SMYG
St. Mary's Youth Group
Youth Director
                                     Chris Kozlowski                                   
     Phone:  248-844-8665

St. Mary of the Hills Vision for Youth Ministry:
   ‘Empowering young people to live as disciples of Jesus Christ in our world today.  To draw young people to responsible participation in the life, mission and work of the Catholic faith community.  And to foster the total personal and spiritual growth of each young person.’– as stated in “It takes a Whole church – Renewing the Vision”  

UPCOMING EVENTS

RAINBOW XXVII INFORMATION

MEDICAL RELEASE FORM  (You must have one on file to participate in any 
                                                       SMYG event.)

PARENTS: CLICK HERE to be added to my email distribution list. You will receive notice of up-coming meetings/events that you can pass on to your teens.

Have you ever looked at a night of fun with family or friends as a celebration of the gift of laughter?  At our last meeting in October the SMYG group simply played together.  Turnout was on the low side for a meeting already planned for simple fun, but we made the most out of our time together by celebrating with laughter.

On November 5th the SMYG group held our Pepsi Challenge.  What does this have to do with SMYG or issues that face your high school student?  Ask them and see what they say!

Over the past few weeks many high school parents have asked me to send them my weekly SMYG update that I send out to all high school kids who are signed up.  If you’d like to receive this e-mail so you know more of what SMYG is about please send me an e-mail and I will add you to the list.

Rainbow XXVII registration is due November 10, 2008.  If you’d like to attend Rainbow please reserve February 14-15, 2009 for a weekend to celebrate your faith with roughly 2000 other high school youth in this wonderful conference designed to inspire us in our Catholic Faith.  Chaperones are always needed, so if you’d like to go with your child let me know ASAP.

To view the Rainbow Brochure: http://cyodetroit.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=wD0bLPKjbnU=&tabid=167

Rainbow Permission Form: http://www.cyodetroit.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=aH4ErCPzEBw%3d&tabid=162

St. Mary's Rainbow Permission Form

SMYG is open to all high school aged youth and their friends.  We are a group dedicated in celebrating our faith while building lifelong friendships.  Come check us out!

Parents, if you have any questions about our program contact me anytime.  If you’d like me to have one of our active members call your son or daughter to answer questions they may have about SMYG let me know, I’d love to put people in contact with each other. CLICK HERE to be added to my email distribution list. You will receive notice of up-coming meetings/events that you can pass on to your teens.

If at anytime you have a question about an event (or anything SMYG or JYG related, please contact me.  Director of Youth Ministry

UPCOMING EVENTS
(All Meetings in the St. Josephs room 7-9 PM)
November 8      Dodge ball Event-St. Lawrence
November 12    GIFT
November 19    Popularity
November 26    Let Us Give Thanks
December 3     The Reason for the Season

SMYG is a group of high school students who come together to build friendships and strengthen their faith by discussing timely topics in a positive environment.  We’d love to continue encouraging all high school students to give the group a try.  Remember even if you have not been to a meeting in a while that the doors are always open for new members.  Every high school age person in our parish is invited and allowed to bring friends to our meetings.  I truly hope to see YOU at one our upcoming meetings. 

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