Ann youth ministry Weekly Newsletter May 10th, 2020 Fifth Sunday of Easter Vol I, Issue XIV

Cover Page pg. 1 Discernment Interviews Saint Ann Weekly Newsletter Youth Ministries pg. 3 Available for Meetings Youth Ministry Newsletter Sunday Mass Readings pg. 2 Youth Ministry Podcast Acts 6:1-7 Articles pg. 4 Psalm 33:1-2,4-5,18-19 The Duties of Parents (Part X of XI) 1 Peter 2:4-9 Saint Dymphna pg. 5 John 14:1-12 Newsletter pg. 6 Faith Formation pg. 3 Content Contribution Online Faith Formation Contributor

Saint Ann Weekly Newsletter

Until Mass and Faith Formation are made regularly available again, the Saint Ann Youth Ministry Weekly Newsletter may be found online at w.stanninburleson.com/saooym or you may subscribe to it by e-mailing the Youth Coordinator at [email protected].

Available for Meetings

While Youth Formation and Youth Fellowship sessions have been cancelled the rest of the year, it is now possible to meet with the youth coordinator if needed. If you have questions and need to meet with the youth coordinator, you will need to make an appointment at this time, and the meeting will take place in Room 6 and comply with all social distancing guidelines. All participants in this meeting must be wearing a mask or other appropriate face covering for the meeting.

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Sunday Mass Readings 1 Peter 2:4-9 Acts 6:1-7 Come to him, a living stone, rejected by At that time, as the number of disciples human beings but chosen and precious in the continued to grow, the Hellenists complained sight of God, and, like living stones, let against the Hebrews because their widows were yourselves be built into a spiritual house to be a being neglected in the daily distribution. So the holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices Twelve called together the community of the acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it disciples and said, “It is not right for us to neglect says in scripture. the word of God to serve at table. Brothers, select from among you seven reputable men, filled with “Behold, I am laying a stone in Zion, the Spirit and wisdom, whom we shall appoint to A cornerstone, chosen and precious, this task, whereas we shall devote ourselves to And whoever believes in it shall not be put to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” The shame.” proposal was acceptable to the whole community, so they chose Stephen, a man filled with faith and Therefore, its value is for you who have the holy Spirit, also Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, faith, but for those without faith: Timon, Parmenas, and Nicholas of Antioch, a covert to Judaism. They presented these men to “The stone which the builders rejected the apostles who prayed and laid hands on them. Has become the cornerstone,” The word of God continued to spread, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem increased And greatly; even a large group of priests were becoming obedient to the faith. “A stone that will make people stumble, And a rock that will make them fall.” Psalm 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19 They stumble by disobeying the word, as Rejoice, you righteous, in the Lord; it is their destiny. Praise from the upright is fitting. But you are “a chosen race, a royal Give thanks to the Lord on the harp; priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so On the ten-stringed lyre offer praise. that you may announce the praises” of him who For the Lord’s word is upright; called you out of darkness into his wonderful All his works are trustworthy. light.” He loves justice and right. The earth is full of the mercy of the Lord. The Apostles prayed and laid Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon those hands upon Who fear him followers to Upon those who count on his mercy, bestow upon To deliver their soul from death, them the And to keep them alive through famine. Sacrament of Holy Orders.

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John 14:1-12 Discernment Interviews

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You Final Confirmation Discernment have faith in God; have faith also in me. In my Interviews will begin to be scheduled in the next Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If few weeks. All those present for discernment there were not, would I have told you that I am interviews will need to be wearing a face mask or going to prepare a place for you? And if I go and other appropriate covering and proper social prepare a place for you, I will come back again distancing and sanitation will be employed. and take you to myself, so that were I am you also may be. Where I am going you know the way.” Thomas said to him, “Master, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the Youth Ministries way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father Youth Ministry Newsletter except through me. If you know me, then you will also know my Father. From now on you do Saint Ann Youth Ministries are still know him and have seen him.” Philip said to him, looking for youth who are interested in writing “Master, show us the Father, and that will be one article a month for the Youth Ministry enough for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been Newsletter. If your child is interested, please with you for so long a time and you still do not contact the youth coordinator at know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen [email protected]. the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on my own. The Father who dwells in me is doing his works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else, believe because of the works themselves. Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do greater ones than these, because I am Saint Maximilian Kolbe working for his publication going to the Father. Rycerz Niepokalanej (Knight of the Immaculata).

Faith Formation Youth Ministry Podcast

The Saint Ann Office of Youth Ministries is now Online Faith Formation offering a weekly podcast. The episodes can be

heard and downloaded on the website at Saint Ann Middle and High School Faith www.stanninburleson.com/saooym-podcast. Formation is currently available online at These episodes will cover numerous topics which www.mycatholicfaithdelivered.com. If you need may be of interest to parents, and which they can login information for your child or have difficulty share with their youth. If there is a particular logging in, please contact the youth coordinator topic you or your child would like to be addressed at [email protected]. on the podcast, please send your requests to

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Articles The parents should still have a relationship with their child, built on years of trust The Duties of Parents (Part X of XI) and communication. Having established such a relationship with their children, while not A commentary on CCC:2230 exerting pressure on them in matters of career or vocation, does not prevent the parents from As the child becomes an adult, the right giving their children prudent advice. The parents of the parents over dictating how their child is to have the duty still, to help guide their children by be raised ceases, but the responsibility to guide giving them advice from the wellspring of their child has not in the least bit been diminished. knowledge which they should have obtained The child, now an adult, has the right to discern during the time they were raising their children. for themselves the path that God has laid out for Such advise should never pressure their child to a them, to choose for themselves a career, and to course of action but remain as a gentle reminder choose who they are to marry, without threat or of the course of action which they should take. If coercion from their parents. As much as parents the parent did not take the proper initiative to seek have the responsibility and the right to raise their and obtain the knowledge and wisdom which child, both spiritually and physically, and see to they should have while their child was still under their education, the child now has the their care, or exercise properly the authority responsibility and right to determine their own entrusted to them, then they have by their own path from here. Just as God created mankind in volition, neutered their ability to provide his own image, and himself relinquished the guidance which they now still bear the control he by rights had over his creation, we responsibility to provide. They took the talent model that example, by relinquishing the control given to them for trade, and instead of earning ten we by right have over our children, allowing them more, they buried it in the ground. to make decisions for themselves. Here, we participate with God in the work of creation. This right does rightly belong to our children. If we have fulfilled our responsibilities, and rightly exerted our authority, then by the graces instilled in us by matrimony, and imparted on our children through Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Communion, they are more likely than less to follow in the path we have laid out for us. It is for this reason that families that raise a saint, often raise not one saint but several. Saint Therese of Lisieux is not the only Saint of her family. Both of her parents are canonized, and there is a case open for one of her sisters. The cause for the Canonization of the parents of Pope Saint John Paul II is now underway. Claire of Assisi is not the only Saint of her family, but her sister Agnes has been canonized as well. Holiness attracts, and holiness instilled by Christ through one’s own family even more. Patrick Madrid, Catholic speaker and cradle Catholic, speaks about the regularity with which his family practiced their faith growing up, and testifies to how neither he, nor any of his seven siblings, ever left, nor thought about leaving the .

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Saint Dymphna

Saint Dymphna was born in the 600’s King Damon left, the residents of to Damon the King of Oriel in Ireland. King buried Dymphna and Father Gerebernus Damon’s faith is not known for certainty, but in a nearby grave. They later moved their Saint Dymphna’s mother was a devout bodies to a more suitable location. Saint Christian. When Dymphna was 14 years old, Dymphna was 15 years old when she was she consecrated herself to Jesus Christ and martyred. took a vow of chastity, but soon afterward, Saint Dymphna was canonized before her mother died. the Sacred Congregation for Rites was King Damon had deeply loved his founded by Pope Sixtus V in 1588, which wife, and his mental health began to fail after would become the Congregation for the her death. His counselors advised him to Divine Worship and The Congregation for remarry, but King Damon was unable to find the Causes of in 1969 by the order of a wife as beautiful as his own had been. As Pope Paul VI. She is the of he failed to find another wife for himself, runaways, mental disorders, and survivors of Saint Dymphna began to grow older and she incest. Her feast day is May 15th. began to look much like her mother had. With his mental health suffering, King Damon began to desire to marry his own daughter. When Saint Dymphna learned that her father intended to marry her, she decided to uphold her vows and enlisted the help of her confessor, Father Gerebernus. They fled Ireland, sailing toward the main continent of Europe, landing in present day Belgium where they fled to the town of Geel. In Geel, Dymphna built a hospital for the poor and the sick. However, some of the coins she had used to build the hospital made their way back to Oriel. King Damon sent spies to discover where the coins had come from and to locate his daughter. When they found her in the town of Geel, King Damon traveled to the town himself to recover his daughter Dymphna. On his arrival, King Damon ordered the execution of Father Gerebernus and attempted to force Dymphna to return to Ireland with him. Saint Dymphna refused to return and in a fit of rage, King Damon drew his sword and cut off her head. The Beheading of Saint Dymphna by Godfried Maes

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The Newsletter

Content Contribution

We are currently looking for content contributors who may want to write on various subjects pertaining to the Youth Formation, Youth Fellowship and Youth Ministry programs. All youth from grades 6-12 are also welcome to create content for the Newsletter for which they will receive service hours. Publishable submissions will range between 300 and 500 words.

Contributors

August Klein: August Klein is the Youth Coordinator at Saint Ann Catholic Church and currently writes the entirety of the Saint Ann Youth Ministry Weekly Newsletter. He published the first issue on February 4th, 2020 at the direction of the Director of Religious Education, Trisha Vasquez. August is a revert to Catholicism. After leaving the church around 2001, he returned to the Catholic Church with his family at the end of 2014 the last Sunday of Ordinary Time before the beginning of advent. In 2015 after Lent, he had his children Baptized and his wife Kelly joined the Church the following year through RCIA. During his children’s first year of faith formation, August began to fill in for teachers who could not make it on a given day and was subsequently asked to teach his own Children’s Faith Formation starting in 2016. In 2017 he was asked to help teach Youth Confirmation and with parent formation for Children’s Holy Communion. In 2019 when his children began attending Middle School Faith Formation, August was again asked to teach Middle School Formation, during which time he was hired as the Youth Coordinator for Saint Ann Catholic Church.

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