Help Us Paint the Resurrection Parish Youth Room

Make sure to bring clothes for painting in. The youth room is located above the Resurrection gym. 

Breathe: A Reflection by Joel Stepanek

Hello Everyone

I would like to invite you to our: First Friday of the Month Movie Night!!

The first one will be Friday, November 7th, from 7-9pm, at St. Mary's Youth Room on a big projector screen.  Bring a friend!  The movie is about an hour and forty-five minutes so have your parents pick you up at 9pm.

We will be watching "Grace Unplugged".  For information about the movie visit: http://www.graceunplugged.com/about 

We will have popcorn, but if you want to bring a snack you are more than welcome to.  Please RSVP by November 5th!

(St. Mary's Youth Room is in St. Mary's Rectory Basement: 219 Seymour Ave, Lansing MI, enter the green door on the west side of the building near the parish hall parking lot)

God Bless and see you then!

Julie Becka

stmaryscatacombs@gmail.com

Coordinator of Youth and Yong Adult Ministries

St. Mary's Cathedral, Lansing

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Sign Up for YDisciple

We are changing a few things with Life Teen this year. We are forming smaller groups for young men and young women using the new program, Y Disciple. The teens are split into smaller groups with two adult leaders. As a group, together you will navigate the journey of becoming closer to Christ. 

Don't worry, we still have monthly Life Night meetings you can bring your friends to as well. Click the calendar tab to see our upcoming dates.

To learn more about Y Disciple click the link to watch a video.

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To sign up for Y Disciple men's and women's groups, click the link and fill out the form.

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The Anniversary of the Miracle of the Sun

Here is an article recounting The Miracle of the Sun.

The Miracle of the Sun

An Eyewitness Account by Dr. José Maria de Almeida Garrett, professor at the Faculty of Sciences of Coimbra, Portugal

Click Here

Say a Hail Mary today in thanks!

Life Teen fall 2014 Kick Off Event this Sunday! 7-8:30 @ Resurrection parish hall

Fall 2014 Calendar

RESURRECTION/ ST. MARY’S YOUTH GROUP SCHEDULE

LIFETEEN/YDISCIPLE

September

Tuesday 23rd: Core Team Meeting 6:30pm at St. Mary’s Rectory (enter Green door near parish hall)

Tuesday 30^th: Core Team Meeting 6:30pm at St. Mary’s Rectory

October

5^th: KICK –OFF 7-8:30pm in Resurrection Parish Hall

7^th : Core Team Meeting at St. Mary’s 6:30pm

14^th: First Y Disciple Group at St. Mary’s Rectory 6:15pm

21^st: Y Disciple Group Meets at St. Mary’s Rectory 6:15pm

28^th: Y Disciple Group Meets 6:15pm

November

2^nd: JAMBOREE

4^th: Core Team Meets 6:30pm

11^th: Y Disciple Group Meets 6:15pm

18^th: Y Disciple Group Meets 6:15pm

December

2^nd: Y Disciple Group Meets 6:15pm

7^th: Social Night: 7-8:30pm Christmas Party in Resurrection Parish Hall

YDisciple

YDisciple is a small group which provides 

a more intimate place to grow in your commitment to Christ and 

deepen your relationship with  2-3 other teens. 

Membership is limited this year

– contact Guine or Julie to sign up today!

Tuesday Nights

6-7:15pm

Followed by Mass

Steubenville - Details for This Weekend (and next!)

Steubenville: What You Need to Know

1. We are kicking off the trip with morning Mass at 8:15 am. Please arrive in time to drop your bags off in the narthex at the back of church before Mass starts. Please eat before you come, or pack yourself some breakfast. (side note – chaperones are picking up our vans at 8:00 am, so if you don’t see them, just go ahead and get seated for Mass).

2. FYI -Confessions start at 7:45 am at Resurrection – we strongly encourage you to kick off the weekend experience with Confession (though it will also be availbe during the youth conference).

3. Anyone wishing to give a farewell to the brave adult chaperones is welcome to bring us a vat of Biggby coffee for the road and promises of rosaries to be prayed on our behalf.

4. We will be departing Steubenville on Sunday, between approximately 1-2 pm. It is hard to know our ETA back home, but we will be calling parents when we are passing Ann Arbor so you have ample time to arrive pick them up. We can safely estimate arriving home between 7-8 pm.

5. Please don’t text/call your teen throughout the weekend – allow them to just experience it and be fully present. In case of emergencies, Guine Christian’s cell phone will be “twinned” to her office phone, so call her at 517-482-4749, ext. 120.

Teen Behavioral Expectations:

•    The adult volunteers are giving up time with their families (and sleep) to be with you. Please treat them at all times with respect and give a cheerful “Yes!” to whatever is reasonably asked of you.

•    A Youth Conference is a GREAT time for romance- with Jesus. ONLY. Please keep HIM the relational focus of your weekend and let your wardrobe choices reflect that focus! (“Cover your B’s”).

•    Do not go anywhere alone – have a buddy and make sure an adult chaperone from our group knows your whereabouts at all times.

•    If you experience something intense and you want to talk about it with an adult, all the chaperones are here to talk with you, pray with you. We’re here for you!

•    Please say a prayer of openness and bring a journal to write in! Jesus is a gentleman and will wait for permission into your heart.

•    We will be making our best effort to eat meals together. Hang with us.

•    Meet new people, have fun! Check out the bookstore (you may want to bring spending $$ for this)

Steubenville Updates

Hey, guys! I (Guine) am writing this from the airport as I wait to board a plane that will whisk me away to the National Catholic Youth Ministry Training Convention, hosted by Lifeteen, Inc.! I'm so excited!
I'll flying home on Thursday, June 12th, and returning to the office by Monday June 16th - only a few short days before we leave for Steubenville!

Here are the updates

- Final payments need to be made by June 15th, unless you contact Julie or myself about other arrangements. The total balance (including your deposit) is $200. This covers the conference, t-shirts, and helps to defray the cost of chaperones.

- The Total Sum of what needs to be turned in: (if you need any of these forms, please check the 'Resources' tab of this blog for downloadable versions)

1. Letter of Intent and $25 deposit
2. Permission Slip
3. Health Form. Because we are traveling out-of-state, this must be notarized. However, once filled out, this will be 'good' for the rest of 2014.
4. Remaining balance ($175, for a total of $200).
5. You must fill out a Youth Liability Form from Steubenville BOTH electronically, and bring a signed hardcopy Friday morning when we load up to leave.
6. Adopt-A-Mile Fundraiser Form and monies raised. Each student is asked to find enough people to 'sponsor' 15 miles at $5/mile to cover the cost of our transportation.

YOU CAN DROP THESE FORMS OFF AT THE PARISH OFFICE AT ANY TIME - SIMPLY SLIP THEM INTO THE MAILSLOT TO THE LEFT OF THE OFFICE DOOR.

A Final note- Because of a difference in number between chaperones required for the vans we have rented, vs. chaperones allowed into the conference, we are looking for SIX additional chaperones who will ride to and from the conference with us. These chaperones will not actually be admitted to the conference, but we will put you up in a hotel for the weekend, and will be counting on you to pray and intercede for them throughout the conference weekend. If you already have VIRTUS/background check compliance on file at Resurrection, we are desperate for you. If you additionally have driver's clearance on file with us, I will bribe and and beg you to accompany us. Please contact Julie or myself if you're interested in serving in this capacity.

Be on the lookout this week for a post taking votes on the T-Shirt design, which we will be ordering very soon.

Steubenville Liability Form Link

https://liability.steubenville.org/app/b3922e

Follow this link, fill out and submit electronically  - and ALSO bring a signed, hardcopy with you on the morning we depart for the conference.

Tonight's Life Night is CANCELLED!

Hey everybody- we know a lot of people are just getting home from Spring Break, some maybe haven't yet returned. To help you be most rested to go back to school and enter into Holy Week, the team has decided to cancel the Life Night for tonight. Please help spread the word!

We want to hear your voice! Survey/Evaluations

Hey, we're looking for feedback from teens (and also parents and those with a vested interested in our youth ministry) as we begin plans for next year.

It's very brief - only 10 questions! Thanks for helping us listen to the Spirit moving in you.


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NO LIFE TEEN THIS SUNDAY!

There will be NO Life Teen this Sunday, April 6th in honor of spring break.

But keep a look out for upcoming event blasts coming soon!

The Power of Prayer

Coming up this Sunday, March 23rd!

We delve into one of the four pillars of being a disciple of Christ. PRAYER!

This Sunday...

This coming Sunday, March 16th, we continue exploring our call to discipleship and continuing to following the footsteps of Jesus Christ.

Mass @ 5:30
Lifeteen meeting directly after in the parish hall.

Don't forget to keep an eye out for the survey coming soon so you can share your opinions and make Lifeteen even better.

This Sunday!

Teen Training Extravaganza!

If you are a teen and are interested in taking a leadership role in LifeTeen then come this Sunday the 26th for a training night.  You will meet the core members, sign up for lifenights that you can help with and other activities that we would love for you to present and be a leader of.  Hope to see you this Sunday after the 5:30pm mass in Resurrection's parish hall till 8:30pm.  God Bless!

This Sunday; No LifeTeen but...
Next Sunday; Sunday 26th we will have youth leadership training in place of a lifenight for all those that want to take a leadership role in LifeTeen.  A leadership role consists of but is not specific to helping plan and put on LifeNights, giving talks/testimonies, putting on skits, helping with food, small groups, and other various activities.  If you are interested please join us on the 26th after the 5:30pm mass till 8:30pm and we will explain more and you can meet the core team members.

Lord of the Rings marathon canceled

Happy New Year!!! Sorry but the movie marathon has been canceled because the hall is needed for a funeral, so let's pray for that family and we will try to reschedule the event.  Sorry again