October 2013 - Holy Family, Inverness

Family and TEEN Faith News
October 2013
Contact Us
IMPORTANT SCHEDULE INFO
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
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
You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter.
Like our page “Holy Family Teen Faith” or follow
us @HFTeenFaith!
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
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
6:45 p.m.
Location: Holy Family Catholic Academy
2515 W. Palatine Rd.
Inverness, IL 60067
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 girlon-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 224-3053760 or ginapetit@ymail.com. Reserving a ticket for this event
does not automatically reserve childcare or vice versa.
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!
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.
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!
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 847-9073412
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.
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!
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.
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.
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/
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!