YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS for February 2023

We are better with you than we are without you, and so are you.
Any school … All Saints, St. Vincent Ferrer, and any other parish, and your friends!
7^th & 8^th grade for Junior High Youth Group; 9^th -12^th grade for High School Youth Group and Highschoolers of the Well (HOW).
 
Please visit us at www.allsaints.cc Parish Life\Youth Ministry

Today’s Gospel (Matthew 5:17-37) continues Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. Jesus gives us a very clear roadmap to follow to Him. Jesus unpacks some of the Ten Commandments and gives us a deeper sense of responsibility and scrutiny of our thoughts and actions. We are called by Jesus to more than rote memory of the commandments. We are called to live our lives in the spirit and the letter of His path. Never did Jesus say this would be easy. But many times, He told us that our reward will be great in Heaven.

Chapters 5, 6, and 7 in Matthew’s Gospel contain the Sermon on the Mount. It is the longest recorded sermon by Jesus. The Beatitudes, the Ten Commandments, prayer, wealth, judgment, humility and much more are taught by Jesus during this sermon. Are you looking for a wonderful way to prepare for Lent?
Reading these 3 chapters of Matthew’s Gospel could be a fitting and encouraging way for us to learn, remember, and choose to follow the path He gave us. Thank you, Jesus for giving us such a clear path to You. Keep the Faith. Grow our Faith. Live our Faith.
 
Junior High Youth Group
Well, that was terrific! We gathered the Junior High Youth Group last Sunday evening for a great time of faith, fun, and food, and fellowship! Lots of kids from lots of schools for lots of reasons.
Keep watching here and at www.allsaints.cc for details of our next gathering. We’ll keep you posted with what's up through Lent!

HOW (Highschoolers of the Well … it’s a really cool story)

We plan to gather HOW on Monday February 13 from
 7:00 – 8:30PM in the All Saints’ Youth Room for our pre-Lent, almost Valentine’s Day, bring-your-friends or just show up, get-you-thinking, keep-you-praying, refresh and reload, relax and reset, refresh and recommit, evening. All high school students, from all schools, are always very welcome. You’ll be fed in many ways in addition to by pizza and snacks. Come hungry.
You may be wondering what you’re called to do during Lent to take a step forward with your faith. HOW may be exactly what you’re looking for. Come see if these 90 minutes work for you.  
HOW is friendly, faith-filled, and free. Give it a try. We’ll be waiting for you. HOW is the Holy Spirit working in you?!