1. Life Teen last month
- The FEST - Many of our teens joined thousands of other Catholics for free games, activities, and a Mass at night with fireworks following. A great time for the whole family!
- Guys' Night Out - We had 45 guys sleepover at the Church for video games, bball, and high tech hijinks. It was a great time to get to know one another before the school year.
- Girls' Night Out - We had 25 girls stay overnight in the FLC bonding in Christian fellowship and sharing thoughts on every issue under the sun.
- Our Core members spent a day on retreat - praying, sharing faith stories, affirming one another, and learning how to deal with teens who are grieving the loss of a loved one.
2. Life Teen this month
- September 27th - Life Teen Fall Kickoff. Weekly Life Nights start then, and will be every Sunday, 6:30-8 pm. Check http://www.basilteen.com/ for full schedule of Life Teen activities.
- September 23rd - Confirmation Information meeting for Parents and teens looking to be Confirmed. 7-8:30 p.m.
- ***October 4th - Parents of Teens, Get Real! A message of hope for parents who struggle for the right words regarding love, life, dating, sex, & marriage. Come hear guest speaker Patty Schneier offer practical tips & suggestions to help parents discuss True Love & the many counterfeits in our culture. You'll be equipped to be pro-active, and be the “first teacher” of their child about the important moral issues teens face. Patty will talk to the teenagers about many of the same issues after the Life Teen Mass for the Life Night. You don't want your teens to miss the teen talk!
For Parents: Sunday, Oct. 4th, 4-5 p.m.
For Teens: Sunday, Oct. 4th, 6:30-8 pm.
3. A few victories for God
- One of our Core members saw a teen who acts like he could care less post something on his Facebook about having fun at a Life Night. Even when his friends made fun of him, he defended going to church.
- One teen has started to volunteer 4 hours/one Saturday per month at a charity of particular interest and is actively inviting friends to join her in her efforts.
4. Parent website of the month - In some of the research I do to learn more about teenagers, I found some studies that really showed quite clearly how much teenagers go with the crowd. For example, if all of a teen's peers are sexually active and those peers never go to church, then there's a 96% chance that teen is sexually active too. On the other hand, when all of a teen's peers are NOT sexually active and those same peers DO worship weekly, there is only a 3% chance that teen will be sexually active. So whether a teen is good or bad, they do what their friends do. Only 3-4% of teenagers go against the stream, whether the stream leads to God or away from God. Click the picture below to see the data.
5. Please support our teens with prayer and through the monthly Life Teen envelope. Our ministry of leading teens closer to Christ can't be accomplished without your help and generosity!
