Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.
In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
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--Ephesians 2:19-22
This is the vision for our group.
Be a brick! Show up! Let your gifts be used!
WE NEED YOU.
1st/3rd Sundays--usually in the Zaga Room in the evenings...
...but sometimes other places!
WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON:
Lenten donations drive for Ronald McDonald House--success!
Making a meal for the Catholic Worker House
Pancake breakfast February 15 benefitting our trip to Notre Dame Vision
Senior Sendoff
ICYC--Iowa Catholic Youth Conference for middle school
COMING UP SOON:
Saturday, June 13th, 6:30 pm
Holy Hike #1 at Terry Trueblood Recreation Center
for 7th-12th grade youth AND their families
An easy hike including some times for quiet reflection. We'll walk in groups and join up for evening prayer by the lake. Option to go for ice cream afterwards at Dane's Dairy (BYO$)!
Holy Hike #2 this summer will be Sunday, August 2nd!
Photos from Holy Hikes in earlier years
Wednesday, June 17th, 8:00 am
Wednesday J&J (for high school)
"Jesus & Java", St. Patrick's style-- 8:00-8:25 am outside in the front courtyard with coffee and Scripture to energize you for the day.
If you can, stay for 8:30 Mass and grab a breakfast snack afterwards before heading off to work, practice, etc!
Other Wednesday J&J dates:
July 15, Aug. 5, Aug. 12, Aug. 19
Remember "Breakfast With The Saints"? In that same spirit...but adapted to fit your busy summer schedules better!
Thursday, June 18th, 7:00-8:00 pm
Adoration & Games
for 6th-8th grade
7:00-7:30 pm Join in the parish's weekly Adoration & Confession time (no music, just silence, so kids may want to bring a journal, Bible and/or Rosary to help them focus.)
7:30-8:00 pm Outdoor games, weather permitting. Two parent volunteers needed to help supervise! Email Sofia if you can do this.
There will be Adoration/Games nights for HIGH SCHOOL on Thursdays July 9th and August 13th.
MIDDLE GRADE HANGOUTS
6th grade is included!
Grades 6-8 (plus a few parents)
PARENTS--we need drivers/chaperones for a lot of the Middle Grade Hangouts!
See this document for how to get on the Approved Driver List for youth activities...
The first MGH was bowling and arcade games at SpareMe in September.
Then we did laser tag in January.
In May we went to PinSocial for golfing and sports simulator games.
Let me know if you have suggestions for an activity!
"Rooted" artwork from our 2021-22 kickoff meeting
No two tree paintings were alike! The only "rules" were that the tree had to be connected to the ground and show a trunk, branches, leaves, and fruit.
We talked about how each one of us has our own kind of goodness to add to the world--these are the fruit, colorful and nourishing, for others to enjoy. And we talked about how some things or some people in our lives are there only for a season, like the leaves, while others are more foundational, firm, unchanging, like the trunk.
Yet sometimes even the seemingly solid trunk can be damaged or lost. How does the tree survive?
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It's all about the roots. If a tree's roots are strong, it will stay alive and, when it's ready, begin to produce new shoots. They'll look really small and puny at first, but if the roots keep receiving water and nutrients from the soil they will grow.
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My prayer for all these young people is that they stay rooted and grounded in love (Eph. 3:18) so they can thrive as they were created to do.
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