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St. Matthew
Youth Ministry
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Teens
& Tweens
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TEEN OF THE MONTH
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Congratulations to
Jennifer Weekley
for being
named “Teen of
the Month” for June. This
is an award presented by the
Holy Name Society/Men’s Club
of St. Matthew. Through
their dedication to
acknowledge the
accomplishments of the youth
in our St. Matthew
Community, they are
recognizing one or more of
our Parish teens every month
for some good and positive
accomplishments that he
and/or she has done here at
St. Matthew. To be
nominated for this award the
teen or teens must be
actively involved in the St.
Matthew Parish. Nominations
can be made through Michelle
Weekley at the Admin
Building. The “Teen of the
Month” will be presented a
certificate of appreciation
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TENNIS TOURNAMENT
MEDALIST
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Matthew McClure made it to the
finals at the ZAT (tennis) tournament the weekend of 3/4 May
2008. He brought home the silver medal and
earned enough points to play at the next level of tennis
competition, the Championship Level.
Way to go Matthew! |
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MARIANIST LIFE
CAMP
Five members of our Youth Group
will be attending the annual summer experience
known as the Marianist Life Camp.
It will be held from July 22-29th. Those
who are currently going are: Natalia Ramirez,
Ruben Luna, Emil Zawatski,
Katie Gomez and Roxana Trevino. There
is one other person yet to be confirmed. Once
that name is confirmed we will inform the
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Upcoming
Events
If
you never get
involved - You'll never know the fun you're missing.
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SUMMER TEEN/TWEEN
BIBLE STUDY
Come join Youth
Ministry for a summer TEEN/TWEEN Bible
Study. This Bible study is open to
all middle school and high schoolers
who want to increase their faith through a Bible
Study. Our next meeting will be Thursday,
June 26th at 6:00 p.m. at the Vance Jackson
House. A light dinner will be provided.
Bring your Bibles and your questions. This week
we will be discussing “What is the Bible
and how does it apply to me.”.
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LET’S GO TO THE CIRCUS!!
Come join Youth Ministry for a day at the
circus!! We will be going to see Ringling
Bros. And Barnum Bailey on July 2nd
at 7:30 p.m. Come see the clowns, the
tightropes, acrobats, elephants, horses and of
course the tigers!!! We also will go to see the
show before the show! Youth Ministry can get
very special discount group tickets for $10.00
each, but only if we have a group of 15 or
more!
Don’t miss your exciting chance to attend. Call
Michelle Weekley today at 478-5011!
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TEEN TWEEN MOVIE NIGHT
July 11
(Friday) - 6:30PM: Come join Youth Ministry
for “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”
at 6:30 p.m. at the Vance Jackson House. Popcorn
and sodas will be provided. All TEENS and TWEENS
are welcome to come.
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COLLEGE FRESHMAN FISH
CAMP
July 18
(Friday) - 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the
Vance Jackson House. Calling all College Freshman,
here is an opportunity for you to learn more about
your faith, grow closer to God and learn how to
defend your faith in the College environment. You
are responsible for your faith now, know how to go
into the real world with Jesus at your side.
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TEEN ACTS RETREAT
July 24 – 27:
Don’t miss this opportunity for this spiritually
fulfilling weekend. The goal of the retreat is to
help strengthen you r faith and its application in
your daily life, to renew yourself spiritually, and
to build lasting friendships. This retreat is for
Sophomores to graduating Seniors. See the bulletin
and the website for registration forms, or pick one
up a the Admin Bldg.
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WORLD YOUTH DAY, SAN ANTONIO
Wanted to be a part of
World Youth Day, but couldn’t fly all the way to
Australia? That’s O.K. San Antonio is going to
have its own celebration on July 19, 2008
downtown at the Main Plaza in downtown San Antonio
in the shadow of the historic San Fernando
Cathedral. Youth and young adults from in and
around San Antonio will gather to celebrate Faith
and Life in spiritual union with the universal
gathering in Sydney. As the attendees take in the
beauty of the Plaza, they will come together and
learn from exciting speakers geared toward the youth
of today and the issues they face on their way to
adulthood. They will also be able to celebrate with
some of the most popular musical groups around. In
the evening the Holy Mass will be celebrated by
Archbishop Jose Gomez for all to attend.
After Mass, OCP Recording Artist, Josh
Blakesley, will complete the day with an
exciting concert. World Youth Day San Antonio 2008
will end at 10 p.m.
Want to be a part of the fun with Youth Ministry?
Call Michelle Weekley at 478-5011!
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FRESHMAN FISH CAMP
August 2: Calling all new Freshman –
attend this retreat to get you ready to go into the
world of High School! Survival techniques will be
shared, and you will have an opportunity to meet
some of the other people that may already go to your
school (That way you when you get lost on the big,
new campus, you’ll have someone you can call for
help!!!)
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THE MUSIC BUILDS CONCERT TOUR
An exciting concert featuring
Third Day, Switchfoot,
Robert Randolph and the Family Band, and
Jars of Clay will be coming for “The
Music Builds Tour” Saturday,
October 4th at 6:00 p.m. at the
Verizon Amphitheatre.
If you would like to go with
Youth Ministry, contact Michelle Weekley asap for group discount tickets. If we
can get 15 people to go, the tickets will be about $24.00 each. Call her today!
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SEAMSTRESSES NEEDED
Do you like to sew?
Would you like to help se about 15 stockings to be
used for the El Carmen Mission project in December?
We will need about 150 stockings in all. Michelle
Weekley will be purchasing the material in July and
will need help cutting and sewing the stockings. If
you can help, please call Michelle at 478-5011.
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Youth Choir
Do you like to sing,
and/or do you play an instrument? Sr. Therese could
sure use your help for the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, or
Mari could use your help for the 11:15 a.m. Mass on Sunday
in the McDonald Center. Call Sr. T at 478-5010 or Mari
at 478-5019!
(Can you say service
hours?)
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