Life Teen is cancelled this week....

Life Teen is cancelled this Wednesday (11/23/11) due to Thanksgiving. We will resume next week, hope your Advent is going great!

Immersion Retreat, are you "All In"?

Hey everyone,
Please check your calendars, and let me know if you would like to join us for the Immersion Retreat this year in the Wisconsin Dells. This is always a fun and powerful experience, and really the highlight of our year. It is for youth in grades 8 through 12. Check out the poster and a video from last year on this page.
http://www.dioceseoflacrosse.com/yya/ImmersionRetreat/index.htm

I need to have all paperwork in by October 17th, so please let me know a.s.a.p. if you would like to go.

The Immersion Retreat is Saturday November 12th and Sunday November 13th. The cost is $80, if the cost is a problem, please let me know, as I would like as many as possible to attend and we can work that out. I will be attending, and Patti Pflugradt will be attending as well, so we already have a male and female chaperone. I hope you can make it!
God Bless,
Dave



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David Alcott
Youth Minister/Life Teen Youth Ministry
Sacred Heart and Corpus Christi, Marshfield, WI
Phone: 715-387-1317
Blog: http://shcclifeteen.blogspot.com/

Youth Ministry Fall Kick-off!

Hi everyone,
Please join us @ 6:15pm Wednesday September 14th at Sacred Heart for the Commissioning prayer service for the Religious Education/Youth Ministry year, followed by an ice cream social. I will be available afterwards for any questions on this year's youth ministry programming. We will start off the year taking a look at the Gospel of Matthew, continuing the T3 series with Mark Hart. Two years ago we did the T3 Bible Timeline, and this year we will work on the book of Matthew in depth. While our group is usually fairly small, this is a great opportunity to connect with others, make friends, and learn a lot about your faith. We always welcome new members, so please consider attending, we would love to have you. Remember that the Immersion Retreat is coming up November 11th-13th at the Wisconsin Dells.

This year we will be having the youth ministry meetings at the same time as Religious Education, from 6:15pm to 7:15pm in the youth room at Sacred Heart School. We are hoping to start the new R.E.A.P. incentive program, as soon as our fundraiser reaches its goal. Right now we are shooting for a January Roll-out.
Please keep Life Teen in prayer as we start our fourth year. God Bless!

Free Summer Movies @ Mfld Public Library

Hi everyone,
Just wanted to invite all of you to the film series we are hosting at the library, due to licensing requirements, I cannot give you the titles, but they are on a poster at the library if you stop by. The first two films are PG13, and the second two are PG. Families/adults are welcome too!
Best of all, the room is air conditioned! :-)

FREE CHRISTIAN FILM SERIES AT THE MARSHFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Sacred Heart/Corpus Christi Life Teen Youth Group will be hosting a
FREE Christian Film Series at the Marshfield Public Library in the Beebee
Forum Room. The movies will begin at 1PM on the following Saturdays:
7/30, 8/6, 8/13, and 8/20 and will follow with a discussion. Film
titles are posted at the Marshfield Public Library. This Film Series is
open to the entire community and recommended for ages 13 and up.
Snacks/drinks will be provided. DVD Giveaway at each showing! Check it out!

Summer Break

Hello everyone, we will not be meeting weekly any more this summer, please stay tuned for upcoming summer events! Thank you for a great year, and congratulations to our graduating Seniors!

Rachel Weier
Joe Worzella
Taylor Kowalski
Mary Finta

God Bless,
Dave

Free Retreat Wednesday May 11th, 6:30pm

This will be a short retreat to help us have fun and re-focus on God. Members from Sacred Heart/Corpus Christi Life Teen have been invited by Dan Kitzhaber's group to attend this retreat. This retreat will have a game, a drama, a talk, and prayer time. Hope you can make it! There is no cost. :-) Message me if you plan on going so I can watch for you.

Youth Group BACK ON for this Wednesday May 4, 2011

Hello everyone,
I emailed Dan Kitzhaber, and he offered to still have a joint meeting this Wednesday, and instead of meeting at Sacred Heart, he will be at Wildwood Park at the Disc Golf course at 7:30p.m. If you can make it, please meet him at the beginning of the course at 7:30 pm this Wednesday. This is a good opportunity to relax and have fun at the end of the school year. Hope you can make it. :)
In His Mercy,
Dave

Hello,
Life Teen is cancelled this week, Wednesday May 4th, 2011. My family
is battling the stomach flu. (yuck). This was to be a joint youth
group with St. John's Life Teen, so it is unfortunate timing.
However, on the bright side, the week after (on May 11th) we will meet
at St. John's for a Living Stones Retreat. Thanks to Dan Kitzhaber for
extending the invitation. These retreats involve testimonies, skits,
games, and discussion groups all directed to help youth encounter
Jesus. It is a great opportunity, don't miss it!

Wednesday, May 11th
Meet at St. John’s Catholic Church for a Living Stones Retreat
6:30pm to 8:30pm
Free!

Please contact me via facebook or email if you plan on attending, so I can
watch for you.
In His Mercy,
Dave

Life Teen Upcoming Events....

LIFE TEEN
SACRED HEART/CORPUS CHRISTI


Wednesday, April 27th
Meet @ Melody Gardens in Marshfield for Skating
6-8pm, no cost for skating, bring spending money (contact me to let me know to watch for you)

Wednesday, May 4th
THIS WEEK's JOINT MEETING IS CANCELLED. SORRY, STOMACH FLU!

Wednesday, May 11th
Meet at St. John’s Catholic Church for a Living Stones Retreat
6:30pm to 8:30pm
Free!

Please send me an email if you are planning on attending any of the above
so I can plan appropriately. Thanks and God Bless. :)

Ash Wednesday....

Hello friends!
Normally Life Teen is Wednesdays from 7:30pm to 8:30pm. This Wednesday is Ash Wednesday (3/9/11) and Sacred Heart will have Masses at 8am and 6pm. Corpus Christi will have a Mass at 7:30pm. Life Teen will be at the normal time, but I encourage you to attend an Ash Wednesday Mass if there is a choice between Life Teen and Mass.

On another note, I am considering switching the Life Teen time to 6:15pm to 7:15pm to coincide with the Religious Education hour for the 2011-12 school year. I had a request to do this from a family, as it would make transportation simpler if there are siblings in both Religious Education and Life Teen. Please send me your feedback on how you feel about this. I appreciate it!

Just a reminder, see the guidelines for fasting on Ash Wednesday below, and I pray this this Lent will draw you closer to the heart of Jesus
In Christ,
David Alcott
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The Church emphasizes the penitential nature of Ash Wednesday by calling us to fast and abstain from meat. Catholics who are over the age of 18 and under the age of 60 are required to fast, which means that they can eat only one complete meal and two smaller ones during the day, with no food in between. Catholics who are over the age of 14 are required to refrain from eating any meat, or any food made with meat, on Ash Wednesday.
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A Day of Repentance:

The distribution of ashes reminds us of our own mortality and calls us to repentance. In the early Church, Ash Wednesday was the day on which those who had sinned, and who wished to be readmitted to the Church, would begin their public penance. The ashes that we receive are a reminder of our own sinfulness, and many Catholics leave them on their foreheads all day as a sign of humility.
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