- We rushed to plan a Life Night on the Haiti Earthquake. We responded to common questions about God's role in events like this, donated the money we would have spend on food/drinks to a charity working in Haiti, and prayed a rosary for everyone affected.
- We took 22 people to the March for Life in Washington, D.C. It was a great trip and unforgettable experience. Encourage your teenager to come with us next year to join hundreds of thousands of people standing up for unborn babies with no voices.
- We had a life night on the foundation of Social Justice - The Greatest Commandment -- to love God with all we have and love our neighbor as ourselves. Since we have to love God first, this night included a little bit of loving Him in Eucharistic Adoration.
2. Life Teen this month
- NO LIFE NIGHT on Feb. 14th. Spend time with loved ones.
- Life Teen Fall Retreat is March 5-7. Sign up your teen soon for this powerful weekend before the application price goes up with a late fee. www.basilteen.com
- 2/21 - Life Night introducing our Lenten Service Project for the parish mission in Honduras
- 2/28 - Life Night on Alcohol and drugs (see the parent website of the month below)
3. A few victories for God - God is winning, one victory at a time.
- We have a teen who couldn't attend our last retreat telling all of her friends how great retreats are and encouraging them to go.
- A teen girl told one of our Core members that she came up to the church one morning and prayed a rosary all alone by herself for the first time ever.
- When 24 of our teens spent some of their holiday weekends to serve and feed the homeless in Cleveland, several of them took the gloves off their own hands and gave them to people, all without show.
4. Parent website of the month - http://timetoact.drugfree.org/ If you suspect or know your child is using drugs or alcohol, it is important to take action. The Partnership for a Drug Free America has created a new Web resource called Time To Act. The site walks parents through the steps to identifying whether their child is using, and what to do next.
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!
