Teen Advisory  Board:  Our Teen Advisory Board  meets on specific Saturdays throughout the year.  Confirmed teens are invited to help us shape the future of Youth Ministry at St. E’s. Please keep this amazing group of teen leaders in your prayers, as they work together to write a new chapter in SPARK Teen Ministry! If you are a confirmed high school or college student and would like to serve on the board, please contact Corinne Kilkeary.

Peer Leaders, expand your leadership role in the parish by serving as Teen Leaders in our monthly events. This will be a great opportunity to continue to build your leadership skills, grow your faith, and make a difference!

Adults, SPARK Teen Ministry depends upon your partnership! If you would like to join our adult volunteer/mentor team, please contact Corinne Kilkeary or Shannon Jones for more details.

Set out on the journey by contacting
Corinne Kilkeary at [email protected] 

October 2023

Hello dear friends,

September was a great kickoff to our SPARK Teen Ministry Year.  Many of you reached out with your hearts to God's forgotten creatures in animal shelters across the state.  It was a very close run between the Freshman and Sophomore classes, but the Freshmen pulled it off!  Congratulations!  Many thanks to all who participated in the Animal Shelter Helper Drive.  

We had an abundance of Teen Ministers and attendees at our first Teen Mass.  Your participation in the mass unites you to the Lord's holy sacrifice and brings us all closer as a Church Community. May the Spirit continue to fill your hearts with the fire of God's love to share with us all!

Read on to see ways you can spread love this month!!

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Teen Mass, October 14, 2023 @ 5pm

As Confirmation Candidates, you are learning of the special graces given to you each time you participate in the holy sacraments.  Let the Holy Spirit pour out from you into our parish community as you serve in the Ministries during the Teen Mass! We have many ways for you to serve: Lectors, Ushers, Musicians/Singers, Gift Bearers, Altar Servers.  Don't be shy, give one a try.  There are many veteran teens willing to help you learn what to do!  Please click here to join us in Worship!

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Pumpkin Painting, October 14, 2023 @3:30pm

Join us for fall fun as we paint pumpkins in the Community Room on October 14, 2023 at 3:30pm. We are inviting the young children of the parish to this event and will assist them with their spooky creations. Share your kindness and creativity while setting an example of service!  See the picture above for ideas from past years.  Please consider helping to paint and/or donating pumpkins to the cause. Any size will do! Then stay to Worship at the Teen Mass, 5pm!  Click here to join us!

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Back Pack Program

Looking ahead, we will be continuing to minister to the wonderful families of El Mundo De Colores preschool by participating in their Back Pack program in November and April.  We help to nourish the bodies and souls of each family when we provide a pack of wholesome food for the children to take home over the weekend.  

In the past, we have provided 120 packs of food in the fall and again in April; imagine what a difference we are making in the lives of God’s children!!!  Our job this month is to have a bucket collection after each mass during the weekend of October 14/15.  Our parishioners are very generous in providing us the monetary assistance we need to purchase the food for the packs.  Two teens are needed for each mass.  Kindly click here and sign up for a time that works for you!

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Video Ministry: Teens Wanted!

Are you interested in Videography? Production? Sharing your Talents? Then this ministry is for you! Ralph Meola is looking for a few good teens to learn how to Live Stream our masses using the new media center built in the Church! No experience needed. Please Click here to indicate your interest. We will contact you with more details! Many thanks for your willing heart!

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Remember to check out the SPARK Teen Ministry Bulletin Board on the wall across from the Confirmation table.  To help keep communication flowing, it will have a calendar of our events for SPARK and TAB, as well as informational flyers and thank you notes from organizations we have helped.  Check it out often! 

We all hear God's call differently, so we provide many different service options! Thank you for your willing hearts and hands.  You are all in my prayers and I look forward to continuing our work this month.  Let God light a spark in your heart, so we may share the fire of His love with the world!

Many Blessings,
Corinne

Corinne Kilkeary
Youth Minister
[email protected]
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+ Teen Mass and Service Project coming up on October 14, 2023