Coinciding with the new statewide orders in place, we have a new set of directives to follow and some changes to implement. After discussing options with staff, parents, and catechists, I am changing the format of High School YM during the current homeschool orders. 

While it may not seem like much to ask students and parents to set aside an extra hour on Sunday evenings to have a Zoom lesson, I am fully aware that all our students will be on their computers everyday for classes. The virtual learning burnout is only going to get worse. With that in mind, we will not meet via virtual calls on Sunday night while the students are receiving school from home. Lessons will still come to you in the form of a recorded 10-15 minute lesson in this Flocknote. Once the students get back in their classrooms, we will try to resume meetings.

Thank you to all the parents and teens. You have been wonderful during this time of transition and change. After seeing my own daughter's homeschool schedule, I know this will be a time of further disruption. Use these lessons at your leisure and as a way to have dialogue about your faith. The Sunday Night lesson for November 22 is below.

Justin Rose

High School Youth Minister

Blessed Sacrament