Confirmation Class updates

Hi everyone!

  We had a good class tonight, thank you all for being so attentive.  For homework I assigned the crossword puzzle at the end of chapter 1.  Please bring your bibles next week.  Here are some upcoming events, as soon as this weekend.  Please let me know what you are planning on attending so I can expect you.

This weekend on Saturday, October 18th we are doing the Rotary Winter Wonderland Lights Setup followed by a Disc Golf game, remember you will need service hours for Confirmation, so this is a good opportunity!
ALL TEENS are invited to HELP set up for Rotary WInter Wonderland 8AM-Noon at Wildwood Park and then PLAY Frisbee Golf at Hefko Park Noon-2PM.  Lunch is included. LOTS of help is needed which can turn into LOTS of fun! 


We are also looking for help with the Oktoberfest meal on Saturday, October 25th from 4-7pm to raise money for the 9th graders to attend the Immersion retreat in the Dells or the Pilgrimage for Life in Washington DC.  We need lots of help, please send me a message if you can help with this important event!  Thank you to Nathan who already volunteered.

The Immersion Retreat

  The Immersion Retreat is a 2 day event at the Wilderness Resort in the Wisconsin Dells designed to help teens grow in their Faith.  85% of Catholic teens who are confirmed stop attending Church within five years, so we are doing all we can to reverse that trend.  The event involves Music led by "Traditional Division", talks by keynote speaker Mike Patin, testimonies, small group discussions, Eucharistic Adoration, Mass, Confession,  and time in the indoor waterpark.  We will leave by bus at 6:20am on November 8th, and return the evening of Sunday November 9th.  The full cost is $150, but we are fundraising to offset the cost with the OktoberFest dinner.  Please reply to this email to let me know if you are interested in sending your son or daughter to this amazing retreat.  We are making every effort to make sure that anyone who wants to go can attend, but we have to plan the transportation and turn in the paperwork soon.  I sent home a flyer and Release Form tonight.  There is more information in the following link.
http://www.dioceseoflacrosse.com/yya/ImmersionRetreat/index.htm

The Pilgrimage for Life is an event planned to help young people attend the March for Life in Washington D.C. The trip is from January 20th - 24th, 2015, and includes transportation, a sweatshirt, and sightseeing in our Nation's Capital. The March for Life is meant to send the message that every human being is precious from conception to natural death, and is planned around the anniversary of the Supreme Court Case Roe vs. Wade in 1973.  This is a wonderful event, and many young people attend multiple years, and form lasting friendships.  More information is in the link.  The cost is $330, again it would be offset by fundraising.  This is a great opportunity, please think and pray about attending.
http://www.dioceseoflacrosse.com/yya/Pilgrimage4Life/index.htm

We are doing the Decision Point Confirmation series this year with Matthew Kelly.  This is a very professional and effective series, and you can follow along at home or on your smartphone.  Download the Decision Point app for free from your app store, or watch the videos online.  We have done through session 2.3 so far.  You can watch them here.
http://dynamiccatholic.com/confirmation/view-program/session-1/