Author: circleoflifeyouth

Young people building a culture of life in southern Louisville with a strong devotion to the Eucharist through Consecration to Mary.

WaterStep Launches!

This officially starts our “I Thirst” Initiative from Feb 5-Mar 31! Bring in your new or gently used shoes to donate to WaterStep so they can send the shoes to those in need and use the money to build wells and other water filtering methods in poverty-stricken countries! Also, bring in BABY shoes for the Little Way Pregnancy Resource Center to serve the local community in need as well and build the bridge between body and soul.

LIFE WEEK at the Big Four Walking Bridge will be our opportunity to engage with the local community about the ongoing need to quench the thirst of all those in spiritual and physical desperation! We are doing this to strengthen our support for our local pregnancy centers while raising awareness about the global crises afflicting all of our marginalized brothers and sisters. 

April 3-7, 2017 is LIFE WEEK, with more details to come!

Donate Shoes. Save Lives! 

Congratulations Emily McCarty

Congratulations Emily McCarty, our 8th grade teacher at St Athanasius for winning the Religious Educational Excellence Award during Catholic Schools Week, celebrated at Our Lady of Lourdes!

“Service to Others is the greatest definition of who we are.”

“The Eucharist is the greatest gift of Catholic Education.”

THRESHOLD THIS FRIDAY and SATURDAY!

lof-february-2017Don’t forget this weekend, Friday – Saturday, February 3-4 is our first ever THRESHOLD Winter Worship and Morning Work-outs! Doors open at 6:30pm, please spread the word and invite a friend!

Fuel your fire from the March for Life and come build a future of hope together. Doors open at 6:30pm, concert begins at 7:30-9pm with Holy Hour and “Steps of Mercy” with Meet Me on the Street the next morning! The itinerary is as follows:

Friday, February 3

6:30pm — Doors Open @ Immaculata Classical Academy, Guardian Angels Parish

7:30-9pm — THRESHOLD Concert with Michael James Mette

9pm-10pm — Holy Hour & Benediction (NOT OVERNIGHT)

Saturday, February 4

7-8am — Meet Me on the Street @ Prayer Vigil, 2nd & W Market St.

8:30am — 1st Saturday Mass @ Guardian Angels

9:30am — Pancake Breakfast

10:30amKeynote Address with Fr. Joseph Mary Hertzog

 

Please call John Sohl at 502-428-6757 to RSVP or go to circleoflifeyouth.com to get updates about the movement!

THRESHOLD Concert! – Friday, 2/3 @ 7:30-9pm, Immaculata

Welcome to the Light of Faith Winter Worship, featuring Michael James Mette! Doors open at 6:30pm, with music starting at 7:30pm. Come for food, fellowship, and an incredible night crossing the THRESHOLD of Hope as we live out our Catholic faith on the frontline!

Details below:

Friday, February 3

6:30pm — Doors Open @ Immaculata Classical Academy, Guardian Angels Parish

7:30-9pm — THRESHOLD Concert with Michael James Mette

9pm-10pm — Holy Hour & Benediction

Saturday, February 4

7-8am — Meet Me on the Street @ Prayer Vigil, 2nd & W Market St.

8:30am — 1st Saturday Mass @ Guardian Angels

9:30am — Pancake Breakfast

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Bambi Ray’s Legacy

Here is the link to Bambi’s obituary, with her funeral arrangements. Visitation will be at Arch L Heady on Bardstown Rd today 5-8pm and Monday 1-8pm. The funeral is on Tuesday, January 17 @ 10am at St. Gabriel.

Please wear bright colors to celebrate Bambi Ray’s legacy and to support her beautiful family during this time! She was an incredible person and brought so much joy to so many. We’re asking EVERYONE from the Circle of Life to pray for the Ray family and show your support to them as we grieve the loss of life in our dear friend, mentor, mother, and disciple. God is good–so hold onto one another during these difficult times…

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ICE SKATING THIS SATURDAY!

Happy New Year Everyone!

Click HERE for the printable calendar of events for the new year, but note we are going ice skating this coming Saturday, January 7 @ 7-9pm (NOT at 6, meet at Alpine!) Cost will be at or under $15 per person so please prepare accordingly.

For high school juniors + who wish to participate in the TEC Retreat coming up on February 18-20, click HERE for the permission slip / information and follow the instructions!

Gasper River SUMMER CAMP will be taking sign-ups in the coming weeks and months so please make sure to take advantage of one of, if not the ONLY Catholic Youth Summer Camp in the state of Kentucky! God-willing, we will be taking a weekend trip there this coming spring for our “Fire of Mercy” pilgrimage (more to come on that!) so if you are or have a 3rd grader – college student (yes, wide range) there is a summer camp week for you! Check out the promotional video below to learn more!

Our first regular HIGH SCHOOL gathering will be Friday, January 20 @ 7-9pm in St. Rita’s Casper Center “Dungeon”. We’ll be answering the question, “What is the meaning of LIFE?” so come prepared for a deep discussion and don’t forget to bring a friend!

Finally, prepare for our first ever THRESHOLD CONCERT under the Light of Faith featuring Michael James Mette from Ignite Your Torch! Friday, February 3 @ 7-11pm @ Location TBD! We’ve had to change locations because of scheduling conflicts so please stay tuned in case of any further issues. THE DATE AND TIME IS SET THOUGH, and it should prove to be an incredible night of faith, fellowship, and morning service, God-willing!

With that, CIRCLE OF LIFE! FAMILY OF LOVE!

See you all soon!

John Sohl, CYM, 502-428-6757

New Years Eve Celebration!

Be there, 6pm-1am @ St. Luke for movies, games, music, plenty of food and a beginning of the year Mass starting right after the Ball drops at Midnight!

Please make sure to BRING A SNACK, GAME, INSTRUMENT AND/OR MOVIE TO SHARE AND INVITE AS MANY OF YOUR FRIENDS AS POSSIBLE! See you soon! Call John at 502-428-6757 with questions!

St. Luke – 4211 Jim Hawkins Dr. 40229

MARCH FOR LIFE!

If you are interested in committing to the March for Life from Jan 25-29, 2017–regardless of what day we leave or come home in that window–you must text or call John Sohl @ 5024286757 before Tuesday, December 20 @ 2pm to reserve your spot on our bus! Cost is only $100 and your commitment will require payment even if you cancel so we are taking you on your word. 

Our two potential itineraries are below:

Option A (preferred)

Wednesday, 1/25

4-5pm — Depart for D.C.

Thursday, 1/26 

5-6am — Arrive in D.C.

9am-12pm — Holocaust Museum

5pm — Basilica for Vigil Mass

11pm — Arrive at Host Parish

Friday, 1/27

8am — Depart Host Parish

9am — Rally @ Verizon Center

12pm — March for Life

5pm — Dinner & Museums, etc.

11pm — Arrive at Host Parish

Saturday, 1/28

8am — Depart Host Parish (with all our luggage packed in the bus)

9am — Arrive at First Baptist Church of Glenarden for Students for Life National Conference

(Middle School touring D.C.)

6pm — Depart for HOME

Sunday, 1/29

6-8am — Arrive at Home

Option B (without lodging)

This is our likely itinerary, but is still worth the effort!

Thursday, 1/26

5-7pm — Depart for D.C.

Friday, 1/27

9am — Youth Rally @ Verizon Center

12pm — March for Life

5pm — Dinner

6pm — Depart for HOME

Saturday, 1/28

6-8am — Arrive Home

WHO WE ARE

cropped-cropped-circle-of-life-3.pngWe are Catholic young people building a Culture of Life in southern Louisville with a strong devotion to the Eucharist through Consecration to Our Blessed Mother.

The “Circle of Life” is known as the “Source and Summit” of our Catholic Faith, literally in the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, the EUCHARIST! It is the mission of the Circle of Life to immerse kids in this deep formation–fostering environments of emotional accountability, spiritual training, intellectual fortitude, and social fulfillment.

This is seen in youth rallies, retreats, conferences, mission trips, pilgrimages, workshops, small groups, and weekly gatherings / prayer experiences.

This is beyond cool, for the Eucharist is the very means by which we are building up each initiative and community outreach event. It’s the very means by which these young people find inspiration and motivation by which to bring God’s LOVE to the world, but it first starts with EACH OF THEM!

Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam – All for the greater Glory of GOD!