ok a few changes on the concert. No one has RSVP’d yet. I know you guys love music.
There was an error in the information that went out this past Sunday
1. Youth group kids are free you just have to RSVP to Ms. Almeida
2. The time is until 9:30 not 9 as we had said earlier.
3. If anyone other than youth group members wants tickets its 10$
Lets enjoy a night of The Lord speaking through music. Who is with me?
YAY it’s here! it’s here! it’s here!
this FRIDAY 7pm
AT the church(SFX Main Street, Acushnet)
stations of the cross, please dress appropriately We will be inside the church.
then MEETING AFTER YAY! Aren’t you excited? I am. I’ll see you all there I can hardly wait!
Hi guys!
Lets talk a little about what it is we’re trying to focus on. It is Lent (no not lint guys… ) Anyway, how many of you understand what it means? As kids and young adults you all look forward to Christmas right? New bikes, video games, iPods and all sorts of other stuff, right? But lent isn’t quite as spectacular to many of you. How many of you think lent is simply about giving up candy, not eating meat on Friday, and a few chocolate eggs at the end?
Yup, Thought so 
Come closer… closer…closer… OK TOO CLOSE.
just a little bit of silly…
Drag & Gary “Lent”, Matt Maher [Life Teen] from Life Teen on Vimeo.
time to get your thinking caps on. ready?
“For whoever would save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it,” (Matthew 16:25).
It can seem difficult to spend these few weeks missing out on something we love, something we are used to having. Every Lenten promise is different and personal. The idea behind giving something up is to bring you closer to God. It’s a sacrifice (which is why you can’t give up homework) I mean after all he gave up his son on the cross for us right? 40 days .Jesus fasted which if you think about it is way harder than skipping meat on Fridays, right? Seriously, Lets think about this. These weeks leading up to Easter Sunday are a time of renewal of our faith, reconciliation within our hearts in preparation for the rising of the King. How much better does that get? So just like that quote says if you give it up for God you get so much more in return. Even as an adult it’s hard to keep the focus. Sometimes we also decide to take on too much and that makes it difficult to keep our word. Sometimes we try to go after something we think we need to work on but God has other ideas and puts us on a different path. Take a minute to be still and listen, He will tell you what he wants from you. Are you listening?
I really hope you stop for a minute and think about how your Lenten promise is going. Have you kept your word? Have you made a true sacrifice? Does your promise bring you closer to God? If it doesn’t perhaps it’s time to reevaluate. It’s never too late. Dont give up
Here is a great article. check out let me know what you think
http://www.lifeteen.com/default.aspx?PageID=FEATUREDETAIL&__DocumentID=255656
How many of you guys love music?Music can give you a unique connection with the world around you. How many times have you heard a song that really seems to have meaning for you
Marty Rotella (he was nominated for three Grammy Awards) promises unforgettable contemporary christian music. What does that mean to you? It means it’s going to be fun! And the bonus is, all youth group kids from 6th to 9th grade get to go for free!
check it out http://www.martyrotella.com
It’s at St Joseph-St. Therese Church in New Bedford on April 8th. You need to arrive by 6pm since the concert starts at 7. It should be all wrapped up by 9pm. Anyone is welcome but only the youth group kids are free. Tickets for anyone else are $10.00 each.
Here is the catch ..IF YOU WANT TO GET IN FREE YOU MUST RSVP TO MS. ALMEDIA BY MARCH 22nd! CALL NOW 508-995-4090
We have a lot of upcoming events to get ready for here.
First – The parents have a meeting on March 14th at 3pm at Mrs. Cardosa’s house. bring your thinking caps people. We have lots of things to plan
Second- Youth group meeting is March 19th at 7 pm. First stations of the cross and then meeting after downstairs. We have some major projects to work on. The meeting should last until about 9pm so make sure your parents know when and where to pick you up.
Third- Like Music? There will be a concert on April 8th at St. Joseph-St. Therese Church in New Bedford
The whole point (other than great food) of the fish bake this past week was to raise money. There is an exciting concert coming up very soon on APRIL 8,2010. Our goal is for the SFX youth group to go FREE. Cool huh?Here is some more information. Thanks Michelle C!
Great Success again! The kids all showed up droves to help serve,clean and assist all the people who bought tickets. All of the kids looked spiffy (yes I said spiffy) in their SFX tee shirts. Everyone worked so hard and the food was great. I hope to have some pictures up from it really soon. Stay tuned. More to come
Ok so maybe it wasn’t the smartest idea for us to all get together on Ash Wednesday to bake cookies. Considering it is a day of atonement and fasting to mark the first day of lent.The children survived as did the adults. The adults all showed up with massive amounts of flour, sugar,chocolate chips, butter, raisins and vanilla. Michelle H. did a fantastic job getting all the kids organized and moving and created an assembly line. Moving through each step of measuring, scooping, pouring, dropping and baking with the greatest of ease. In just a few short hours VOILA hundreds of cookies! Oatmeal Raisin and Chocolate Chip. I don’t know about the rest of you but the dough is by far my favorite! I may just make some myself. While the cookies were baking all of the children went outside and played in the snow. Huge snowball fights and a happy snowman later. The kids were happy and ready to set up the school cafeteria for the event on Friday.
I want to personally thank all the kids and parents for making this such a success. An extra thank you to Michelle for the use of her kitchen and house and Mary for making it all make sense. WTG everyone!
Hi everyone,
I would like to personally welcome you to our Saint Francis Youth Group Blog. This is the place to go when you need the information on upcoming events as well as past events. The goal of this blog is to give all the youth involved a voice to take part and be involved.
But First- a few general rules
I will read all comments first and ok it before it goes on the site. I will not publish any foul language, name calling or otherwise unchristian like behavior.
No spamming – This is not a place to post about things that do not pertain to SFX youth group.
This list may adjust as time goes on but until then…
Cookies Anyone? Who doesn’t love cookies? Do you have a favorite kind of cookie? Wednesday, February 17,2010 we will all be meeting at Mr’s Hamel’s to bake cookies for the fish bake on Friday. The parents are supplying the ingredients but we need hands. It shouldn’t take long if we all work together. Who’s in? It’s a great way to serve others and enjoy each others fellowship.
Speaking of the Fish Bake
that is THIS FRIDAY 2-19-10. We will need volunteers for setup at 4 pm. We need kids to collect tickets for the eveing. We need kids to serve and clean up. the time is from 4-7 at SFX school. If you have your SFX shirt wear it. Everyone must be dressed accordingly. We are representing the youth group and we all want to give off the right image. So come dressed and ready to work.
