Cardboard Box City

Are you wondering about

Cardboard

Box City

but you missed the information meeting?

NO PROBLEM!

I will be happy to send you all the information online or have it ready to be picked up at church or at the parish office! Just call or contact me (Carol) by email or phone and I will get you signed up!

Sign Up Deadline: Monday, October 6th


Parents:

We're still in need of some help for this event! We need parents especially to help transport kids and boxes at about 6 p.m. on Friday evening and transpot kids back to church in the morning. If you are available to help, please contact me.

youthminister@stfrancis-church.org

Fall Festival

The Fall Festival is HERE!

October 5th

8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Silent Auction, Raffle, Dinner, Boutiques, Entertainment and more!

Don't miss this HUGE event! If you would like to volunteer to help out on Sunday, call or email me before Friday---there are still opportunities to help!

Also, don't miss what our middle school students have created! The students' artwork will be on display in the Silent Auction area. Don't miss out on future youth group events. ALL are welcome (even if you've NEVER come before, come now!) Contact Carol for any youth group events!

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!

Cardboard Box City Information Meeting

Don't Miss out!

Cardboard Box City Information Meeting

this Sunday

September 28th

at 11:15 a.m. in the Social Room.

More information here.

SYATP 9.24.08

See You at the Pole 2008 Promo Video

For more info, visit their website.

See YOU at the Pole

National See You at the Pole day will be held Wednesday, September 24^th, 2008. High School student from across the nation will gather in front of their school (or around their flag poles) to pray together before the start of the school day.

The following is taken from the See You at the Pole (SYATP) website and it describes what this event is all about:

See You at the Pole™ is a great place to connect with God, connect with other believers, and connect with your campus in the name of Christ. SYATP connects believers together at the beginning of the school year, so you can stand strong together throughout the year. See You at the Pole™
is all about prayer. It's about you coming together and laying aside all the labels and groups for one day, to simply connect with God in prayer and connect with fellow Christians in unity around the flag pole—whether jocks, preps, geeks, Methodists, Baptists, Catholics, sophomores, or seniors. So are you ready to connect? Are you ready to say, Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening?
Join your generation
Wednesday, September 24, at 7 a.m.,
GATHER at your school flagpole. PRAY for your school, friends, families, and world.
CONNECT. Listen as He speaks to you.

Saint Francis of Assisi Fall Festival

The FALL FESTIVAL is here!

October 5th

And we need your help!

If you are interested in helping out at the Fall Festival please call or email me.

youthminister@stfrancis-church.org

288-7313

We can use help from any and all 6-12th graders.

What do you have to offer?

This is a great opportunity for Confirmation students to partially fufill their service requirements!

Youth Ministry Parent Meeting

Don't Forget!

Wednesday, September 17th

7:45-8:45 pm

Parents of youth grades 6-12 are invited to a round table discussion of the future of our youth ministry program at St. Francis of Assisi.

I want to hear from you! Please come with ideas, hopes, dreams and a willingness to participate and work together. I believe it is the desire of this parish to have the youth embrace a relationship with Christ and practice it within the framework of our Catholic faith. How can God use you towards that goal? (This would be a great time to meet and connect with Carol if you haven’t had the chance to do so!)

Youth Ministry Fall Events

(click to view a larger image)

Here is a list of all upcoming youth events, registrations dates, and costs. As always, please let me know if you have any questions!

For more info:

High School Events

Middle School Events

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)

Faith Formation Meeting

Any Faith Formation Parents & Students:

I will be at the Faith Formation Meeting at church tonight (6:30 p.m. for Parents and Students). I hope I get a chance to meet with you, if we haven't already!

Why do we sit, stand, and kneel?

Here is a video from SQPN. This helps to answer the question:

Why do we sit, stand and kneel at Mass?

It's all about learning, prayer, and reverence!

Link to SQPN

Are you looking for new media/music/podcasts with a Catholic point of view? Do you wonder, why, as Catholics we do the things we do or believe the things we believe? Check out:

This is a Catholic media site packed FULL of resources. There are podcasts, talkshows, videos, music and MORE! This is a great way to learn about our faith.

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.)