Register Now!: Visit the youth ministry site smsjsacym.weebly.com for more information and to download the registration and release forms for your middle school and high school student to participate in our regular EDGE sessions on Sunday mornings from 9:50AM-10:55AM, starting September 8th. All youth who will participate in any youth ministry activity during the year must have a form filled out for legal and liability reasons.
1st EDGE Session, Next Sunday!: Our first EDGE Session, next Sunday will start at 9:50AM and go until 10:55AM in Cortona Hall (4100 Watterson St.). Please try to arrive 5-10 minutes early. Along with our sessions for middle school youth from the parish we will have a concurrent session on the same topic for our high school youth who are freshman and sophomores. Our junior and seniors are invited to assist on the Core Team while participating during the session. Our semesters this year focus on Creed and Sacrament. Bring your registration and payment to the session if you haven’t already handed them in.
YM Extravaganza, Thank You!: Thanks to all of our young people and their families for participating in the YM Extravaganza last Sunday. It was a great time to spend with all of you and hope it energized you to learn and live out your faith.
NCYC Parent/Youth Meeting: A parent/youth meeting for those participating in NCYC will be on Tuesday, September 3rd, from 6:30-8:00 at the St. Anthony Parish Center. We'll go over and review all of the major details, forms, rules, and prepare ourselves for this amazing conference!
Picnic/Flag Football/ Collection: On Sunday, September 15th, all parishioners are invited to the picnic at St. Margaret of Cortona from 3-7. At the picnic, Youth Ministry will be sponsoring a canned food and jacket collection for St. Vincent de Paul to commemorate his feast day. We’ll also sponsor an organized flag football game.
Retreat for HS Teens: High School teens, on Saturday/Sunday, October 12-13 , there will be awesome overnight retreat called “Credo” at Moeller High School with other teens across Cincinnati. More details to come!
“So Long Self”- MS Retreat: All middle school students are invited to an action packed retreat on Saturday, October 26th from 12-5:30 (with Mass) at St. Anthony Rectory. We are seeking high school students, parents, and adults who would like to be a part of the retreat team. If interested, please contact Nathan Eten today.
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