Hello HSYM Parents & Students,
It is update time and we hope everyone had a great Easter and break from school and work. The year is closing upon us and we only have two meetings left. This week was a special one for our last Teen Mass/ Social/ Fellowship Sunday. Attendance was awesome as we started the evening at Mass. After Mass and a few announcements in the Parish Center, we headed back down to the Church and experienced the Baptism of First Year student Nicholas Mares. Deacon Gerhard presided over this ceremony and did a wonderful job. What a great experience for all the students to see one of their friends accept the first Sacrament of Initiation in Baptism. They all were terrific during the ceremony. After the Baptism, we had our Social/Celebration for Nicholas in the Parish Center with the Mares family. Mrs. Condon ordered six 6’ burritos and when I saw them I thought there was no way the group would finish these. I was wrong! They not only finished the burritos, but also a ton of salad prepared by Mrs. Pesci, and a table of desserts brought by the Mares family. It turned out to be a wonderful Sunday evening.
Next week is our last “XLT” of the year. I will be the guest speaker and talk about my “Ah-ha” moment in my faith journey. I invite all parents and siblings to join us in the Church starting at 6:30pm this Sunday. Our last meeting will be on May 2nd. We have a guest speaker from the Birth Choice Clinic and their Teen Integrity Program. The talk will be about Sex & Consequences. This is a very important topic for our teens living in the Catholic Faith and I am excited that we will have a professional speaker on this topic.
SERVICE HOURS! If you have not completed your service hours we have a few more opportunities. All students must complete 4 parish service hours to complete the class. This Sunday I need walkers for the Fullerton Crop Walk, volunteers to help after all masses for the Haiti Fundraising Bake sale, and helpers at Confirmation on May 8th. Please email or call us to sign up. If you have done your service hours and want to help in any of these events we would love to have you. See below for more information on the Crop Walk and Haiti Fundraiser.
HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY - CROP WALK - SUNDAY, APRIL 25th HSYM to Participate in Crop Walk: A team of high school youth has been formed for the Crop Walk, April 25th in downtown Fullerton. This event is to help fight World Hunger. Please join our team for a great cause. The walk starts at the Fullerton Plaza on Wilshire at 1:00pm. The St. Juliana HSYM Team will meet at the park across from the Museum at the plaza between 12 & 12:30pm. We have a lot of T-Shirts to give to the walkers. See you there.
HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY - T-SHIRT & BAKE SALE FOR HAITI -SUNDAY, APRIL 25th Join us Sunday, April 25th after all Masses as we raise money to help victims of the earthquake in Haiti. "Remember Haiti" t-shirts will be sold for $15, assorted baked goods starting at fifty cents. All proceeds will be sent to Catholic Medical Mission Board. For more info. About this organization go to
cmmb.org.