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M A RY S Y O U T H
YOUTH ACTIVITIES
Liturgy is Life Workshop

A Quarterly Newsletter for

St. Marys Youth & Families

CALENDAR
SEPT: 116:30 pm Planning
Team Meeting
146:30 - 8:00 pm
Youth Night
186:30 pm Planning
Team Meeting
256:30 pm Planning
Team Meeting
277:15am4:00pm
Liturgy is Life Workshop @ Iowa City
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For Adults Too!

Saturday, Sept. 27 7:15 am4:00 pm

At St. Pats Church in Iowa City

Have you ever thought Mass is boring? This
workshop is for you! Adults and High School
Youth are welcome to attend; especially if you
are a minister at Mass. Cost is $20 for adults
and $10 for youth. We leave at 7:15 am.
Registration forms are in the Gathering Space
and need returned to me by Sept. 14.

NCYCs Top Talent Concerts

For EVERYONE!
The Finalists from NCYCs Top Talent are on
tour and will be in our diocese for 2 concerts!
Dont miss a chance to see young people
sharing their talent and love for God.
Refreshments and an opportunity to visit with
performers will follow each concert.

Sat, Oct. 11, 7-9 PM, St. Ann's, Long Grove.

Sun, Oct. 12, 4-6 PM, St. Mary's, Pella.

OCT: 96:30 pm Planning Tickets are $5/person and $20/family. For

Team Meeting
youth needing a ride: I will transport to the
117:00 - 9:00 pm
Pella Concert. We leave at 2:00 pm and
NCYCs Top Talent return around 9:00 pm. Bring money to
@ Long Grove
eat dinner after the concert.
124:00 - 6:00 pm
Quest Retreat
NCYCs Top Talent
Saturday,
Nov. 1Sunday, Nov. 2
@ Pella
For 8th & 9th grade youth
166:30 pm Planning Take a break from your regular routine and
Team Meeting shift your focus to the important relationships
in your lifeYourself, Others and God.
196:30 - 8:00 pm
Make new friends and have FUN!
Youth Night
Registrations will be out soon.
236:30 pm Planning
Diocesan Catholic Youth
Team Meeting
Conference (DCYC)
306:30 pm Planning
Sat, Nov. 22 Sun, Nov. 23
Team Meeting
For High School Youth
(if needed)
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NOV: 1 - 2Quest Retreat

@ Davenport
166:30 - 8:00 pm
Youth Night
22 & 23DCYC
@ St, Ambrose
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DEC: 146:30 - 8:00 pm

Youth Night

This replaces the High School Youth Rally.

We will be at St. Ambrose and stay with a
local parish overnight. Our keynote
speaker is Doug Tooke and our theme is
Heaven - An Unexpected Journey. Are
you a sheep or a goat? Which path will
lead you to Heaven? We will have small
group interaction, 3 breakout sessions, a
chance for Adoration/Confession, and a
time to hang out and play games. What a
great way to check out our diocesan Catholic college, St. Ambrose! Registrations
will be out in mid September. Parents, are
you willing to chaperone? Contact me!

Fall 2014

COMPREHENSIVE
YOUTH MINISTRY
I am implementing a Comprehensive Youth
Ministry Program within our parish. This is
what the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) call for in their document, Renewing the Vision A Framework
for Catholic Youth Ministry. It is an approach to minister to our youth that integrates
youth and families into the total life and mission of the parish. It recognizes that it takes
a whole village (the whole parish) to form
youth in faith and in life, and challenges faith
communities to use all of their resources for
this ministry.
Thank you to everyone who has said yes to
being on the Youth Ministry Planning Team.
We begin meeting this month to set vision
for our parish youth ministry, to assess our
youth ministry in light of this vision, and to
set goals and objectives to implement this
vision.
We will be asking for your input on what you
would like to see included in youth ministry
at St. Marys. Youth Ministry involves ALL
aspects of our youths participation within
our parish. It is youth and adults working
side by side with liturgy, social events,
religious education, youth ministry programs,
committees, service, fundraising, etc. Youth
have gifts that we need to use right now as
we build up the Kingdom of God. Please
keep the youth and our planning team members in your prayers.
Love & Blessings!
Diane
Let no one have contempt for your youth, but
set an example for those who believe, in speech,
conduct, love, faith, and purity -1 Timothy 4:12

CATHOLIC QUIZ
1. What is the color worn by the priest
during Ordinary Time?
2. What is the position a man may hold
while training to be a Priest which
allows him to read the Gospel at
Mass and assist the Priest?
3. What is the table on which the Holy
Sacrifice of the Mass is celebrated?

PICTURES

DIOCESAN
EVENTS
SAVE THE DATES !!
Diocesan Catholic Youth
Conference (DCYC)
Sat, Nov. 22 Sun, Nov. 23
For High School Youth
This replaces the High School
Youth Rally. We will be at St.
Ambrose and stay with a local
parish overnight. Our keynote
speaker is Doug Tooke and
our theme is Heaven - An
Unexpected Journey.

LOCK IN

QUEST Retreats
For 8th & 9th Grade Youth
OLL Davenport: Nov 1-2
Riverside: Jan 24-25
COR Retreats
For 10-12 Grade Youth
St. Paul: Feb. 20-22
DeWitt: March 6-8

Cupcake Wars!

TEC Retreat
For 11-12 Grade Youth
Solon: Feb. 14-16

For More Information:

St. Marys Youth
on Facebook

Follow me on Twitter at
StMarysYouthFF

Check out our website:

stmaryfaithfomation.weebly.com/
youth-ministry.html

Diane Tone
Youth Ministry Coordinator
fairfieldstmaryym@diodav.org
Cell: 319-217-0148

Answers to the Catholic Quiz:

1. Green
Green is used most of the year. Red
signifies shedding of blood (martyrs)
and the Holy Spirit. Purple or Violet is
used during Lent & Advent. White or
Gold is worn on Christmas, Easter,
and Solemnities & special feast days
of Saints. Rose may be worn on the
3rd Sunday of Advent & the 4th Sunday of Lent.

2. Transitional Deacon

Deacons preparing for the priesthood are transitional deacons.

Those not planning to be ordained
priests are called permanent deacons

3. Altar

The priest stands at the altar

'In Persona Christi' meaning
'In the Person of Christ' and offers
the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.

ONGOING
FUNDRAISER
Pop Can Drive
Bring your empty refundable pop cans or
plastic pop bottles to the hallway behind the
kitchen and put them in the marked containers. Please NO glass. The proceeds will go in
the Youth Ministry Account for our expenses.
Thank you for your continued support!!