Saint Ann Youth Ministry Weekly Newsletter January 17Th, 2021 the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Vol II, Issue XXIX
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Saint ann youth miniStry Weekly newsletter January 17th, 2021 The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Vol II, Issue XXIX Cover Page pg. 1 Middle School Faith Formation - Headlines pg. 2 High School Faith Formation pg. 8 Faith Formation Contact Information Girl’s Discipleship Winter Confirmation Preparation Faith Formation Home Study pg. 8 Altar Server Training Following Christ Winter Confirmation Prep The Life of Grace Sunday Morning Masses Our Life in the Church December Podcast Updates Introduction to Catholicism Saint Profiles for All Ages Understanding the Scriptures Parent Discernments Our Moral Life in Christ Audio Encyclicals The History of the Church The Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth pg. 3 Youth Fellowship pg. 9 Statement of Bishop Michael Olson Introduction to Lectio Divina Regarding Disruption of Certification of High School Lectio Divina Presidential Election at U.S. Capitol The Art of Lectio Divina Sunday Mass Readings pg. 4 What Did the Popes Say? pg. 10 1 Samuel 3:3b-10,19 John Paul II – Fides et Ratio:61(b)-65(a) Psalm 40:2, 4, 7-10 Francis – Fratelli Tutti:77-83 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20 Ecumenical Councils - John 1:35-42 Bite Size Catechesis - Scripture and the Catechism pg. 5 Pope Saint Fabian pg. 12 1 Samuel 3:3b-10,19 Youth Formation Volunteers pg. 13 -CCC: 2578 Girl’s Discipleship Psalm 40:2, 4, 7-10 Sacramental Prep-Confirmation -CCC: 2657, 462, 2824 Youth Fellowship Volunteers pg. 13 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20 Introduction to Lectio Divina -CCC: 1004, 989, 2355, 796, 1265, 1269, 1695 High School Lectio Divina John 1:35-42 Art of Lectio Divina -CCC: 608 Saint Ann Youth pg. - Office of Youth Ministries pg. 6 Office of Youth Ministry Schedule Youth Ministry Schedule Youth Faith Formation Program Youth Ministry Newsletter Youth Ministry Podcast Quinceañera Program 1 Page Headlines December Podcast Updates (1/3/2021) Faith Formation Contact Information With November completed, we have our final number of downloads for the month. The Saint Ann Director of Religious Education – Trisha Vasquez Youth Ministry Podcast has had a number of downloads 817-426-1101 [email protected] each month as seen below. July 110 Director of RCIA – Maru Ramirez August 69 817-295-5621 x8 [email protected] September 103 Director of Youth Ministries – August Klein October 45 817-295-5621 x7 [email protected] November 51 December 98 Winter Confirmation Preparation (1/17/2020) Saint Profiles for All Ages (12/27/2020) Winter Confirmation Preparation begins in two weeks on January 31st at 11:30AM. If you would like to The Saint Ann Webpage will now be including sign up to participate in Confirmation Preparation and profiles on the Saints tailored for all age groups. If you receive the Sacrament of Confirmation, please contact the go to the Saint Ann Webpage at Youth Ministry Office. All candidates must have a Saint www.stanninburleson.com and you click on Faith Report and Sponsor Form on file before the beginning of Formation>Parent Portal>Print Resources, you will find the first class. Saint Profiles which are in the process of being written for Elementary, Middle School and High School youth so you can share their stories as appropriate for their age Altar Server Training (1/17/2020) group. We have begun with profiles on the patron of our parish, Saint Ann, along with her husband Saint Joachim. Saint Ann Youth Ministry will be hosting Altar Server Training on February 10th at 7:00PM in the main church, following the 6:00PM Mass. If you are interested Parent Discernments (11/22/2020) in Altar Serving, or have previously trained to be an Altar With the expansion of Guided Discernments for Server but have not been able to serve since the beginning th th of the COVID pandemic, please come to this training if all youth from 6 through 12 grade, Saint Ann Youth you wish to become an altar server. You must be Ministry is extending the opportunity for parents who so registered in faith formation and have a Form A on file to desire to participate in their own guided discernment. serve. Form A’s will be provided for those who need one. This initiative is intended to give parents the opportunity to experience discernment the way their children will experience it, however, the experience will not be Winter Confirmation Prep (1/10/2021) identical that of your child’s. Instead, the guided discernment will be tailored to you as a parent. If you are Winter Sacramental Preparation for the interested in attending a guided discernment, please Sacrament of Confirmation is about to begin on January st contact the youth minister to schedule an appointment. 31 . If you with to enroll in Sacramental Preparation, please contact the Youth Minister for a guided discernment and prepare both your Saint Report and Audio Encyclicals (11/22/2020) Sponsor Certificate before classes begin. Saint Ann Youth Ministry has released an audio recording of the Papal document Testem Benevolentiae Saturday Morning Masses (1/10/2021) Nostrum by Pope Leo XIII in the Faith Formation Parent Portal on the Saint Ann Webpage for free download. As Saint Ann has been offering morning Mass every time permits, we hope to be able to offer more audio Saturday morning at 7:30AM since we returned from the downloads for various papal documents. COVID-19 lockdown. Saint Ann youth ministry would like to invite all our youth and their families to attend 2 Morning Mass. For those who would like to join the Youth Minister before Mass to pray the Rosary in Latin, Page he will arrive around 6:30AM and the Rosary will begin soon after. 3 Page Sunday Mass Readings 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20 Brothers and sisters: The First Sunday of Ordinary Time The body is not for immorality, but for the January 17, 2021 - Cycle B Lord, and the Lord is for the body; God raised the Lord and will also raise us by his power. 1 Samuel 3:3b-10,19 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? But whoever is joined to the Lord becomes Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the one Spirit with him. Avoid immorality. Every other sin LORD where the ark of God was. The LORD called to a person commits is outside the body, but the immoral Samuel, who answered, “Here I am.” Samuel ran to Eli person sins against his own body. Do you not know that and said, “Here I am. You called me.” “I did not call your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, you, “ Eli said. “Go back to sleep.” So he went back whom you have from God, and that you are not your to sleep. Again the LORD called Samuel, who rose and own? For you have been purchased at a price. went to Eli. “Here I am, “ he said. “You called me.” Therefore glorify God in your body. But Eli answered, “I did not call you, my son. Go back to sleep.” John 1:35-42 At that time Samuel was not familiar with the LORD, because the LORD had not revealed anything John was standing with two of his disciples, to him as yet. The LORD called Samuel again, for the and as he watched Jesus walk by, he said, “Behold, the third time. Getting up and going to Eli, he said, “Here I Lamb of God.” The two disciples heard what he said am. You called me.” Then Eli understood that the and followed Jesus. Jesus turned and saw them LORD was calling the youth. So he said to Samuel, following him and said to them, “What are you looking “Go to sleep, and if you are called, reply, Speak, for?” They said to him, “Rabbi” — which translated LORD, for your servant is listening.” When Samuel means Teacher —, “where are you staying?” He said to went to sleep in his place, the LORD came and revealed them, “Come, and you will see.” So they went and saw his presence, calling out as before, “Samuel, Samuel!” where Jesus was staying, and they stayed with him that Samuel answered, “Speak, for your servant is day. It was about four in the afternoon. Andrew, the listening.” brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard Samuel grew up, and the LORD was with him, John and followed Jesus. He first found his own brother not permitting any word of his to be without effect. Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” — which is translated Christ —. Then he brought him to Psalm 40:2, 4, 7-10 Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of John; you will be called Cephas” — which I have waited, waited for the LORD, is translated Peter. and he stooped toward me and heard my cry. And he put a new song into my mouth, a hymn to our God. Sacrifice or offering you wished not, but ears open to obedience you gave me. Holocausts or sin-offerings you sought not; then said I, “Behold I come.” “In the written scroll it is prescribed for me, to do your will, O my God, is my delight, and your law is within my heart!” I announced your justice in the vast assembly; I did not restrain my lips, as you, O LORD, know. 4 Page Scripture and the Catechism 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20 1004 In expectation of that day, the believer's body and The First Sunday of Ordinary Time soul already participate in the dignity of belonging to January 17, 2021 – Cycle B Christ.