Steubenville America

Prayers for Lucas Aitchison & Bryan Graveline attending Franciscan LEAD this week!  I just heard from Lucas and they are having a blast.

We are sending a group of 30 teens & chaperones to the awesome Steubenville Mid-America Youth Conference this weekend!!!

You can follow the conference live at http://live.stlyouth.org/!

Please pray for our teens who will be stepping closer to the Lord this weekend through adoration, life-changing catechesis, fellowship & service in Joplin, Missouri:

Jessica Misra

Alaina Bohnert

Miranda Maher

Laura Graveline

Abby Hanson

Taylor Williams

Samantha Bortle

Sabina Miller

Chelsey Shuey

Adam Maher

Bryan Graveline

Lucas Aitchison

Jotham Polashek

Chris La Mar

Mark Horton

Jacob Engelken

Sydney Heyer 

Emily Bolton

Caleb Burkhart

Zach Eldridge

Amber Malin

Thomas Alexander

Jill Hansen

Jaelynn Burkamper

Cody Wishman

Nathaniel Wishman

Extra prayers for our CHAPERONES!!! Chris Bolton, Liz Herzmann, John Sankovitch and Jill Sankovitch!

Find out more about the conference here:  www.franciscanyouth.com 

EDGE Adventureland Trip Cancelled!

We didn't have enough interest (participants, or chaperones) to make the EDGE Adventureland Trip possible this week.

We will try a different date later on in the summer... Keep checking back and look for an e-mail in July or August to see if we can reschedule for a better date!

YOUCAT

I'm getting pretty darn excited about the Vatican's newest phenomenon, the Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church - a catechism written just for young people (YOUCAT).   For those of you who remember the Baltimore Catechism, it's a bit like that with a Question & Answer Format, with plain language, straightforward answers, even cartoons like the beloved B.C. :)

I've read through some of the sample pages and wanted to purchase my own copy immediately!

Praying & looking forward to how we can implement the YOUCAT & share it with families and teens...


Check out more about the YOUCAT here.

Pure Fashion Show

Doors open at noon for the Pure Fashion Show at the West Des Moines Marriott on Sunday, June 12th.

We will leave Saint Cecilia at 11:30am (after 10:30am mass).  The show will take place from 1-3pm.

All Life Teen members and their friends - especially the ladies! - are encouraged to attend.  Sign up by Friday, June 10th or let Anna know you plan on attending.  

Tickets are normally $20 but if you attend through Saint Cecilia the tickets are just $10!  

Bring your mother, sister, aunt, or a friend!  

Visit www.purefashion.com for more information!

EDGE Adventureland Trip

All Current Sixth through Eighth Graders & Friends are welcome to join us for our annual day trip to Adventureland!

This year we will leave Saint Cecilia at 1pm and return at 9pm.

** Please eat lunch before you come and bring a "sack supper" or spending money to buy your supper at the park.
** Please bring a swimsuit (no metal studs or gromets) if you'd like to splash around at Adventure Bay or Kokomo Cove.

Cost is $25.  Please call 515-232-3514 to sign up!!

** Parents: We will purchase tickets on Monday, June 13th at noon.  If you do not sign up before Monday, June 13th, your child will need to bring cash to pay for their own ticket ($35 without the group discount).

Chaperones are needed!  Please consider joining us if you haven't yet served as a chaperone this year for EDGE.

2011-2012 Executive Board

CONGRATULATIONS to our Totus Tuus Exec.'s!
Co-Presidents:  Lucas Aitchison and Samantha Bortle

VP of Operations: Abby Hanson

VP of Service: Taylor Williams

VP of Communication:  Delaney Sillman

VP of Hospitality: Carrie Herrman

VP of Evangelization:  Chris La Mar

Chaplain:  Emily Vernon

These young people were voted into leadership positions on the upperclassmen leadership team, or Teen Core, which coordinates activities for the Life Teen & Edge program.

End of the Year Life Nights

Our final Life Nights of the year include.....
5.22/11
DEAD STRENGTH, 7-9pm
6:30pm XLT

5.29/11
Welcome 8th Graders!! 7-9pm
End of the Year Party
6:30pm XLT

The Life Teen Blog

In order to keep everyone up to date with last minute changes & current events, we decided to create a blog (it is so much easier to update than the website!!)  for Saint Cecilia Life Teen.

Please continue to visit www.saintcecilialifeteen.net for information about our programs.

Updates & permission forms for June's EDGE Adventureland Trip and Life Teen Weekend at Lake Cornelia are coming soon!

God bless your day,
a