Monday, October 13th

On Monday, October 13, we had our parent meeting. We started the meeting by splitting the teens and adults into five small groups. Each small group compared life as a teen today with what it was like when our parents were teens. Then the teens and adults each did a skit about hanging out with friends on Saturday night, getting in trouble, dating, after school job, or dancing. Watching the parents star in skits was really fun, especially the dancing ones! After the skits, we closed with prayer.
~Rene Goryca

Signups & handouts:

* Evergreen Orders & Right to Life Cards sales are continuing this weekend, October 18th and 19th. Just like we did with Entertainment books, we sell the Right to Life Christmas cards and take Evergreen orders after all masses. Earn credit for your account by showing up to help! Getting Evergreen orders is a great way to earn lots of money for your personal account. We’ll be talking more about that at next week’s meeting. We need at least 3 people to sign up for every mass. Masses are at 4pm & 5:30 on Saturday, and 8am, 9:30, 11, & 12:30pm on Sunday.

* Three Cedars Fall Outing – Friday, Oct. 17th. 6:15-10:30pm. We'll be joining teens from St. Genevieve's for an evening hayride, corn maze, and bonfire, along with cider, donuts, s'mores, and other snacks! The cost is $10 and includes all snacks. You MUST have a permission slip to attend.

* Youth Mass – Sunday, October 19th at the 9:30 a.m. We need people to serve as a lector, Eucharistic ministers, ushers, greeters, etc. If you sign up for a special role, you need to be at the Church NO LATER than 9:15 a.m. Also, you may sign up just to let us know that you are coming. We all sit in some reserved pews in the front on the far left side of the church when you are facing the altar. After mass, we come over here to the Youth Center for a breakfast of donuts, bagels, juice, etc. Our families are invited to join us for breakfast, too.

* Teen Café – Sunday, October 19th from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. It immediately follows our Youth Mass Breakfast and it’s the 1st one of this year!! So, join us here in the Youth Center for great discussion about whatever questions we have about our faith! And try a fun coffee drink or fruit smoothie prepared by our own adult team member, Carla. No special permission slip is needed for this event, just SIGN UP!!

* Red Wings Game – Friday, Oct. 24th. 6-11pm. We have limited space for this event, so only your permission slip & money will reserve your ticket. The cost is $25. You MUST have a permission slip to attend.

* Fall Retreat – Friday, November 7th – Sunday, November 9th at the Almont Retreat Center. If you have to come late or leave early, special exceptions can be made, just talk to Mary Jo. Remember, you can use money in your account (or maybe that $5 off coupon from the welcome packet.) You MUST have a permission slip to attend.

* Mug Craft project – we'll be making individual mugs at our fall retreat, and we're asking everyone to sign up for the style they prefer for their mug. There are three styles to choose from, so if you haven't signed up yet, please do!

* Entertainment Books – you can still sign out books to sell to raise money for your personal account. We're hoping all money and unsold books can be returned to us in the middle of October.

* Rainbow - If your parent was at the meeting, they picked up a Rainbow packet for you. If you haven't gotten one yet, you can pick one up in the Youth Ministry office anytime. These forms will NOT be available online. We'll have more info on this exciting event in upcoming weeks.

If you haven't filled out a medical consent form, please do so ASAP! This is really important for us to have on hand. In the next few weeks we'll start requiring this form to attend any event, even those that happen here instead of off site.