Hey everyone!
Circle of Life meets this Friday, June 2 @ St. Luke, 7-9pm for all high school youth! The location has changed to St. Luke for the Circle of Life youth choir “Sempiterna” to plan for this Sunday’s Liturgy! Also, for ANY youth who wish to take part in our TALENT SHOW on Sunday, August 13th — send your ideas to John no later than Friday, June 23 so we can plan out the full itinerary!
Details for our 1st Annual “Crescendo” Talent Show will be forthcoming!
More to come soon!
Hey Everyone! The Summer 2017 Calendar is finally HERE!
Thank you for your patience despite some of the delays. Please note our next upcoming event for incoming 8th graders and up is next Wednesday evening from 4:30-8:30pm. We will be attending our first “Dinner @ St. Vincent DePaul” to spend time together and meet some amazing people who are going through some difficult times. We will meet at St. Luke at 4:30pm to carpool together so please fill out a permission slip if you wish to attend. RSVP is required no later than Monday, May 15 so I can find enough drivers. I will have extra permission slips on hand the day of the event, but you cannot come with us without this permission slip! We will be traveling back to St. Luke in time to finish with 7pm Adoration so please do not be late.
All other events are listed below. Click HERE for a printable version!
Events listed in chronological order are subject to change and additions
Website links listed below with “ /xyz ” refer to http://www.circleoflifeyouth.com/xyz
Dinner at St. Vincent DePaul
Wednesday, May 17 @ 5pm-8:30pm
Meet at 4:30pm St. Luke to carpool (RSVP & Permission Slips Required)
Come for 7pm Adoration at St. Luke afterward
DONUT SALES @ ALL THREE PARISHES
Sundays, May 21 & June 4
(Arrive 15 minutes before Mass ends)
SUNDAY MORNING MASS TIMES:
St. Athanasius – 7:30am, 9am, 11:30am
St. Rita – 9am, 11am, 1:30pm, 6pm
St. Luke – 10am
Regular High School Gathering
Friday, June 2 @ 7-9pm, St. Athanasius
In the Parish Hall (the “Upper Room”)
St. Athanasius PICNIC
Friday & Saturday, June 9 & 10
Shifts from 6-11pm Friday, 4-11pm Saturday
MANDATORY IYT PARENT MEETING
Ignite Your Torch Youth Conference “/ignite”
Thursday, June 15 @ 6:30pm
* Final payments are DUE at this time *
St. Athanasius Parish Center
St. Luke PICNIC
Friday & Saturday, June 16 & 17
Shifts from 6-11pm Friday, 4-11pm Saturday
* Regular High School Gathering moved to next Friday! *
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
June 19-23, 2017 (Need Volunteers!)
St. Athanasius Cafeteria
IYT FUNDRAISER – CARWASH
Saturday, June 24 @ 8am-2pm
(Held in Front of Casper Center @ St. Rita)
Rosary Walk @ Walking Bridge
Friday, June 23 @ 6:30-8pm
Regular High School Gathering (Meet at the Bridge!)
Dinner at St. Vincent DePaul
Wednesday, June 28 @ 5pm-8:30pm
Meet at 4:30pm St. Luke to carpool (RSVP & Permission Slips Required)
Come for 7pm Adoration at St. Luke afterward
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!
IGNITE YOUR TORCH CYC
July 6-9, 2017 @ Bellarmine University
3rd Annual FIAT FLOAT Canoe Trip
Friday, July 14 @ ALL DAY
Cave Country Canoes @ Blue River
St. Rita PICNIC
Friday & Saturday, July 20 & 21
Shifts from 6-11pm Friday, 4-11pm Saturday
Saturday, July 29 @ 1-8pm
Circle of Life Birthday
POOL PARTY / BONFIRE!
Sunday, August 13, 2017 @ 2:30-4:30pm
CRESCENDO: A Talent Show
Held in St. Rita’s Casper Center (Tentative)
Dinner & Family Fundraiser!
MIDDLE SCHOOL PARENT MEETINGS
Wednesday, August 16th @ St. Rita, 2:45-3:30pm
Wednesday, August 30th @ St. Athanasius, 2:45-3:30pm
(Permission Slips for After School Gatherings are due at this time)
Fall, 2017 & Beyond – Save the Dates!
Friday, September 1 @ 5pm-10pm
3rd Annual Labor Day Mass & Cookout @ the Rays’
Back to School Gathering (Tentative)
Friday, September 8th @ 7-9pm
SAINT’S ALIVE PLAYERS AUDITIONS
All Auditions, Practices, & Rehearsals @ St. Luke
+ Saints Alive Performances (October)
Circle of Life Adult / Young Adult Retreat
ALL DAY: Saturday, September 9th
Gasper River Catholic Youth Camp & Retreat Center
Regular High School Gathering
Friday, September 15 @ 7-9pm
Topic: Into the Deep @ St. Rita’s “Dungeon”
Regular High School Gathering
Friday, September 29 @ 7-9pm
Topic: To the Heights @ St. Athanasius’ “Upper Room”
Other Upcoming Events
Light of Faith Youth Rally (Oct 13-14)
Haunted House & Fall Festivals (TBA)
NCYC 2017 @ Indianapolis, IN
November 16-19, 2017
($100 Deposit due by Aug 15, 2017)
Angel Tree & Santa Shop (December)
A Christmas Carol (December)
CHWC MISSION TRIP
Summer 2018 in Wichita, KS (Tentative)
Catholic Heart Work Camp
($100 Deposit due by Dec 1, 2017)
World Youth Day 2019 (18+) @ PANAMA
(First $500 Deposit due by May 1, 2018)
The updated and revised schedule is coming out soon! Please be patient as we finalize dates and ideas for the summer and fall 2017 schedule.
Stay tuned!
Early bird registration is actually one week LATER this week, praise God! We are thus able to extend the deadline for paperwork to Friday, April 7 @ 3pm. Please make sure you get all paperwork into the St. Athanasius Parish Office at this time. I will be following up with everyone in the coming days!
In Christ!
John Sohl, CYM
502.428.6757
Hey Everyone!
Sorry it’s been a while since I’ve given you an update about Ignite, but here are the details!
This year’s conference will be July 6-9, 2017.
Click HERE for the paperwork & registration! Registration opens on February 1, and we will need final commitments no later than Friday, March 31 @ 3pm.
THAT’S THIS FRIDAY! We must have PAPERWORK from Everyone by this Friday!
All paperwork must be turned into John Sohl in the St. Athanasius Parish Center at this time. Cost is only $100 per person, IF YOU COMMIT TO FUNDRAISING WITH THE CIRCLE OF LIFE.
Go to circleoflifeyouth.com/ignite for more thorough information on CoL’s requirements for participation. Our goal this year is 40 total registrants, both from our region and beyond so invite a friend. For graduating 8th graders +.
If you’re laughing,
If you’re smiling,
If it seems the sun shines just for you. . .
Then your life’s worth living.
If you’re with close friends
Sharing their pain,
Holding their hurts,
Living through their darkest night until the sunrise comes. . .
Then your life’s worth living.
If you’re working hard, and at the end of the day
You see it all pay off when one little thing is better than before. . .
Then your life’s worth living.
If you have joy. . .
Accomplishments. . .
A purpose. . .
If there seems to be even a tiny bit going for you. . .
Or if you’re alone. . .
Afraid. . .
Impatient. . .
Stagnant. . .
Waiting for an answer that refuses and refuses to come —
If you feel you’ve fallen through the cracks and life has passed you by,
Is your life worth living?
Yes.
Because it’s not what you do.
It’s not what happens or what you feel should happen;
It’s not what others see or what anyone would ever measure by;
No, the quality of life is so much deeper than we’d have it be.
It comes from somewhere we can never fathom — where even our hearts can never reach.
Never doubt your calling.
Never doubt yourself.
Never doubt that all things are planned.
So if you’re waiting, watching the world go by —
Helpless. . .
Hopeless. . .
And realize, maybe just for a begrudging instant that waiting, too, is a vocation,
Then, above all other times. . .
Your life’s worth living.
When things are hard;
When things go wrong;
When you can’t do anything about what’s going on —
Smile.
When it’s terrible;
When you’re trapped in pain;
When the world is falling apart in front of your eyes —
Smile.
When you’re weak;
When you’re crying;
When all you want to do is run away from life —
Smile.
Smile when it hurts.
Smile when it’s tough.
Smile when there’s nothing good to look forward to.
Smile when there’s nothing hopeful in your world.
Because someone might notice you.
Someone might see your tearstained eyes —
And your smile.
He might look at himself:
She might say to herself:
“What am I doing?”
“What’s wrong with me?
How can you smile through your tears
When my life is fine, and I still can’t?”
When there are people around;
When it’s hardest to;
When there’s no reason in your mind —
Smile.
And when you’re walking back;
When you’re by yourself;
When you’re just a few feet from where you can’t call home;
Smile.
Then when you get home;
When the door is closed;
When the lights are out and only God sees you —
Smile.
Because he might look at you.
He might turn down his omnipotent smile on you.
And he would see it reflected in you.
And he would say to himself:
“Look at what I created.
Look at this mirror of myself.
Look how hard it is, how hard the work is.
Look at how little you feel.
Yet look at how you smile.
Bless you.”
And those words from God rest on your heart and soul forever —
All because of your smile.
Hey Everybody!
Lent starts in just over a week! That means our annual STATIONS OF THE CROSS will begin at both St. Luke and St. Athanasius Here are the times and locations of each event:
This year’s conference will be July 6-9, 2017.
Click HERE for the paperwork & registration! Registration opens on February 1, and we will need final commitments no later than Friday, March 31 @ 3pm. All paperwork must be turned into John Sohl in the St. Athanasius Parish Center at this time. Cost is only $100 per person, IF YOU COMMIT TO FUNDRAISING WITH THE CIRCLE OF LIFE.
Go to circleoflifeyouth.com/ignite for more thorough information on CoL’s requirements for participation. Our goal this year is 40 total registrants, both from our region and beyond so invite a friend. For graduating 8th graders +.
Come on out to St. Athanasius in the Upper Room of the Parish Hall (gymnasium) for “Sophie Scholl”, the story of the German resistance movement during WW2. Bring some snacks to share, and hope to see you there!
Text “I’m coming” to John Sohl so we can get a headcount for the pizza!
“Stand up for what you believe in, even if you are standing alone.” -Sophie Scholl
The Circle of Life 