We are better with you than we are without you, and so are you.
Any school … All Saints, St. Vincent Ferrer, St. Saviour Parishes …and all your friends!
7th & 8th grade for Junior High Youth Group; 9th -12th grade for High School Youth Group and Highschoolers of the Well (HOW).
Please visit us at www.allsaints.cc Parish Life\Youth Ministry
Sometimes we ask God / Jesus / Holy Spirit for something and we don’t hear or see an immediate answer. Sometimes we might think our prayer wasn’t heard. Perhaps we think that we’re asking for the wrong thing, or that the answer is an implied “No”.
When we find ourselves perplexed, not sure what to do next, not sure our prayer is heard, let’s recall today’s Gospel from Matthew (15:21-28). In the non-believing regions of Tyre and Sidon, three times the Canaanite woman asked / begged Jesus to help her daughter who was tormented. She persisted. She did not stop asking / begging / praying. Jesus said to the woman “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.” The woman’s daughter was healed.
Never give up. Never, ever, ever, give up. Keep asking. Keep praying. Keep the Faith!
Junior High and High School Youth Groups Schedule:
Please read the following 114 words. This will take you approximately 40 seconds. Please ask your parent, or Junior High and / or High School child, to read it also.
We will be delighted to see you at any / all of our Youth Group gatherings. Why … because we know some things and we believe some things. We know that you will have a good time. We believe that you will grow your Catholic Faith. We know that you’ll meet lots of kids, about your age, from lots of schools. We know that we will provide unique Catholic Faith experiences. We believe that you will want to come back. We know that you will eat well. We know that you will laugh a lot. We know that you will be safe. We believe that you will be better because you came. We know that we and others will be.
Our first Youth Group gathering of the school year for Junior High students (7th & 8th grades) is Sunday, August 27 from 6:30 – 8:30PM in the All Saints Youth Room.
Our first Youth Group gathering of the school year for High School students will be on Sunday September 10 from 6:30 – 8:30pM in the All Saints Youth Room.
Katie Metzger and I very much look forward to seeing you in a week or so as we launch Youth Group and HOW gatherings for the school year! Please plan your calendars to include Youth Group and / or HOW.
Parents, please know that you are very welcome to join us for all or part of any Youth Group / How gathering. You may drop in at any time. If you want to help us during the gatherings, you will need to complete VIRTUS training. We hope to see you.
Highschoolers of the Well, HOW
HOW launches into the school year with our first gathering on
Monday, August 28 from 7:00 – 8:30PM in the All Saints Youth Room.
Welcome to high school, welcome back to high school, WELCOME TO HOW!
HOW is the Holy Spirit working in you!?
It’s kinda like a 90 minute retreat every week. Rest, grow, acquaint, nourish, focus, refocus, bond, quiet, think, pray, energize, accept, trust, eat, laugh ...
each & every HOW.
Look in the weekly bulletin or at www.allsaints.cc Parish Life / Youth Ministry
for details on all upcoming activities.
STUDENTS TAKING ACTION
Junior High and High School are 6 of the great / good / or just years of a person’s life.
Whether you love school or don't love it, are anxious to return or are not, please remember often to give glory to God with and for the gifts He has given you.
Be gentle with yourself; love yourself. You are a child of God. You are good! You belong. God loves you very much. He will always help you. Do well through Him.
Be kind to others. Treat all with respect. Be welcoming. Love your neighbor. Do good.
Work hard. Stretch yourself. Listen. Be you. Don’t compare yourself. Smile. Enjoy!
Keep the Faith. Grow your Faith!