Have a blessed Christmas: Parents and youth, thank you for an awesome EDGE semester. We hope you learned a lot and had fun while doing it. Parents, keep the faith conversation going during the Christmas season. We look forward to seeing you for our next semester, which starts on Sunday, January 5th.
Thanks for serving!: Thank you to everyone who chose to serve last Sunday and participated in the Christmas Caroling event at the local nursing homes. With your help, we made a difference in the lives of others in the community.
#AdventChallenge: Christmas is only a few days away. Are you ready? Prepare yourself by following @smsjsacym on Twitter. Anyone can connect with us. There’ll be a special post each day of Advent, with different actions you can take to get ready for the coming of Our Savior at Christmas. Let these 140 character messages help make a positive difference in your life and others.
High School Winter Retreat: Make a New Year’s resolution that’ll help you grow. There will be a winter retreat for high school students in grades 9-12 on Saturday, January 18th from 10:00AM-3:00PM. Teens, come to be refreshed and inspired in this retreat that’ll weave eight steps commonly associated with participation in athletics, personal fitness, and team activities and connects them with a path to wholeness and holiness. Participation forms can be found on the Youth Ministry website.
Pregnancy Center East Baby Bottle Campaign: We are looking for youth and families to help with the baby bottle campaign for Pregnancy Center East. We will need volunteers to serve handing out bottles after the Masses on January 11th and 12th and volunteers to serve collecting the bottles on January 18th and 19th after the Masses. If you would like to volunteer to hand out and collect, please send an e-mail to [email protected]. The proceeds from the bottles will help PCE carry out their pro-life mission and assist families in need.