Youth Page

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES are held for elementary grades on all Sundays from 9:30 am until 10:45 am.  Classes will resume in the fall.

HIGH SCHOOL FAITH FORMATION CLASSES are held every Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. All high school age youth are invited.

MIDDLE SCHOOL DEANERY RETREAT: Permission slips available in the parish hall for this  annual retreat to be held this year on March 14 & 15 at Longview  Ranch in Mosheim. Cost is $35 and includes lodging, 2 meals, program elements such as archery and a low ropes course. Horseback riding is available for $15 on a first come, first served basis and should be included with your registration form. This is for grades 6 through 8 with high school students as peer leaders. See Susan for more information. Deadline to register is March 2nd.

HIGH SCHOOL MISSION TRIP – All high school students are invited to join us on the evening of Thursday, March 27, to be the "Hands of Christ" as we travel to Townsend, Tennessee. We will be assisting on a farm on Friday then traveling back to work on a Habitat house on Saturday. Fr. John will be joining us, too. Permission slips are on the table in the parish hall. If you are only able to help on one of the days, you may still participate. This opportunity is at the end of your spring break… a wonderful way to be an example of Christ.

HIGH SCHOOL DEANERY FIELD DAY – Open to students in the 8th through the 12th grades on Sunday, May 4 from 1 until 4 p.m. at St. Patrick Church in Morristown. There is no cost and lunch will be provided. Participate in soccer, volleyball, water balloons, tug of war, etc. The event will conclude with a celebration of Sunday Mass. Tennis shoes and a change of clothes are recommended. Permission slips, on the table in the parish hall, are due to Susan by Sunday, April 27. Join young people from several parishes in our area for an afternoon of fun activities. See flyer on youth bulletin board.

WORLD YOUTH DAY 2008 – The next world youth day will be July 15 – 20 in Sydney Australia.

DIOCESAN YOUTH CONFERENCE '08 - "Lord, can you fix my eyesight like you did for the blind man?" Mk 10:46 is the focus for this years fall conference at St. Patrick Church in Morristown. Mark your calendar now for November 1 & 2 and make plans to attend this event featuring the music of Ceili Rain (www.ceilirain.com) with their "downpour of heavenly partiness" and "sweet" Cajun keynote speaker Mike Patin (www.mikepatin.com). Space will be limited to 250 participants from the entire diocese of Knoxville. More information to come.

RECYCLE YOUR ALUMINUM CANS and contribute to the youth ministry at Notre Dame at the same time. Bins are located behind the garage for your convenience.  Please do not place anything except aluminum cans in this recycling bin.