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Jan 8-Feb 19, Every Monday Night 5:30-7:30PM @ Monroe KofC Hall
-Free Babysitting
-Delicious Meals
-Dynamic Presentations w/Fr. John Riccardo
-Sunday Retreat @ St. Charles, Feb 18

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Great turnout for the Our Lady of Guadeloupe Feast & Night of Caroling!

THIS Sunday! All Teens are welcome!

4-5:00 PM - Mexican Dinner in honor of Our Lady of Guadeloupe in St. Mary Parish Life Center

5:00-5:30 PM - Christmas Trivia Games & Prizes

5:30-7:00 PM - Caroling in Neighborhood Behind St. Mary

Questions or concerns? Email Joe @ [email protected]

Please spread the word!

We are now starting at the St. Mary Parish Life Center (where Godworks Dinner was) not SMCC. We will be joining the Our Lady of Guadeloupe dinner with St. Mary's Mexican community.

If you have questions, please reach out to Joe @ [email protected]

We have reserved a limited number of spots at Camp DeSales summer camp for our Monroe County teens! We need to know if you're in by December 31.

Scholarships are also available!

The teens did an amazing job serving the Godworks Dinner at St. Mary on Friday! Special thanks to the Cuccias for spearheading the meal prep.

Our next gathering for the teens is less than a month away! Mark your calendars now for a Christmas Fiesta & Night of Caroling.

For those teens who aren't able to make it tomorrow night but still need volunteer hours, no worries!

We have more volunteer opportunities in the near future!

We have surpassed our number of 15 volunteers, which is great!

For the Godworks Dinner, we will do our best to divide up the number of tasks so that everyone has a role to play, whether its preparing the food, serving the meal, welcoming/talking with our guests, and cleaning the kitchen up.

We have four lanes reserved afterwards, so we will likely have the teens team up/take turns at the bowling alley. We will have a limited amount of pizza and pop available too. Teens might want to bring extra cash!

Our next gathering is next Friday, November 17.

We're looking for the first 15 teen volunteers to sign-up for the Friday Godworks Dinner at St. Mary Monroe's Parish Life Center and afterwards enjoy a few rounds of bowling!

Here's the signup link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4DADAA2CA3FCC25-45955820-godworks

Thanks again to Jason Evert for delivering his important Theology of the Body message this past Monday night to a packed house at the KofC Hall in Monroe!

And thanks to Fr. David, Fr. Mike & Fr. Slaton who heard confessions and all those volunteers who made the night a tremendous success! Special thanks to Heather Wilson at Snap Happy Photography for capturing the night!

Here's the testimony of a teen who survived their high school years without a smart phone:

"I am called to act with intentionality. For seventeen years I have not had a phone or social media of any kind. As awkward and embarrassing as this has been, I have realized that acting with intention allows me to live with natural joy and deep purpose without the distractions of a device. I desire to spend my time on matters that are important, so avoiding the superficiality that comes with being constantly connected to a phone or social media allows me to strive towards my authentic self. As much of a struggle as this has been, it has been one of the most rewarding and impactful pieces of my life."

Great article about parenting in the age of the smartphone!

Parenting in the Digital Age: No Phones, No Social Media, No Regrets We hope we’ve helped our children to resist the glimmering trends of our modern world and pursue a life of faith

Less than a month away...

Do you have your tickets yet? https://chastity.com/purified/

For our parents and teens who are coming tonight, we will be starting off our festivities on the Trabbic Farm in one of the back barns indicated by the red star on the map.

Here's the schedule for tonight:
4-5PM - Free Time on the Farm (Free Donuts & Cider Available in the Barn)
5-5:30PM - Blessing Before Meal & Eat Dinner Together
5:30-5:45 - Movie Introduction & Reflection Questions
5:45-7:45 - Movie - The Way
7:45-8:00 - Upcoming Events & Concluding Prayer

Here's the movie we are watching on Sunday's Movie Night at the Trabbic Family Pumpkin Farm!

It's called The Way which portrays a father's pilgrimage on the Camino after his son suddenly passes away. The film shares not only how a pilgrimage can be beneficial for one's spiritual life but also how our unique path often crosses with other people who are in need of accompaniment and healing.

The movie is rated PG-13 for a couple instances of profanity and references to drug use. We will also fast forward through a scene that displays a pilgrim un******ng.

Remember this Movie Night is for both parents & teens! Hope to see many there! No RSVP needed!

The Way - Movie Trailer (2011) HD Martin Sheen plays Tom, an American doctor who comes to St. Jean Pied de Port, France to collect the remains of his adult son, killed in the Pyrenees in a st...

Our next teen gathering is fast approaching!

Next Sunday, September 24 we will have a movie night on the Trabbic Family Pumpkin Farm from 4-8PM. Free cider, donuts and pizza will be provided. We will be watching the movie The Way starring Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez. It's a movie profiling the Camino de Santiago, a famous pilgrimage in Spain that pilgrims have walked for centuries.

Both parents and teens are encouraged to come!

Coming up sooner than you think! Jason Evert, arguably the best speaker of our time on sexuality and gender, is coming to Monroe in late October. This event is for teenagers and up!

Get tickets here: https://chastity.com/purified/ and click on the Monroe event on October 23.

Here's a few snapshots from our Cookout at the Cuccia's last Sunday! Photos courtesy of Rosa Cuccia.

Our next event is less than 1 month away!

And you read that right both teens and parents are invited to attend. Please mark your calendars now!

Two month away to the date! Make sure you get your ticket in advance!

Our first gathering of the school year is this Sunday, but save the date for these events to finish out 2023!

We're back at it!

Our first Teen gathering of the year will be a Cookout at the Cuccias! Just a few Sundays away...

Thanks to the teens and adults who helped with the Quarry clean-up yesterday! In just one hour and a half we filled up seven 85- gallon garbage bags of trash. Sadly, there is plenty more to pick up that we couldn't get to.

Hope to have more help next year!

One final reminder! But a few things if you are coming...

-If you are attending the 11:30 Mass, try to wear Blue or Green!
-Please bring $10 to cover your Brunch.
-Please bring a raincoat and consider bringing a pair of boots as well due to wet conditions.

Hoping many Monroe County teens join us this Sunday!

POSTPONED- Due to bad weather this upcoming weekend and scheduling conflicts the Quarry Clean Up will now be April 30. Please spread the word!

A weekend away on Sunday April 23!

Teens please bring $10 and appropriate clothes for picking up trash. Consider wearing Green or Blue!