Life Teen

Zoo/Muny

July 22, 2007

 

 

WHAT:                Forest Park and the Muny or Just Meet at the Muny at 6pm for Peter Pan

WHEN:                July 22, 2007

TIME:                  2:00pm – 11:00pm  or

WHERE:              We will car pool from St.Cletus to Forest Park (where we will visit the Zoo & then attend Peter Pan at the Muny)

                             If you just want to go to the Muny let us know and we will arrange a ride for you or just meet us there at 6pm

PICK-UP:             11:00pm at St. Cletus Parish Hall

WHO:                   All High School Students

COST:                  Bring money for Lunch & Snacks (dinner will be

provided).

Questions:            Call Bob at 314-623-5258 or email hamer@saintcletuschurch.org

 

 

NAME: _____________________________

 

PHONE:____________________AGE:______

 

EMERGENCY PHONE#___________________

 

 

I hereby release the Church of St. Cletus from any liability to lost items or injury to my child resulting from this field trip sponsored by St. Cletus Youth Ministry-Life Teen, on July 22, 2007.  I accept full responsibility for any harm that may occur to my child while under the supervision of the adult chaperones.

 

(Parent signature is required for all students under 18 years of age)

 

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I was talking with my friend last night, when she told me that she went to church this weekend for the first time in months. She went twice, in fact. She told me that, at one service, she really liked the message, but didn’t care for all the music, and that, at the other service, she just really didn’t care for anything.

I was slightly embarrassed to admit that I hadn’t known that she had been missing church for so long, so I started asking questions to make up for it. (: I asked her what she liked about the new place, if she would be back, and then I asked her why she stopped going.

I couldn’t believe her answer. She said that she stopped going because she had moved across town, and was now 20-30 minutes away from the church she had felt so comfortable at, the church she had told me numerous times that I must check out. I couldn’t believe it because the answer seemed so simple to me, and is something that I wouldn’t let get in the way of that part of my relationship with God. “It’s only 20 mintues!” I thought.

But the more that I thought about it, the more I came to realize that that is *her* wall, not mine. I’m sure someone would think the same way about me if they heard that I don’t like going to St. Monica’s (where I’m at when I can’t make it to Cletus) because they don’t play the right music. The thing is, we all have our walls. We all have those things that keep us from experiencing more fully our relationship with Jesus Christ. My friend’s wall wasn’t something that would trip me up, and my wall wouldn’t trip someone else up. It is very much a personal thing.

But what is not so personal, and what is communal, is our ability to help our brothers and sisters climb those walls, stand on top of them victorious, and then take a sledge hammer to them. It is my hope that, by being a larger part of my friend’s spiritual life (by asking questions, sharing my faith, and investing in hers), I can help her see that 20 minutes isn’t too far at all to find home. And I also hope that someone can help me see the beauty in old-fashioned organ music (blech!), at least until they stop scheduling soccer games at the wrong hours.

Please share your walls in the comments below. Maybe we, as a community, can help you overcome the things that trip you up. Also, what are you doing to help others conquer their walls?

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Hey we are going to Skyzone Sunday July 8th. We will meet here at St.Cletus at 6:30 and car pool to Skyzone in Chesterfield. We will jump from 7:30-8:30 and then go and get some ice cream and be back at St.Cletus between 9:30 and 10pm.

You have to have this waiver signed if you want to go. You can get it on this website or get one from me.

http://www.skyzonesports.com/SZRCwaiver.pdf

So, come it will be a lot of fun.

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