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S.O.S
Students Out Serving.
Visit the elderly, clean a church, paint a wall, pull some weeds, helping others in our community and in the
parish.
Every Tuesday in the summer 10AM-2PM
We start on June 30 for an orientation, meeting at
St. Dominic’s.
Join us for our Cluster Summer Service Days, youth; junior high and older are welcome, to meet other young people, or
hang with friends, while you help others. Free snacks too! Rain Or Shine. We have candy bar bingo, church tours, 3 on 3 basketball,
and more.
Youth Ministry: Summer Outdoor Youth Program Every
Wednesday- June 24th, All Summer Long, until Sept 2nd., RAIN or SHINE this year!!!7-9PM-
St. Athanasius School Yard and/or GYM (61st
and Bay Pkwy)
Trip to Six Flags Great Adventure
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Tickets for only $25.00 if youth is fully registered in a Cluster Youth Ministry Program,
only $35.00 for all others.
** Youth 12 and under must come with own responsible adult on the trip.
ˇ Only $10 if you have your own season pass.
Register now, for if demand is known by end of June, we can reserve another bus, otherwise space will be limited to
first paid 40 participants!
Make checks out to St.A’s-
Cluster Youth Ministry
Youth Ministry Update Summer
July 9,
Thursday, Six Flags Great Adventure Trip. $25.00 for all registered in the Cluster Youth Ministry, $35.00 for all others. Includes a school bus that will depart
in the morning and return at night, for a full day of fun. Please register right away, or we will limit our trip to one bus.
Youth 12 years of age and under must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
July 27th, Cyclones Baseball, Free baseball cap for all, and seats next to the field, Tickets Only $5 for youth registered in the Cluster
Youth Ministry, $10 for other youth under 18 and $15 for adults. Limited seats: You must arrange your own transportation
to Coney Island.
We plan to have another trip to see the Mets in August and Yankees in September. And have a bowling night in the summer
at Regina Pacis. Reserve your tickets now!
Summer Opportunities- We can offer you scholarships to participate in some regional summer programs such as the
Diocesan- Youth Leader Retreat or the Salesians Gospel Roads. Contact the office or go to the diocese website to register
and inform us, so we can provide you with some financial assistance.
Summer Camp Offerings
Our Lady of Guadalupe Summer
(72nd St and
15th Ave)
July
20-August 21, 2009: Monday through Friday, 9AM-3PM
Ages
6-11, Cost $80 per child.
For
more information call George Appeal at 718-259-9566.
One
day registration is on June 27th from 10AM- 12PM.
Italian Federation Camp at St. Dominic’s (Bay Ridge Pkwy and 20th Avenue)
July
6th- August 21st, 2009: Monday through Wednesday, 9:30AM-12:30PM
Ages
6-13 Years, Cost is Free.
For
more information or to register call 718-259-2828
St.
Athanasius Bible Camp (61st Street and Bay Pkwy)
July
6-July 31: Monday through Friday 9AM-12PM
Ages
6-11, Cost $125 per child.
For
more information or to register call Nikki Milo at 718-331-8811
The Bensonhurst Office of Youth Ministry runs many other activities, special
events, social outings, retreats and youth oriented church and sacramental programs.
For more information, updates, go to http://BrooklynYM.tripod.com
, call 718 234-0614 or email us at KenWodz@optonline.net
Bensonhurst
Cluster Youth Ministry programs
Programs are open to both males and females, and are primarily offered to those youth who are connected with the seven
Catholic Churches or schools of the Bensonhurst Cluster: St. Athanasius, St. Dominic, St. Finbar’s, St. Frances Cabrini,
St. Mary, Mother of Jesus, St. Simon and Jude and Our Lady of Guadalupe. Granted
any youth of any religious persuasion or belief state is welcome from the larger community in Brooklyn.
Programs vary in depth and scope, from the social to the spiritual, all with the goal of creating a sense of community
and church, exposing youth to healthy relationships and Gospel values. Primarily most programs are geared towards those
in junior high, through high school, ages 12 through 18. At the same time, individuals that are mature and balanced may
be able to participate at a younger age, but note that adults involved take on an accompaniment role, not a supervising position,
so youth that need greater attention due to age or immaturity may be asked to not participate in certain programs
Service Outreach-
If you need service hours for confirmation
of school, contact us, and we can arrange for you to do work after school, or you can join us for our Service Saturday's!
(If you know of someone in your neighborhood, block or family who is
elderly, handicapped, or living alone, that could use some help with general house cleaning or yard work- for free, please
contact us, and we can come with some youth to help out during the year.)
T he above listed programs
are all either sponsored by the Cluster Office of Youth Ministry and/or the youth ministry programs of the parishes of Brooklyn
West 9, which include: Our Lady of Guadalupe, St. Mary, Mother of Jesus, St. Athanasius, St. Dominic’s, St. Frances
Cabrini, St. Finbar’s, and St. Simon and Jude.
On going Service Project
The Bensonhurst Cluster Office of Youth Ministry is trying to organize an ongoing service project. This project is meant
to help the many older members of our community who can no longer do many daily tasks of general upkeep of their homes, both
indoors and out. We want to give an opportunity to the younger generation to help the older ones by coming into their homes
with an adult assistance and spend a few hours doing some tasks of cleaning, upkeep and general repairs.
WE need youth who are willing to join us, whether for service hours or not, and WE need contacts of local individuals
be they elderly, handicapped, that are in need of some assistance, be it for a single time, or possibly for an ongoing relationships.
This Program is called SOS, for there are many people in our neighborhood, who need help, and we are all
Saints and Sinners, who can go Out and Serve!
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We hope this site will introduce you to Youth Ministry Occurances and at the same time keep you informed of what is NEW
happening in Brooklyn for youth!
The Bensonhurst Office of Youth Ministry serves all youth in the local
Brooklyn
Community, in collaboration with the local Catholic Churches:
All youth, regardless of faith, gender, and ethnicity are welcome to participate in Cluster Sponsored Programming. There are specific Faith Formation Groups for Jr.
High Youth between the ages of 12-15
and those in High School between 16-19 years of age.
Each program is designed to guide youth to a greater understanding
of who they are, where God is in their lives and to understand their role in society both today as youth and as they grow
to become, “people of faith and honest citizens.”
Youth
Ministry Goal #1: To build the church as a “Home that Welcomes, A Parish that Evangelizes, A School that Prepares
for Life, and a Playground where friends Come and Meet each other.” Let us build the city of God,
where all are welcomed!
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