Change of Date

We will now be heading over to Fox Valley Crisis Pregnancy Center on Saturday, June 28, 2008. There was a scheduling conflict with another church's church-wide service day. Same time, same place. See you then!

RSVP

Hey Folks,
Don't forget to RSVP to the May events, we'd love to have you, but would prefer to know you're coming.

Spring Events

Event: Social
Saturday, May 24, 2008 7:00p
Nick's Pizza
We're going back to an old standard. We will meet at Nick's Pizza on Randall at 7, we may or may not do something afterwards, wherever the spirit moves us. The address is 990 S. Randall Road, Elgin, IL 60123 it's just off of Bowes Road. Please RSVP so I know about how many to request a table for.

Event: Service
Saturday, May 31, 2008 8:45a -12:00
Northern Illinois Food Bank
Again, an old favorite. I know it's Memorial Day weekend, but I already had something planned for June which if you keep reading you'll learn about. Anyway, they only had Memorial Day weekend open. It's also youth weekend, just as an FYI. You'll need to wear close toed shoes, and clothes appropriate to work in. Again, I need an RSVP on this one so we can let them know just how many people they will be providing work for. The food bank is located off of industrial drive on the east side of St. Charles. Take 64 to Dunham and turn right. Follow that until it dead ends in a parking lot. The warehouse on your left is the food bank.

Event: Social
Saturdays May 17-July 19, 2008 10:30a-12:30
YAM-NW Softball
Some of the Kindelins and I did this last summer. It was great fun. It only costs $20 for the whole season. All ability levels are welcome. It's a co-ed league 14" balls. Games are played at Chino Field in Hoffman Estates, I know it's kind of far, but it was worth the drive. Fill out the paperwork and take it with you the first day. We can meet at the Mission church and car-pool over there if you'd like. So, again RSVP so we can coordinate efforts. Go to www.yamnwsports.com for registration forms and more information. Don't worry if you can only make a some of the games, I think I can make only 5 of them, but I'm still joining.

Event: Service
Saturday, June 14, 2008 9:00a-12:00
Fox Valley Crisis Pregnancy Center
I have finally made contact with the volunteer coordinator at FVCPC!! We will be helping them sort baby clothing. She also said that if we get bored of that they'll probably have some other organizing and cleaning for us to do. I don't need an RSVP for this, but if you'd like to let me know that would be handy as well.

Extreme Makeover Faith Edition

Would you like to be part of this summer’s chance to give back to someone in our parish community?

When: August 9th and 10th

If so, please contact either Ryne Strom or Megan Sager at the e-mail listed below.

extrememakeoverfaith@gmail.com

You can also call the Youth Ministry Office at (630) 513-3315

Discernment with the Daughters of Saint Paul

The Daughters of Saint Paul are a great community of Religious Sisters!

Check out this weekend:

WHAT: Discernment Weekend--prayer, presentations, silence, sharing

WHO: Women 18-30 discerning a religious vocation (from USA / Canada)

WHEN: FRIDAY, August 1, noon—MONDAY, August 4, noon

WHERE: Daughters of St. Paul 172 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60601

CONTACT: Sr. Helena Raphael, fsp 617-850-5584 helraphaelfsp@aol.com OR

Sr. Margaret Michael, fsp 617-435-1879 srmichaelfsp@aol.com

Opportunites with the Community of St. John

Young Adult Retreat from May 12-15 (last year 35 young adults came and loved it!) in Princeville, IL. It is a great blend of formation, prayer, fun, free time, and new friends, in a monastic setting. As in all Eagle Eye activities, you live the life of prayer of the Brothers, including daily Mass, Holy Hour, and the Offices, with classes in Philosophy and Theology (which everyone loves, because they are designed to stimulate reflection and discussion), free time, fun activities, and nightly campfires. Please register before May 7th!

From June 21st to June 29th, we will be offering a full-fledged Eagle Eye Summer Institute for Young Adults. This is an 8-day Institute similar to what are offered across the country for young people (see the website for information on the Institutes in North Dakota and Virginia). Two days of wilderness (canoeing probably this year), followed by a five day Quest for the Truth in Philosophy and Theology, including an Outdoor Stations of the Cross (by torchlight!), All-Night Adoration, and fun outings. It is the perfect way to go as deep and as far as you want to go in your Faith, and make great friends along the way! Please express your interest to Christy Gomez at eaglecentral@yahoo.com before May 15th

Back by popular request is the Young Adult Silent Retreat on the Gospel of St. John. Come into the silence of God from Wednesday through Sunday with preached retreat conferences, afternoons of Adoration, offices with the Brothers and Sisters, and plenty of time for quiet and rest in the Lord. This year will be truly silent -- with a farewell gathering only on the last day. Please contact Father Nathan to register at brudernathan@yahoo.com. before July 1st.

We are also offering a (New!) Summer Service Session: The Ora et Labora Session. This session is a great way to "go deeper" and really allow the Lord to work in us. Join in the Community's daily prayer, receive 2 hours of intellectual formation per day, and help the Brothers in a monastic work project -- we need to stain the wood on the outer walls of our entire Priory! After morning prayer, we will work staining in the cool of the morning, before having a quiet afternoon with time for Adoration, and formation in the evenings, followed by cookouts, and fun with the other volunteers coming in to help us. Please sign up with Brother Nathan before May 25th, and let me know if you are interested as soon as possible! Thank you!

Finally, starting on September 6th, we will begin our second year of the Eagle Eye School of Evangelization, for young adults who desire to give a year of their lives to the Lord with the Community of St. John, without any pretense to religious life (although it certainly would help anyone to discern!). The young adults will live in a little community (4 men and 4 women), share in the prayer life of the Brothers and Sisters, be able to attend our Philosophy and Theology classes (15 hours a week), and serve the Church by joingin the Brothers in a variety of apostolates and ministries, including confirmation retreats, high school retreats, book publishing, volunteer service opportunities, organizing a Youth Festival, and much more! See www.soaringforwisdom.com for more details.

If you have more questions about these opportunities please email me jaclk82@hotmail.com

Road to Cana

This is a great resource. I would highly recommend it.

Road To Cana provides resources that will help any Catholic single man or woman (whether never married, divorced and annulled, widowed, with or without children) become "marriage material" and better prepare for meeting that one person they are praying for when God puts that person in their path.

Check it out

http://www.roadtocana.com/

I think it is available on Amazon too.

Stay Tuned

There's an exciting thing going on at St. Pat's this summer. Extreme Makeover Faith Edition. It's being run though the youth/young adult ministry program. I will post an update soon-ish with further details. Be excited!

April 19th

Event: Social
Funway Ultimate Entertainment Center
Saturday, April 19, 2008
8p-11p (skate starts at 7 if you want to go early)
$6 admission $2.50 roller rental $3.00 inline rental
We're thinking skating, but don't worry, if you're not a fan of roller/inline skating there are plenty of other things to do at Funway. It's located off of rt25 in Batavia. Meet in the back parking lot.
http://www.funway.com/