Fall is here and school begun!
Youth Ministry is excited to announce our Fall Retreats!
Calling all high school students! What is God calling you to right now, and in years to come. Join us November
4-6 at the Diocesan Youth Convention in Yakima! The theme this year is
"Respond" it compels us all to Believe in Christ, Follow Him, and Act
as He would in our daily lives. We invite everyone to respond to the call to be
on fire for our faith. We respond to the call to personal healing and growth in
our self and in the culture. This theme is appropriate because as we encounter
the living Christ in the Eucharist and Confession, talks, music and each other
we cannot stay the same.
We are pleased to announce Fr Nathan
O'Halloran, SJ, to be the keynote speaker for the weekend. Father is a priest
with the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) He entered the Jesuits in 2003 and ordained
this past year. He will be sharing his testimony on how he continues to respond
to God's call in his life by standing up for the vulnerable among us. We are
also excited once again this year to have a live band featuring Alex Street.
Alex hails from Boise, Idaho and has performed around the Northwest and through
the nation.
The DYC will be held at Holy Family in Yakima
from November 4 to 6. The cost for the convention is $50 and registrations are
due October 23rd.
Need More Info or a Packing List
Diocesain Youth Convention Registration Form
Middle school students please do not despair, there is HOPE!
We are calling all middle school students to
join us for Hands of Hope Middle School Retreat! Please consider joining
us November 11-13 at Lazy F Camp and Retreat Center. In a world that tells
us many things, some of them are good others are not so good, we can miss the
message of Hope. We are going to slow down, quiet down, and find the reason for
our Hope. Christ is the reason to Hope! Christ meets us where we are at, right
where we are at, here and now. We are called to take our hope back to our homes
and schools.
We will be joining students from several other
parishes around the Tri-Cities for Fun, Games, Talks, and Music! Several of the
speakers will be from St Joseph while others will be from other parishes. We
will hear testimonies about the reason for our hope and what to do when the
world around us seems dark and hopeless. We will also have Anthony and others
join us in leading music.
Middle School Retreat Registration Form
