Do you have a smart phone? Have you played the sometimes challenging yet very addictive game known as Angry Birds?? Check out what Ben Frost, the Director of Youth and Young Adults for the Diocese of Winona, has to say about the game and how it can help us achieve holiness!
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Monday, February 20, 2012
Ice Skating!
On Sunday, Feb 19th, some of the youth of St. Francis Parish(and friends) had a great time at Valentino's Pizza for lunch, and then on to the Rec Center for ice skating!
At Valentino's some of the conversation included Saints, movies, pizza preferences, and some obscure reference to the hydrax and their contribution to certain brands of lipstick...hmm.
-This is a hydrax!
At Valentino's some of the conversation included Saints, movies, pizza preferences, and some obscure reference to the hydrax and their contribution to certain brands of lipstick...hmm.
-This is a hydrax!
Once we hit the ice (some of us quite literally), there were games of tag, speed skating practice, follow the leader, and a few other random happenings. A great time was had by all! And I only fell once!...totally on purpose...
Friday, February 17, 2012
Events Everywhere! Be involved.
Good day! Are you being holy? Are you striving to be a Saint?
Do you need assistance?? Here are some options you might take advantage of:
- LifeLine - March 3rd - Although early registration is closed, spots are STILL available! Price has gone up to $10 for the concert, however. So total bus+concert = $20.00. It will be worth it! (Contact Matthew for details!)
Again...Danielle Rose...enough said:
- City Wide High School Lock-In - March 9th @ Pax Christi Youth Center - 8:30pm - 1:00am
Cost: $20. Call a friend or two and come for great music, food, service projects, games, inflatables, and dancing and prayer! To register, get a registration form from your youth minister OR! Click here. : ) Be there! (Make checks payable to St. Francis of Assisi Parish)
-trutH Mass - Again, over at Pax Christi - The next trutH Mass will be Feb 25th at 5:15pm. This is a Mass geared for middle and high school students and families. This month, the Lourdes Liturgical Choir will lead the music, and after Mass, Bob Barlett will be speaking. He is a nationally known speaker from the Twin Cities who has a powerful message about relationships, love, chastity, and intimacy. Teens and adults alike will definitely benefit from this!
That's all for now! Stay tuned for more updates!
Do you need assistance?? Here are some options you might take advantage of:
- LifeLine - March 3rd - Although early registration is closed, spots are STILL available! Price has gone up to $10 for the concert, however. So total bus+concert = $20.00. It will be worth it! (Contact Matthew for details!)
Again...Danielle Rose...enough said:
- City Wide High School Lock-In - March 9th @ Pax Christi Youth Center - 8:30pm - 1:00am
Cost: $20. Call a friend or two and come for great music, food, service projects, games, inflatables, and dancing and prayer! To register, get a registration form from your youth minister OR! Click here. : ) Be there! (Make checks payable to St. Francis of Assisi Parish)
-trutH Mass - Again, over at Pax Christi - The next trutH Mass will be Feb 25th at 5:15pm. This is a Mass geared for middle and high school students and families. This month, the Lourdes Liturgical Choir will lead the music, and after Mass, Bob Barlett will be speaking. He is a nationally known speaker from the Twin Cities who has a powerful message about relationships, love, chastity, and intimacy. Teens and adults alike will definitely benefit from this!
That's all for now! Stay tuned for more updates!
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Back in Action!
Hello! This is Matthew Edens, the recently hired Youth Ministry Coordinator!
After a break of a few months, this blog is back in action! I hope to continue to use it to inform you all of upcoming events, post about how events went, and maybe just for some fun things as well. :)
Speaking of events!! There are some great opportunities coming up!
February 19th - Next weekend!! On Sunday, the youth group will meet at Valentino's for a pizza lunch at noon o'clock! After the meal, and possibly some discussion about the Pope, we will head over to the Rec Center across the street for ice skating until 3pm. Cost is $3.00 to skate, $2.00 to rent if you don't have your own. A few dollars to help with the pizza cost would be appreciated as well. Be there! (Forms are in the Gathering Space)
March 3rd - LifeLine Mass and Concert with Danielle Rose. You don't want to miss this one! Danielle Rose is a Catholic recording artist from our own Minnesota! She has toured the world with her music, performing for groups as small as 10-15 people, to as large as thousands at World Youth Day! So come enjoy her music with hundreds of other 7-12 graders from throughout Minnesota. Cost is $10.00 for the bus(which leaves from Holy Spirit Church at 3:30pm), and $7.00 for the concert ticket. A few dollars for the collection basket at Mass is suggested as well. More Info?? - http://www.netusa.org/lifeline/ - Click it! -
Here are some of my favorites by Danielle Rose:
-Saint That is Just Me - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh_fSNz6NvQ
-Hail Mary - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIhEQuDgtSw
For LifeLine - We need 20 people signed up by Feb 15th, so if you're interested, SIGN UP NOW!! (You can turn in the registration form, from the kiosk, to either St Francis or Holy Spirit. No need to purchase the tickets, we will do that once we have enough people).
Praise the Lord!
Check back often for Updates!
Be Holy! Strive to be Saints!
After a break of a few months, this blog is back in action! I hope to continue to use it to inform you all of upcoming events, post about how events went, and maybe just for some fun things as well. :)
Speaking of events!! There are some great opportunities coming up!
February 19th - Next weekend!! On Sunday, the youth group will meet at Valentino's for a pizza lunch at noon o'clock! After the meal, and possibly some discussion about the Pope, we will head over to the Rec Center across the street for ice skating until 3pm. Cost is $3.00 to skate, $2.00 to rent if you don't have your own. A few dollars to help with the pizza cost would be appreciated as well. Be there! (Forms are in the Gathering Space)
March 3rd - LifeLine Mass and Concert with Danielle Rose. You don't want to miss this one! Danielle Rose is a Catholic recording artist from our own Minnesota! She has toured the world with her music, performing for groups as small as 10-15 people, to as large as thousands at World Youth Day! So come enjoy her music with hundreds of other 7-12 graders from throughout Minnesota. Cost is $10.00 for the bus(which leaves from Holy Spirit Church at 3:30pm), and $7.00 for the concert ticket. A few dollars for the collection basket at Mass is suggested as well. More Info?? - http://www.netusa.org/lifeline/ - Click it! -
Here are some of my favorites by Danielle Rose:
-Saint That is Just Me - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh_fSNz6NvQ
-Hail Mary - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIhEQuDgtSw
For LifeLine - We need 20 people signed up by Feb 15th, so if you're interested, SIGN UP NOW!! (You can turn in the registration form, from the kiosk, to either St Francis or Holy Spirit. No need to purchase the tickets, we will do that once we have enough people).
Praise the Lord!
Check back often for Updates!
Be Holy! Strive to be Saints!
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