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Thursday boost: Show your enthusiasm!
Hello, Rooted Youth Group Members, Are you familiar with the haka dance? It's a traditional dance of the Maori, the native people of the...
St. Patrick's Youth
Mar 24, 20221 min read


CHANGE to the Week 3 challenge!!
When I filmed that announcement video for the week 3 challenge I didn't know it was going to rain three out of the four days that you...
St. Patrick's Youth
Mar 22, 20221 min read


Let's "walk with God"... literally!
I hope you've had a chance to enjoy the beautiful weather this past week, wherever you were! This week in addition to the one day (or...
St. Patrick's Youth
Mar 20, 20221 min read


Readings Preview--Week 3
Here you go--sorry this one was so late in the day, I tried to post it in the late afternoon, but the video wouldn't load like it was...
St. Patrick's Youth
Mar 19, 20221 min read


Paula's Thursday Boost--week 2
Happy Saint Patrick's Day, Rooted youth group members! Saint Patrick seemed like an appropriate topic for this Thursday morning boost. ...
St. Patrick's Youth
Mar 17, 20222 min read


Make a spring break pilgrimage wherever you are...
Have you done this week's two-part challenge yet? We already practiced last week with the first part, of doing the daily Mass readings...
St. Patrick's Youth
Mar 15, 20222 min read


Week 2 Challenge...this one has 2 parts!
Good job to those who tried last week's challenge of reading the daily Mass readings at least once during the week! Here are some of...
St. Patrick's Youth
Mar 13, 20221 min read


What's up with that weird First Reading?
I always thought the story from Genesis that is our First Reading this weekend was really weird, until I learned what that strange ritual...
St. Patrick's Youth
Mar 12, 20221 min read


Paula's Thursday Boost
Hello, members of the St. Patrick Parish youth group, Rooted! This is Paula, one of the adult volunteers for Rooted. Sofia has asked me...
St. Patrick's Youth
Mar 10, 20222 min read


Have you done the Week 1 Challenge yet?
Remember, if you're doing the "Digging Deeper" program tomorrow is your last day to complete the Week 1 Challenge and fill out the...
St. Patrick's Youth
Mar 9, 20221 min read


Week 1 Challenge for "Digging Deeper"
OK, here we go! Watch this video (it's about 2 minutes) to learn what your Lenten faith challenge is for this week and some suggestions...
St. Patrick's Youth
Mar 6, 20221 min read


Our "Digging Deeper" Lent program begins...
Hi everyone, here’s your first weekend Mass readings preview! I’m working really hard to keep the readings previews to about one minute...
St. Patrick's Youth
Mar 5, 20221 min read


Shining Christ's light on a cold February night
This Wednesday, February 2nd, we celebrated the feast of Candlemas together again, this time inviting the parish to join us. Junior...
St. Patrick's Youth
Feb 4, 20222 min read


Spreading some Christmas cheer
This Sunday the junior high & high school youth group surprised some of our elderly parishioners with gifts in honor of St Nicholas'...
St. Patrick's Youth
Dec 7, 20211 min read


Start the day anew, even at 4 pm
(NOTE: this post also appears on Instagram under @stpatricksyouth... check us out there if you haven't already! Mostly photos but...
St. Patrick's Youth
Nov 15, 20211 min read


What is this Adoration/Game Night thing?
Have you seen the flyers and announcements about the monthly Youth Adoration Night & Games and been hesitant to go because you're...
St. Patrick's Youth
Oct 25, 20212 min read


"St Patrick Go!", round two
Our final event of this school year was the "St Patrick Go!" driving scavenger hunt, which we had done for the first time in June of...
St. Patrick's Youth
Jun 23, 20211 min read


Step up to the ambo!
Yes, YOU can be a lector -- it's fun (well, assuming you're the kind of person who thinks public speaking or acting on stage are fun...)...
St. Patrick's Youth
Jun 7, 20211 min read


H.S., J.H. and Elem.Youth help with outdoor Stations of the Cross on Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday afternoon was sunny but cold and windy! There was a big turnout of parishioners for the live Stations of the Cross which...
St. Patrick's Youth
Mar 30, 20211 min read


We're in the home stretch...
"Better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere." (v.10) That's our third and final Power Verse to memorize from this psalm,...
St. Patrick's Youth
Mar 25, 20211 min read
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