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!