Monday, October 6th

On Monday October 6th, we did a meeting based on creation. At the beginning of the meeting, we introduced our polar bear, which we are adopting from the Detroit Zoo. We will be collecting money every week to go towards the adoption until we have enough to pay the fee (but the kid can still comes first!) Next we did an icebeaker called Animal charades. We had 6 people in a group and each one was a different animal. For the main part of the meeting, we had everyone draw a picture of what they thought was most beautiful. Then we had them pass the pictures to the left, and have the next person draw a piece of trash. It went all the way around the table and each person did that. Then we asked them how they felt after their pictures were covered in trash. We had a discussion on pollution and how we each pollute every day, followed by a discussion on ways to help the environment.
~Tessa Parratto

Signups & handouts:

* Evergreen Orders & Right to Life Cards sales are beginning this weekend, October 11th and 12th and continues the following weekend of 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.

* WAYMC (Western Area Youth Ministry Cooperative) Softball Challenge & Picnic – Sunday, Oct. 12th. 12:30-5pm. Join other teens from St. Colette and other parishes in a softball tournament. No experience required. The cost is $2 and includes a picnic lunch. You MUST have a permission slip to attend.

* 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!

* Bulletin article writers – we're looking for more volunteers to help us write bulletin articles about events we sponsor. If you're interested please sign up.

* 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.

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.