Youth Ministry - St. Benedict's

YOUTH MINISTRY:
Ministers to All

Creating a safe, positive environment for teens to grow socially, intellectually, and spiritually while empowering young adults to grow into fully functional members of the Parish and community is the mission of St Benedict's Youth Ministry. It also seeks to participate in service projects, social events and spiritual retreats that promote the presence of God in the daily lives of our young people.

The ministry is open to all high school students from St Benedict's as well as their friends, however, you do not need to be a parishioner, nor, Catholic to become a member. Teens are also welcome to attend events even if they aren't members. Adults interested in ministering to and assisting teens with the many events throughout the year are also welcome. Meeting are held every other Sunday from 7-9 pm in the new youth room located in St Benedict's School. Anyone interested in learning more about St Benedict's Youth Ministry can contact the rectory at 834-1041 or email Rectory@saintbenedicts.com.
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Social Justice Group - 28 FEB. - TOBIN ROOM

The time is ripe!

ANNOUNCING THE FORMATION OF
ST. BENEDICT'S SOCIAL JUSTICE GROUP

Monday 28 February at 7:00 PM in the Tobin Room
You are invited!

Recently, many "big idea" things have taken place at the parish:
-Reaching Out 2 Africa weekend,
-JustFAITH classes held here recently,
-Our Youth Group's party at Vive La Casa,
-National Immigration Week,
-my recent awareness of unemployment issues in the parish,
-connections to the Diocesan Peace and Justice Commission.

Not to mention the phenomenal outreach work of our St. Vincent De Paul Society, the Ladies of Charity, and so many other individual acts of charity and justice from parishioners.

I am hoping that our new group will keep social justice issues "on the front burner."  I envision it working on a few projects per year as well. I think we would only need to meet occasionally; once we agree on our projects, we could work in committees via email for the most part.

But perhaps you have other ideas and directions?  Please come to the meeting on 28 February.  You are the experts in this area, so please share your ideas with us!

For some people, Catholic Social Teaching is a new discovery. Yet our Catholic Faith is so profound in this area! I hope that our new group will help make the teachings of the Church more widely known and incorporate them into the very fabric of parish life from now on.


Please help us get the word out about our first meeting.
MONDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2011
7:00 PM in the TOBIN ROOM

FYI - Use the Eggert Road parking lot, enter the School door, walk up the steps, and turn right to access the Tobin Room/Church Library.

See you there!
Pax Christi,
Deacon Bill+
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Reaching Out!

Praised Be Jesus Christ!

What are your dreams for St. Benedict's Church? I ask myself this question often.

I hope this blog will help us realize that it is our turn to spread the Gospel to our friends, family and neighbors. It's our turn to be living Gospels for the world to read. Wherever we are on our faith journey, we can take the next step and grow spiritually. Paradoxically, we grow spiritually by sharing the Good News. That's because we become more like Jesus when we do that.