Teen Advisory  Board:  Our Teen Advisory Board  meets on specific Sundays throughout the year.  Confirmed teens are invited to help us to 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 or Shannon Jones.

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 youthministry@stelizabethschurch.org 

October 2022

Greetings, my SPARK friends,

Happy Fall!  We are now in full SPARK mode!  

September was an amazing kickoff to our SPARK Teen Ministry year!  Thank you to all the generous teens who made our Food Drive Competition a big success.  We donated 130+ nonperishable items to the Mt. Olive Food Pantry and truly lived out the corporal work of mercy to feed the hungry.  And now for the moment you have been waiting for....the members of the Freshman class were the donation winners, leading the pack by 37 food items!!  Congratulations to all for a successful event!
The real winners are the families we helped!  A Special Thank You to Mike Pucilowski for being the hands and feet of God in the delivery of our donations!  

May the guidance of the Holy Spirit continue to lead us into October, as we help our neighbors at Mt. Olive Manor this month.   Keep reading for an opportunity for some spooky creative fun that will surely put smiles on the faces of our friends living at MOM.  

***Remember to submit your service tickets online for all of your precious time donated*** 

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Pumpkin Painting for Mt. Olive Manor
Feeling Scarily Creative? Our partnership with Mt Olive Manor continues in a BOOtiful way this month!.  Join us as we have a little Halloween fun decorating mini pumpkins and gourds for our friends residing at Mount Olive Manor.  On October 22, 2022, we will meet in the Community Room at 3:30pm before the teen mass.   There are 125 residents, so please consider donating a netful of mini pumpkins to decorate/share.  Paints and supplies will be provided.  All levels of artistic abilities are welcome!  You will earn 1.5 service hours participating in this event!  Please click here to sign up!

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Teen Mass, October 22, 2022@5pm
Our First Teen Mass was incredible.  Our Teens did an amazing job, with many new faces stepping in to take on the various ministering roles!  Many thanks for sharing your talents.

After we decorate, our Teen Mass is a wonderful way to share in the grace of God with our fellow parishioners and minister to them with Teen flair.  On October 22, we will again host our Teen Mass at 5pm with lectors, musicians/singers, ushers, altar servers, and gift bearers needed from our SPARK Teen family.  
Earn an hour for attending the teen mass, earn extra for signing up for a ministry!!!
Please Click Here to sign-up for Teen Mass Ministries!

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BackPack Program
Looking ahead, we will be continuing to minister to the wonderful families of El Mundo De Colores preschool by participating in their BackPack 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 22/23.  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.  Please Click to sign up for a time that works for you!
 

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SOS: Save Our Shoes
Just a reminder to SAVE YOUR SHOES!!!  Our TAB members are busy planning this fundraiser and we need your help.  Continue to save any size, style, type of shoe in new, gently worn, or used condition.  The Collection officially begins in January, but please start saving now!

Remember our Teen Advisory Board (TAB) is open to all confirmed teens.  If you missed the September meeting, no worries, come join us anytime!!  We will meet October 22, at 3pm to set up the Pumpkin Painting and discuss future activities!

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And please remember these ongoing opportunities for service:

Year of Birthday Cheer 10/16/2022

We honor our Lord when we show love to others.  YOU honor Him through your devotion to sending Cheer to our Mt. Olive Seniors.   Birthday Cheer is full right now, but check back as numbers may change from month to month! 

If you have already registered, please make a note of the date in your calendar, and look for reminder emails 3-4 days ahead!!  Thank you for spreading kindness, love, and cheer!
Please CLICK HERE for Birthday Cheer!

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Video Ministry: Teens Wanted!!
Ralph Meola and Joy Rastiello are our resident video/technology gurus.  Have you watched Mass online over the past 2 years?  We have them to thank!  Now, Ralph and Joy are looking for interested Teens to learn how to use the new media room for live streaming masses.  You can become part of this brand-new Video Ministry.  If you are interested, please CLICK HERE to answer the poll question!

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Sometimes it can be overwhelming as we look at all the needs of others around us. We pray to the Holy Spirit to grant us the gift of courage to act!  As you consider how to help, keep in mind, one person cannot do everything, but everyone can do something!

You are ALL amazing!  I thank you for your leadership and generosity as we work together to bring the light of Christ into our community! 

God bless you,
Corinne

Corinne Kilkeary
Youth Minister
youthministry@stelizabethschurch.org

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+ TAB Meeting on October22, 2022 at 3:00pm in the Community Room.  Come help set up for and lead our Pumpkin Painting event!