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
High School "Journey":
Journey is a safe and fun place for youth from 9-12 grade to grow in their faith. We do this through talks, testimonies, games, dramas, skits, actives, 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!
Sundays 6:30-8:30
in the Gym at St. Joseph Secondary Campus
Last week: Taylor shared about personal prayer and how we need that in our lives to live out our call as missionaries.
This week: This will be our last youth night of the semester. We will be looking at social justice and how we and the Catholic Church can bring Christ into hard situations.
Discipleship Week 2017:
June 26-29
Eagle's Wings Retreat Center in Burnet, TX
8th-12th (for 2016-2017)
Cost: $250
We only have 9 spots still available!
The the first to pay and register will have their spot held! Don't miss out on a fun and exciting week to grow closer to our God!
Junior High "Ignite":
Ignite is a safe and fun place for youth in grades 6-8 to grow in their faith. We do this through talks, testimonies, games, dramas, skits, actives, 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!
Sundays 6:30-8:30 in the Gym at St. Joseph Secondary Campus
Last week: We learned about the sacrament of Holy Orders by discussing how God calls each of us to a specific vocation. We watched a video in which two priests shared their testimony on how they were called to the priesthood (shown below), and we had a seminarian from St. Mary's University in Houston visit and talk about his call to discern priesthood.
Next Week: This is the last youth night of the semester. We will be having a social night to celebrate a great year!
Register now!
Upcoming Dates
Parish Festival
May 6-7
We need youth volunteers for the festival! Sign ups will be conducted at youth night
Camp Basic
June 17-21
Parent Meeting and Registration and full payment due on April 30th.
Discipleship Week
June 26-29
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
979-820-3086
McKenzie Neu
Middle School Youth Minister
mckenzie@ablazeyouth.org
940-536-9286
How can I help?
If you are a parent looking for a place to serve, we need more families for meal team! Contact us for more information.
Quote of the week:
“Blessed are all who take refuge in the Lord."Camp Basic:
Join Bryan, Brenham, and Caldwell for a 5 day/4 night camp with tons of outdoor activities such as archery, low ropes, and a BLOB!
June 17-21
Cooper Farm in Fairfield, TX
Registration and full payment due on April 30th. An email to follow later this week with more information regarding the mandatory parent meeting on April 30th.