Update
Middle School Campfire Bible Study: A fun dive into the Sunday readings, full of fun, food, and great discussion!
When: Wednesday, June 8th from 6:30-8 PM
Where: St. Cecilia Soccer Field. Rain Location is the St. Louis Room
Who: All incoming 6th-9th grade youth
What to Bring:
When: Friday, 6/10 from 1-3 PM
Where: St. Francis Library at St. Cecilia, (We will meet in the Narthex)
Who: All incoming 6th-9th grade youth
Middle School Summer Schedule: https://www.anchorames.com/middle-school-summer-activities.html
High School Summer Gathering: We would like to invite you to our first High School Summer Group Gathering of fun, fellowship, food and faith this Wednesday, June 8 at 7:00 PM at St. Cecilia! We will meet weekly on Wednesday evenings for fun, fellowship, food and faith! PLEASE NOTE that for this week only (Wednesday, June 8) we will be meeting at St. Cecilia. The rest of the summer (June 15 through August 10) the location will be moved to Inis Grove Park, Shagbark Shelter (Located off of 24th St, this shelter is north of the tennis courts. 2500 Duff Ave, Ames, IA).
- We will be grilling hot dogs and burgers, so please come hungry!
- Bring stuff for whatever games you want to play (we will also bring balls/frisbees/etc)
- David Scaffidi from our Life Teen Core and now at the Ames Romero House will be there to share music and tell his story
- Bring a friend (all are welcome!)
- We will wrap up around 8:30 PM.
Stay up to date on all High School Summer events and sign up for text message reminders: High School Summer 2022 Opportunities. If you are going to come to following weeks (June 15 thru August 10), please complete the waiver at High School Summer Group. If you have questions, please reach out to Kayla.
We hope to see you there!
Kayla Greiner, Pat Stahr, Brad Powers, Susan O'Brien
You can add the HS Summer 2022 Activities Calendar to your calendar here: calendar.google.com/calendar
Tattoos on the Heart by Gregory Boyle! It's a great book about being compassionate towards each other. You will laugh & cry and sometimes at the same time! Fr. Gregory Boyle is a Jesuit priest in Los Angels, CA who founded Homeboy Industries. Homeboy Industries is the largest gang rehabilitation and re-entry program in the world. For over 30 years, we have stood as a beacon of hope in Los Angeles to provide training and support to formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated people, allowing them to redirect their lives and become contributing members of our community. You can learn more about Homeboy Industries here: https://homeboyindustries.org/. Watch a video clip of Fr. Gregory here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP1qUdXdqeE; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipR0kWt1Fkc; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk--XN4ozr8
Vacation Bible School: The time has come! Vacation Bible School 2022 is right around the corner!!! We will be digging into the Marvelous Mystery of the Mass July 25th - 29th from 9 am -12pm, but we can't run VBS without many volunteers. Hopefully, you witnessed how fun and easy it is to help with VBS. We try really hard to pair up adults so no one is "in charge" of an area all by themselves. Each area has a detailed manual filled with ideas for each day of VBS. As a co-lead you get to help choose what happens at your station. This will mean some work done before VBS. We also need many helpers who can just show up during the week to help things move smoothly. How can YOU help make this a great event?
Some slots require an Adult (graduated from High School or older), some are for youth going into 8th grade or older and others are for any age (going into 6th grade or older). We will offer child care and preschool for 0-4 year olds for parents who volunteer. Please mark in the comments the ages of your children who are younger than entering Kindergarten this Fall. We prefer that you help for the whole week or share a spot with a spouse or friend.
THANK YOU for helping in any way you can.
Again - VBS is July 25th - 29th from 9 am -12pm. Stay tuned for more details!! It is going to be another fantastic week of sharing Jesus with our youngsters.
Sign up here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a4dacad2aabf49-20223
Questions contact Melissa Teggatz at (515) 232-3514
Summer Wednesday Evening Masses and Weekend Family Mass: Wednesday Masses are at 5:30 PM. For these Masses, youth can sign up to be readers and altar servers. This sign up includes the June dates: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080f49afa7229-summer
St. Cecilia Parish will continue Family Masses this summer with one Mass a month designated as a Family-Oriented Mass, with all the roles filled by youth! We are looking for youth of all ages to volunteer with the music, as Eucharistic ministers, greeters, gift bearers, altar servers, usher assistants and readers. Please review the available slots and sign up for what you are interested in: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080f49afa7229-participation. The sign-up includes more detailed information on each role, including age preferences for some of the roles.
If you have any questions, you can contact Jessica Loecke at jjloecke@gmail.com or 515-451-8126.
When: Wednesday, June 8th from 6:30-8 PM
Where: St. Cecilia Soccer Field. Rain Location is the St. Louis Room
Who: All incoming 6th-9th grade youth
What to Bring:
- Camp Chair (optional)
- Closed-toed shoes
When: Friday, 6/10 from 1-3 PM
Where: St. Francis Library at St. Cecilia, (We will meet in the Narthex)
Who: All incoming 6th-9th grade youth
Middle School Summer Schedule: https://www.anchorames.com/middle-school-summer-activities.html
High School Summer Gathering: We would like to invite you to our first High School Summer Group Gathering of fun, fellowship, food and faith this Wednesday, June 8 at 7:00 PM at St. Cecilia! We will meet weekly on Wednesday evenings for fun, fellowship, food and faith! PLEASE NOTE that for this week only (Wednesday, June 8) we will be meeting at St. Cecilia. The rest of the summer (June 15 through August 10) the location will be moved to Inis Grove Park, Shagbark Shelter (Located off of 24th St, this shelter is north of the tennis courts. 2500 Duff Ave, Ames, IA).
- We will be grilling hot dogs and burgers, so please come hungry!
- Bring stuff for whatever games you want to play (we will also bring balls/frisbees/etc)
- David Scaffidi from our Life Teen Core and now at the Ames Romero House will be there to share music and tell his story
- Bring a friend (all are welcome!)
- We will wrap up around 8:30 PM.
Stay up to date on all High School Summer events and sign up for text message reminders: High School Summer 2022 Opportunities. If you are going to come to following weeks (June 15 thru August 10), please complete the waiver at High School Summer Group. If you have questions, please reach out to Kayla.
We hope to see you there!
Kayla Greiner, Pat Stahr, Brad Powers, Susan O'Brien
You can add the HS Summer 2022 Activities Calendar to your calendar here: calendar.google.com/calendar
Tattoos on the Heart by Gregory Boyle! It's a great book about being compassionate towards each other. You will laugh & cry and sometimes at the same time! Fr. Gregory Boyle is a Jesuit priest in Los Angels, CA who founded Homeboy Industries. Homeboy Industries is the largest gang rehabilitation and re-entry program in the world. For over 30 years, we have stood as a beacon of hope in Los Angeles to provide training and support to formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated people, allowing them to redirect their lives and become contributing members of our community. You can learn more about Homeboy Industries here: https://homeboyindustries.org/. Watch a video clip of Fr. Gregory here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP1qUdXdqeE; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipR0kWt1Fkc; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk--XN4ozr8
Vacation Bible School: The time has come! Vacation Bible School 2022 is right around the corner!!! We will be digging into the Marvelous Mystery of the Mass July 25th - 29th from 9 am -12pm, but we can't run VBS without many volunteers. Hopefully, you witnessed how fun and easy it is to help with VBS. We try really hard to pair up adults so no one is "in charge" of an area all by themselves. Each area has a detailed manual filled with ideas for each day of VBS. As a co-lead you get to help choose what happens at your station. This will mean some work done before VBS. We also need many helpers who can just show up during the week to help things move smoothly. How can YOU help make this a great event?
Some slots require an Adult (graduated from High School or older), some are for youth going into 8th grade or older and others are for any age (going into 6th grade or older). We will offer child care and preschool for 0-4 year olds for parents who volunteer. Please mark in the comments the ages of your children who are younger than entering Kindergarten this Fall. We prefer that you help for the whole week or share a spot with a spouse or friend.
THANK YOU for helping in any way you can.
Again - VBS is July 25th - 29th from 9 am -12pm. Stay tuned for more details!! It is going to be another fantastic week of sharing Jesus with our youngsters.
Sign up here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a4dacad2aabf49-20223
Questions contact Melissa Teggatz at (515) 232-3514
Summer Wednesday Evening Masses and Weekend Family Mass: Wednesday Masses are at 5:30 PM. For these Masses, youth can sign up to be readers and altar servers. This sign up includes the June dates: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080f49afa7229-summer
St. Cecilia Parish will continue Family Masses this summer with one Mass a month designated as a Family-Oriented Mass, with all the roles filled by youth! We are looking for youth of all ages to volunteer with the music, as Eucharistic ministers, greeters, gift bearers, altar servers, usher assistants and readers. Please review the available slots and sign up for what you are interested in: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080f49afa7229-participation. The sign-up includes more detailed information on each role, including age preferences for some of the roles.
If you have any questions, you can contact Jessica Loecke at jjloecke@gmail.com or 515-451-8126.