Congratulations to our 2016

High School Leadership Institute

Graduates and Peer Ministers

Earlier this month, five of our parish youth participated in the Archdiocese of Baltimore's High School Leadership Institute (High LI).

The participants spent their week learning how to be missionary disciples and leaders in their parishes and schools. They attended workshops on Program Planning, Prayer, Music and Liturgy Planning, Success and Failure, Time Management, Public Speaking and Missionary Discipleship to name a few. They learned skills, practiced them, implemented them, were evaluated and critiqued, and practiced again. They spent time each day in prayer in the form of participant-planned prayer services and liturgies. They also observed Sabbath time each day. Later in the week, they enjoyed a day of rest at Gunpowder State Park. High LI is challenging but rewarding, and we congratulate these young people on their successful completion of the program.

Two of our youth who successfully completed High LI in 2015 returned to High LI this summer to serve as peer ministers. They also had a busy week, and they fulfilled their responsibilities well!

One Bread, One Cup

SAINT MEINRAD ARCHABBEY

In June, three youth attended the One Bread, One Cup conference in Saint Meinrad, Indiana. One Bread, One Cup is a five-day liturgical leadership conference focusing on the Word, Sacrament and Mission of the Roman Catholic Church through community building, leadership development, catechesis, liturgical and spiritual formation and theological reflection. Our youth spent time in learning sessions for Cantor Development, Preaching for Liturgy of the Hours and Going Forth/Discipleship. 

They all had a wonderful time and learned so much!

 Here are a few photos from our flight and from the conference:

Someone was a little scared!

 Just Arrived!

Breakfast

In front of the Abbey Church

Honor Your Inner Monk

Flag Football Game

pit-stop at "The Comfy Cow" on the way home

Flight home!

Saint Margaret Youth Ministry is going to Hersheypark!

RESCHEDULED:

Thursday, August 11, 2016

8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

(Bus will pick up and drop off at the Saint Margaret Elementary School parking lot.)

Cost: $53/person

(includes round trip bus & park ticket)

Bring a friend! Bring the family!

All youth who are not entering at least 7^th grade for the 2016/2017 school year must be accompanied by a SHIELD certified adult.

If you want to join us, please complete the registration/permission form on the back of this flyer and return to the parish office along with the $53 fee.

CLICK HERE FOR PERMISSION FORM

Due to the possible thunderstorms this evening, we are sorry to announce that Middle School Madness is cancelled. We will try again on July 28.

High School and College Hangout Nights

All are welcome to our weekly hangout nights at FiRE House. Newly graduated eighth graders and current high school students are invited to join us at our Tuesday night hangouts. From 7:00 to 9:30, we gather together for a small prayer and activities like board games, sports, movies, video games, and more. Our activities from this past year include filmmaking, Human Hungry Hungry Hippos, Human Battleship, Nerf Wars, scavenger hunts, and so many other creative games and activities planned by our high school students. This week, we will be playing hide-and-seek and capture the flag games outside. This is the perfect time for students to relax, have fun, make friends, and become more involved in our parish.

We also have college hangout nights from 7:00 to 9:00 on Wednesday evenings. All graduated seniors and college-aged students are invited. Activities range from geocaching to trivia nights to game nights. Typically, we meet off-campus at a specific location, so we ask that all college students under the age of 18 fill out a permission form. This week, we will be meeting at Churchville Mini Golf and the Arctic Circle for ice cream afterwards. Again, this is a great time for students to hang out, play games, make friends, and have fun. 

For more information about our hangout nights or other opportunities for high school or college-aged students, please email saintmargaretyouthministry@gmail.com. We hope to see you soon!

Farewell, Rich Rome

St. Margaret Youth Ministry is full of goodbyes this summer. Senior peer ministers are moving on to college, older peers are moving on to their adult lives, and our catechists are moving on to new beginnings in their own lives. Just a week after we bid Karissa Pavelka farewell, we celebrated the departure of another catechist and friend. Rich Rome, a major part in our Youth Ministry and Confirmation programs for the past several years, will be moving to Chicago next month in order to enter discernment with the Franciscan brothers. Rich has helped on retreats, leading prayers and discussions, and taught Confirmation classes throughout the years, impacting the lives of so many young people in our parish. On Tuesday night, our peer ministers gathered for pizza, cupcakes, and to send Rich off with our best wishes. We surprised Rich with a handmade cross and a special memento from his many Confirmation retreats at the O'Dwyer Retreat House. We will miss Rich, or Richrome, as he is best known, as this Confirmation year begins. His many stories and conversation-starting t-shirts will always hold a special place in our hearts. Join us as we wish Rich the best as he enters this very special time in his life and as we pray for more young people to answer the call to discernment or vocations, just as Rich has. 

Goodbye, Karissa!

Just over a month ago, we came together to celebrate the marriage of one of our own, Karissa Pavelka, to parishioner and doctor-to-be Andrew Simon. Now we bid farewell to the happy couple as they head to Sayre, Pennsylvania to complete Andrew's hospital residency. Karissa has been a peer minister, Catechist, musician, Parish Council member, and Living Stations of the Cross director throughout her life at St. Margaret. Most importantly, however, she has been a friend and mentor for our youth, joining us on trips, retreats, and hang-out nights. While she will be back to visit on occasion, she will be missed by all of us at St. Margaret. To celebrate her new beginning in Pennsylvania, the youth presented Karissa with a print of one of her favorite verses from Psalms, "Be still and know that I am God" (Ps 46:10). On the back of the frame, each student wrote a personal message to Karissa with anything from an inside joke from years ago to best wishes in their new home. We thank Karissa for everything she has done for the youth in our parish and the parish as a whole. Thank you for the kind words, the hugs, the jokes, the games, the stories, the fear of obscure diseases, and, most importantly, the compassion for our youth. Please pray for Karissa and Andrew as they begin a new life in Sayre.

Relay for Life 2016

For the fourth year, team Emmaus took the track at Havre de Grace High School on Friday, May 20th for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. From 6 pm to 5 am, we walked, we sang, we danced, we played games, and most importantly, we raised money to aid cancer patients and fund research for a cure. From family members to friends to teammates, each member of team Emmaus has a connection to someone who is a victim, a survivor, or a caretaker. Each of us races for a reason. To date, the team has raised a total of $939.18, only $60.82 short of our goal. Donations are still welcome until August, and can be made here. Please help in supporting our team!

 

Saint Margaret Youth Ministry is going to Hersheypark!

RESCHEDULED:

Thursday, August 11, 2016

8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

(Bus will pick up and drop off at the Saint Margaret Elementary School parking lot.)

Cost: $53/person

(includes round trip bus & park ticket)

Bring a friend! Bring the family!

All youth who are not entering at least 7^th grade for the 2016/2017 school year must be accompanied by a SHIELD certified adult.

If you want to join us, please complete the registration/permission form on the back of this flyer and return to the parish office along with the $53 fee.

CLICK HERE FOR PERMISSION FORM

Highlights from the Weekend

Living Stations & Easter Egg Hunt

Please join us for

Living Stations of the Cross

Saint Margaret Church

Friday, March 25, 2016

at 7:30pm

Some photos of Living Stations rehearsal yesterday. 

Photo credit: Caleb Olsen

We Need You!

Make new friends, get involved, have fun!

All middle and high school students are invited 

to come be a part of 

Living Stations of the Cross.

If you would like to participate, 

please click here to sign up.

Or, just come to our first rehearsal

Sunday, February 21, 2pm-4pm in the Church.

Rehearsal Schedule:

Sunday, February 21, 2:00pm-4:00pm (Saint Margaret)

Sunday, February 28, 2:00pm-4:00pm (Saint Margaret)

Sunday, March 13, 6:30pm-8:30pm (Saint Mary Magdalen)

Sunday, March 20, 6:30pm-8:30pm (Saint Margaret)

Presentation for Faith Formation Students

Wednesday, March 16, 6:00pm-8:30pm (Saint Mary Magdalen)

Presentation to Parish - Saint Margaret Church

Friday, March 25, 4:30pm-7:00pm pizza & rehearsal

7:30pm Presentation

Questions? 

Contact Kristin Rupprecht: 410-879-2670, ext. 166.

We hope to see you there!