| Vol 1 Is 6 |  | Mar 2003 |
Spring Fling!
Mark your calendars now!
Mother's Day Dinner followed with
a Basket Auction
Saturday, May 10, 2003
Meal - 6 p.m.
Basket Auction - 7 p.m.
Our Lady of the Black Hills Parish Hall
Fundraiser for youth going to National Catholic Youth Conference
National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC)
Houston, Texas
November 13-16, 2003
River of Life
Get ready to cruise the River of Life
| Thursday | - | The River Wild |
| Friday | - | Cleansing River |
| Saturday | - | Fishers of All |
| Sunday | - | Unite the Tributaries |
Mr. Bud Welch will be our keynote speaker. Mr. Welch became an
outspoken opponent of the death penalty - after coming to terms with
his daughter Julie's death in the bombing of the 1995 Oklahoma City
bombing.
ALL YOUTH IN GRADES 9-12 IN NOVEMBER, 2003, ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THIS GREAT EVENT FOR TEENS. IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO SIGN UP!
Contact: Pat Roe, Youth Ministry Coordinator, 787-5168 ext. #3 or Contact Pat
SUMMER PROGRAM
The plan is to continue to gather on Wednesday nights and other times throughout the summer months. These gatherings will be a variety of things:
- Outings
- Scavenger Hunts
- Sports
- Hiking
- Service Projects
- Catechesis (in a new gathered way)
- Others
As always one person cannot do all of these things so if you like being with young people and would like to help with any of these gatherings, please contact Pat Roe 787-5168 ext. #3 or Contact Pat. This is what comprehensive youth ministry is about - everyone sharing their gifts, talents, and/or hobbies with our young people.
CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CAMP
June 16-20, 2003, 10 of our teens and 2 adults will travel to Collegeville, Minnesota, to attend the Region VIII Christian Leadership Institute at St. John's University. Region VIII is made up of North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota.
Each summer the youth ministers from the dioceses in these states put on a week-long learning experience for high school youth. The young people will learn leadership skills, group dynamics, team building, etc.
These 10 youth have made a 2-year commitment to OLBH in return for this experience. They will be instrumental in the planning and implementation of youth ministry in the parish.
The cost of the camp is only $200 per person. If the young people help with fundraising the church has promised to pay for ½ of each persons fees.
30-HOUR FAMINE
March 28 & 29, 2003, was the time for nineteen of our young people and six adults to live on clear liquids and sleep in boxes for 30 hours in the hope of raising money for World Vision and the local Love INC of the Black Hills.
These people stopped eating at 1 p.m. on Friday, March 28th. They gathered together at OLBH at 5 p.m. and cook the soup supper for the people attending the Stations of the Cross. On Saturday, they split into groups to do various service projects around the area:
- Cleaned for a parishioner who is recovering from surgery
- Cleared the raspberry patch and garden at OLBH
Painted a bedroom and bathroom for Fr. Mark- Worked for Love INC on projects they needed help with
- Visited several of the homebound and elderly parishioners of OLBH
Some of the seniors of the Class of 2003 and Fr. Mark prepared the "break-fast" meal on Saturday night. (Fr. Mark fasted as well).
The group raised over $1,000.
"A thousand words are worth a picture- and they load faster, too."
- Unknown
"Is life worth living? That depends on the liver."
- Unknown
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits."
- Unknown