Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.
In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
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--Ephesians 2:19-22
This is the vision for our group.
Be a brick! Show up! Let your gifts be used!
WE NEED YOU.
1st/3rd Sundays--usually in the Zaga Room in the evenings...
...but sometimes other places!
ROOTED (7TH-12TH GRADE)
Mini golfing
at Mini Pines (in Cedar Rapids)
Sunday, September 7th
Meet at St. Patrick's at 6:00 pm to carpool, or just meet us there.
Need a ride? Make sure your parent has filled out a Carpool Permission Form (if it's from a previous year is fine).
Bring $10. Includes a dinner of hot dogs, chips and beverage.
PARENT DRIVERS NEEDED!
Email Sofia if you can help.
Y.A.N.A.G.A. **with s'mores
Youth Adoration Night And Games Afterwards
Sunday, October 5th
6:30-8:30 pm
6:30 Adoration in the main church
**WITH MUSIC**
Come to the music room at 5:30 if you want to be in the choir!
7:15 games (Ultimate Chicken outside, or other games in Zaga Room)
8:00 S'mores
The winners of our Ultimate Chicken game this spring, at Chicken Night... but many felt we needed more time to play, so it's being incorporated into our next YANAGA!
D.L.S.--HIGH SCHOOL FELLOWSHIP GROUP
Sunday mornings 2 x/ month for about 45 min.
​in the Zaga Room, after 10:00 Mass
Next DLS:
Sunday, Sep. 7th!
Open to any students in grades 9-12.
Coffee, juice and homebaked breakfast treats are served. And you'll be fed spiritually by God's Word in our Bible study discussion!
MIDDLE GRADE HANGOUTS
6th grade is included!
Grades 6-8 (plus parent chaperones)
Just socials, to get comfortable and meet each other.
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1. Sunday evening, Sep. 28th
2. Saturday evening, Jan. 10th
3. Saturday evening, March 25th
OR Sunday evening, March 26th
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Open to adding more if people have suggestions!
"Rooted" artwork from our 2021-22 kickoff meeting
No two tree paintings were alike! The only "rules" were that the tree had to be connected to the ground and show a trunk, branches, leaves, and fruit.
We talked about how each one of us has our own kind of goodness to add to the world--these are the fruit, colorful and nourishing, for others to enjoy. And we talked about how some things or some people in our lives are there only for a season, like the leaves, while others are more foundational, firm, unchanging, like the trunk.
Yet sometimes even the seemingly solid trunk can be damaged or lost. How does the tree survive?
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It's all about the roots. If a tree's roots are strong, it will stay alive and, when it's ready, begin to produce new shoots. They'll look really small and puny at first, but if the roots keep receiving water and nutrients from the soil they will grow.
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My prayer for all these young people is that they stay rooted and grounded in love (Eph. 3:18) so they can thrive as they were created to do.
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