Welcome to Youth Ministry at

St. Michael Church

Our Youth Ministry offers many programs and activities to meet the needs of our young people from junior high through high school by developing relationships, and providing programs where they can develop their personal self-worth and their gifts.

Upcoming Faith Formation Classes:

March 7                       Grades Pre-School - 12

March 14                     Grades Pre-School - 12

March 21                     No Classes – Spring Break

March 28                     Grades Pre-School - 12

Faith Formation News:

New Faith Formation Office Phone – The land line has been hooked up I the Faith Formation Office.  You can reach the Faith Formation Office or the Little Angles Pre-School at 364-6173.  You can also reach the Faith Formation Office by emailing John at johnjacobi@insightbb.com

Sr. High Volleyball – Upcoming Games:

March 7^th         4:00 PM           at St. John Starlight       vs Sacred Heart

March 13^th       3:00 PM           at St. John Starlight       vs OLPH

March 15^th & 16^th        Tournament

Fish Fry – The Catechists will host a Fish Fry on Friday, March 12^th, 4:30 – 7:00 p.m.  We will serve up our buffet with fish (fried or baked), shrimp, or cheese pizza, baked potatoes, baked beans, corn, slaw, dessert, and beverage.  We will also have pan fried oysters for an extra fee.  All proceeds from this week’s fish fry will go to help purchase marker boards for our Faith Formation Center.  We will host a Fish Fry on all the Fridays during lent this year (except Good Friday).  Join us!

Confirmation Class:  Please keep our young people who are preparing to celebrate the4 Sacrament of Confirmation on April 111^th:

St. Michael’s Youth:

Kayla Beach                 Alyssa Book              Lauren Campbell            John Carney

Samantha Crecelius       Natalie Ebersold        Brandi Gettelfinger          Tressa Gettelfinger

Allison Goldman           Tyler Hall                   Lexus Hoskins                 Melanie Johnson

Eli Montgomery            Evan Wise                 Chaz Wolf                        Joe Wolf

Leah Wolf                    Collin Book               Dan Book                        Gordon Day

Dennis Fetz                  Corine Frantz             Katie Hall                         Stephanie Jacobi

Christina Johnson          Cadie Kiger              Christoopher Nordhoff      Hayley Renneker

Jordan Robbeloth         Joel Van Bree

St. Bernard’s Youth:

Maria Bary                   Rose Mary Bary           Michael Mathes            Nisa Moss

Zane Rathgeber            Daniel Robertson          Ella Robertson

St. Joseph’s Youth:

Rebecca Koopman       Margot Lemus              Claire Schaftlein            Allen Toney

Youth Ministry News:

The Pope’s Web Page!  The Vatican’s newest webpage is designed to bring Pope Benedict’s messages to the youth of the world.  Check it out at www.pope2you.net

Sr. High Food Fast will be on March 13^th & 14^th.  We will fast from all food for 26 hours to be in solidarity with those who go without food on a regular basis.  All youth in grades 9-12 are invited to attend.  We will gather at 10:00 a.m. on the 13^th and wrap things up with our break the fast meal following the 11:00 a.m. Mass on the 14^th.

The deadline to sign up is March 7^th.  Permission forms are available in the Faith Formation Office.

Sr. High Laser Tag – All youth in grades 9-12 are invited to join us for some laser tag at Laser Blaze on Saturday, March 20^th.  We will meet here at St. Michael at 9:15 a.m. and should return by 1:00 p.m.  The cost is $23.00, which includes 3 games and transportation.  You should plan on bringing extra money for lunch on the way home.  The deadline to sign up is March 14^th.

Faith In Action is a summer Mission experience right in our own back yards for youth currently in grades 8-12.  We will live simply out of Mount St. Francis and go out each day and do service work in Harrison, Floyd, and Clark counties.  The week is June 27 – July 1.  The cost is $245.00 per person with a deposit of $100.00 due on April 1^st and the final payment due by June 11^th.  Financial Aid is available if needed.  Registration brochures are available in the Faith Formation Office.

Summer Mission Trip – Our Summer Mission Trip will be to Appalachia on July 18^th – 23^rd.  We will be working at the Good Shepherd parish mission to serve the people of Wolfe County, one of the poorest counties in Kentucky.  We will paint houses, do light repair work, and do clean up around some homes.  We will also put on a mini-vacation bible school for some of the children in the parish.  All youth in grades 9-12 are invited to sign up.  This trip is limited to the first 20 youth that sign up.  Interested youth should stop by the Faith Formation Office to pick up a registration form.  We are almost full so don’t delay in signing up!

Members of the 2009 – 2010 Youth Activities Team are:

John Jacobi, Director of Religious Education and Youth Ministry Coordinator

St. Michael Church, PO Box 22, Bradford, IN  47107

Phone: 364-6173

Email: johnjacobi@insightbb.com

Office Hours:

Monday – Friday - 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Sundays 7:30 – 11:00 a.m. (on class days)