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!

November Lifeline: UPDATE

We took a bus of 25 people from Rochester up to the Net Center in St. Paul on November 1st for the monthly Lifeline Mass. We were joined by over 800 young people to celebrate Mass, sing and dance in worship, hear a wonderful speaker and spend time in Adoration. We ended our night with a stop at a local pizza place. This is a great event that happens every first Saturday of the month (October-May). Consider venturing with us next month to see what 800 young people get so excited about!

Our next Lifeline will be held Saturday, December 6th.

Note to parents: Parents are welcomed and encouraged to come to Lifeline events.

January’s Lifeline on January 10th will include special breakout sessions—one specifically for parents!

Join us!

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!

Stay Warm at Cardboard Box City

A couple reminders for all CBBC participants:

We want you to stay warm! Bring everything you need to stay warm the whole night through! For practical ideas on how to stay warm visit this site. (Don't forget hats, mittens, scarves, socks, etc.)

Also, remember to bring your $5 for pizza when we meet at 5 p.m. on Friday. Don't forget your item for breakfast either!

Please note the schedule change: Parents can pick their kids up about 9:30 a.m. on Saturday!

I am excited...I hope you are too! Please feel free to email or call at any time!

Austin Youth Rally November 9th

Austin Youth Rally
Sunday, November 9th
*This event is limited to 500 youth. A waiting list is available for High School aged youth. Cost is the same.

$15 ($20 at the door)
Theme: Never Be the Same
Guest Speaker/Performer: Tony Melendez
Registration Deadline: Thursday, October 30th.

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. We will meet at 11:30 a.m. at church and leave from there. The Rally runs from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. There will be games, dance, food, Mass, speaker and more! We will return back to church at about 8 p.m. The youth group blog has a video of the keynote speaker this year: Tony Melendez. See a video of Tony performing! He is really an inspiration!

Sign up by Thursday, October 30th!

Summer Festival
Tony Melendez Performance
Break Time
Liturgy
Pizza Party and Dance

Watch a video of Tony Melendez performing!

Good News!

The registration deadline for DCYC has been extended to Wednesday, October 22nd!

DCYC is a wonderful event for high school youth. And,YES, this counts towards one of your three service requirements for the year!

The Diocese of Winona offers a Catholic Youth Conference every other year for high school age youth, and we’d like your son or daughter to attend. This year, our event will take place on Nov. 22 & 23.

Our theme, To the Least of These, is taken from the Gospel passage for that Sunday when it says, “What you did not do to the least of these, you did not do for me”. This is a great theme for a youth conference since it will give youth an opportunity to pray, learn, and practice the faith we believe.

Our 24 hours together will include time for learning from two inspirational Christian artists: Sarah Hart and Jesse Manibusan. We will have a banquet together and recognize a youth and an adult who have demonstrated passion and commitment to Catholic Youth Ministry. After dinner, we have the privilege of enjoying a concert with Sarah, and Jesse. Our evening will conclude with a dance, karaoke and some wonderful service projects. We’re hoping to create 60 Thanksgiving baskets for needy families in the Mankato area, and assemble 6,000 meal kits for the organization Kids against Hunger.

On Sunday, after breakfast, we’ll enjoy Liturgy with Bishop Harrington before leaving for home. This all happens in 24 hours of faith-filled fun.

My hope is that you’ll sign your son of daughter up for this valuable experience of our Diocesan Church.

All registration forms should be into the parish office by Wednesday, Oct. 22nd.

Also, please stop by the youth ministry table this Sunday, October 12th. Carol will be at the table in the Gathering space to help you with registration or any other questions you might have.