MASS AND MEETINGS

The 2006-2007 youth group will meet at the Strenski Center right after 9:30 a.m. Sunday Mass until 1 p.m. on the dates listed below. When it is indicated in bold and as "Mass" the teens will act as readers, ushers, greeters, gift bearers, ministers of the Eucharist (only confirmed teens), and possibly play some music. Our gatherings at the Strenski Center will start after Mass with music, then brunch, then a discussion of the readings as they pertain to teen life. You are welcome to play pool, foosball or air hockey, dance, sing or whatever the Spirit moves you to do. Bring friends. Musicians bring your instruments.

October 15, and 22nd (Mass), 29th
November 12, 19th (Mass)
December 10th, 17th (Mass)
January 14th and 21st (Mass), 28th
February 11th, 18th (Mass), 25th
March 11th, 18th (Mass), 25th
April 22nd Mass, 29th
May 20th (Mass) and 27th

GENERAL INFORMATION
For information about our praise and worship music program email Mrs. Tenuta at Sharontenuta@aol.com. Or call her at 553-9155.
For information about Work Camp, call John Day at654-7785.
For general information, to relay your ideas or volunteer to help, call Katherine Lingle at 658-4529.

FRIDAY NIGHT

A social worker who belongs to our parish, Luis Carlos Saadedra, has organized a Friday 7 to 9 pm program for Hispanic youth, although all teens are welcome to attend. Just be prepared, part of the program night be in Spanish. These meetings and socials will be held at the Strenski Center on the following Fridays, with the following topics:

Christ's Burning Love September 29th, 2006
Missionary Work October 13, 2006
Interior Struggle October 27th, 2006
Spiritual Childhood November 10, 2006
Communal Prayer November 24th, 2006
Advent and the Seasons December 8, 2006
Character and Study December 22, 2006
Brindar el Corazon January 5, 2007
Christianity on Campus January 19, 2007
Faith in Sports February 2, 2007
Oremus Online & EWTN February 16, 2007
The Lenten Season March 2, 2007
Embracing Bible's Message March 16th 2007
Join the Apostles March 30th, 2007

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

St. Mark Saturday 10:30 to 11:30 am 656-7373
7117 14th Ave. Immediately after 4 pm Saturday Mass
Or by appointment w/ Fr. Ken

St. Anne's Parish By Appointment with Fr. Dan 942-8300
8550 88th Ave. Hwy H

St. Elizabeth First and third Saturday of each month 657-1156
4804 7th Ave. 3:30 to 4:00 pm

St. Mary Saturday 4:00 to 4:30 pm 694-6018
7307 40th Ave. Or by appointment

Mt. Carmel Saturday 2:30 pm 652-7660
1919 54th Street Tuesday 5:45 pm

Holy Rosary Saturday 3:00 to 4:00 pm 652-2771
2224 45th Street

St. Peter Saturday 3:00 to 4:00 pm 551-9004
2224 30th or by appointment

St. Therese Saturday 3:00 - 3:30 pm 694-4695
2020 91st Street or by appointment

ST. MARY'S CROSSROAD'S LIFE TEEN PROGRAM

St. Mary's Parish has joined a national teen program called Life Teen. St. Mary's Life Teen social and spiritual meetings are held in their Youth Room, usually from 7 to 9 pm after the teen Masses on Sunday evenings at 6 pm. Brian Migliocco is the Youth Minister at St. Mary's. He assures me at that all teens, including St. Mark's, from 8th to 12th grade are welcome to attend. The 2006 - 2007 schedule remaining when this web entry is prepared are:

Date Mass/Music LIFE Night Theme

9/24/06 Roxology "Whadda Ya Know?" Misconceptions about the Church
10/8/06 Brian's Group "Milk & Doughnuts" Four pillar of the Church
10/22/06 Roxology "The Phantom of the Gossip" Gossip & Forgiveness
11/12/06 Brian's Group "Death By Chocolate", heaven, Hell & Purgatory
11/26/06 Youth Choir "Does the body good", Priesthood & Apostolic Succession
String ensemble
12/10/06 Brian's Group "Sync Up", Discerning Vocations
12/17/06 Roxology LIFE TEEN Christmas Party
1/14/07 Brian's Group "Merge", Sacraments of Initiation
1/28/07 Roxology "H", Sacraments of Healing
2/4/07 LIFE TEEN SUPER BOWL XLI PARTY
2/11/07 Brian's Group "Can you hear me now?" Overview of prayer
2/25/07 Roxology "Family Plan", Praying to God the Father
3/11/07 Youth Choir "Gimme your Digits", Call to love & serve others
String ensemble
3/25/07 Roxology "Direct Connect", Universal call to Holiness
4/22/07 Roxology "Knot my Family", Families
5/13/07 Brian's Group Social night
5/27/07 Brian's Group "Dis-Stress", Dealing with stress in out lives

St. Mary's may organize bus trips or transportation to the Don Bosco Day Youth Rally at Holy Hill on Saturday, September 30th from 6"30 am to 8 pm and to the Wisconsin Youth Rally at Mt. Mary College in Milwaukee on March 24th from 8:30 am to 10:30 pm. Call Brian at 694-6018 ext. 133 to see if there is room, and what the costs may be. Call Kathy Lingle at 65888-4529 ASAP if you want to go and there is no room for you.

DEAD THEOLOGIAN SOCIETY

St. Mark Teens grade 9 through 12 are welcome to attend meetings of the Dead Theologian Society Chapter at St. Peter's Church, 2224 30th Ave., on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month in the Gym and Clubroom (downstairs) from 7-9:00 pm. They meet in a converted room downstairs in St. Peter's. The room is designed to recreate how our early Christian brothers & Sisters met in dark locations - caves with candlelight. There is a set program. ½ hour of social time, the DTS meeting - start with Prayer, learn about a Saint, intercessory prayers, decade of the Rosary - plus the Saint Gertrude prayer (the DTS charism is that they pray this prayer for the Holy Souls in purgatory everyday for the rest of their lives), followed by invitation to join the DTS. You can be "hooded" after attending 3 meeting in a row or 5 meetings total. The DTS meeting ends with Divine Praises and more social time. The hoods are black sweatshirts. The DTS motto is "Dead to the World, Alive in Christ". DTS is a national program that began in 1997 at St. Francis de Sales Church in Newark, Ohio. Because the program was so intriguing and well attended, it spread into a national Program. Check it out!

Youth Group Leaders:
President:
Aaron Krause

Vice President:
Megan Arendt

Secretary:
Katherine Manley

Web Coordinator:
Sarah Schaefer

Newsletter/Program:
Aaron Krause

Adult Coordinator:
Sharon Tenuta

To contact any of the above,
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Youth Pages
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Map & Directions
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Monthly Calendar
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