We are better with you than we are without you, and so are you.
Any school … All Saints, St. Vincent Ferrer, St. Saviour Parishes …and all your friends!
7th & 8th grade for Junior High Youth Group; 9th -12th grade for High School Youth Group and Highschoolers of the Well (HOW).
Please visit us at www.allsaints.cc Parish Life\Youth Ministry.
“… many of His disciples returned to their former way of life and no longer accompanied Him. Jesus said to the Twelve, “Do you also want to leave?” Simon Peter answered Him, “Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and are convinced that You are the Holy One of God.”
We all make choices everyday, many times every day. Most of those choices are good ones. Some of our choices are not. Let’s strive to make the choice to always follow Jesus. Let’s make the choice to always believe and be convinced that Jesus is indeed the Holy One of God.
A new school year is a great opportunity, a catalyst, for change. If there are some choices that we have made that are not our best, let’s correct them now. If you have friends or habits or behaviors that are not leading you to Jesus, try your best to get rid of them as quickly as you can! Ask for help.
Parents, teachers, clergy, and relatives could give you a hand as you’re re-choosing.
We’re cheering for you! Go get ‘em! Big smile! Shoulders back! Head held high!
Junior High and High School Youth Groups Schedule:
Excited, ready, curious, a little anxious, determined, confident, eager, rested, optimistic, … a wonderful new school year starts this week! Old friends, new friends, new subjects, new supplies, new teachers, bus rides, carpool, optimism, a clean slate … how great!
Our good Lord wants us to use the beautiful gifts He has given us to the best of our abilities. He wants us to do WELL! He also wants us to do GOOD! As you start this new school year adventure, please look for ways to be the best you can be. Try to be the best student you can be. Try to be the best classmate and friend you can be. Be kind; be thankful for kindness shown to you. Offer to help; be thankful for help given to you. Joyfully give a hand up to others, and joyfully accept a hand up from others.
Strive to make every day a day when you love God more than anything, when you love your neighbor, and when you love yourself.
As you get smarter and smarter through the school year, try to get closer and closer to Jesus. Build frequent prayer into your daily routine. Build in quiet time for you and Jesus.
Our prayer for you is that you enjoy a happy, productive, safe, faith-filled, fun, fantastic school year! May God bless you in everything you do! Do WELL. Do GOOD!
Junior High Youth Group (7th & 8th grades) kicks off on Sunday September 9 from 6:30 – 8:30PM in the All Saints Youth Room.
High School Youth Group kicks off on Sunday
September 16 from 6:30 – 8:30PM in the All Saints Youth Room.
Parents, please know that you are very welcome to join us for all or part of any Youth Group / How gathering. You may drop in at any time. If you want to help us during the gatherings, you will need to complete in advance VIRTUS training. We hope to see you.
Highschoolers of the Well, HOW
We start Monday September 10 from 7:00-8:30PM in the All Saints Youth Room.
HOW is the Holy Spirit working in you, with you and through you?!
HOW is Catholic, safe, joyful, friendly, fun, challenging, and kind. Kids lift up each other. Join us when your schedule allows. Join us when you need a hand up. Join us when you can give a hand up. Join us when the Holy Spirit calls. Join us when you’re trying to hear the Holy Spirit’s call. These 90 minutes each week, less than 1% of a weeks time, may be exactly what you’re looking for … even if you didn’t know you were looking.
Students Taking Action
We like to highlight kids and their efforts in this space. We like to celebrate good things, good causes, good behaviors, good attitudes, and good!
Let’s actively seek to catch kids doing good! And when you do, please let us know so we can celebrate them.
So many mission trips, lemonade stands, household chores, times of tutoring, acts of kindness, efforts of sportsmanship, hours of prayer, examples of volunteering, and other activities of good occurred this summer. The young Catholics are vibrant, important, impactful and indeed essential to our continued growth as a Catholic Church.
And, we want you and need you more and more and more!
In your home, around your kitchen table, in the car, or wherever you find is the place to engage your children, encourage them to get involved in their Parish. We want and need young Catholics to be extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist, ushers, lectors, greeters, altar servers, singers, musicians, teacher assistants, gardeners, smile-bearers, cheer-bringers, joyful disciples. We want and need you!