KICKOFF 2007!!!

Kicking off the new year in style!

Welcome all the new faces. We're excited to get to know you this year. We hope each of you are able to enter in to learn more about your faith and grow closer to Christ.

The PLC was busting at the seams which is the way we like it.



Get psyched up for some awesome Life Nights this year!!!

SPLASH!!!!

All rising 9th graders are invited to join us on SPLASH July 12-15 - an awesome 4 day camp up in the North Georgia Mountains! If you're looking for faith, fun, time with friends, and more, this is the camp for you! We'll be river canoeing, blobbing, hiking, and even have sessions about our faith and getting pumped up for high-school youth ministry! We have a big talent show, so be sure to bring your favorite talent! The cost is $250 which covers food, lodging, all of your activities and supplies, transportaion - everything for all 4 days. Don't miss out! Grab a form today! Contact Cassi for more information at cassi@stbenedict.net or 678-992-2514. You can also check out the camp at www.cohuttalodge.com. Just click on the "retreats" and "camps" to see where we'll be staying and "activites" to check out some of our events.

What are you waiting for? Sign up TODAY!

LIFENITE CANCELLED!!!!

Hi all!

Due to our car wash this weekend, we will not be having a Lifenite this Sunday! If you haven't signed up for a shift to help wash cars, please do so! You can email me at cassi@stbenedict.net or just show up. We'll be washing cars from 3pm-7pm on Saturday and from 6:30am - 8pm on Sunday - come hang out for a few hours! Hope to see you there!

Peace!
Cassi

February News!

Hi all!

Mark you calendars for the following events that are coming up!

• Stevie B's Pizza, the first Monday of every month! When you eat between 4pm and 9pm, part of your proceeds go toward the youth group's trip to World Youth Day 2008 to see Pope Benedict XI in Sydney Austrailia! So come eat up and be creative, Stevie B's serves every kind of pizza, from plain ole cheese to BLT, Maccaroni and cheese, and even Smores!

Summer Dates

• Alive in You - June 19-24. Sign up now as we travel to New Orleans to help rebuild the areas devestated by Hurricane Katrina.
• SPLASH -July 12-15. Rising 9th graders don't want to miss this retreat! 4 days of fun - including the infamous "Blob" and river canoeing!!!
• Whitewater Rafting on the Occoee - July 27-29th! We raft the Middle Occoee twice and the upper Occoee once. If you like adventure, this is the trip for you!

Please keep all those preparing for Confirmation in your prayers as they will be on retreat this weekend, Feb. 2-4th and March 9-11th.

No lifenite this weekend. Have fun watching the superbowl! Be sure to join us Sunday February 11th as we take an in depth look at the Sacrament of Marriage!

Peace,

Cassi

Happy Thanksgiving, Gearing up for Advent & Ski Trip 2007 Info!!!

We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family and friends! I'm a sucker for all the delicious food - turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, pumpkin pie.... *drool

The last AMDG night focused on the life of Mary, the Mother of our Church. We learned how at such a young age she embraced was it truely means to serve God. This next sunday, which is the first sunday of Advent, we look towards preparing ourselves for the coming of Christ and learning what the true spirit of Christmas is all about. Is it about looking the cutest for the Christmas party? or eating all the yummy Christmas food? or getting that one toy you've been 'dying' for? How easy it is to get caught up in all the Christmas fluff and loose sight of what we're really supposed to be celebrating.

The deadline for the Ski Trip forms is coming up. For those that need the form here it is for download (Click here). Please bring it in to Cassi as soon as possible! The trip is over MLK weekend and is always a blast. We're going up to West Virginia where there will be lots of snow, skiing and fun!!!!

See everyone on Sunday!
God Bless!!!
Eric

Update on AMDG nights & Fall Retreat!!!

It's been over a month since our last post so a lot's been going on. I'll be brief so not to bore you.

Following the kickoff of our AMDG nights or BenedicTeen nights or Life nights or whatever you would like to call them, we focused on the history of the church and then on the Mass. We learned about schisms and that there are over 32,000 different Protestant denominations. We also learned about the Eucharist and how important it is to our faith.

The latest theme we are on is world religions. First we got an indepth look at Scientology and Kabbalah. We focused on where these religions originated and looked at some of the key elements of their faith. Did you know that in order to practice Kabbalah you must be over 40 years old, male and know the Torah backwards and forwards? The word scientology means literally knowing how to know. This upcoming Sunday is on Judaism and Islam, their histories and common misconceptions of their teachings. You've gotta come to see it!

I have to give a couple teasers about this year's Fall Retreat. The theme is "LOST; Living On Scripture and Tradition"! We're going to a new retreat center this year in Enota, GA. Here are a couple of pictures.

The Dakota House (where the girls will stay)

The boys cabin

In-ground trampolines!!!!!

Get your retreat forms in as soon as possible!!!!

See you Sunday!
God Bless!!!!
Eric

Whitewater Packing List

To download the packing list for this weekend's whitewater trip
Click Here!

We ask that everyone pray for us while we travel up to Ducktown and brave the rapids. Hopefully you'll have as much fun as we will this weekend.

You may check out more details about our camp at whitewaterexpress.com.