Take Time: Use this summer to join others, serve others, make new friends, and improve your faith. While you’re on that wi-fi network, visit our youth ministry site smsjsacym.weebly.com for big and small ways to become the best person you can be.
Youth Ministry 101: The first goal of youth ministry is “to empower young people to live as disciples of Jesus Christ in our world today.” Young people are “searching for a noble adventure”, a compelling and challenging vision of life, and a cause worth their commitment. They hunger to hear the Good News that finds response in discipleship. As their companions on this spiritual journey, some of the ways the Church fulfills this first goal of youth ministry is by, Proclaiming the Good News of Jesus through witness and word to young people, Enabling young people to live as disciples through their involvement in service, ministry, and leadership opportunities, Providing young people the faith skills for discipleship.
Summer Mission Trip for HS Youth: “God in Cinci: No Greater Love”, is a week-long local summer mission trip that immerses teens in the needs of this city from July 8th-July 13th. The base location is The Holy Spirit Center in Norwood and teens will be teamed up to serve various sites throughout the city of Cincinnati. Cost is $200 and scholarships are available on a “by need” basis. Please contact Nathan Eten for more information. Registration deadline is Thursday, June 27th.
Encounter Summer Fest: All high school aged youth are invited to participate with tons of other teens from the area in this one day experience. Play new games, celebrate Mass with Bishop Binzer, grill out, and have time to praise and worship our awesome God. It’s going to happen on, Saturday, July 13th from 2:30PM-9:00PM at the Holy Spirit Center in Norwood.
That’s Pinteresting: Our ministry is on all of the major social networks! Teens and parents, new videos, pins, pics, likes, blogs, and statuses are updated weekly. Search for @smsjsacym or go to www.facebook.com/smsjsacym. You’ll find a weekly resource to help you read, reflect and respond to the Sunday readings, ministry happenings, retweets from smart people, inspirational quotes, scripture verses, other tidbits of our faith, and current trends in the world. Followers are welcomed.
Signed. Sealed. Delivered: National Catholic Youth Conference (a.k.a. NCYC) is an incredible bi-ennial faith filled experience for teens that will be in high school for the 2013 school year. Over 25,000 high school youth from around the country will flock to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on, November 21-23, 2013, to celebrate and learn more about our faith while having a blast at the same time. For details, including cost, contact Nathan Eten, today! Check out http://ncyc.nfcym.org, the official site for NCYC for more information about the conference itself.
Blessings,
Nathan