Possible Mission Trip--High School Students

UPDATE: ALL FAMILIES INTERESTED WILL BE PUT ON A WAITING LIST UNTIL EARLY FEBRUARY. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL.

The St. Francis of Assisi youth group is considering joining Resurrection Church for a mission trip. Here is the tentative information:



June 13-19, 2010
Piarist School in Martin, Kentucky
The work will be mostly manual labor, construction, etc.

Teens entering and exiting high school will be able to join us. This trip is also open to families (the youngest child must be 12 years or older).

If you are interested please leave a comment to this post (see below), send me an email or sign up on the Resurrection site.

The very last deadline for signing up is Monday, January 18th. But if you are interested sign up before that date as interest is very high!!

Sart thinking about it. 1200+ youth. Amazing worship. Prayerful Liturgy. Powerful prayer. Challenging Talks. Meaningful Small Groups. Memorable Fellowship.

Steubenville Conference 2010

July 16-18

Mayo Civic Center

Each year the Steubenville Conference has been in Rochester it has grown and grown and grown. Will you (and/or your student) be a part of this conference this year?

Watch for more information. Join our city-wide Rochester group. Open to all youth entering and exiting high school.

Wrapping Party 2009

12 high school and middle school students joined in on the wrapping party fun!!! We wrapped more than 20 presents for the Advent Angel Tree. The activity room was transformed with lights and snowflakes!

We played the "unwrapping” game where students had to unwrap a present while blindfolded and wearing winter gloves! After opening the box students had to “use” whatever was inside the box which turned out to be ridiculous outfits that they had to put on as quick as they could.

We also watched the movie “ELF” projected on the wall! There was pizza, snacks, cookies and candy.

Our ‘most festive dressed’ winner was Kathryn Heimer who won for the 2nd straight year in a row! She showed her Christmas spirit from head (elf hat, complete with elf ears) to toe (elf shoes with ringing bells!)

Wrapping Party

Join us on Saturday, December 12th for our Wrapping Party. First, participate in the Advent Angel Tree project. Take a gift (or 2 or 3) off the tree in the gathering space and buy the gift. Bring your unwrapped gift to the Activity Room at 6 pm. We will wrap the gifts together, have snacks, play games, and watch a Christmas movie. Open to all grades 6+.


Bring:

-Sleeping bag/blanket for the movie
-Your most FESTIVE Christmas outfit (go all out!)
-Your angel tree gifts (don't forget the tags!)
-A plate of Christmas cookies (to share, if you're able)
-Wrapping Paper, bows, and ribbon to share. Take any extras back home with you!
(scissors and tape will be provided)

Permission Forms available at the Parish Center office or in the kiosk in the Gathering Space.
Permission Forms due Wednesday, December 9th.

Advent Angel Tree

Your help is needed!

Dana and Linda Hyberger need help organizing the Advent Angel Tree gifts. If you are able, please meet Dana in the Gathering space at 11 am (after the 10 am Mass)this Sunday, December 13th. From there you will assist in organizing and distributing gifts for the families receiving these gifts. If you have questions or to let them know you can help, please email Dana at hyberger.dana@mayo.edu.

And, THANK YOU!

City-Wide Youth Ministry

Check out what is being offered CITY WIDE for Catholic Youth Ministry--all these events are open to all Catholic youth from any parish in Rochester (friends are also welcome!). Contact Carol or the host parish for more information.



Wednesday, December 30th--Ski Trip Hosted by Pax Christi Church
Click here for Ski Trip


Saturday, January 9th--Lifeline Trip
(Grades 8+)
Bring your friends and join Catholic youth and parents from the greater Rochester area for the first LIFELINE of 2010 featuring music and worship with SONAR, a vibrant Mass, and dynamic breakouts for teens AND PARENTS alike. Whether you are new to Lifeline or a "regular," plan to have your faith awakened, strengthened and renewed as a young apostle of Jesus Christ!Breakouts include:• "Living As a Daughter of the King" For High School Women Only• "The Battle For A Man's Heart" For High School Men Only• For PARENTS & ADULTS ONLY: "Raising Spiritual Champions for the Long Haul
Where: We will travel by coach bus to the NET Center in West St. Paul Bus loads at Holy Spirit at 3:30 PM, departs at 3:45 PM. and approx. return time is 11:45 PM-12AM.
Cost: $10 per person for the bus. All are encouraged to bring $ for the offertory during Mass and $7 for pizza and pop following the event.
To register: Turn in completed permission slip with $10 fee payable to Holy Spirit Church by Tuesday, January 5, 2010.
Registration forms are available in the Gathering Space kiosk or via email by contacting youthministry@holyspiritrochester.org.


Friday-Saturday, January 29-30th--Middle School Lock-In
Mark your calendars now and don’t miss the biggest middle school gathering of the year. The Lock-In is a city wide event and brings in over 100 students from all of our Rochester parishes each year. This year St. John’s Church will host the event. There will be food, games, live entertainment, music and more! More information to come. Registration will open January 1st.


Friday-Monday, February 12-15th--High School Winter Retreat Hosted by Pax Christi
Click here for Retreat Flyer
Click Here for Retreat Permission Form

Coming Soon!

Grades 7+. Watch for more information.

Iron Chef--NEW DATE!

Saturday, December 19th

Permission Forms due Wednesday, December 16th

Iron Chef Challenge 2009

10:00 am-2:00 pm

Can you handle the heat?

Then get in the kitchen!

Guidelines

1) Open to all St. Francis of Assisi parish youth grades 6-12. Students will sign up in teams of 2-4 people. The winning team will be awarded the coveted Golden Spatula as well as a gift card for each person.

2) Each team will need one ‘host kitchen’ and one adult leader. The leader will be given the secret ingredient ahead of time. The secret ingredient will be revealed to participants at 10 am. At that time the students may begin planning and preparing their secret dish. Students have until 12 Noon to finish their dish. (All this will take place in the host kitchen.)


3) It is permissible to use portions of a recipe that already exists. It is also permissible to accept help from adults, however the majority of the planning and cooking must be done by the students. The secret ingredient must be included in the dish.


4) Each team must also think of a creative name or title for their dish along with a list of ingredients used. The title should give a hint at what the dish is made out of, what it tastes like, what the inspiration is, etc. This will help to entice the judges! Each team must also prepare a 1 minute explanation of their dish for the judges. This time should be used to explain their creation to the judges and tell them why your creation deserves high marks!


5) Teams will be judged in 4 categories: Appearance, Creativity, Taste and Difficulty. Points will be awarded 1-5. The team with the highest number of points will win. Local celebrity judges will be brought in to administer points.


6) At 12:15 pm all participants should arrive at St. Francis of Assisi Church Activity Room and be ready to “sell” their creation to the judges.Students will bring their creation and spend time talking with the judges.



7) Lunch will be provided for the students at St. Francis. Judges will make their decisions and winners will be decided by 1:00 pm.


This is always a fun event--please join us! We have one team who is the reigning IRON CHEF team who has yet to be beaten. Will someone else triumph this year? Come and find out. The more 'competition' the better!

Thanksgiving Boxes 2009

62-Boxes to decorate

9-Students to help

5-bags of food donated

1-Gum Bubble on the face

On Friday night, a group of students from grades 6-9 helped out to decorate Thanksgiving boxes. We had food and music and a good time overall. Thank you to all the students who worked to decorate these great boxes.

Thank you for all your effort!