Dove film, watch it again

Remember, women are God's masterpiece. God entered the world through a woman. Rejoice in your femininity girls, God does!

Theology of the Body

Click on the picture to read more...

(this is a condensed overview)

Click to Listen to Christopher West explain the Theology of the Body

click!Redemption of the Body
click!The Heart of God's Plan
click!The Human Body Shares in Divine Life
click!The Two Will Become One Flesh
click!The Human Desire for Heaven Gone Berserk
click!"Theological Time bomb"
click!Fuel of a Rocket
click!Live the Truth of The Spirit
click!Good News
click!Nakedness Without Shame
click!John Paul II
click!John Paul II Places a Value on Sex
click!Called With Power
click!Culture Has No Clue The Value of Sex
click!Eternal Plan of Love
click!Revolution For The Church
click!Theology of The Body is Not Just About Sex
click!Real Power From The Cross
click!Why is There Evil in The World
click!The Body Entered Theology Through The Main Door

Thirst

A new Rock band from our Diocese. Check 'em out. Just click below!

Thirst

Pro-Life Videos

Thanks for this video Jan. Take a look it's pretty cool. Keep your eyes peeled for TOB stuff coming soon.




This one is even cooler.

Jr. High Rally!!!

2007 Jr. High Rally

GOL: God on Line!

March 3,2007

Highline Community College

Save the Date!!!

T-Shirts!! Breakfast!! Snowshoes!!!

T-Shirt Designs!!! Apparently no-one wants to design St. Cecilia Youth Group T-shirts or something....so I guess we're going to extend the deadline.....How about Feb 24th? I've got some designs, but I know you guys can come up with catchy slogans and graphics and stuff.

Good News!! Since I have the big brown truck now....Breakfasts with Val will begin on February 7th! 8am-8:45am. Come eat and chat before you start your Wednesday school day. I'm thinking.....hashbrowns and scrambled eggs for our first go around. Sound good?

Snowshoe!!! You know you want to come. It's only $26.50. We get a guided trek with an instructor from the Stevens Pass Nordic Center. Get your permission forms on Sunday!

Snowshoe!!

Here's the permission form for Snowshoeing! We're going on Saturday Feb 17th at Stevens Pass! The cost is $26.50 per person. Click on the little form to see and print the large permission slip!

Wise Men vs. Shepherds

January is Poverty Awareness Month!

Middle School - we talked about Poverty Last Night and our need to be aware of our Brothers and Sisters who are poor but still deserve Dignity. Click below to Learn More about Poverty. Remember we need to Learn, Act, and Give to help the poor. Don't just forget about them, they are people too.

Click! Click! CLICK HERE!! Watch a Video! Learn More!!!

Poverty USA Learn More!!

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High School - We learned about our spiritual gifts and Charisms and we took the Spiritual Gifts Inventory. Here's an overview.

Charism is simply the Greek word used in the New Testament for “favor” or “gratuitous gift.” Charisms, or spiritual gifts, are special abilities given to Christians by the Holy Spirit to enable them to be powerful channels of God’s love and redeeming presence in the world. Whether extraordinary or ordinary, charisms are to be used in charity or service to build up the Church. ….grace also includesthe gifts that the Spirit grants us to associate us with his work, to enable us to collaborate in the salvation of others and in the growth of the Body of Christ, the Church.(CCC 2003)

Charisms are gifts given to us to give away. Charisms are always focused outward.

Talents are inherited from our parents. They are natural tools that we were born with. Charisms are supernaturally given to us by God, not to say that the Holy Spirit won’t work with the natural talents you already have, but they are supernaturally empowered.

According to the teachings of the Church all baptized Christians are given charisms, though not all charisms are permanent.

This inventory will help us to discern which charisms we might have by identifying patterns you see in your life. But this is not the be all and end all of your gifts. Remember, some charisms are temporary and all charisms need to be developed through spiritual guidance and discernment.

Our CHARISMS are not super powers to be used for our own benefit. CHARISMS must always be focused outward and rightly ordered in the process of the Church. So if you have an extraordinary charism like prophecy, you must get guidance from a priest to develop this charism for the good of the Body of Christ instead of personal glorification or pride. For a charism to be used best it must be used with humility.

For more info on the spiritual gifts inventory and charisms check out.... www.siena.org

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Val's special note to the youth....

Now remember, the test you took was taken quickly. The workshop usually takes 3 days and there's lots of explanation into each Charism. If you want to know more about the high scores you got on your test come see me and we'll look at the big explanation in the book.

Your charisms are best used serving the Body of Christ, this is best determined by talking with someone who can guide you spiritually. The best bet for this would be a priest (Fr. Charles or Fr. Matthew or another Catholic ordained guy), a religious (Br. Laurence or some other handy dandy Monk or Nun you know), or if absolutely no one else.....maybe a youth minister (Me? uh.... I'd probably just refer you to Fr. Matthew anyways....you know that whole priestly ordination thing takes a lot of studying and wisdom gaining. Hah!)

So don't just wander around saying "I CAN DISCERN IF YOU HAVE AN EVIL SPIRIT IN YOU" if you think you have the charism of discernment of spirits, 'cuz that's not what we took the test for. This inventory was just to give you an idea of qualities you may not have recognized in yourself that can help bring others to Christ and help them live happier and more fulfilled lives. What better gift can you give to Christ but yourself and more souls for his glory?

Oh the Weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful...

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful bunch of Holy Days! Time to burst into the NEW YEAR!

First things first...our first Life Night this year is on Sunday the 7th! See you ALL after mass!

Second things second....we're having a

Youth Group T-Shirt Design Contest!

You can see the form here!

Click for entry form

Third things Third....

We're having a movie night on the 14th because it's a 3 day weekend. So no class, but Movie, Pizza, and Cranium!!

We'll be watching.....THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA

Here's a clip!