Life/Youth Ministry

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Welcome! Holy Spirit seeks to provide an exciting and faith filled environment for youth to participate in. Below are the various opportunities youth have to participate:

YOUTH MINISTRY. . . IT'S ABOUT GIFTS AND GROWTH

Liturgical Ministry                                                                                      Youth can serve in liturgical ministry as servers, lectors, greeters, ushers, sacristans, commentators, and choir members. Once you are confirmed, youth may also be Eucharistic ministers. Contact Mary Margaret Yaeger to participate.

Middle School Youth Council for youth in grades 6-8
This council plans spiritual, social and service activities for the middle school youth group. Time commitment is one meeting per month, usually on Sunday evenings or Sundays after 10:00 am Mass, but may change depending on schedules of group members. Youth in grades 6-8 are eligible and invited to participate. Time counts as service for many organizations. Contact Mary Nowakowski to participate.

High School Youth Council for Students in grades 9-12                       This council plans spiritual, social and service activities for the high school youth group. Time commitment is one meeting per month, usually on Sunday evenings or Sundays after 10:00 am Mass or on day/time most convenient for the group. Youth in grades 9-12 are eligible and invited to participate. Time counts as service for many organizations. Contact Mary Nowakowski to participate.

YOUTH MINISTRY. . . IT TAKES AN ENTIRE CHURCH

You can join the Youth Ministry Leadership team, teach, assist, chaperone, supervise, drive, facilitate, coordinate and more! Youth Ministry Leadership Team Adults of all ages including parents who wish to create a vibrant ministry program for our parish youth are invited to join the Youth Ministry Leadership Team. This team will guide, advise and assist the Youth Ministry Coordinator and the Youth Councils in planning Youth Ministry and faith formation programs and activities that meet the parish's Youth Ministry objectives for youth in grades 6-12. Time commitment will vary.

For more information on youth ministry volunteer opportunities, visit Getting Involved.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Staying in town over Spring Break? Have a life-changing experience right here in Rochester!  All youth and adults ages 16 and up who have been confirmed are invited to TEC : Teens Encounter Christ

When: March 27-29

Where: Lourdes High School (back where it all began-- the first Pathways TEC was at LHS!)

Cost: $50, $10 non-refundable deposit is due with application, remainder on or before retreat begins.

Registration: Applications are available on the youth ministry bulletin board located outside the chapel, or on the Pathways TEC website.

What is TEC? TEC is a three-day retreat weekend based on the Paschal Mystery: the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. TEC originated as Teens Encounter Christ in 1965 as a retreat experience for high school students. Pathways TEC brings teens and adults together to be participants in encountering Christ as the family of God during the weekend.

SUMMER 2010
It is not too soon to be thinking about Summer 2010!                                   Below are a few opportunities:

Discipleship Week or D-Week for youth ages 13-18
Theme: Put Out Into The Deep Be Bold! Be Strong! Be a Disciple!
St. Paul, MN
June 14-17. 2010
Cost: $185 includes food and lodging

Steubenville North Youth Conference                                                             July 16-18 at the Mayo Civic Center, Rochester, MN
For: Youth Entering Gr. 9-12
Theme: The Word Became Flesh
Cost: $ 140
Registration is open. This event fills quickly. Interested? Please contact Mary N as soon as possible.

• Informational Meeting: Sunday, February 28 at 2:00 pm

  St. Francis of Assisi Church located at 1114 Third Street SE Rochester, MN

  If you are interested in attending this amazing weekend conference or just would like to find out more about it, please plan to attend the meeting.

  Questions? Please contact Carol Crawford.
  

  
  

Lifeline Road Trips

Celebrate your faith with 800+ youth from all over Minnesota with great music, vibrant liturgy, and awesome speakers. A Lifeline road trip includes all this plus pizza and friends! Friends are welcome to join in this city-wide Catholic parish activity. Lifeline takes place at the NET Center in St. Paul from 3:30 to midnight one Saturday per month. Bus transportation is provided.

Contact Mary N. at 280-0638 x17 or email if you are interested in attending this event.
All the Rochester catholic parishes share a bus to this exciting event offered by Net Ministries at the Net Center in St. Paul.

ONGOING PROGRAMS

FiRE Wednesdays  Sessions for Middle School and High School                                        

FiRE Sunday Mornings                                                                             Come meet new friends and grow the kingdom of God while exploring and deep-ening your faith! We’ll meet one Sunday per month from 11:00 AM- 2:00 PM (lunch included) and then follow up with personal reflections and monitored dis-cussions on the Gospels and faith topics via email 2-3 times per month.            

Middle & High School Youth Groups                                                           Get together with friends (both old and new!) to bowl, rock climb, play video games, watch movies and more. Youth groups meet about once a month on weekend nights. Youth may bring friends both Catholic and non-Catholic to all youth group events. Permission slips are required.

Retreats                                                                                          Sometimes you need to get away, out of your usual routine in order to be still and sense God's presence in your life. Several retreat experiences are offered each year.

Lock-Ins                                                                                                 Break your usual routine. Be open to growing in faith and have fun through games, activities, service projects and fun with friends. Past events have included city wide lock-ins, Homelessness Awareness Night, and 30 Hour Famine.