Saint Ann Youth Ministry Weekly Newsletter March 28Th, 2021 Palm Sunday of the Lord’S Passion Vol II, Issue XXXIX
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Saint ann youth miniStry Weekly newsletter March 28th, 2021 Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion Vol II, Issue XXXIX Cover Page pg. 1 Office of Youth Ministries pg. 10 Headlines pg. 2 Office of Youth Ministry Schedule Faith Formation Contact Information Youth Ministry Schedule Youth Ministry Podcast Ended Youth Faith Formation Program Mass Server Schedule Youth Ministry Newsletter Formation Segments Combined Youth Ministry Podcast Youth Ministry Militia Quinceañera Program Spring Preparation Requirements Faith Formation pg. 11 Youth Recognition Girl’s Discipleship Altar Servers Needed Online Faith Formation March Podcast Updates Youth Fellowship pg. 11 New Event Section Introduction to Lectio Divina The Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth pg. - High School Lectio Divina The Art of Lectio Divina Sunday Mass Readings pg. 3 Isaiah 50:4-7 Youth Ministries pg. 11 Psalm 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24 Altar Servers Philippians 2:6-11 Youth Ministry Militia Mark 14:1-15:47 What Did the Popes Say? pg. 13 Scripture and the Catechism pg. 3 John Paul II – Fides et Ratio: 88-91(b) Isaiah 50:4-7 Francis – Fratelli Tutti: 142-146 -CCC: 713, 741 Saint Thorlak pg. 15 Psalm 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24 Mass Server Schedule pg. 13 -No Catechism References Youth Ministry Volunteers pg. 13 Philippians 2:6-11 Youth Formation -CCC: 2641, 2667, 1850, 449, 472, 602, 705, Youth Discipleship 713, 876, 1224, 908, 411, 612, 623, 449, 2812, Youth Fellowship 434, 201, 633, 635 Mark 14:1-15:47 -CCC: 1339, 474, 1328, 1335, 1403, 1009, 473, 2701, 2849, 585, 443, 597, 603, 2605, 444 Upcoming Events pg. 9 Spring Confirmation Preparation Divine Mercy: The Second Greatest Story Graduation Mass Youth Confirmation Mass Page | 1 Headlines Spring Preparation Requirements (3/14/2021) To fulfill Diocesan Requirements, in order for a Faith Formation Contact Information youth to attend Spring Confirmation Preparation “a parent or their sponsor need to be present at the confirmation Director of Religious Education – Trisha Vasquez session.” Without a parent or sponsor present the youth 817-426-1101 [email protected] will not be able to attend the session and will be marked absent. Director of RCIA – Maru Ramirez 817-295-5621 x8 [email protected] Youth Recognition (3/7/2021) Director of Youth Ministries – August Klein 817-295-5621 x7 [email protected] Saint Ann Youth Ministries would like to recognize Sarah Allcock for her efforts as an Altar Server. Youth Ministry Podcast Ended (3/28/2021) Sarah has actively sought out as many service opportunities as possible including during Wednesday The Saint Ann Youth Ministry Podcast was Mass, quickly learning her role and responsibilities. Last originally started at the beginning of the COVID-19 Wednesday she was entrusted for the first time to present outbreak to help provide Catechesis and assist parents in Father Mel with the wine and water during the Preparation talking about hard issues with their kids during the of the Gifts. ensuing shutdown. As society is beginning to open up and formation is becoming more accessible, we are Altar Servers Needed (3/7/2021) discontinuing the Youth Ministry Podcast so as to free up more time to focus on other aspects of youth ministry and While we have had a number of youth begin to pursue other projects. volunteering for altar serving we still have far fewer youth than we need for the ministry. If you are interested in altar Mass Server Schedule (3/21/2021) serving, please check the Youth Ministry Schedule for training dates or contact the Youth Minister for details. Upcoming Server Schedules will now be posted in the back of the Saint Ann Youth Ministry Newsletter March Podcast Updates (3/7/2021) starting with Holy Week Masses. We are still in need of Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers and Altar Servers for most With February completed, we have our final Holy Week Masses. number of downloads for the month. The Saint Ann Youth Ministry Podcast has a number of downloads each Formation Segments Combined (3/21/2021) month as seen below. September 103 Middle, High School and Homestudy segments October 45 of the Saint Ann Youth Ministry Newsletter have been November 51 combined at this time for the sake of simplicity and lack December 98 of content for all sections. January 68 February 46 Youth Ministry Militia (3/14/2021) New Event Section (2/28/2021) Saint Ann Youth Ministries will be needing the assistance of youth and parents who are interested in The Saint Ann Youth Ministry Newsletter has a helping with various basic needs of the Church. If you new Upcoming Events section directly after the Mass are interested in joining the Youth Ministry Militia, please Readings and Scripture and Catechism Section. This contact August Klein in the Youth Ministry Office for section will contain a complete list of all special and non- more details. Our first service opportunity in the parish recurring special events scheduled as a part of the Youth will be to reset the parish hall on April 7th for the Divine Ministry Program. Mercy Presentation on April 11th. Page | 2 even death on a cross. Sunday Mass Readings Because of this, God greatly exalted him and bestowed on him the name Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion which is above every name, Cycle B that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, Isaiah 50:4-7 of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that The Lord GOD has given me Jesus Christ is Lord, a well-trained tongue, to the glory of God the Father. that I might know how to speak to the weary a word that will rouse them. Mark 14:1-15:47 Morning after morning he opens my ear that I may hear; The Passover and the Feast of Unleavened and I have not rebelled, Bread were to take place in two days’ time. So the chief have not turned back. priests and the scribes were seeking a way to arrest him I gave my back to those who beat me, by treachery and put him to death. They said, “Not during my cheeks to those who plucked my beard; the festival, for fear that there may be a riot among the my face I did not shield people.” from buffets and spitting. When he was in Bethany reclining at table in the The Lord GOD is my help, house of Simon the leper, a woman came with an therefore I am not disgraced; alabaster jar of perfumed oil, costly genuine spikenard. I have set my face like flint, She broke the alabaster jar and poured it on his head. knowing that I shall not be put to shame. There were some who were indignant. “Why has there been this waste of perfumed oil? It could have been sold Psalm 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24 for more than three hundred days’ wages and the money given to the poor.” They were infuriated with her. Jesus All who see me scoff at me; said, “Let her alone. Why do you make trouble for her? they mock me with parted lips, they wag their heads: She has done a good thing for me. The poor you will “He relied on the LORD; let him deliver him, always have with you, and whenever you wish you can let him rescue him, if he loves him.” do good to them, but you will not always have me. She Indeed, many dogs surround me, has done what she could. he has anticipated anointing my a pack of evildoers closes in upon me; body for burial. Amen, I say to you, wherever the gospel They have pierced my hands and my feet; is proclaimed to the whole world, what she has done will I can count all my bones. be told in memory of her.” They divide my garments among them, Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went off and for my vesture they cast lots. to the chief priests to hand him over to them. When they But you, O LORD, be not far from me; heard him they were pleased and promised to pay him O my help, hasten to aid me. money. Then he looked for an opportunity to hand him I will proclaim your name to my brethren; over. in the midst of the assembly I will praise you: On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened “You who fear the LORD, praise him; Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, his all you descendants of Jacob, give glory to him; disciples said to him, “Where do you want us to go and revere him, all you descendants of Israel!” prepare for you to eat the Passover?” He sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the city and a man Philippians 2:6-11 will meet you, carrying a jar of water. Follow him. Wherever he enters, say to the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says, “Where is my guest room where I may eat Christ Jesus, though he was in the form of God, the Passover with my disciples?”’ Then he will show you did not regard equality with God a large upper room furnished and ready. Make the something to be grasped. preparations for us there.” The disciples then went off, Rather, he emptied himself, entered the city, and found it just as he had told taking the form of a slave, them; and they prepared the Passover. coming in human likeness; When it was evening, he came with the and found human in appearance, Twelve.