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September 23, 2009
Our NCYC fundraiser is going well!  We're selling rosaries and jewelry again this weekend at church.  Everyone is probably back to school now since UC started back today.  I think they may be the last.  We're not having our fall retreat this year because of NCYC, the fundraiser, and the Halloween party all being so close together.  That's always a hard decision.  I love our fall retreats.  Be sure to check out the prayer chain and let me know if you need to add any prayers.  There are so many things happening in the world right now, and I feel like it's an overwhelming amount of things that need praying about.  If we all pray a bit when we can, it will surely add up. :)  Pray whenever you can - driving, riding, relaxing, waiting, walking - just do it.

August 26, 2009
Have a great back to school experience!  REALITY starts back up on Sept. 13 for teens in grades 9-12.  We're working on the Jr. High schedule of events.  We'll need parents to help out at all events.  Friends are always welcome!  Check the website often for updates.  Our NCYC fundraisers begin in September with a religious articles sale.  We'll be selling rosaries, crosses, necklaces, medals, etc. after all the masses on the weekends of September 19/20 and 26/27.  Our earnings from this will help to cover the cost of our trip to the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) in November in Kansas City!

July 23, 2009

Just a quick note to say that we're ready for our young adult retreat, The Keystone.  The team has put together a great weekend!  I also want to remind you that you're running out of time to register for the National Catholic Youth Conference.  Check out the info!

February 3, 2009

Snow again!  I'm really ready for Spring, flowers, sunshine, no coats,....  <whines>  This is a great time to go to the Kairos page, print out the registration forms, and send them in to the office!  Then, call a friend, and tell them to come, too!

December 3, 2008

I'm headed off to the youth ministers' conference, and looking forward to learning new things!  Something we discussed last week at REALITY... God is the potter and we are the clay.  We need to let God be the potter - be in control of molding and shaping us.  How can you let God mold and shape YOU?  How would you feel if you could give up some control to God?  Surrender... something to pray about!

November 30, 2008

So, I'm not really big on this blogging thing I guess seeing as how I haven't remembered to do anything with it until now!  If there's something you'd like to see here or questions you'd like to have answered, please write to me! REALITY meets in a little while, so I can't hang out here in "blog land" any longer. If you're in high school, I hope to see you in "REALITY Land". :)

November 17, 2008

I want to share a great article from Fr. Mark that was just in the bulletin. Here it is...

If you watch or listen to the news lately, there is no shortage of frightening news. It seems that all the news has a dire edge to it and lots of anxiety is being generated. Many are becoming more and more unsettled about the future. The future seems a bit bleak especially when it comes to economic difficulties. How are we believers supposed to respond to this? One of my favorite lines in the Old Testament comes out of the Book of Exodus. The line comes from a scene in which the Israelites are complaining to Moses because they are being pursued by Pharaoh. Moses had led them out of Egypt where they had all been very much oppressed, and now Pharaoh, who was incensed, was making good time in catching up to them. The Israelites were terrified. Moses attempts to calm them down, but they will hear none of it. They are so frightened of what the pharaoh might do to them that they would much rather return to a life of slavery. Moses tells them to stand firm, to “get a grip” and stop being afraid. Then, when the people are silenced, Moses says this line (my favorite): “Fear not ... The Lord himself will fight for you; you have only to keep still!”

I love that line because it reminds us about what we can do when we are overcome by fear. It is a way out of the terror that racing thoughts and heart-squeezing worries can cause us if we let them run wild in our imagination. The pathway out of fear is the way of calm, peaceful thoughts. These calm and peaceful thoughts have tremendous power to calm the surging waves of fear. How does one get to calm, peaceful thoughts when your thoughts are racing around in you head? The answer is found in what Moses said to the Israelites that day, “You have only to be still.”

By literally stopping ourselves in our own tracks, by turning off the mind for a moment, and by being completely still, we can create a space in which God himself can reach out to us and give us peace. Peace is, after all, the gift that Jesus promised to give, and it is, as Jesus said, a peace that the world cannot give. Purposeful pausing to catch our breath, to stop the racing that's going on in us, and the finding of a point of stillness will open a doorway to God that many have not yet discovered.

This week, as you may continue to hear dire news about our economy, the situations of violence around the world, or if there are difficulties in your own family, perhaps it might be a good thing if you were to take a few minutes for some purposeful pausing so that peace can come for you.