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Welcome to Holy Rosary Life Teen!

LIFE TEEN is a Catholic high school youth group that is designed to lead teens closer to Christ. We meet each Sunday at 5:30 pm for mass after, we head to the parish center for fellowship over a delicious meal. Following dinner, we move into our Life Night. The Life Night generally begins around 6:45 and runs until 8:45 pm. Life Nights cover many subjects including the catechism and social issues. We even have many social life nights which bring our teens closer together. No matter the subject, we always try to include our teens in an interactive way. Sessions are filled with skits and music as well as time for prayer and meditation.

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LIFE TEEN's Mission Statement: Life Teen is an international Catholic movement that serves the Church by providing resources and faith experiences that help lead teens closer to Christ. This is accomplished through a vibrant Eucharistic spirituality and by creating widespread opportunities for teens to grow in their faith.

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Notes from Your Youth Minister:

(Karri's Blog)

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The following reflection was created for our parish bulletin for May 30, 2009

Pentecost and Our Universal Church

Reflection by Karri Reiser, Coordinator of Youth and Young Adult Ministry

Pentecost has always been one of my favorite feast days. As a lector at my pervious parish, I would always hope that my lector duty would fall on the Sunday of Pentecost. Many of my fellow lectors, my mother in law included thought I was nuts. With names like Mesopotamia, Cappadocia, and Phrygia laced with in the text, it’s no wonder that if I wasn’t originally scheduled, I’d at least get the call to substitute.

For me the difficult names didn’t matter, the challenge was worth it in order to have the chance to proclaim the birth of our church. Just think over 2000 years ago the Holy Spirit settled upon the apostles and gave them the gifts they needed to begin and lead our church.

This week’s reading also reminds me of how universal our church was from the very beginning. With those hard to pronounce places came disciples who represented many different backgrounds, languages and regions. God wants our church to be universal – That was how he started it. 

The concept of the universal church never really hit me until the summer when I attended World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney, Australia. There I was introduced to Catholic from all over the world including places like Korea, Vietnam, Ireland, Italy, and Africa. On Saturday evening each of us from our different backgrounds, races, social status and countries sat before our Lord in Adoration. Not one of us hampered by translation. Jesus was present to us in every language.

As you celebrate Pentecost, take the time to thank God for the 2 billion brothers and sisters from all over the world that he has blessed you with and that together in the Eucharist we can have one big family reunion.  

Have a wonderful week,

Karri

 

 

 Meet the Core:
Karri Reiser: Youth Minister
Years on Core: 2.5 years
Why on Core: I always believe that when God closes a door he always opens another. I had reached a cross road when the position of Youth Minister opened up and with prayer and encouragement from my friends and family I applied for the best job I have ever had. I love sharing my love for Christ with the world. God has put me in this place and I will be forever thankful.
Interests: Faith, Spending time with my family, Scrapbooking, Card making, Reading, listening to Podcasts, Harry Potter, The Twilight Saga and Baseball 
Favorite Scripture: Jeremiah 1:5
Favorite Saints: Our Blessed Mother, St Rita, St Dominic, soon to be Saint - Pope John Paul  
"To the true servant of God every place is the right place and every time is the right time."
        - St. Catherine of Siena
 
Natalie Freitas
Years on Core: 2 years
Why on Core: I was in Life Teen from 1999-2003 and knew from my freshman year that one day I would join the core. I wanted to always be a part of the Life Teen family and be there for our teens the way my core members were there for me. I knew who God was before Life Teen, but it was through the friends I made, the core members and parents who made it happen, and the experiences we shared that I really started to KNOW Him. Life is
so much more beautiful and so amazing when you've found that relationship. I want our teens to discover it too.
Job: High School French Teacher
Interests: Art, Music, Books, French, Family, Travel, Exercise, Fashion, Crocheting
Favorite Scripture: John 14:6 "I am the way, the truth, and the life."
Favorite Saint: St. Francis of Assisi, St. Joseph, St. Thomas Aquinas

 
Jose Carranza
Years on Core: 1.5 years
Why on Core: cuz I love this program duh
Job: I just started at Natures Bounty
Interests: I like break dancing lol jk I just like doing fun stuff
Favorite Scripture: Joshua 1, 9
Favorite Saint: Sebastian duh
 
Glenda Aragon
Years on Core: 6 years(10 since joining the Life Teen Choir)
Why on Core: To answer God's call to serve him. To give HIM thanks and praise for all HE has done in my life!
Job: Real Estate Agent for Keller Williams & Administrative Assistant at IHM Church.
Interests: God, Jesus, Mary & the Holy Spirit, Music, Dancing & Singing, World Travel.
Favorite Scripture: Proverbs 3:5
Favorite Saint: Mary
"God has transformed my life through my ministry in Life Teen. I hope that by sharing my life's experiences with the teens, I can share the love and mercy that God has for everyone of us! I hope that my every day actions fulfill the mission of Life Teen...........
leading teens closer to Christ!"
 
Erinn Baatrup -
Years on Core: 6 months. Joined January 2009
Why on Core: My years in high school were difficult between school and work and life just attacking me I was thankful beyond words to the LifeTeen Core members who helped me pull through and become a stronger person.  Since they helped me so much I knew it was my turn to give back and do the same for the next generation of teens. In high school I wanted to join Core as soon as I graduated, but for me I had to get my own life in order before I could help others. I wouldn't trade my relationship with the teens or the other Core for anything. Thanks guys! :)
Job: Secretary-Holy Rosary Office, Substitute-Antioch Unified School District, Swim Instructor-Carson's Swim School, Interpreter-Communicaid
Interests:
Favorite Scripture: Sirach 6:6
Favorite Saint: Saint Maria Goretti

Priscilla Olivas - bio to come

Karen Sterling - bio to come

Fr. Dismas Sayre - bio to come

Cody Shutzman - bio to come

 

 


       

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The core group has decided to put our ministry in the hands of one of our greatest advocates for youth, Pope John Paul II. Please join us in prayer for the success of our ministry

Prayer for the intersession of

Pope John Paul II

O Blessed Trinity,
We thank you for having graced the Church with Pope John Paul II
and for allowing the tenderness of your Fatherly care,
the glory of the cross of Christ,
and the splendor of the Holy Spirit,
to shine through him.
Trusting fully in Your infinite mercy and in the maternal intercession of Mary,
he has given us a living image of Jesus
the Good Shepherd,
and has shown us that holiness is the necessary measure of ordinary Christian life and is the way of achieving eternal communion with you.
Grant us, by his intercession, and according to Your will, the graces we implore, hoping that he will soon be numbered among your saints. Amen.
 
   

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