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YOUTH ACTIVITIES
A Quarterly Newsletter for St. Marys Youth & Families Outdoor Games & Movie Night is for the

Fall 2013
The Family that Prays Together, Stays Together!

FAMILY PRAYER

CALENDAR
SEPT: 146:30 pm Outdoor Games & Movie Night 14 & 15Selling Stock 21 & 22Youth Lectors 281:00 pm R2L Hwy Cleanup 29Youth Night 6:308:00 pm MS & HS Youth OCT: 28:00 pm Youth Choir Practice 512:306:30 pm NET Retreat-HS Youth 610:00 am Youth Mass/Choir 62:00 pm Life Chain 1210:00 am-2:00 pm Fishing Contest 20Youth Night 6:308:00 pm MS & HS Youth 277:00 am-7:00 pm HS Youth Rally 307:00 pm Youth Choir Practice NOV: 2 & 3Youth Lectors 310:00 am Youth Choir sings 9 10:30 am-2:30 pm Giving Thanks with Sunnybrook 17Youth Night 6:308:00 pm MS & HS Youth 21-24 NCYC DEC: 48:00 pm Youth Choir Practice 710 am-2:00 pm Cookie Walk Fundraiser 810:00 am Youth Mass/Choir 15Youth Night 6:308:00 pm MS & HS Youth Christmas Party!
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whole parish! We will play games outside and when it gets dark, we will watch the movie, THE HOLY MASS Remember the Titans on a big screen The Mass is the most perfect form of prayer! OUTSIDE. Be sure to bring lawn chairs, blankets, outdoor games, food, beverages, Jesus said, Let the children come to me, and anything else you may want. In case of and do not prevent them; for the rain, all activities will be indoors.

Fishing Contest: We will meet at Nick &

Tena Adams house. Register as a team: 1 youth and 1 adult per team. Every youth needs to be accompanied by an adult (what a great way to bond with a grandparent, parent or a friend!). Adults: If you want to participate, ask a young friend to join you! There are 3 categories: Elementary Youth, Middle School Youth, and High School Youth. Nick & Tena are giving fantastic prizes for the Biggest fish, Smallest fish, and Most fish caught in EACH category. Lunch will be provided. Lifejackets are required for the youth. And everyone who plans on fishing needs a fishing license. Bring your own fishing pole & bait/lures, life jacket, bug spray and anything else you may want. If you do not have a life jacket, we will have a few extras there. Register in the gathering space by Sunday, Sept. 29. Bring a friend (and adult)! Permission and Health forms are required (for the youth) and can be picked up in the gathering space.

kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these. - Matthew 19:14

When we bring our children to Mass, we are bringing our children (and us) to Jesus, to His perfect Sacrifice offered for our salvation. We are bringing them to Jesus Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinitythe fountain of grace flowing from His Paschal Mystery. Dont miss this grace! Here are some guidelines for bringing your children to Mass:

1. Bring them and keep bringing them. Be consistent. This is the greatest privilege this side of heaven. 2. Come to Mass early to pray and look over the readings. 3. Teach them about the parts of the Mass especially what happens at the Consecration! 4. Teach them to bless themselves at the baptismal font and genuflect toward the tabernacle (because it contains the Right to Life: Life Chain & Hwy Cleanup Blessed Sacrament) upon entering and We will meet at the parking lot south of 1st leaving the church. National Bank. Youth need accompanied by a parent. What a great family activity!! 5. Teach them about the parts of the church (Altar, Ambo, Baptismal Font, Tabernacle, High School Youth Rally: Join your fellow young Catholics for an awesome keynote Crucifix, etc). speaker: Rich Curran, great breakouts, lunch, 6. Bring them to say hello to the priest after games, and Mass with Bishop Amos! WOW! Mass. Giving Thanks with Sunnybrook: We will prepare craft items in the morning at church and bring them to Sunnybrook in the afternoon. We will help the residents make decorations for their Thanksgiving table, and 1. Who can receive Communion at Mass? do a readers theatre. Bring a sack lunch to eat at church before we go to Sunnybrook! 2. How long should you refrain from eating or drinking (except water or medication) Cookie Walk Fundraiser: We will be before receiving Communion? serving the Soup Luncheon during Helping Hands Cookie Walk. The money raised will 3. Why do we bow to the Altar when we go into your fundraising account. enter / leave the sanctuary and when we Christmas Party! This is Youth Night like walk behind or in front of it? never before! Bring a snack to share. Bring a gift to exchange (something that a male or 4. Who reads the gospel at Mass? female would like) that costs less than $10.

CATHOLIC QUIZ

PARENT CORNER DIOCESAN EVENTS

High School Youth Rally
Sunday, Oct. 27
at The Marriott in Coralville with Rich Curran
For 9th, 10th, 11th, & 12th grade

Inspirational Parenting Quotes

Kids spell love T-I-M-E

- John Crudele

FAMILY FUN
Invite family members to create placemats or name cards for the dinner table using colored paper and markers. Have family members place their name cards on the table. Go around the table and write on the name cards the gifts and talents that each person has to give. Then discuss the virtue of humility. When we are humble, we recognize our special gifts and the gifts of others. Let each person read his or her name card before the family meal.

As parents we guide by our unspoken

example, It is only when were talking to them that our kids arent listening. - Robert Brault
To bring up a child in the way he should

NCYC: National Catholic Youth Conference

Thursday, Nov. 21 thru Sunday, Nov. 24 at Indianapolis

go, travel that way yourself once in a while. - Josh Billings

Dont worry that children never listen to

you. Worry that they are always watching you. - Robert Fulghum
Praise the young and they will

blossom. seldom later give.

- Irish Proverb - P.D. James

SAVE THE DATE:

Quest Retreat: Jan. 25-26 @ Riverside For 8th & 9th grade TEC (Teens Encounter Christ): Feb. 15-17 @ TBD For 11th, & 12th grade

What a child doesnt receive, he can You have a lifetime to work, but

children are only young once. - Polish Proverb

NCYC UPDATE

Thank you for supporting our trip to NCYC! COR (Christ & Others Retreat) Listed below is our fundraisers & $ amt raised: Alexis Jirak is the daughter March 7-9 @ DeWitt of Kurt & Tonja Jirak. She For 10th, 11th, & 12th grade Pizza Hut Cards$920 2nd Collection$357 has 6 siblings. She is in 6th

YOUTH IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Jr Hi Youth Rally
Sunday, March 23 @ Iowa City For 6th, 7th, & 8th grade

Pizza Hut Tip Nite$170 KC Breakfast$456 Soup Supper$402 Trivia Night$556 Rummage Sale$873 Silent Auction$620 Pizza Ranch Tip Nite$170 Donation$100 Ragbrai: Friends of Lake Darling Booth $100 Pop Can Drive (so far)$219

For More Information: Go to St. Marys Youth on Facebook OR Follow me on Twitter at StMarysYouthFF
Diane Tone Youth Ministry Coordinator fairfieldstmaryym@diodav.org Cell: 319-217-0148

We have 11 youth and 5 adults going, along with Fr. Nick! The conference costs $460 each. We still have a little more $ to raise before our last payment is due. We will be selling stock in our youth after Masses on the weekend of Sept. 14 &15. By purchasing stock you will be invited to attend an Ice Cream Social where we will present to you a slideshow from our trip, and you will receive email updates during our trip. Thank you for all of your help with sending our youth to NCYC! It will be a powerful weekend for them!!

grade and is home-schooled. She is involved in basketball, softball, and gymnastics. At church, she is an altar server, lector for the youth, and attends Youth Ministry activities. She is in 4-H and plays the piano and violin. In her spare time, she likes to practice gymnastics. Her favorite memory of St. Marys Youth is going to the Youth Rally in Iowa City.

Answers to the Catholic Quiz:

1. A Catholic in a state of grace (free of mortal sin), who believes that Jesus is fully present in the Eucharist, and who is in good standing with the church. 2. 1 hour 3. The Altar is where the Sacrifice of the Mass takes place and Jesus appears. 4. The priest or deacon.