Dear Friends,
Hoping that you and your families are well!  As always, I am praying for you and looking forward to seeing you all again, hopefully one day soon. Kindly see below for some reminders and updates…

• Registration for Year 2 of our Confirmation Program is currently underway.  Kindly submit your teen's registration either online or via hard copy at your earliest convenience.

 

• While all in-person Youth Ministry/Confirmation activities remain on hold, we are gearing up for a very special virtual Teen Mass, set for Saturday, June 13, at 5pm.  Join us live on the St. E’s Facebook page or via the video link on our website the next morning.  Fr. Stan will offer a special blessing for all graduates (middle school, high school, and college)!  This is a wonderful opportunity to make a spiritual communion and worship together, even while physically apart.  As with regular Teen Masses, I’ll award 1 parish hour to all teens who attend.  Parents, please let me know if your teen watches from home and we will log the hours accordingly!

 

• Plans are in the works to offer a “VBS at Home” program for children and families during the week of August 3-7.  Our theme this year is “Rocky Railways” – and we’re calling all aboard for teen volunteers to “adopt a camper” and be their crew leaders in spirit this summer!  Teens will write notes to their campers for each day of “VBS at Home,” offering their support and tying in the theme of the day.  Parish hours will apply!  Additional details, specific plans, and media release will follow, but if your teen might be interested in participating, sign-ups are available at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0A4AABAF2DA3FC1-vbsathome. 

 

• If your teen works on any other remote service projects at this time (making cards for the Mount Olive Manor or thank you notes for healthcare workers, sewing masks, collecting food for the pantry, etc.), please feel free to email me the details/hours.  We’ll resume the ticket logging system once the church re-opens.  Additional remote service options will be available soon!

 
Many thanks for your ongoing partnership in Christ.  Please know that my prayers remain with you and your families, now and always.  I look forward to seeing you all again and continuing our journey to the Sacrament of Confirmation.  In the meantime, I am an email away, if I may be of any help.  God’s blessings, my friends!
 
Peace,
Shannon Jones