Announcements
Youth Group Updates – November 12th, 2021
Change to THIS Monday's meeting - November 15th
You may have already heard that after our Fall Retreat last weekend, we found out that one of our participants tested positive for COVID. The teen was fully vaccinated and had no symptoms but got tested after a family member (also vaccinated) tested positive. St. Colette's protocols for a safe work environment required that Mary Jo and Aleta, who were both present on the retreat, work remotely for at least 10 days, and have a negative test result before coming back to the office. We also require that those teens and adult chaperones who attended the retreat not attend any events at St. Colette for at least 10 days. So, because both Mary Jo and Aleta cannot be present, and about half of our regular Monday night attendees cannot be present, we will NOT be having an in-person meeting on Nov. 15th.
It's been quite a while since we've had to do a virtual meeting but we will be doing an online game night instead. We'll text out a Zoom link to our teen text list on Monday afternoon - we hope you can join us!
Even though we are not meeting in person, we do need any of you who have been selling evergreens to turn your orders in on Monday. If you aren't able to drop your order off at St. Colette (you can put it through the mail slot in the Youth Center), we need you to take a picture of your order and text it to Mary Jo or email it to us. If you need a new evergreen form, you can print them HERE.
Upcoming Events & Due Dates:
NO Meeting on Monday, Nov. 22!
We will NOT be meeting on Monday, Nov. 22 – we get back from the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis the day before and we want to give our teen leaders a bit of a break and a chance to catch up on homework after four very busy days. We will meet again on Monday, Nov. 29 from 7-9pm.
Friday, Nov. 26 – shifts between 7am and 3:30pm - Evergreen Sale Fundraiser. On the day after Thanksgiving we gather together to assemble evergreens and get them ready to distribute to parishioners who have ordered them. This is our biggest and possibly only fundraiser of the year so we need all the help we can get. The earliest shift goes down to Eastern Market to pick up our items from the farmer, and if you are here multiple shifts we have Panera for breakfast back at St. Colette and we order pizza at lunch time. Even though it’s a few weeks away please sign up if you are able! You can sign up in person at Youth Group, and this Wednesday we’ll be texting the teens a direct link to a sign up.
Friday, Dec. 3 – Advent Service Event at St. Kenneth, 6:30-9pm. We will be joining other high school and junior high teens from around the diocese to talk about Advent Service, do an in person service project there, and pick up a service kit to take home and do on your own at home, which you will return to St. Colette before Christmas. There is no cost for this event. Permission slips will be out soon but save the date!
All permission slips can be downloaded at the St. Colette website, stcolette.net. If you have any questions about any event, contact us one of these ways:
Email – youthministry@stcolette.net * Office phone – 734-464-1677 * Mary Jo’s cell – 248-421-7920
Change to THIS Monday's meeting - November 15th
You may have already heard that after our Fall Retreat last weekend, we found out that one of our participants tested positive for COVID. The teen was fully vaccinated and had no symptoms but got tested after a family member (also vaccinated) tested positive. St. Colette's protocols for a safe work environment required that Mary Jo and Aleta, who were both present on the retreat, work remotely for at least 10 days, and have a negative test result before coming back to the office. We also require that those teens and adult chaperones who attended the retreat not attend any events at St. Colette for at least 10 days. So, because both Mary Jo and Aleta cannot be present, and about half of our regular Monday night attendees cannot be present, we will NOT be having an in-person meeting on Nov. 15th.
It's been quite a while since we've had to do a virtual meeting but we will be doing an online game night instead. We'll text out a Zoom link to our teen text list on Monday afternoon - we hope you can join us!
Even though we are not meeting in person, we do need any of you who have been selling evergreens to turn your orders in on Monday. If you aren't able to drop your order off at St. Colette (you can put it through the mail slot in the Youth Center), we need you to take a picture of your order and text it to Mary Jo or email it to us. If you need a new evergreen form, you can print them HERE.
Upcoming Events & Due Dates:
NO Meeting on Monday, Nov. 22!
We will NOT be meeting on Monday, Nov. 22 – we get back from the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis the day before and we want to give our teen leaders a bit of a break and a chance to catch up on homework after four very busy days. We will meet again on Monday, Nov. 29 from 7-9pm.
Friday, Nov. 26 – shifts between 7am and 3:30pm - Evergreen Sale Fundraiser. On the day after Thanksgiving we gather together to assemble evergreens and get them ready to distribute to parishioners who have ordered them. This is our biggest and possibly only fundraiser of the year so we need all the help we can get. The earliest shift goes down to Eastern Market to pick up our items from the farmer, and if you are here multiple shifts we have Panera for breakfast back at St. Colette and we order pizza at lunch time. Even though it’s a few weeks away please sign up if you are able! You can sign up in person at Youth Group, and this Wednesday we’ll be texting the teens a direct link to a sign up.
Friday, Dec. 3 – Advent Service Event at St. Kenneth, 6:30-9pm. We will be joining other high school and junior high teens from around the diocese to talk about Advent Service, do an in person service project there, and pick up a service kit to take home and do on your own at home, which you will return to St. Colette before Christmas. There is no cost for this event. Permission slips will be out soon but save the date!
All permission slips can be downloaded at the St. Colette website, stcolette.net. If you have any questions about any event, contact us one of these ways:
Email – youthministry@stcolette.net * Office phone – 734-464-1677 * Mary Jo’s cell – 248-421-7920
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