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Rock the Universe!!!:
On September 11, 2010, we’re heading to Orlando! The high school teens
(grades 9-12) will attend Rock the Universe at Universal Studios on
Saturday. This annual event is a lively, energetic Christian music festival
that takes place amidst one of the world’s most popular theme parks. You do
not want to miss out on the fun, music, and wild, exciting rides! This year,
Rock the Universe features Christian music favorites TobyMac, Relient K,
Jeremy Camp, and many more. Please download and fill out the permission
request slip online at http://www.st-raphaels.com/youth-ministry.html. Cost
will be $50.00 per person (plus money for food). Please write out a check to
St. Raphael’s Church in the amount of $50.00 by the deadline on Monday,
August 17. Hope to see you all there!
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March for Life in Washington, DC:
Join us as we stand up for the beautiful gift of life that we have received
from our Creator. There is a spiritual war raging; and we have the awesome
opportunity – and the important responsibility – to fight for Love, Truth,
and Life! In January, marking the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we will travel
to Washington, DC for a weekend of marching, sightseeing, prayer, and great
times in our nation’s capital. Stay tuned for more detailed scheduling info
in the upcoming months…
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Steubenville Conference:
All students in 9th – 12th grade are invited to the event of the summer: an
epic journey to Steubenville, OH for the Summer Youth Conferences. Through a
series of dynamic talks, lively, uplifting, energetic praise & worship,
Eucharistic Adoration, and fun, friendship, and adventure, we will encounter
the Risen Lord face to face. Come join 40,000 high school aged youth as they
draw closer to this Person, Jesus of Nazareth, who not only has love, truth,
and happiness, but is Love, is Truth, in whom is the fullness of happiness,
peace, and joy.
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LifeTeen Summer Camps:
Covecrest: Located in the midst of a beautiful national forest in the
Northeast Georgia Mountains, LifeTeen Covecrest offers a great place for
youth groups to hang out, have fun, meet teens from all over the country,
and deepen their relationship with God. At Covecrest, teens have an awesome
opportunity for prayer and reflection (1) in the Chapel, (2) in the outdoor
Stations of the Cross, (3) on the bank next to the waterfalls, (4) or on the
deck overlooking the lake with the mountains in the background. Covecrest
also offers high and low ropes challenge courses, a two-sided climbing wall,
a zip line, a giant rope swing, basketball and sand volleyball courts,
hiking trails and playing fields. LifeTeen Covecrest hosts summer camps
throughout June and July.
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Homeless Retreat:
While leading Works of Mercy – Homeless Ministry Pittsburgh – at Franciscan
University, our mission was this: “We bring food and clothes to the
homeless, however, this stuff is secondary. Primarily, we bring the homeless
our love, friendship, prayer, and…ultimately…Christ! We hang out with our
homeless friends, get to know them, listen to them, pray with them, sing
with them, and joke around with them.” This is the aim of our homeless
retreat as well. We enter into the life of the homeless person and reach out
to him/her in love. Powerful things happen when we let Christ use us as
instruments of His peace! We pray that our homeless friends see the face of
Christ in us; and that we encounter the Risen Lord in them as well.
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Join us for more “eyes on the prize” activities as we hang out, have a
blast, and help lead each other closer to Christ. We plan on gathering for
Tampa Bay Rays games, fun times at the beach, Praise & Worship, Bible
studies, and the Tampa Bay Cruise. Stay tuned for announcements at Mass, in
the bulletin, and on the website (http://www.st-raphaels.com/youth-ministry.html)
for more events, retreats, and activities. Hope to see you soon!
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