The Youth News Monthly©
St. John Neumann Youth
Ministry
Phone # 880-0825 E-mail:
SJNRCCYM@myfairpoint.net
You can read the Youth News On-Line www.SJNRCC.org
May 26 –
August 14
Parish Picnic
June 6th
After the 10am Mass
Come join our extraordinary
community day at the SJN Parish Picnic.
You can come and enjoy the hamburgers, hot dogs and games or you 
can sign up to help run our pie
eating contest, waterballoon competition, craft table, bounce house and
more. These exciting events can only
take place with your help. We are
looking for help from students grades 6 – 12 and adults. Adults as well as students, please call the
Youth Ministry Office to sign up!!
Youth Ministry Team
Cook-Out
June
11th 6:15pm
Thank you to the Youth Team for all your hard work
in planning and working at the different parish activities throughout the
year! Please come to this cookout at
Mollie’s house for a night of socializing and fun. For more information call Mollie at 880-0825
or email at sjnrccym@myfairpoint.net.
Car Wash
Outside Parish Hall
June
13th 8:00am
- 10:00am
June 13th 10:00am - 12:00pm
Junior
High and High School students
interested in washing cars to raise money for youth activities, sign up for Sunday,
June 13th from 8:00am to 10:00am or 10:00am to 12:00pm. Adult chaperone help is also needed. If you can help, please call the office to
sign up. Thank you!!
Youth Mass/Teen Liturgy
June 19th
5:30pm
High
school students interested in assisting with Mass as ministers of hospitality,
lectors, music ministers or altar servers please call the Youth Ministry Office
to sign up. Feel free to participate
multiple times!! This Youth Mass will
include a teen Witness Talk.
Graduation Mass
June 19th
5:30 pm
All of the 2010 graduates will be recognized at this
mass and there will be a reception held after Mass in the parish hall.
Graduates, we hope you can come and celebrate your accomplishments with
us. We would also like to invite the
community to join us as we congratulate this year’s graduates. [Attending the
Mass and Reception qualifies for a community activity.] This Youth Mass will include
a teen Witness Talk.
Red Cross Blood Drives
June 22nd 8:30am
- 11:00am OR 11:00am - 1:30pm
July
6th 8:30am - 11:30am OR 11:30am - 2:30pm OR 2:30pm – 5:30pm
July
20th 8:30am - 11:00am OR 11:00am - 1:30pm
August
3rd 8:30am
- 11:30am OR 11:30am - 2:30pm OR 2:30pm – 5:30pm
August
17th 8:30am
- 11:00am OR 11:00am - 1:30pm
We are looking for
students 15years and older that would like to help with the Red Cross Blood
Drive which takes place in our parish hall.
Interested students, please call the Youth Ministry Office at 880-0825
to sign up. The Red Cross only has room
for (2) helpers for each shift, so please call early to register!
Registration Table Help
July
6th 1:00am - 3:00pm OR 3:00pm – 5:00pm
August
3rd 1:00am
- 3:00pm OR 3:00pm – 5:00pm
We are looking for two
responsible students 15years or older that would be able to help at the
registration table for either shift for both
July 6th and
August 3rd. Please call the
Youth Office at 880-0825 to learn more about your responsibilities or to sign
up. Thank you!
Movie Mini Course
June 29th 6:00pm
– 9:00pm
Movie and Discussion on The
Pre-Teen Bible
Study
July 12th
– 16th 1:00pm – 3:00pm
This
Spirit-filled study will run from Monday, July 12th through Friday
July 16th in the Youth Room, and is for anyone entering 5th
-7th grade this fall. A
$5 contribution is asked to help pay for the guide books. Bring your own bible! If you have any questions please feel free to
contact Lucy Jones at 424-1295 or lucy.j@comcast.net. To sign up, please contact the SJN Christian
Formation office at 880-0825 or sjnrccsec1@myfairpoint.net. Please note, space is limited and registrations
will be accepted until Thursday, June 24th.
Teen Bible Study
July 12th
– 16th 6:00pm – 8:00pm
This
Spirit-filled study will run from Monday, July 12th through Friday
July 16th in the Youth Room, and is for anyone entering 8th
-12th grade this fall. Please
see “Pre-Teen Bible Study” above for description.
SJN Clean-Up
July 14th
10:00am – 12:00pm
We are looking for some help in doing some small
clean-up around the building. This can
be a lot of fun and is a great way to minister to your community. If you are willing to help, please contact
Mollie at 880-0825 or email sjnrccym@myfairpoint.net. Please note, space
is limited to 4 people. Thank you!
Family Night at the
Manchester
July
15th 7:00pm
Join us for an evening at the Fisher Cats Baseball
Game vs. Binghamton Mets in
This event is
being used as a fundraiser for Youth Ministry!
Money raised at this event will go towards youth activities, such as our
Greenbriar Nursing Home trip,
Youth Prayer
Retreat
July
19th 6:00pm – 8:30pm
Looking for more from your prayer life? Want to learn different forms of prayer? There will be a Prayer Retreat on Monday, July
19th. Come learn about the
different forms of prayer and connect to God in a new way. All are encouraged and welcome to attend!!
Please call the Youth Ministry Office to sign up.
SJN Clean-Up
July 21st 10:00am – 12:00pm
We are looking for some help in doing some small
clean-up around the building. This can
be a lot of fun and is a great way to minister to your community. If you are willing to help, please contact
Mollie at 880-0825 or email sjnrccym@myfairpoint.net. Please note, space
is limited to 4 people. Thank you!
July 23rd
– July 25th
This year we have 45 participants
for the Steubenville East weekend Retreat!
This is a high energy, fun, life changing weekend at the
Angel Mini Course
July 27th 6:00pm
– 8:15pm
Who are the Angels? What do they do? How did they come to be? Can we someday become an Angel? Come find out some of the misconceived
perceptions of the Angels in this lesson and discussion on Angels led by
Seminarian, Jeff Paveglio. The mini course is open to all grades 8th
through 12th looking for a way to connect with others and explore a
deeper aspect of our faith! Please call
the Youth Ministry office at 880-0825 or email sjnrccym@myfairpoint.net
to sign up.
Steubenville East Reunion
Night
Parish Hall
July 29th 5:00pm – 7:00pm
All who were able to join us for our Steubenville East
retreat are invited for a reunion night. This
will be a good way to share our experiences and regroup after coming back
to the “real world.” Please feel free
to stay and socialize at our movie night to follow!
Movie Night
Parish Hall
July 29th 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Come with friends
or with the family and enjoy
watching the new Alice in Wonderland. Popcorn and drinks will be served. Please call the Youth Ministry Office if you
intend to come for planning purposes!
Youth Team Retreat
August
2nd 5:00pm
– 8:30pm
If you are currently on Youth Team or are interested
in joining Youth Team you are invited to come to this retreat. We will begin the night with pizza then
continue on with our retreat led by Seminarian, Jeff Paveglio. New adults and students are more than
welcome! Please let Mollie know if you
plan to attend!
Youth Team is
a leadership group that helps plan, coordinate and execute the events and
service projects at SJN as well as build community among all generations at the
parish.
Canobie Lake Park
August 3rd 10:00am – 5:00pm
All junior high and high school students are invited
to join us for a fun afternoon at
Since we are coming to an end of our Year for the Priest, our Seminarian,
Jeff Paveglio, is offering an adult class on St. John Vianney. If you are
interested you are more than welcome to attend, just please call the office
to sign up! If you would like to use this as a make up mini-course please
attend the class, then submit a one page reflection paper after the class
on what you learned and how the material affected you. Please feel free to
call the office with any questions.
Soulfest
August 5th 10:00am – 10:00pm
Join us to
a day trip to Gunstock mountain where we will be entertained with great
christian music such as Toby Mac, Sanctus Real and U.N.I.T.E.D. I hope you will be able to attend this fun-filled
day! Permission slips are located in the
coat closet and are due no later than July 22nd.
High School Summer
Program A
August
9th – August 12th 10:00am
– 2:30pm
Reminder to students who
registered for this year’s summer program A, classes
begin on Monday, August 9th at the Parish Rectory. Our goal for this week is to form a close community,
learn more about our personal faith and grow in our relationship with God.
We have a lot of fun activities and classes planned.
Please remember to bring your lunch and an open mind!
We just want to let you know of a wonderful opportunity going on in our community.
This is the 8th annual Crisman Memorial 5K and it will be taking place at
Souhegan High School on Saturday, August 14th at 10am. This would be a great
outside service opportunity! Please register to walk at www.runreg.com or
visit their website at www.crismanmemorial.com.
High School Summer
Program B
August
16th – August 19th 10:00am
– 2:30pm
Reminder to students who
registered for this year’s summer program B, classes begin on Monday, August 9th
at the Parish Rectory. Our goal
for this week is to form a close community, learn more about our personal faith
and grow in our relationship with God.
We have a lot of fun activities and classes planned. Please remember to bring your lunch and an
open mind!
Day Away Cookout
Parish Hall/Kitchen
August 19th 11:00am - 1:30pm
Day
Away is a program for people with Alzheimer’s and their families. This program gives the participants a day of
fun while it allows their care givers a ‘day away’. The Youth Ministry program would like to put
on a cookout for the wonderful participants and volunteers and we need your
help. Any junior high or high school
student who would like to assist with this activity, please call the office to
sign up. As we want you to spend quality
time with the people here, we only have room for 8 students. Make sure to sign up early!
Youth Ministry Team
Meeting
SJN
Youth Room
August
24th 6:30pm
– 8:00pm
All students going into grade 8 and high school, who
feel that they are, or would like to be youth leaders, please join us for our
Youth Team meeting where we plan, organize and participate in events for SJN
youth. This is a fun and open atmosphere
– we would love for you to join us!!! We
are also looking for adults who would like to help plan youth activities and be
positive role models!
Ogunquit ,
Maine
August 25th 8:00am - 6:00pm
Rain
date is Thursday, August 26th
All junior high and high school students are invited
to a day at the beach. Permission slips
will be available July 3rd with complete details! We are also looking for adult chaperones for
this trip.
Attention High School
Preparation for Confirmation
2010
Meeting
#4 for 2010 Confirmation Candidates
September
12th 6:00pm
– 9:00pm
Attention all Confirmation candidates, the final
preparation meeting is scheduled for September 12th at 6:00pm. All candidates must attend this
meeting! We are very excited because our
meeting will begin with a liturgy. Just
a reminder, Gospel Projects, Confirmation names and letters to the Bishop are
due at this meeting. We will also be taking a picture of each
Candidate at this meeting, so remember to dress nicely!! If you have questions, please call Mollie in
the Youth Ministry Office at 880-0825.
***Confirmation***
Confirmation will be held at
Just a Reminder!
The Religious Ed. Offices are closed on
Fridays. There is no one picking up the
phone messages until Monday mornings, so keep this in mind when calling to sign
up for activities.
Remember new and
exciting activities are always being added, so please check the Church Bulletin
every week to stay up to date on what’s new!!
The bulletin can be picked up after mass or found online at http://www.sjnrcc.org/bulletin.html