Picture Perfect: Oct 2nd, 2011

Sacraments! Why do we have them anyway? What do we need to know about them? Should I even care!!!
Come out for this Picture Perfect evening to chat about about what is up with the 7 sacraments anyway.

Don’t forget your camera’s, phones with camera’s, or ipods! (We know we never let you have phones and ipods, but we’ll make an exception this time, we guess! )

 

Come join us for mass as the Senior Youth choir rocks out at 5pm. Then after mass join us for dinner (mmm food!) and the life night!

 

We can’t wait to see you there!

-CORE

 

PS: Wanting to be involved in the mass, we’re looking for youth to be readers, ushers, sound tech’s and audio visual tech’s! It makes mass way more interesting and it helps everyone out at the same time! Find a CORE member at anytime if you’re thinking about getting involved in an area of the church and take the leap into leading with your Catholic faith in the masses!

 

Edmonton Youth Rally

The Edmonton Youth Rally is fast approaching! OLPH is one of the biggest parishes in all of Edmonton and area, usually bringing over 40 youth to this event. Be a part of it this year by signing up to come with us to the Youth Rally 2011 with speaker Michael Chiasson.

 

There’s music, there’s games, there is breakout sessions, and large group powerful talks. A wonderful day full of re-connecting to you!

 

Sign up soon, we hope to spend this awesome day with you!

 

Oct 15th, 2011

10am-9pm

Bus available (depending on numbers.)

Lifeteen + Edge

 

Parking-Lot-Palooza! Edge and Lifeteen Kick Off Night!

Welcome back! To school, homework, to classes, but most importantly to LIFETEEN AND EDGE!  (Can you tell we’re excited about this year yet?)

We hope you are equally as excited about Lifeteen this year. It’s time to start up again and this year we’re starting off with a lot of fun! (Just like every year though right?) Our first Lifeteen and Edge night will be held at OLPH Parish at the back of the church (in the parish hall if there is rain)

Here are all the deats:

Sept 11, 2011

Youth Mass @ 5pm (come out to see all the ministries you can be involved in this year!) 

6pm-8:30pm Parking Lot Palooza Life Night

This is when we start the year off with a bang! Last year we had 30+ youth come out to our Minute to Win It night, this year we would love to see everyone and more back! Parking Lot Palooza promises to be a hilarious and super fun evening. There will be a chili cook off courtesy of your CORE team (where you being the judge!), lots of fun games, and a super awesome get to you know your CORE activity which is super secret! We can’t wait to see you there! We can’t wait to catch up with returners and meet new Lifeteeners.

Whats coming up? Mark your calendars!

Sept 16th, 2011 Coffee Night in the Parish Foyer Lifeteen

Sept 25th, 2011 Give it Away Now the “Oh Baby” Edition Edge+Lifeteen

Oct. 2nd, 2011 Picture Perfect: The Sacramental Nature of the Church Lifeteen

Oct 15th, 2011 Archdiocesan Youth Rally Grade 6-12

Always remember to check back for more updates and information, or just to say hi!

See you soon!

-CORE

Whats going on?!

Back in the day (before smartphones and facebook, gasp yes we’re that old!) we used to log onto MSN and say ‘Sup?’ to our IM buddies. Do you guys still use the term ‘sup?’ if so, ‘SUP LIFTEEEN! It’s been a while’

You may notice there are a few changes to well, everything.

First off, we’re working to make Lifeteen for 2011-12 more appealing in every way possible because we want our teens (thats you) to participate to your full capacity and in a fun, friendly, and interesting way! That’s why we created this site www.lifeteenolph.wordpress.com for all the latest news, feedback, info, pictures, and generally everything lifeteen OLPH. So we want your feedback, how do we make this space better, more accessible to you, nicer looking, ten times more fun? Anything that’s on your mind about the website or Lifeteen in general, send us an email or drop a comment on one of the pages we want to hear from you!

Secondly, the OLPH Youth Ministry youth group page on facebook is now *poof* gone, we have decided because it was no longer used or useful (seriously, it was ready to be archived) that we should get rid of the old one and with your help decide if we should make a new one. Is facebook the way of the future? Do you check your iPhones or smartphones 24/7 like your CORE if so, we’d love to know if a new, snazzy and more popular (and well used) facebook group would be something you’re wanting!

We always want to make Lifeteen a space for you! Give us feedback, comment on our stuff, particpate all you can and more! We’re so excited for this year, we can’t wait to share all the activities and events with you. Keep  checking here for all the latest news!

TTYL

-CORE

On to 2012!

We’re all done our 2010-11 Year of lifeteen and youth ministry!

Just a few more wrap up events left to hang out with you guys

(Coffee Night this friday!! June 10 & Ziplining June 18th please register by friday!) 

It was a great year with everyone, we look forward to planning a bit over the summer and taking some time off, so that we’re ready for you again to kick off September just right!

Thanks for a great year!

 

-CORE

June 5th – Last Lifeteen Night BBQ

Well its the end of the year already!!

Join us for a BBQ and outdoor activities on June 5th after the 5pm mass. And celebrate another great Lifeteen year!

Don’t Forget:

Zip lining @ Birch Bay on June 18th 10am-12pm. Bring your registration forms into the OLPH office it’s on a first come first served basis, quick get your spot for this exciting morning!!

May 13th – Coffee Night!

Monthly Coffee nights are back! And we’re excited for you to come out! $2 gets you a coffee/beverage and a snack or treat!

Friday May 13th 7-9ish. 

Please drop by! 

Also, registration forms for Ziplining will be available this night! There are limited spots so don’t miss out on this fun and last adventure before we pack it in for the summer months! (June 18th at 10am)

See you at Coffee Night! 

CORE

May 15th – The Truth Comes Out

The Truth Comes Out – An Issue Night on Homosexuality

PIZZA DINNER! $8 donation for dinner tonight!

Have you ever had questions about homosexuality? Or what the church actually teaches on it? Most often our views of this issue are clouded by personal thoughts, misunderstandings, and no real evidence. Come out to this night to dive deeper into the real, true, and Catholic issues on homosexuality.

We will be learning about how to be Christ for one another, while digging into why people think what they do about this topic, and why the misconceptions people place on the Catholic church are wrong.

If you have any questions about this night, or questions you want to be answered at the night, please leave us comments! There is still lots of time for this night to change and shape into what you want to hear, and we always want to know that! So drop us an email or comment to let us know!

See you there!

-CORE

Thinkfast Photos!

What a great Thinkfast this year everyone!

It was probably one of our best years, thank you so much to everyone who came out. We hope to have a finally tally on the money raised very soon!

You Call this Good? -Lifenight April 17, 2011

Most of us don’t like the sound of the week to come. Holy week! Cue horror music, (or lost of church music anyway) What does holy week mean to you? Lots of church services? Hurt knees? Tons of silence?

Or some beautiful upcoming ceremonies that we get to celebrate with one another each year!

Join us for our Pre-holy week lifenight, where we take an in depth look on the Passion of Jesus Christ! After such a reflective weekend we just had (WAY to go teens by the way, thinkfast 2011 was amazing! Pictures to come soon!) we are going to continue the thought process of what Jesus went through, as we embark on one of the most important weeks of the year.

April 17 You Call this good? The Passion of Jesus Christ. Come to 5pm mass to hear it and celebrate with palms, then join us downstairs for dinner and a lifenight! Dinner is sponsored by the Fransicans for this night!

We would love to see you there!

CORE