St. Luke Youth

SLY

Young People Walking the Walk of Jesus
 

 

St. Luke Youth Ministrywelcomes all youth 6th grade and up to
Summer Tuesday Teen Nights.

Every Tuesday Night from 6:00-9:00 p.m. beginning on June 3rd
with a Giant Water Slide and ending on July 29th with our Annual
Hawaiian Luau & Dance Party.

Every Tuesday night is filled with fun, food and new friendships.
Come and see what all the excitement is about.

Registration fee is $30 per person for the entire 9 weeks or $4 per
Tuesday Night. This fee covers all costs for food, drinks, snacks &
supplies (not included is the price for Slidell Rocks, rock climbing
gym).

Pick up a Summer Tuesday Teen Night Calendar from the Youth
Center or from the Church Community Room under the SLY Bulletin Board.

For more information call: Mrs. Chris @ 641-6572

Schedule

April 21st – 22nd – Youth Board recruiting grades 9th & 10th. Meet in Youth Ctr. @ 5pm. All CCD classes 7th and up will meet in the Church for 10-15 minutes.

April 20th – SLY Joint Mtg. Youth Ctr. 7-9pm- Guest speaker Fred Zoller.

May 4th – Senior High Graduation Mass. All those graduating high school are welcome to this celebration Mass with their families and friends. Gifts will be given to the graduates and there will be punch and cake after Mass.

May 4th – Youth Board Meeting 7:30-9:00pm – After graduation Mass we will have a short follow-up meeting from the April meeting.

May 6th – Appreciation Dinner for all those who volunteer with Religious Education, Youth Ministry, etc. – Invitations will be sent out.

May 11th – Mother’s Day – no meeting. Spend the day with your Mothers.

May 18th – Joint Mtg. – Jr. & Sr. meeting in the Youth Ctr. from 7-9 pm.

May 21st – Last day of school. ½ day

May 23rd – SLY End of School Party – Youth Ctr. 7-10pm. Jr. & Sr. groups come and have some fun, food and fellowship.

May 21st-27th – Mrs. Chris will be out of the office on vacation.

June 3rd – Beginning of Summer Tuesday Teen Nights. See registration form and information packet in the Youth Center, Community Room under the SLY bulletin board or Church Office. For more information call Mrs. Chris @ 641-6572 or e-mail @ chrisl@stlukeslidell.org

Summer Tuesday Teen Night Flier

Summer Teen Night Info

Summer Teen Nigh Form

SLY MISSION STATEMENT:

The mission of SLY (St. Luke Youth) is to guide the development of Catholic values, to help the youth develop a deeper appreciation of the meaning of Jesus in their lives, to foster spiritual growth, to involve the youth in reaching out to serve people in need in our community as well as provides social and recreational activities.

GOALS:
SLY goals include:
Teaching
Building Community
Prayer & Worship
Service to the Church
Service to the Community
Guidance & Healing

The St. Luke Youth group is divided into two sections:

1. A Junior High Youth Ministry for teens grades 6 through 8.

2. A Senior High Youth Ministry for teens grades 9 through 12 and young adults in collage.

3. Youth Board Ministry which is a team of both Jr. and Sr. youth put together by the Youth Director. This team meets once a month to train for Church Youth Leadership and help assist the director in making plans for the entire youth ministry.

Each group meets at least twice a month at 7pm in the Youth Center. The First Sunday of each month is a Youth Board Meeting. The second Sunday of each month is a Joint meeting for all groups. The third Sunday is for the Jr. group and the 4th Sunday is for the Senior group.

The purpose of our Youth Ministry is to provide an opportunity for young people to discover themselves and their church in a positive, Christian atmosphere. Activities vary monthly, but include spiritual, service, and social elements. Activities include: dances, field trips, conferences, festivals, retreats, sports activities, and community service projects as well as spiritual and moral topics of discussion in meetings.

The group is affiliated with the Archdiocesan CYO/Youth Ministry and participates in activities such as World Youth Day, and the bi-annual National Catholic Youth Conference.

Our Youth Ministry interacts with other ministries at St. Luke’s to encourage our young people to participate in the life of faith community.
These activities include the annual Harvest Carnival or Trick or Trunk for the young of all ages of the parish and community, serving a Thanksgiving lunch to all the senior citizens of the community and parish, providing help at the annual Parish picnic, Craft Fair, Fais Do Do, Easter Sunrise Service and the annual Graduation Mass. We also perform the Living Way of the Cross on Good Friday, we plan and work the Jr. Day retreat during Lent, the bi-annual Homeless & Hungry fund-raiser for the needy, we work and serve at the local Soup Kitchen, we have annual scavenger hunts in the surrounding neighborhoods and collect canned goods for the Christmas and Thanksgiving baskets.

 

SLY – DISCIPLES OF CHRIST
PRAYS
PLAYS
SERVES
TOGETHER

The Youth Board Ministry is an elected group of Senior/Junior youth members who serve the Ministry and work with the Youth Ministers. To be an elected member of the Youth Board you must be an active and devoted registered SLY member for at least two years

The board is divided as follows:

Ministry is a service rendered out of love, and with deep respect for the person served, after the model of Jesus Christ.

Ministry is never self-seeking; ministry is giving and it is the kind of giving in which one loves the persons one gives to. To bring joy, to bring relief from pain and sorrow, to end anxiety and fear, to share what enriches this ministry.
Ministry is not an attempt to do someone over in some preconceived pattern. It uncritically respects the individually, taste, and life choices of the persons served, freeing them to create themselves anew. It urges, inspires, shares supports; it never forces.