December 2016 Tim’s Teen Talk

St Timothy Catholic Church

The Youth Ministers have been challenging themselves to live out the mandate begun by our Pope and reiterated by our Archbishop to be Missionary Disciples. To “get out” and be dis-ciples in the world. We have had a blast seeing all of you at school,

sporting events, concerts and more. Above are some highlights from where we’ve been this fall. Please keep inviting us out into “your” world.

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Ministry Beyond the 4 Walls of Our Church

We are taking what we learned this past Fall in Scripture and diving deeper into the person of Christ at Bellarmine Retreat Center on Monday, January 16th, 2017 (RSVP by Jan. 9th) from 8am—6pm. Never been on a retreat before? Retreat’s are all about breaking away from our daily stresses and schedules and making room for God. We have a live band coming, plenty of interactive sessions and food. All you have to bring is a parent note, packed lunch, Bible, warm clothes, and a suggested $10 donation. Sign up online!

Interactive at Home Webinar for Parents & Middle Schoolers We are excited to be bringing a new learning opportunity to our middle school families called the Created to Love Webinar series. Several years ago the Archdiocese of Baltimore instituted a middle school curriculum designed to help parents and middle schoolers have faith based conversations about decision making and healthy relationships. For the last several years we have offered this information in a regional day retreat format. For many families it was just too hard to get away for several hours at a time over the weekend. We also learned that the greatest part of this curriculum is really the conversation that it sparks between parents and teens. So 3 area youth ministers have collaborated to bring this program to you in the comfort of your own homes! The series is broken into 2, one hour webinars that consist of watching short video clips, followed by discussion between parent & teen and then a bit of Q & A work online. The first session discusses what real love is, characteristics of unhealthy relationships and tools to help us be safe in our interactions with others. The second webinar focuses on the vocation of marriage and how what the Church teaches about marriage informs the way we date. The Archdiocese asks that every middle schooler participate in these lessons once during their middle school years. I recommend it for 7-8th grade students. The first session on decision making will be available online starting in January. Please go to our Parish web-site:www.stimothys.org and under Faith Formation click on Edge. You will see the link the webinar series on the Edge webpage. We ask that it is completed by Ash Wednesday, March 1, 2017. If you choose to wait a year or opt out of the program please email Marissa because she has to submit records to the Archdiocese malspaugh@archbalt.org.

Pilgrimage to the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception All Edge Teens are invited to join us on a pilgrimage to DC to visit the National Shrine. It is a beautiful cathedral where we will be able to attend mass, have lunch, and then tour the Basilica! The basement is filled with a lot of shrines to different saints, making it a wonderful, hands-on learning opportunity! We will meet at St. Timothy’s on Sunday, February 19 at 10:15am to travel to DC by bus. We plan to be back by 4. We are requesting a $10 donation for the bus. You may pack a lunch or buy one at the Shrine cafeteria. Sign up online as soon as possible since space is limited.

We may have completed our 6 week journey through the Bible this fall, but Edge is far from over. There are so many ways to learn and experience our God that we are stepping out of the Parish Center in January and February and heading out! Our goal is to have ALL middle schoolers attend the Day retreat in January and for every middle schooler to pick one of 2 pilgrimages to: the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception or the Rally for Life .

Did you know Life Teen is still happening in January?? Yes! All high school youth are signed up for a small group! All confirmation candidates will participate in small groups geared to-wards preparing them for the sacrament of Confirmation. All other high school youth had the choice of 4 other groups: Religion in Film, Sacred Art, CRS Advocacy and Bible Study.

Confirmation Small Groups

John & Mike Riveras & Erika Deb & John Beth Ann &

Carolyn Colleen

& Roman the Bosworths

Jack Jozwiak Maria Moreno Brett Buschman Greg Dellamura Carly Heller Andrea Campbell

Tanner Owen Sophia Huamani Amelia Harman Jack Hillman Daniella Manch... Brooke Hanson

Erin Gant Stephen Rivas Emerson Kelley Marissa McDon... Hunter Owen Megan Jacobs

Megan Kuznie... Jorge Vaca Chelsea Long Jonathan Miller Jason Joswiak Tessa Newton

Emily Lott Maria Castillo Erika Long Dayne Williams Walker Owen Kyle O’connor

Ethan Miller Jose Garcia Stephen Lomba... Michael Stitely Connor White Will Staab

Hally O’Keefe Lynn Morlier Lea Roberts Evan Pinetti

Mackenzie Perh...

Bible Study with Dave & Dwayne

Sacred Art with Nancy, Maryalice

Religion in film with Matt and Val

CRS Advocacy with Marissa

Vanessa McPhatter Kyla Popielaski Grant Keane Emily Barbagallo

Kevin Lopez Brooke Valainis Michael Larrivee Alec Parker

Ronald Lopez Clare Pickron Jacob Sepanic Kaitey Miller

Claire Moberly Dori Rourk Zachary Crum Anna Sepanic

Bleyther Gomez Tiffany Rivas Cameron Maxey Dominic Barbagallo

Ben Tekin Lexi Daniluck Lauren Keane Fatima Garcia

Daniel Pena Brett Daniluck Mikaela Miller Michael Flegel

Yoshma Sheraz Davis Kelley Cory Watson Nick Thomason

Megan Wells

Bryan Ramirez

Dates: January 8, 15, 22, and 29 from 7-8:30 at different people’s houses. If you do not see your name listed let Marissa know right away.

Rally & March for Life All teens are invited to a HUGE Catholic Rally and Mass at the Verizon Center in support of the sacredness of all life. After the Rally we will join thousands of people in their prayerful walk to the Supreme Court Building. We are traveling by charter Bus and will meet at St. Ignatius Church at 5:15 am and return around 5pm. Cost to ride the bus is $25. This is a ticketed event so sign ups are first come first serve. Sign up online! A Night in Paris: Dinner & Waltzing St Timothy’s Marriage Ministry is hosting a sit down dinner followed by a waltz lesson for the married couples of our Parish. You have a chance to support the important vocation of marriage by serving as waiters and waitress-es for the night. The event will be held at St Tim’s on Saturday, February 11 at 6pm. Please contact Jane Price at jane.price1@comcast.net if you can serve as either a waiter, waitress or babysitter. Parents save the date for a night out!

Youth Ministry Social: Tubing at Ski Liberty: Tuesday, February 21 (no school) We will meet at the church to carpool at 4pm and be back around 7:45pm. Pack snacks and warm clothing. Cost is $25. Sign up online!

Teen Liturgical Ministers Training: Come be tr ained as an usher , altar server , lector , or Children’s Liturgy of the Word Catechist. Also teens 16 and older who are confirmed may serve as Eucharistic Ministers. Sign up online for the training being held on January 14 between 10am-noon.

Sub Sales February 4-5 Teens are needed to help make the subs on Saturday, February 4 in the gym from 3-5pm. The subs will be on sale at all Masses the weekend of February 4-5. Confirmation candidates can earn service hours as well. Sign up online to help out. Bingo February 24 Are you feeling lucky?! Come out for a night of fun while supporting our teens. Friday, February 24 will be our annual Bingo Fundraiser. Come by at 6pm for food. Games will begin at 7pm. Starting in the New Year Marissa will be collecting donations of items for our baskets such as: Longaberger, Vera Bradley, Pampered Chef, Thirty One, movie or theater tickets, gift cards, handmade items and other yummy stuffers. Teens who are interested in offsetting their costs for the Youth Conference can earn money by working the event. Also Confirmation candidates can earn service hours. Set up for the event will be Thursday, February 23 from 6-8pm. Tickets will go on sale in February after masses for $20.

Yard Sale May 19-20 Save the date for the annual Youth Ministry Walkersville Day Yard Sale on May 19-20. Teen help will be needed the Wednesday May, 17-Saturday, May 20. All proceeds benefit the teens attending the Baltimore Work Camp. Hang on to items you can donate like furniture, bikes, toys and gently used household items.

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Steubenville Youth Conference This summer tens of thousands of teens from all over the US and Canada will be gathering to strengthen their faith in Christ and their relationship with His Church at the Steubenville Youth Conferences. Will you be one of them? These conference experiences are packed with amazing liturgies lead by on-fire priests, the best Catholic speakers in the nation, adoration, Mass, and thousands of awesome Catholic teens. We are load-ing up onto a bus with St Joe’s and Holy Family the weekend of July 14-16 celebrating the theme:

“Behold I make all things new” Rev. 21:5

All teens currently in 8-12th grade are eligible to attend this life changing conference experience for only $195 this summer. This conference sells out every year on the first day they offer tickets. SO . . . If you want to go you must turn in a non-refundable deposit of $50 as soon as possible! There are only two spots left!! www.steubenvilleconferences.com

Archdiocesan Work Camp This summer, the Archdiocese of Baltimore is sponsoring their own work camp June 18-23. The work camp will be based out of the Msgr O’Dwyer Retreat House in Sparks, Md (and yes it has a pool). Each day teens will have the opportunity to serve by doing construction and non-profit work. They also will get to enjoy daily Mass and opportunities for Eucharis-tic adoration and confession. The cost is $425 per per-son, so fundraising would be a necessary part of the ex-perience. If you are interested please contact Marissa. A non-refundable $50 deposit is due by February 10, 2017. All other info can be found online. www.baltimoreworkcamp.com

iServe August 3-4 at Holy Family Each summer the regional Catholic parishes come to-gether to hold a mini mission trip right in our area! We will be serving our own community in Frederick. This is a two day event: we come together on August 3 to do ice breakers, get trained and have adoration. The next day we will be at our sites all day serving our community! iServe is a wonderful way to give back to our community. Details will come soon for sign ups!

Vacation Bible School Vacation Bible School will be July 24-28, 2017. If you helped out last year at Cave Quest sign up to help run the reunion on January 29. Contact Yvette.

Confirmation Check in Spirit Day is on February 12, 4-8pm

Are you ready?

Have I picked my sponsor? Have I invited my sponsor to Spirit Day on February 12? Have I asked my sponsor to request a Sponsor certificate from

their parish & bring it with them to Spirit day? Have I filled out the Sponsor Info Sheet online? Have I started on my service hours? Have I selected my saint name and completed the online

form? How’s my faith life going? Am I getting to Mass? Am I

praying? Am I staying involved in youth ministry and other parts of St.

Timothy Parish Life? Do I live like a Christian daily?

January

6: XLT

8: LT Small Groups

14: Teen Liturgical Training

15: LT Small Groups

22: LT Small Groups

27: March for Life

29: LT Small Groups

29: Cave Quest Reun-ion

February

4: Sub Making

5: Sub Selling

11: Volunteer at Night in Paris

12: Confirmation Spirit Day

21: Tubing

24: Bingo Fundraiser

March

5: Edge & Life Teen

12: Edge & Life Teen

19: Edge & Life Teen

26: Edge & Life Teen

April

2: Edge & Life Teen

9: Edge & Life Teen

Keep in Touch Marissa Alspaugh Office: 301 845 8043 x105 Cell: 240 344 3342 Email: malspaugh@archbalt.org Facebook: Marissa Alspaugh Website: www.ym.stimothys.org Instagram: sttim_ym

An XLT is basically a night of Eucharistic adoration with live worship music followed by fellowship. Our worship experience will be led by the Clint Felts Band. This is a great way to spend the Feast of the Epiphany, the day when the 3 Kings came to worship and adore our Lord. All high school youth are invited to come and follow the example of the 3 Kings on January 6

from 7:30-9:30pm. After about an hour of worship we will head to the gym for food and socializing. This is a great time to reconnect with friends from the Baltimore Work Camp and the Youth Conference.