- Catholic Heart Workcamp was July 18-23. It was one of the best weeks of the year with the service, fun, and prayer. Sign up your high schooler soon next year! Special thanks to our adult chaperones -- we couldn't have done it without your generosity.
- We wrapped up our fourth and final Ultimate Frisbee match against the youth group from St. Albert the Great parish. The series is tied 2-2. We'll have to wait until next summer to crown a winner!
- Steubenville Youth Conference. We teamed up with St. Michael's and took 35 people to this retreat with over 2,000 high schoolers! This is a truly transformative weekend each year and you must sign up your son or daughter early. Spots fill quickly.
2. Life Teen this month
- Girls' Night Out - August 28th. $5 gets you an all-nighter full of gourmet delicacies, games, and one-of-a-kind fellowship with the best girls around. 8 pm - 8 am.
- Guys' Night Out - August 28th. $5 gets you an all-nighter full of chicken wings, pizza, video games, bball, and dodgeball. 8 pm - 8 am.
- Every Wednesday night, all high schoolers are invited to dive deeper into the ultimate issues of life. In the Annex, 7:30-8:30 p.m., we view the world through a Catholic lens and build strong relationships in this intimate small group setting.
- World Youth Day in Madrid, Spain in August 2011! $2,299 for a teen or young adult to go. Family prices are even better if parents want to be chaperones. See the Pope, be with 1 million other Catholics! Sign up at www.basilteen.com.
3. A few victories for God - God is winning, one victory at a time.
- We've had teens who were drinking tell us that they stopped and
are resisting the temptation because they see that it makes them a
different person, and they want to be pure. - On every retreat we have had, the one part that always gets the highest ratings when we conduct surveys is the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
- At the FEST, 13 of our teenagers went in together to Eucharistic Adoration to pray before adore Jesus truly present in the Blessed Sacrament.
4. Parent website of the month - 1 in 5 High School Students Abuses Prescription Drugs! http://health.foxnews.mobi/quickPage.html?page=23956&external=309992.proteus.fma
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!
