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Monthly Newsletter
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Youth Ministry News
July Monthly Lunches for the Clients at Weinburg Center: We are making lunches as part of our Middle School Community Workcamp in July. Could you donate to the camp by providing any items from the Weinberg Ctr grocery list at the Sign Up Genius? Donations needed by Sunday 7/14 at the Parish Center. Thank you so much!
7/10 Hershey Park: Join us for our annual Harford Area Youth (HAY) trip to Hershey! We’ll depart St. Francis de Sales at 8am and return there at 10pm. Cost is $60 to ride the bus, $40 if you provide your own transportation. We must purchase tickets in advance, so please have money and permission form to the Youth Ministry office no later than 7/3. Space is limited and bus may be full before 7/2 – don’t wait to sign up!
Corrected dates! 7/16-17 Community Work Camp: Join us for the Harford Area regional service project for Middle School Youth entering grades 6-8! We’ll spend two days and one overnight together doing Christian service at various sites around Harford & Baltimore Counties. Cost of the event is $25, which includes an activity fee for one of our service sites and most meals. A full schedule with packing list is available on the website, please email us if you are interested in reserving a spot! (Yes! Friends are welcome!). stephenyouthasst@hotmail.com
7/17 Camp GLOW: Join us at Camp GLOW (God Loves Our World), a camp for adults with developmental disabilities, on Wed 7/17! Times are 9:30am – 3pm. Meet 9:30am at O’Dwyer Retreat House at 15523 York Rd, Sparks Glencoe, MD 21152. Bring your modest bathing suit and sunblock because after a morning of crafting, we’ll enjoy Mass, lunch, and then a pool party! Our role will be to assist the adult campers with their craft projects, and then lead some outdoor games and activities during the pool party! Pick up at O’Dwyer is 3pm sharp.Permission form is required and you must rsvp by Sun 714 to stephenyouthasst@hotmail.com or call Mrs. Robin at 410-592-7294.
Quo Vadis: for young men who want Christ and the Church to be part of his life. Join your peers to understand more deeply each of our call to holiness and to live out fully our particular vocation. July 23-26 at Mount St. Mary’s University. For boys entering grade 9 through those high school graduates 2019. Registration is $225 and $175 for additional siblings, but please do not let inability to pay prevent you from attending, contact the Archdiocese office of vocations for help. To register and for more details go to: www.quovadisbaltimore.org
7/30 – 8/2 Summer Mission Experience for High School Youth: If you are entering grades 9-12 in Fall of 2019, or have graduated high school in Spring 2019, we invite you to set aside some time to serve our brothers and sisters on the margins around the Archdiocese of Baltimore and Diocese of Wilmington, DE. Our plan is to serve July 30 – Aug 1, and spend the day together at Guppy Gulch as our closing activity on Aug 2! We are currently working on securing worksites. There is no overnight component, students meet each morning and go home to sleep each night. If you think you would be interested in attending, and would like to reserve a spot, please contact the youth ministry office at stephenyouth@hotmail.com or 410-592-7294 by July14.
8/2 Guppy Gulch: Join us for our annual Harford Area Youth (HAY) trip to Guppy Gulch, youth entering grades 6-12. This is a private quarry with treated water. Cost is $22 per person which is the entrance fee; please bring your lunch & drink, some snacks will be provided. Transportation not provided, please meet there. ALL people entering water MUST wear a life preserver (provided) at all times in/near the water. This is an event for those who can swim well. Chaperons needed. Those under age 12 are only permitted with their parent (who may not serve as a chaperon).
**Please Note: You MUST register to attend with our group; this venue is not open to the public. RSVP by July 28 so we know to expect you! stephenyouthasst@hotmail.com (best) or 410-592-7294. To download the GUPPY GULCH waiver go to https://www.guppygulchcamp.com/info, and bring an Archdiocesan Permission Form found at www.ssparish.org/youth-ministryCONFIRMATION NOTICES -
Parents - Sign Up Genius Info: Please sign up for any of our Youth Ministry & Confirmation 2019-2020 events so we know we have adult interest. Thanks! You can access this website through the link (logo) on our homepage. Once on the SUG site, create a username and password. Look for the sign-ups for ststephen@archbalt.org.
Blessings to all our confirmands who are celebrating the Sacrament at the Cathedral of Mary our Queen on Pentecost Sunday, June 9th!
FAITH FORMATION NOTICES –
This year we will be using online registration https://ssparish.org/ffregister
Please note we will not take re-registrations after August 2, 2019. If you do not re-register byAugust 2nd, you will have to wait until the following year. This deadline is given so we can provide trained catechists, classroom space, and sufficient materials for your children. Waiting until the last minute does not give us the adequate time to prepare for the upcoming year.
All Faith Formation sessions will be held on Sunday morning this year. There will be no Tuesday middle school session. (High School Youth Ministry will continue to meet on certain dates on Tuesday nights.)
Faith Formation begins:
Sunday 9/15 at 10:45a.m. Hall, Family Mass.
Sunday 9/22 sessions at 9:15 & 10:45.
The following guidelines apply in order to register early childhood students:
PK 3 children must turn 3 years old by 09/01/2019 and be potty trained.
PK 4 children must turn 4 years old by 09/01/2019 and be potty trained.
Kindergarten children must turn 5 years old by 09/01/2019 and be potty trained
Please make note, new email: pam@ssparish.org
We are looking for volunteers for our catechetical team! Please contact Sr. Angela or Pam if you feel called to resound the Good News and share your faith with the next generation! 410-592-8666.
New to our parish? Families who have recently joined our parish and would like to register their child for Faith Formation can contact Pam Franke at 410-592-7294.
The guidelines from the Archdiocese of Baltimore require that a student MUST have regular attendance in Faith Formation for one year prior to AND the year celebrating each/any Sacrament in a Faith Formation Catechesis program or at a Catholic School. If you are interested in more information or would like a registration form, please contact Mrs. Pam Franke at 401-592-8666+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Youth Ministry Team Contact & Info:
410-592-7294 or Kellie@ssparish.org (email is best)
PAPERLESS: Please Note: With the exception of some Confirmation paperwork, most correspondence will be done through email. If you change your email address, please let us know. Thanks!
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