Youth Ministry Updates

We have been moving along in so many facets of our Youth Ministries that I thought we should give an update...

Holydays Summer Camp:
Registration for Holydays Summer Day Camp begins on Saturday April 20th at 11:00 in the morning.  We know it will be a busy time - we already have over 200 hits on our Registration Info Page on www.HFYM.ca 

We have received the permit for Holy Family School - Including the Kindergarden Rooms! This will help us with the introduction of the Kindergarden program this summer.  Our young teens are also in the process of applying for the many Counsellor positions that we will have during Holydays. Applications are due this week.

We will also be having a Seminarian Intern joining our parish this Summer (June-August) and one of the main things he will do is be involved with Holydays as a counsellor! More on this in May!

Rooted Ministry:  
(Students in grades 3, 4, & 5)
We had a Rooted Session this morning - and Rooted continues every third Saturday Morning - with our next rooted Saturday May 4th - 10:00 - 11:30 am.  Our team has done a terrific job of working on teachings that apply to the daily lives of our youth...

Edge and LifeTeen continue weekly - with these weeks being the heart of the special semester that was put together for the Year of Faith.  Coming soon (Saturday - April 27) is the Annual Pasta Dinner Fundraiser - that raises money for Youth Ministry Retreats.  The Teens will be going on a weekend retreat at the beginning of May - and Tickets are on sale now for the Pasta Dinner.

During the Year of Faith - the Office of Catholic Youth are having "Travelling" youth nights in different parishs. This week LifeTeen is joining the night at Merciful Redeemer Parish, and on May 10th the Edge youth are joing St. Isaac Jogues Parish for their Edge Night!

Thank God for the work that Stephanie does in the parish.  My head just starts to hurt as we keep all these ministries spinning in the parish!

Peace