Young Adult Labor Day Picnic - Update

Please see flyer/site at http://www.stgregoryya.com/social/LaborDayPicnic2006/index.html

If you can please send an email to the organizer(s), indicating what type of food/utensils you will be bringing with you. Make sure you know where Pavilion #18 is at before you get there. This picnic will bring Yound Adults from several parishes including St. Martha's, Spirit & Truth & St. Gregory's.

Also, Rosary on the Beach w/ St. Martha's YA is no longer scheduled for 9/2/06. New date:
09/15/06 - 7:30 p.m. Rosary on the Beach - 7:30 p.m. 5300 Block Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida -Rosary will commence @ 8 p.m. Bring munchies.

BTW: Thanks God, Ernesto was not a problem for S. Florida.....

I think most of us enjoyed Fr. Scaria's talk, it was great to learn a lot of interesting things about our faith, about the world, and about Christianity in India. We might be organizing a new meeting soon... if you have a topic you want to discuss please send me an email with that topic or question.

We have a few activities planned for the week, and next Monday.

• Soccer: Tuesday, 8/29 at 6:30PM meet at St. Andrew, call Cisco, Me, or Lincon CANCELLED
• XLT/Adoration: Wednesday 8/30 at 7:30PM, St. Andrew, call Mike Florian CANCELLED
• Beach Volley Ball: Thursday 8/31 at 7:30PM, Betti Stradling Park
• Young Adult Picnic: Moday 09/04/06 - 12:00 a.m. C.B. Smith Park Pavillion 18 - Young Adult Picnic w/ St. Gregory: $5.00 and bring dish. Call Jocelyn, or Luke, or send me an email with questions.

Heads up!!! We won't be having a meeting this coming Friday, 9/1, :)

If you wish to do something this coming Saturday, please join Jocelyn's group down in Miami:

• 09/02/06 - 7:30 p.m. Rosary on the Beach - 7:30 p.m. 5300 Block Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida - Rosary will commence @ 8 p.m. Bring munchies.

If we are under Hurricane Warning, activities are cancelled, please be safe.

Also, let's thank Luz C., she is doing an awesome job with the YA/Lifeteen/Edge advertisement at Sunday's Bulletin. Check it out, http://www.standrewparish.org/sundaybulletin.pdf

God bless...

YA Activities 8/21-8/27/2006

We have great activities planned this week, first and foremost we have a priest coming this Friday, Fr. Scarie is friend's w/ Fr George. He's from India and also a professor in Rome, a Salesian (WooHoo!!!, just like me), and we'll be presenting a talk for all of us on "The history of Christianity in India - Dialog w/ Hinduism," ... interesting eh? .... St. Thomas left a great legacy of faith in that part of the Asian continent.

Where: Multipurpose Room, St. Andrew Catholic Church.
When: Friday 9/1/2006 at 7:30PM
Why: History of Christianity in India - Talk/Discussion
Who: Fr. Scarie, Salesian Professor of Philosophy in Rome.

BTW, Me, Karen, and Juan met this weekend at St. Bartholomew in Miramar (http://www.stbartholomew.com/), for Broward's Coffeehouse ... I strongly recommend that to you guys, more than 60 Young Adults, from Broward and Dade, all united in adoration, praise and worship, and social bonding. Some YAs were really touched during/after adoration, and it was a great experience for all of us in general. There are plans for hosting this even in other churches, so I will keep you all posted.

Pls Don't forget that September 4th, a Labor day picnic is being organized by St. Gregory's.

When: Monday, September 4th, 2006 noon-7pm
Where: C. B. Smith Park, Located between Hollywood and Pines Blvd, and Taft St.
Cost: $5.00 (To cover cabin), there is an extra 1$ charge at the park's entrance.
What to bring: Beverages and food to share, bring soccer/volley balls.
Why: YA's from St. Greg's, North Miami, and East-side Catholics will be attending.
http://www.stgregoryya.com/calendar/index.html

Also, there are plans for a labor day weekend getaway. Ruben is planning a trip to Fr. Myers, please contact him if you are interested, the cost is about $100/person.

Sport Activities
Soccer: Tuesday at 6:30PM, Coral Springs Middle (Wiles Rd and Coral Springs Dr) Accross the street from Betti Stradling park.
Call Cisco, Me, or Lincon.
Volley Ball: Thursday at 7:00PM, Betti Stradling Park, Call Mike, Me, or Jennifer. We usually have about 10-12 ppl there, so pls come and join us.

And last but not least, don't forget to go to Adoration/XLT this Wednesday 7:30-9:00 PM.

YA Gathering after mass.

Also we went for Dinner for Rachel's farewell, thanks Rachel for helping us out this summer! ... and all of you for joining us. We had more than 20+ people at Applebee's last ngiht, I should ask for group rates at local restaurants :). Also, we heard news from Sister Victoria Mary, pls pray for her also!!!

Here... some pictures (Thanks to Angie):

Applebee's: Aaron, Ruben, Angie, half Gabe, Rachel, Doris .... some more behind but you can't see them :)















Gabe and Cisco



















Aaron... hey two drinks in one shot....















Jennifer and Arturo (...... )















Girls: Melinda, Valerie, Jennifer, Jessica,
Doris, Zena, Rachel, Angie















Guys: Arturo, Gabe, Aaron, Edwin
Dale, Rachel, Cisco, Ruben



















Dale, Jennifer, Lincoln, and Erin....















..... It was a lot of fun........ Thanks all for joining us!!! Hey btw, if want to join our ministry, just come for Lifeteen Mass at 6:45pm Sunday's and look for any of our faces, we'll be glad to have you in our group.

God bless...

One of our YA, somewhere in the Persian Gulf...
John's email:

Hi all I just wanted to say hello and that I am praying for you and hope things are great and can’t wait to see you all in September. Take care and God Bless!

JOHN

Prayer for World Peace

Lord, we pray for
The power to be gentle;
The strength to be forgiving;
The patience to be understanding;
And the endurance to accept the
consequences of holding to
What we believe to be right.
May we put our trust in the power of good to overcome evil
And the power of love to
overcome hatred.
We pray for the vision to see and the faith to believe in a world emancipated from
violance; a new world where fear shall no longer lead men to commit injustice; nor
selfishness make them bring suffering to others. Help us to devlote our whole life
and thought and energy to the task of making peace, praying always for the
inspiration and the power to fulfill the destiny for which we and all men were created.
Amen.
(week of prayer for World Peace, 1978)

The theme of World Peace Day 2007, chosen by the Holy Father, "express the
conviction that respect for the dignity of the human person is an essential condition
for peace within the human family. "Only through the cease of fire and violence can there
be peace on earth.

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copied from St Andrew's Sunday Bulletin.