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Opportunities for serving with Youth Ministry

The Catholic Church is known for its emphasis on justice and programs challenging people to express the love of Jesus Christ to the world, by serving others. As we serve, we grow in many ways; more empathy, more awareness, more concern and most importantly, in our relationship with Christ.

St Benedict’s Youth Ministry is offering young people (8th through High School) several opportunities to serve this spring. Read more and sign up here…

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Vacation Bible School in pictures- God's LOVE is MONUMENTAL

We sang, we danced, we made crafts but most importantly we were all reminded of God’s Monumental Love for us. Thank you to our amazing Youth Leaders for their preparation and their guidance of our small groups throughout the week. Thank you to; Alex, Charlie, Clayton, Ethan, Grace, Grace, Henry, Jonny, Katherine, Kevin, Kieran, Mary, Reed and Reagan. Thank you to Ms. Nancy Uczen for her calming presence and attention to details. Check out our pictures.

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#welivetoserve #stbencym

Last week 11 young people and I spent 15 hours serving the community of St Ben’s. These young people gathered for 4 hours for 4 days. We cleaned the church and worked in the school using our gifts of enthusiasm, energy and strength. We talked about the corporal and spiritual works of mercy before we made lunches and cookies for the St Ben’s lunch program and we visited Feed My Starving Children in Schaumburg to help feed those who are hungry in our world. I’m proud of the work they did and their commitment to using their gifts and time, to make a difference.

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