Believe: A Catholic Youth and Family Day

A Catholic Youth and Family Day!

Lewiston, MN

June 28--10:30-4:00 pm

The day includes:

Mass with Bishop Quinn, Matt Maher and Youth Choir!

Lunch (included in ticket price)

Service projects, inflatable games, and activities

Concert by Matt Maher

Cost: $7 per person or $25 per family

Tickets available at:

Pastoral Center, Winona, MN

507-454-4643

or

The Crossings Center, Lewiston

507-522-3016 (credit cards accepted)

Or visit:

www.christiancrossings.org

to buy tickets online!

Bring a school supply to donate for the service project!

Questions?

Contact Joel Hennessy

507-522-3016 or joelh@christiancrossings.org

Lifeline Feb. 7th UPDATE

What another GREAT trip to Lifeline. The mix of faith and fun can't be beat! Several students have commented, "I can't believe how much fun this is...I should have been going all year long!"

Lifeline trips occur every first Saturday of each month October-May. We board a bus from Holy Spirit Church with high school students from all over Rochester (and beyond!) We travel to the NET Center in West St. Paul where we enjoy live music, Mass, powerful speakers, snacks, dancing, and fun! Afterwards we stop at a local pizza place for a bite to eat before heading back to Rochester. We return to Holy Spirit Church by about Midnight.

Lifeline is a great way to experience lively, Catholic worship with other teens who are excited about and want to be encouraged in their faith. The experience of Catholic Community is amazing!

March 7th is our LAST trip to Lifeline this year. Popple will be putting on a concert and it is sure to be a good time!

If you haven't made it out to a Lifeline trip this year--I encourage you to join us next year. This is a great opportunity, once a month to have fun, be challenged and hang out with other Catholic teens. Join us!

Lifeline February 7th

If you're a baseball fan then you should join us for February's Lifeline event! in addition to our very special guest Archbishop John Nienstedt, Lifeline will also feature two other wonderful speakers! Fr. Burke Masters from the Diocese of Joliet (IL) is a former professional baseball player! And back by popular demand is Mary Schaffer performing Departure!

Join with us to hear from these great speakers and enjoy fellowship with other high school students from around Rochester and the Twin Cities!

Saturday, February 7th

3:30 pm- Midnight

Cost is $10 per person for bus payable to Holy Spirit. Bring about $15 to cover suggested donation to Lifeline ($5) $1 bill for snacks @ Lifeline and $7-8 for pizza and pop afterward.

Permission Forms can be found in the Gathering Space kiosk. Please sign-up by February 2nd.

2009 Lock In

Join us for the 2009

Middle School Lock-In!

Friday, February 20th at 8 p.m. thru

Saturday, February 21st at 6:30 a.m.

Over 100 Catholic youth from all over Rochester and the surrounding area will be at this all night event! The theme this year is: Celebrate Life! And we'll do just that by enjoying fellowship, games, sports, activities, service, food and more! This is the youth ministry event that kids wait for all year long---don't let your kids miss out!

Volunteers are needed and discounts will be given for those who volunteer for a portion of the evening!

Cost is $25 ($35 after Feb. 18th)

Money and permission forms must be turned in to the Parish Office by Wednesday, February 18th. Permission forms can be found in the kiosk in the church gathering space.

(Want an electronic copy of the permission form to print at home?

Request a copy here.)

NOTE: REGISTRATION IS NOT FINAL UNTIL MONEY AND SIGNED PERMISSION FORM ARE TURNED IN TO THE PARISH OFFICE.

January Lifeline

Special Lifeline Road Trip for Parents and Teens

January 10th

New! Lower Cost: $15 for students $10 for adults
Saturday, January 10th Parents and teens in Gr. 8-12 are encouraged to attend a special Lifeline event: "Duc In Altum!" (Launch into the Deep!) With a special session for parents: “Keeping your Kids Catholic.” Plan to have your faith awakened, strengthened and renewed as a young apostle of Jesus Christ. (This covers all costs: transportation, pizza and pop, Lifeline donation and snacks. Bus will load at Holy Spirit at 3:45 PM and leave at 4:00 PM. We'll return to Holy Spirit at approx. 11:30 PM. Permission forms available in the gathering space kiosk.

Sign Up online! Click here to RSVP

Junior High Youth Rally: UPDATE

Here are pictures from the Youth Rally on November 9th. We had a great time travelling with Holy Spirit for this event.

Tony Melendez was a great speaker and an amazing musician!

Join us next time!

Steubenville 08

Here is the promo video for last year's event. It was a great time. If you are a high school student who is interested in growing in your faith this summer then consider Steubenville North Conference 2009 July 17-19. (Eligible students range from entering 9th grade in the fall to graduates from high school this spring).It will be a conference you won't forget.

Click here for more info.

Steubenville Conference 2009

Above All

Looking for an opportunity to grow in your faith and grow closer to Christ? Join us at the Steubenville North Conference 2009! This annual event will be held at the Rochester Mayo Civic Center July 17-19 summer 2009. Join hundreds of other Catholic high school youth from all over the Midwest. Keep your eyes open for more info!

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Here is the blog (and more pictures) from last year's event!

Click here to visit the Partnership for Youth/Steubenville Conference Website!

November 22nd Concert

Only $5 plus cash for food on the way!

Join us for this mini-road trip and concert!

Austin Youth Rally: UPDATE

Here is a video of Tony Melendez performing at the Austin Youth Rally:

We joined a group from Holy Spirit Parish and a total of 15 people to attend the 7th and 8th Grade Junior High Youth Rally in Owatonna, MN on Sunday November 9th. We had a great time! We were joined by about 300 other youth from the surounding area parishes.

The event began with some crazy mixer games that everyone participated in! We listened to Tony and his band perform. The performance included electic guitar and drum solos by members of his band! We heard about Tony's story of hope and miracles. He challenged us all to be open to our faith and to dream big dreams! We celebrated Mass, ate pizza, and enjoyed a dance to end the night.

Overall, this was a great event! Join us next year.

Cardboard Box City UPDATE

We raised almost $400 to benefit the homeless community of Rochester!

(and we had a GREAT time doing it!)

We had fun trying to build our houses. It was a challenge in the cold--but we did it! We used duct tape, tarps, boxes and anything else we could think of to put our houses together!

There was a live drum band with great music and choreography! It really was a small "cardboard box city." There were houses big and small, all different shapes and colors.

The next morning we spent some time thinking about the cold, uncomfortable night we had. We thought about those who don't have options. We were challenged to think of ways that we can show our faith in our everyday lives.


Check out the gathering space this weekend to see more pictures and a display of this event!

Get in on the service and fun---join us in 2009!

November Lifeline

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Contact Carol by email of phone if you're interested in participating in this great event!

Want more? Click on the "Lifeline Mass" Label to the right!

DCYC November 22-23rd

This event if for High School students and will be held in Mankato, Minnesota.

Registration for DCYC is coming up: October 10th

This event can serve as one of your service projects! (yes!)

Cost is $110. This includes transportation, hotel, swimming, dancing, a concert, speakers, food and a t-shirt! (WHOA!)

We will leave at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 22nd and we will return to church at 4 p.m. on Sunday afternoon November 23rd.

24 hours of faith-filled fun. This will be a great chance to spend time with friends, meet new friends, grow in your faith, take a road trip, try something new, and get away from home for a day! Sign up with a friend or two!

This only happens once per year you WON'T want to miss this opportunity!

Check out Sarah's Website

Check out Jesse's Website

See Sarah in Action

If you are interested, email or call Carol to get the permission form and more info.

Parents: let me know if you're interested in Chaperoning for this amazing event!

Registrations Due October 10th!

Junior High (7th and 8th Grade) Youth Rally

This is Tony Melendez. He will be performing and speaking at the Austin Junior High Youth Rally.

7th and 8th grade students are invited to attend the Austin Youth Rally on Sunday, November 9th. This will be a great event! It will be held at St. Mary’s School in Owatonna. There will be games, dance, food, speaker and more! Registrations for this event due by Thursday, October 30th!

Diocesan Catholic Youth Conference

DCYC (Diocesan Catholic Youth Conference) is coming up November 22-23 in Mankato for High School Students. This will be 24 hours of faith and fun. There will be live music, food, dancing, swimming, speakers, t-shirts and more!

Here is a video of Sarah Hart. She will be one of the performers for DCYC. Here she is performing at NCYC (National Catholic Youth Conference) in 2007!

Don't miss out: Registrations and deposits are due October 10th!

Lifeline Mass October 4th

Mass like you’ve never experienced it before!
On Saturday, October 4th, we will be taking a bus with Catholic high school students from all over Rochester to the monthly Lifeline Mass at the Net Center in St. Paul. Cost is $10. We will leave from Holy Spirit Catholic Church at 3:30 p.m. and return by 11:30 p.m. Bring cash for snacks afterwards!

DCYC (Diocesan Catholic Youth Conference) is coming up November 22-23. This will be 24 hours of faith and fun. There will be live music, food, dancing, swimming, speakers, t-shirts and more! Don’t miss out: registrations and deposits are due October 10th!

Cardboard Box City Information Meeting

Do you want to spend a night in a box? I will be hosting a casual meeting for anyone interested in finding out about Cardboard Box City. The meeting will be held the weekend of

September 28th at 11:15 a.m. in the Social Room. (downstairs)

Not sure if you want to go? Just stop by and pick up some information! Deadline for signing up is Monday, October 6th. Cardboard Box City is open to all 6-12th graders and their families! Sign up deadline is Monday, October 6th.

Come and find out what a different and fun opportunity this can be.

(Click on the box to go to the Cardboard Box City Website)

Last Chance!

LAST CHANCE FOR the

MATT MAHER CONCERT!

Call: 288-7313

or Email: youthminister@stfrancis-church.org

Want to go to the Matt Maher Concert?

Let me know if you're interested by

Tuesday, September 9th.

For more info about the concert check out other posts.

· We will leave from St. Francis of Assisi Church at about 5 p.m. (Please eat dinner before you come. We will stop for food only after the concert.)
· Cost will be $25 (This includes tickets and gas—but bring a little extra money if you’d like to grab a late night snack after the concert.)
· We need some parent volunteers to drive. If interested, please contact me.
· I need to know who would like to go by Tuesday, September 9th. Email or call me (288-7313). Let me know if you can help with carpooling.
· Our return time depends on the concert end time. My estimate would be the concert would end about 10:30 p.m. We would stop to get some food along the way and return to St. Francis of Assisi at about 12:30-1 am. (Again, this is dependent on travel time and concert time.)

Matt Maher Concert 9.12.08

This is Matt Maher. The youth group will be going to his concert on September 12th. Check out his video and join us for the concert! Contact Carol with any questions!