St. Andrew's Youth Group Starting Up Again

Deacon Mike Bond and a group of core team members from the era of Father Greg are attempting to start the St. Andrew's Youth Group back up. We need your help to spread the word around.We also want your input on the matter. We want your feedback so we can make growing in the Catholic Faith enjoyable for all. This Sunday, March 4th, there will be Parish Mission Sunday-It’s a family thing! Be sure to invite your family to come with you next Sunday evening and share this amazing Lenten experience our parish faith community. This is our Youth Group Meeting for this week. Hope to see as many people as possible.

Advent is here!

It is hard to believe, but Advent is here! This week I was challenged to really enter in to these weeks of Advent despite the fact that these four weeks, though set aside to wait in joyful expectation of our coming King, often end up being four of the busiest weeks of the year. I'm going to try to focus on one small thing each day this season and try to do it well and with my whole heart instead of trying to do a million some-what meaningful things that are supposed to help me enter into this beautiful season. Need some examples of what that could look like?? Check out LifeTeen's daily Advent Calendar! I will be posting the link to it on Facebook each day.

Happy Advent!!

Fall Fun Night!!

WHEN? THIS SUNDAY, October 30th, 7-8:30pm 

WHERE? St. Andrew Apostle, Kominski Room

WHY? Because it is the night before Halloween!!

Pumpkin Painting! Caramel Apples! Fall games! Candy! Pizza!

And COSTUMES!! 

Don't miss out! I don't want to eat all of the candy myself. :)

Word for Word Series (A look at the changes of the Roman Missal)

St. Andrew's Youth Group will be spending time this Fall diving  into the Roman Missal changes heading our way come Advent. We will be spend 4 weeks learning more about the Mass and what is really going on with all these ch ch ch changes coming our way!

 

 

We will have 4 special topic sessions during our regularly schedule Youth Group meeting time. ALL Youth in grades 9-12 are welcome. Bring your friends. This is the PERFECT time to bring your friends to Youth Group, especially if they have questions!

Word for Word Sundays:
October 9th 7-8:30pm
October 23rd 7-8:30
November 6th 7-8:30
November 13 7-8:30

Youth Group Kick Off!!

THIS SUNDAY; 7-8:30pm

(St. Andrew Apostle Kominski Room)

The first few weeks of school are under you belt so you know what that means? Youth Group kick off time!!

                                    Invite ALL of your friends! 

(Anyone in grades 9-12 welcome!)

There will be glow sticks, glow sticks and more glow sticks! Oh yeah, and some food and information about what is in store for Youth Group this year!

How many things can we do with glow sticks? You'll have to come to find out!

Bring a friend! Did I mention that? More friends=more fun!

World Youth Day Holy Hour!

World Youth Day 2011

Madrid, Spain

World Youth Day Holy Hour 2011

Silver Spring, MD

Thursday, August 18, 2011

7-8pm

While millions of youth from literally around the world join together in prayer with our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI we will be uniting with them in prayer here at St. Andrew's. We may not be in Spain, but we are surely united in the Eucharist!

EVERYONE is invited. Bring your friends, your families...anyone! Come and join us in this hour of prayer for the WYD pilgrims!

Encounter Follow Up

Thank you SO much to those of you who supported the youth of St. Andrew's as they journeyed to Encounter the Gospel of Life service camp last month. Not only was it a time of serving those in the community around us but also a time of growing in our community with one another. Below you will find a few fun pictures from the week, but more importantly a few thoughts from a couple of the teens from St. Andrew's. To see all of the pictures from the week be sure to check us out of facebook!

The conclusion of the week was that we want MORE people to come an experience this with us next summer so  mark your calendars and jump on board!

"Encounter was appreciably fun from the first day icebreakers to the final affirmations and goodbyes to new and old friends. Encounter pushed me to step outside of my comfort zone and to volunteer myself in new ways of service and help to others."

"Encounter was a great balance of fun and service, with ample free time to hang out after service sites; it was easy to hang out with friends from the parish who weren’t at the same site as me." 

"Encounter was a great experience. I became closer to the people in your parish while still making new friends."

"I came home from camp with great stories and memories, and a new attitude and outlook on how I want to live and change my life for the better. I can’t wait to go back next year!"

St. Andrew Apostle's Encounter Crew 2011