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Faith Office

847-359-0572

Family and Teen Faith Denise Logan dlogan@holyfamilyparish.org 847-907-3431 Owen Walsh owalsh@holyfamilyparish.org 847-907-3439 Sue Brach sbrach@holyfamilyparish.org 847-907-3472 Laura Ferlita lferlita@holyfamilyparish.org 847-907-3436 Isabella McPherrin imcpherrin@holyfamilyparish.org 847-907-3426 Amy Hodson ahodson@holyfamilyparish.org 847-907-3446 For more information visit us on the web www.holyfamilyparish.org

Family and TEEN Faith News

October 2013

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Finding Kind is a powerful documentary that raises awareness of and fosters change within the “girl world” of bullying. In this movie, individual girls and women share their personal experiences of girl-on-girl bullying and the universal truths about growing up as girls. Panel discussion to follow. Students age 11 and older are also welcome and encouraged to attend along with their parents. Finding Kind is appropriate for both female and male audiences. Registration is required to reserve your ticket(s). To register, call (866)253-9426 or go to www.alexianbrothershealth.org/events. Tickets may run out; people who do not register in advance are not guarnteed a seat. Optional Childcare is available through the Holy Family Nursery for a nominal fee. RSVP for childcare required. Contact Gina at 224-305-

3760 or ginapetit@ymail.com. Reserving a ticket for this event does not automatically reserve childcare or vice versa.

Wednesday, October 2, 2013 6:45 p.m.

Location: Holy Family Catholic Academy 2515 W. Palatine Rd. Inverness, IL 60067

FLAME and Ignite Date Change! No Class on October 13! YES Class on October 6!

Gathered at Table (10:30-11:15) and Adam’s Apple (9:00-10:15)

WILL meet on October 13

IMPORTANT SCHEDULE INFO

We are in need of A/V

volunteers for our 4pm

Teen Mass and Faith Alive

on Mondays and

Wednesday afternoons

from 4:30-6:00. No

experience needed. We

will train you! Call Amy!

Teens or adults welcome.

Peer Ministry It’s not too late to join this

ministry! We have several

Ignite classes that would

benefit from having a peer

minister. Next Peer Event:

Mall Scavenger Hunt on

November 3 11:00-3:30 at

Woodfield Mall. Email Leslee

for more info

mamad8866@gmail.com

VIRTUS- Protecting God’s Children

Attend the session at Holy Family on Thursday, October 10 6:30-9:30pm

Register at www.virtus.org All volunteers who work with Children

or Teens must attend Virtus training. This is a onetime training and we

encourage all parents to be trained as well. That way they are all set if they

ever want to volunteer in the classroom, as a chaperone or in any of our ministries! Take advantage of the

convenience of attending at Holy Family this fall!

Faith on Fire- Keep the

FLAME burning! All Juniors and Seniors meet once

a month for formation, socialization and discussion of

relevant topics. Come see what it’s all about. Bring a friend!

Register online using the Family and Teen Faith registration form or

contact Al and Anne Bosslet aabosslet@gmail.com

Upcoming FOF dates and Plans Oct 1 – Feed My Starving Children October 27- Meeting 6:30-8:00pm November 17- Meeting 6:30-8:00 Ugly Christmas Sweater Caroling

and Food Drive- Date TBA!

FAMILY FAITH SCARECROW FESTIVAL Sunday, October 20, 2013 10:30-11:45am in the Courtyard All Faith Families are welcome and encouraged to join us regardless of which program you are registered for!! We will be Learning about saints and building scarecrows to represent them! Call Sue for more information.

Catechists and Parents Mayslake Ministries Annual Fall Spirituality Conference

Featuring Ron Rolheiser, OMI Saturday, October 5, 2013 9am-3pm

Abbington Banquet Hall 3S002 Route 53

Glen Ellyn $55 General Admission , $45 Catechists

Morning Session: Toward a New Evangelization: Trying to Communicate Faith within the Context of Secularity,

Paradigm shifts, a Graying Church and Bitter polarization Afternoon Session: Dark Nights and Doubts within our

Faith: Understanding Both the Meaning and the Invitation Within our Faith Struggles.

This conference counts toward Catechist Formation for Certification. Call Mimi for more information 847-907-3412

All FaithClasses have begun! Thank you for your patience as we continue to place late registrations and work out the kinks of our first weeks of classes.

KAIROS registration

open for

K16 and K17

K16 will be held on November 8-11, 2013 and K17 will be held on February 14-17, 2014. These popular four day retreats are open to all juniors and seniors in high school. The Kairos retreat is an opportunity for young people to focus their attention on the relationship to self, others and God and to come to a personal understanding of how Christ fits into his or her daily life. Through an accepting community of peers including a leadership team of adults and senior leaders who attended the retreat as juniors, most teens describe Kairos as a positive, sometimes life-changing experience. Peer pressure during the high school years is at a maximum. Young people are often “forced’’ to act in a certain way. The retreat atmosphere allows the young person to examine his/her life more freely, honestly and openly and gives him or her the lived experience of Christian community. For more information or to register, contact Denise Logan or visit our website.

Room still available! If you are in high school and want to attend NCYC you must turn in all permission forms to the Teen Faith Office asap! Call Owen Today!

NCYC only happens once every two years. It is a three-day experience of prayer, community, and empowerment. Over 23,000 high school teenagers from around the country gather in Indianapolis to celebrate their faith. Don’t miss out. Space is limited!$100 deposit secures your spot. Final cost for this amazing weekend is $625. Cost includes conference fees, transportation, 3 night hotel stay, t-shirt, sweatshirt, hat, 3 breakfasts, pizza party with DJ, 1 dinner out and memorabilia to trade. Holy Family partners with Our Lady of the Wayside and St. Mary’s to take an entire bus full of teenagers to the National Catholic Youth Conference. Together we celebrate, dress in crazy outfits, collect and trade memorabilia with teens from around the country and explore the massive gathering that is NCYC!

What is Kairos? What is all the hype about?

Who can go? How do I get that cool cross?

Why should I send my teen?

How much does it cost?

All these questions and more will be

answered at our first ever

“What Is Kairos” Meeting on

Thursday, October 3rd

from 6:30-8pm.

This meeting is for teens and parents. If you or your teen would like to know more about our widely popular, extremely fun, God centered retreat, please attend this meeting. You will not be disappointed!

Celebrating The Spirit- Confirmation Forms

Are you being Confirmed this year? All paperwork due dates and requirements are online

At http://holyfamilyparish.org/sacraments/confirmation/