Youth 2000 Redding, CA

Okay, okay, so the blog is about 3 weeks overdue. Please pardon our tardiness as we try and catch up on all the activity that has been taking place within our program.

So, now onto the real meat of the blog..

YOUTH 2000 REDDING!!

I think its safe to say that our youth and young adults thoroughly enjoyed their weekend encounter with Jesus. We were blessed to have a large group traveling with us - 40 children of Christ answered the call to spend the weekend with Him, so praise God!

Redding was familiar territory for one of our youth group members, Jesse Burgard, who recently returned to the Bay Area after a 3 month stint in Far Norcal. Jesse was a great navigator, as well as Starbucks/Denny's location finder.

The weekend not only brought the group closer to one another, but also brought everyone closer (literally and spiritually) to the Lord God Almight, as the majority of the weekend we were able to sit within 3 feet of Christ present in the Blessed Sacrament. The team of CFRs brought us both familiar and unfamiliar faces, which allowed us to reunite with some of our beloved CFRs, as well as make new friends with those we had not yet met.

The Holy Spirit was definitely in motion this weekend, and we continue to thank the Lord God Almighty for igniting a fire for Christ within our hearts.

PRAISED BE JESUS CHRIST, NOW AND FOREVER!

PHOTOS WILL BE POSTED SOON, SO STAY TUNED!

Welcome!

Hi everyone! Thank you for visiting the OLQW Youth Ministry blog. The purpose of this blog is to keep everyone in the loop about what's going on with the youth over at Our Lady Queen of the World Parish. Here are a few things we currently have in the works:

-World Youth Day, Sydney Australia - July 12th-21st:
A group of 25 youth and young adults from our parish and nearby areas will be traveling to Sydney, Australia in July for World Youth Day! For more information about WYD, please visit the World Youth Day website. Please keep the pilgrims in your prayers as they prepare for this fun and exciting pilgrimage where they will be able to engage in fellowship with young Catholics from around the world!

-Youth Group Meeting with guest Fr. Leo Patalinghug - Saturday February 2nd after the 5pm mass:
Food, praise and worship, a teaching on spiritual combat from Fr. Leo, and Adoration. It doesn't get any better than this!

-Karaoke Night Fundraiser - Saturday February 16th, 7pm:
We're fundraising for our pilgrimage to World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia! This fundraiser will be an awesome night of karaoke and fellowship. Admission is $5, which comes with a $1 ticket redeemable for a song or toward food purchase. If you can't make that night, please consider purchasing raffle tickets! We'll be raffling off a karaoke machine, tickets to a Warrior game, and a $25 gift card (location TBA). Raffle tickets are 2 for $5 or 5 for $10. See any youth group member for more details.