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Dear Lilies Parents and Families,
Lilies meets tonight Monday, January 27th. Our topic for the night is "The Hole in Your Heart." We are excited to see you! Please continue reading this email for more details on service opportunities and upcoming events.
Lilies meets tonight Monday, January 27th. Our topic for the night is "The Hole in Your Heart." We are excited to see you! Please continue reading this email for more details on service opportunities and upcoming events.
We are selling pizzas to support Youth Ministry! This year, we will have PRIZES for how many pizzas teens can sell both as a group and individually! All teens are encouraged to ask their friends and families to purchase a pizza. Prizes are listed below. To place an order, go to smgonline.org/pizzas and share this link with all you know who love pizza! Make sure to have your buyer write down the teen that referred them. As a bonus, if middle school youth ministry sells 100 pizzas, they will receive a Chick-fil-A dinner at HOPE.
Need Service Hours? Please read below for two service hour opportunities! We need teens to help sell pizza in the back of church after all masses this weekend, February 1 & 2. Your job would be to greet parish members after they leave mass with a smile and ask if they might consider purchasing a pizza. You will have a clipboard and an order form to assist with taking orders (these orders would also add to your total for our Pizza Sales Competition). If interested, please respond to the poll below.
Which Mass are you or your teen(s) able to help out at?
Saturday, February 1 after the 4:30pm Mass (arrive at 5:45pm)
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Sunday, February 2 after the 8:00am Mass (arrive at 8:45am)
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Sunday, February 2 after the 10:00am Mass (arrive at 10:45am)
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Sunday, February 2 after the 5:30pm Mass (arrive at 6:15pm)
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Come and help us make pizzas for our Superbowl Pizza Fundraiser on Friday, February 7th in the Parish Hall. Please see below for the schedule of the evening. Come when you can and lend a helping hand. No worries if you can't be there for the entire evening.
3:45 p.m. - Teen Drop off
3:45 p.m. - Teen Drop off
4:00 p.m.- Unload the Pizza-mobile
4:30-6:00 p.m. - Make Pizzas
6:00 p.m.- Pizza Snack Break
6:15-7:30 p.m.- Parish Pizza Pick Up Time- Help deliver pizzas to cars
7:30 p.m. - Teen Pick Up
Please sign up here if you are willing to volunteer.
4:30-6:00 p.m. - Make Pizzas
6:00 p.m.- Pizza Snack Break
6:15-7:30 p.m.- Parish Pizza Pick Up Time- Help deliver pizzas to cars
7:30 p.m. - Teen Pick Up
Please sign up here if you are willing to volunteer.
Is your teen able to help make pizzas on 2/7 at 3:45-7:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall?
Yes
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No
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Not sure yet
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Today is the last day to register for our Tubing Trip on February 8th. We will be going to Valley's Edge in Ohio for snow tubing! We have limited spots for this trip, so be sure to sign up. You can sign up at smgonline.org/tubing.
As always, if your teen bring a new friend who has not been to Lilies yet, they both get a $5 gift card.
Make sure to follow our Instagram @smgyouthministry. You and your teens will win a prize from the prize bucket if they give it a follow!
Thank you for your cooperation and for the priority that you place on your children's faith! Be assured of my prayers for your teens and your families. Let's help our families and youth strive for sainthood!
Blessings,
Annaliese Budd
Coordinator of Junior High & High School Youth Ministry
Annaliese Budd
Coordinator of Junior High & High School Youth Ministry
Cell: 317-910-5822
Middle School Youth Ministry Calendar
Please continue reading for more details!
- January 27│Lilies @ 7:00-8:30pm in the Youth Room
- Topic: The Hole in Your Heart
- January 29│HOPE @ 7-8:30pm in the Youth Room
- Topic: How to Study Your Catholic Faith
- February 1 & 2│Youth Ministry Pizza Sales after all Masses (continue reading to sign up for service hours!)
- February 3│Lilies @ 7-8:30pm in the Youth Room
- February 5│HOPE @ 7-8:30pm in the Youth Room
- Topic: Stump the Priest
- February 7│Youth Ministry Pizza Making Night (continue reading to sign up for service hours!)
- February 8│Grades 7-12 Tubing Trip @ 9:00am-6:30pm
- February 12│HOPE @ 7-8:30pm in the Youth Room
- Topic: Marian Apparitions
- February 17│Lilies @ 7-8:30pm in the Youth Room
- Topic: Friendship Killers
- February 19│HOPE @ 7-8:30pm in the Youth Room
- Topic: The Gift of Life
- February 23-25│40 Hours
- February 26│HOPE @ 7-8:30pm in the Youth Room
- Topic: Mardi Gras Celebration!
- February 27│Ladies Candlelight Dinner
Middle School Youth Ministry News
French Catholic Youth Exchange
Calling all families with 8th-12 graders! We have an opportunity to bring French Catholic youths to your home for 3 weeks this summer. Requirements: A desire to be a host, bring your student to Sunday Mass while they are here, and create fun summer memories for 3 weeks with your family and friends. Flexible dates and lots of FUN! Interested? Check out our website and Youtube video and contact Maggie Hunckler, local Inspired Gateways Representative. www.inspiredgateways.comhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5dTlKS1HRE&t=38s
Maggie Hunckler: purdue1991@gmail.com
Today is the last day to register!
Service Opportunities
Youth Ministry Meals and Snacks
We are in need of volunteers for meals and snacks at our youth groups. You are now able to earn FISH hours for assisting! If you are interested in supplying our teens with food, please sign up using this link: https://signup.com/go/SRUWJsX
We also accept gift cards, if that is easier for you. A list of our gift card needs can be found here.
For any questions, contact Annaliese Budd at a.budd@smgonline.org. Thank you in advance for your generosity!
Elijah Cup Sign Ups
At each Lord's Day mass, one family receives a chalice that has held the Consecrated Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ and brings it into their home for one week. This cup is a focal point encouraging family prayer for holy vocations throughout the Church, especially those in Religious Life. It is a powerful presence and inspires prayer from adults and children alike. Would your family be interested in receiving the cup at mass? Sign up here: https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/6637671660120/false#/invitation
Parish News
Bible Basics
Get a head start on Sunday Mass! Join us for exciting discussions on the weekly Scripture readings Sunday mornings from 8:30-9:30a in the school's Teacher's Lounge (located next to the School Office in the School Narthex). Bible Basics' meeting schedule follows the Parish Religious Education class calendar. All adults and teens are welcome. No registration or homework is required. Plan to attend weekly or as often as your schedule allows. For more, contact Bill Sultan, 317-413-6431.
Blog Post from Adri Ernest
Love Your Neighbor and Yourself
We all know the scripture verse, “Love your neighbor as you love yourself” (Matthew 22:39). It is a good reminder that we need to treat each other with the utmost kindness, and we need to give unconditional love to others.
Sometimes though, I think we forget the second half of the verse, “as you love yourself”. Do we treat ourselves like the way we would treat others? Would you say the unkind thing you said to yourself if you were another person? Would you comment on another person’s weight, hairstyle, or other attribute like you do to yourself? I sometimes catch myself saying degrading things to myself that I would NEVER say to someone else. So I have to stop. I must pray and reflect.
I must first remind myself that I have dignity as a daughter of God. I was made in His image and likeness. I must respect the body, the mind, and the emotions that God gave to me. I cannot utter mean comments to myself because I am disrespecting God (and myself). He desires a healthy esteem of me. I must reorient my thoughts to give God praise for the way He made me.
If my thoughts continually become more and more negative, my mood will certainly decline. I must remember to speak kindly to myself. Positive self talk is a healthy way to lift your spirit and to honor God.
So this week, let us remember to treat others AND yourself with kindness.
Love and prayers!
We all know the scripture verse, “Love your neighbor as you love yourself” (Matthew 22:39). It is a good reminder that we need to treat each other with the utmost kindness, and we need to give unconditional love to others.
Sometimes though, I think we forget the second half of the verse, “as you love yourself”. Do we treat ourselves like the way we would treat others? Would you say the unkind thing you said to yourself if you were another person? Would you comment on another person’s weight, hairstyle, or other attribute like you do to yourself? I sometimes catch myself saying degrading things to myself that I would NEVER say to someone else. So I have to stop. I must pray and reflect.
I must first remind myself that I have dignity as a daughter of God. I was made in His image and likeness. I must respect the body, the mind, and the emotions that God gave to me. I cannot utter mean comments to myself because I am disrespecting God (and myself). He desires a healthy esteem of me. I must reorient my thoughts to give God praise for the way He made me.
If my thoughts continually become more and more negative, my mood will certainly decline. I must remember to speak kindly to myself. Positive self talk is a healthy way to lift your spirit and to honor God.
So this week, let us remember to treat others AND yourself with kindness.
Love and prayers!