27-April 3rd: Spring Break
April 4th: Y2Y team meeting 7-9pm
Easter Flower Pick-Up April 9-11 After all Masses
April 11: Outreach meeting 7-9pm
One more Thank You
The Synod listening sessions have come to a close, but we are far from done. The entire parish owes a big thanks to Kristyn Russell for all the time and effort she has put into making these sessions meaningful to the hundreds of people who have given the parish, diocese, and the larger church feedback.
Now, we will take this information and make use of it. In the discussions I heard and the forms I read, I was blown away by the thought and passion by our teens. You are amazing. You are heard. I will take my role as your advocate to make sure your voices are prominent in the decisions and parish choices moving forward.
God Bless you all and thank you again for being leaders in the church.
Easter Egg Hunt!
April 24th after 11pm Mass for all kids!
Music you should know!
For the second week in a row, I chose a Lauren Daigle song that we will use on the Y2Y retreat. We are the army sent by God to find you and make sure you are loved.
Luke 15
The Parable of the Lost Sheep
15 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. 2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
3 Then Jesus told them this parable: 4 “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? 5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6 and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ 7 I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.
Justin Rose
High School Youth Minister
Blessed Sacrament