Life/Youth
Ministry
Power Up -- Make the Connection
Welcome! Holy Spirit seeks to provide an exciting and faith filled environment for youth to participate in. Below are the various opportunities youth have to participate:
Ongoing Programs- Click for details!
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Upcoming Events - Click for details!
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YOUTH MINISTRY. . . IT'S ABOUT GIFTS AND GROWTH
Liturgical Ministry Youth can serve in liturgical ministry as servers, lectors, greeters, ushers, sacristans, commentators, and choir members. Once you are confirmed, youth may also be Eucharistic ministers. Contact Mary Margaret Yaeger to participate.
Middle School Youth Council for youth in grades 6-8
This council plans spiritual, social and service activities for the middle school youth group. Time commitment is one meeting per month, usually on Sunday evenings or Sundays after 10:00 am Mass, but may change depending on schedules of group members. Youth in grades 6-8 are eligible and invited to participate. Time counts as service for many organizations. Contact Mary Nowakowski to participate.
High
School Youth Council for Students in grades 9-12
This
council plans spiritual, social and service activities for
the high school youth group. Time commitment is one meeting
per month, usually on Sunday evenings or Sundays after 10:00
am Mass or on day/time most convenient for the group. Youth
in grades 9-12 are eligible and invited to participate.
Time counts as service for many organizations. Contact Mary
Nowakowski to participate.
YOUTH MINISTRY. . . IT TAKES AN ENTIRE CHURCH
You can join the Youth Ministry Leadership team, teach, assist, chaperone, supervise, drive, facilitate, coordinate and more! Youth Ministry Leadership Team Adults of all ages including parents who wish to create a vibrant ministry program for our parish youth are invited to join the Youth Ministry Leadership Team. This team will guide, advise and assist the Youth Ministry Coordinator and the Youth Councils in planning Youth Ministry and faith formation programs and activities that meet the parish's Youth Ministry objectives for youth in grades 6-12. Time commitment will vary.
For more information on youth
ministry volunteer opportunities, visit Getting
Involved.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Lifeline Roadtrips
Celebrate your faith with 800+ youth from all over Minnesota with great music, vibrant liturgy, and awesome speakers. A Lifeline road trip includes all this plus pizza and friends! Friends are welcome to join in this city-wide Catholic parish activity. Lifeline takes place at the NET Center in St. Paul from 3:30 to midnight one Saturday per month. Bus transportation is provided.
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Our next Lifeline trip is set for
February 4, 2012.
February's theme is
Here I Am, Send Me
Who: Youth in grades 8-12
Cost: $10 per person to ride the bus, plus money for the offertory and pizza and pop.
Time: 3:30 PM—Midnight
The bus will leave from and return to Holy Spirit.
Deadline: Registration is due by end of day Wednesday, February 1.
Everyone is required to have a signed
permission slip. Click on it for more details. |

Click for a complete list of dates for the 2011-2012 school year. |
All the Rochester catholic parishes share a bus to this exciting event offered by Net Ministries at the Net Center in St. Paul.
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NCYC
ONGOING
PROGRAMS
FiRE
Wednesdays Sessions for Middle School
and High School
Come
connect with your faith and friends most Wednesday evenings
per month beginning in September. Includes Ignite Gathered
Youth Nights. Meets 6:15-7:30
PM 2-3 Wednesday nights per month September to March. Click here to register. See 2011-2012 calendar for all FiRE dates.
Gr. 6-12: We will focus on the Bible and reflect
on the upcoming Sunday's Gospel
readings.
FiRE
Ignite Nights Gr. 6-12
Ignite nights will be offered several times
during the school year on Wednesdays. Activities will
vary: service, movies, games, etc. Service may be Channel
One, a nursing home visit, etc. No cost For
Wednesday night gr. 6-12 FiRE participants.
However, all youth are welcome to particpate. A nominal
fee may be charged for non-FiRE participants.
FiRE First Sundays
Come meet new friends and grow the kingdom of God while exploring and deepening your faith! We’ll meet one Sunday per month from 11:00 AM-2:00 PM (lunch included) and then follow up with personal reflections and monitored discussions on the Gospels and faith topics via email 2-3 times per month. Click here to register. See 2011-2012 calendar for all dates.
Middle
& High School Youth Groups
Get together with friends (both old and new!) to
bowl, rock climb, play video games, watch movies and more.
Youth groups meet about once a month on weekend nights.
Youth may bring friends both Catholic and non-Catholic to
all youth group events. Permission slips are required.
Retreats Sometimes you need to get away, out of your usual routine in order to be still and sense God's presence in your life. Several retreat experiences are offered each year.
Lock-Ins
Break your usual routine. Be open to growing in
faith and have fun through games, activities, service projects
and fun with friends. Past events have included city wide
lock-ins, Homelessness Awareness Night, and 30 Hour Famine.
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