Youth Encounter Service (YES)
June 16–21
You can do something important this summer! Join other Catholic high school youth from the Saginaw diocese and learn about and fight poverty and reach out to the poor of Saginaw. This week-long service camp and immersion experience gives high school students an opportunity to learn about and fight poverty, while reaching out to the poor. Youth spend five days sprucing up yards and making minor repairs to several homes selected in the city of Saginaw. In addition to mowing lawns, trimming bushes and painting, Youth Encounter Service participants learn more about Catholic Social teaching. They also spend part of the week volunteering at various outreach organizations in the community. Evening activities include guest speakers, prayer and reflection on the experiences of the day.
Download the registration form and sign up today. The cost is $150, and includes overnight accommodations, all meals, transportation all week long, evening programs, work materials and socials. Lodging will be provided at St. Dominic Parish, SS. Peter and Paul Campus, 4735 W. Michigan Ave, Saginaw. Note that Assumption will pay $75.
Contact Kathy Russell for more information.
Youth Ministry…Can I Get a Witness?
Youth co-leaders needed for middle school
Are you a parent or grandparent or a person who loves God and wants to help build a courageous community and make a positive impact on youth? Do you want to laugh and have fun? Do you want to learn more about your faith? You may be a great fit to be a youth leader! Your age does not matter. Your experience does not matter. Come be part of something awesome!
To find out how you can make a difference in the lives of the youth, contact Kathy Russell at 989-631-4447 or kathyr@assumptionmidland.org.
Upcoming Activities
April
14 5th grade YM event (MS volunteers needed)
20–21 Y2Y Retreat (High School)
June
2 Graduation Mass
3 Cedar Point
17–20 Vacation Bible School (MS & HS volunteers needed)
17–20 YES (High School)
Watch for Flocknote emails to be sent on a weekly basis. All Youth Ministry news and events will be communicated through Flocknote and the bulletin.
For information or questions about Youth Ministry, please contact: Kathy Russell (kathyr@assumptionmidland.org).
Cedar Point
Monday, June 3
Registration is now open!
Register and pay early to save (price is per person):
March $125
April $140
May $155
We will meet at Blessed Sacrament at 5:30am and return at 12:00am.
Note: every student must sign up with a buddy that they agree to stay with in the park for the entire day.
Seats on the bus are first come, first served.
Contact Kathy Russell kathyr@assumptionmidland.org for more information.
Join the Choir!
The Assumption Parish Choir is looking for new members!
Our choir is open to any lovers of music high school age and older—all skill levels are welcome! Centered around the experience of learning and presenting new skills and a wide range of music in a faith-filled environment, involvement in choir is both fun and fulfilling! Choir rehearses every Thursday night from 7–8:30pm, beginning September 7. We hope you will consider joining us for this upcoming season—we’ve got some great music in store that you won’t want to miss!
Contact Jim Renfer at jim@assumptionmidland.org
Media Outreach Ministry Needs You!
Masses are livestreamed each week for those who are unable to join the Assumption faith community in person. This technology also provides us the ability to livestream other events that occur throughout the church year.
There is a need for Media Outreach Ministers. This invitation is open to anyone 4th grade and up. No previous knowledge and skills are required; training will be provided.
If you are interested in this ministry or have any questions, please contact Max Schneider by stopping by the Media Outreach Ministry room (the former cry room) any Sunday before or after Mass, or by email at maxschneider@att.net.
Youth Protection
To foster and maintain an atmosphere of trust and safety in its ministry to minors, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish follows the Standards of Ministerial Behavior for Those Working with Children and Young People, established by the Diocese of Saginaw. We will set appropriate boundaries to assure a safe place for our children and young people in all church ministries and programs. For further information and full documentations of these Standards of Behavior, please visit the Diocese of Saginaw website.
Middle School youth ministry
We will be “following Jesus” in our Sunday evening Middle School Youth Ministry small groups by fostering the personal and spiritual growth of each young person. 6th, 7th & 8th grade meet on Sunday evenings from 6:00-8:00 pm at Blessed Sacrament Parish.
We provide opportunities to build community, to enjoy fellowship with peers, to pray, sing, worship and celebrate together, to come to know the Word of God, and to explore the Catholic faith.
This year 6th-8th grades will be experiencing the bible in an imaginative way by using “Echo the Story, a Bible Study for Catholic Teens”. Story based learning by bringing teens into the story. Scriptures made personal by connecting the Bible in a deeper way allowing teens to see who they are and how God is always present.
Students and leaders will explore, discover and learn how Jesus came to point us toward the Kingdom of God and to show us how to help bring it to life, right here, right now. We are going to come to understand what it means to follow Jesus.
Contact If you have any questions or concerns with MSYM please contact Director of Youth Ministry Kathy Russell or call 989-631-4447.
High School youth ministry
High School Youth Ministry builds on the personal and spiritual growth of each young person leading them into a deeper knowledge of God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We will explore what it means to be a “follower”. The expectation and responsibilities to live as one who follows Jesus.
9th-12th grade meet on Sunday evenings from 6:15-8:15 pm at Assumption Parish in the Holy Grounds area.
We will provide opportunities to build community through fellowship, service, prayer, music and study of our Catholic faith.
Students will have the opportunity to participate in parish events—Mardi Gras, Shadow Stations, catechist aides and liturgy ministries.
In local MACCYM events—Outreach, Youth2Youth, Adoration and socials.
Diocesan events—Y.E.S. (Youth Encounter Service), MYE Faith, Feed the Fire.
National events—ND Vision, March for Life, and NCYC (National Catholic Youth Conference).
Contact If you have any questions or concerns with MSYM please contact Director of Youth Ministry Kathy Russell or call 989-631-4447.
Parental role
226. The witness of Christian life given by parents in the family comes to children with tenderness and parental respect. Children thus perceive and joyously live the closeness of God and of Jesus made manifest by their parents in such a way that this first Christian experience frequently leaves decisive traces which last throughout life. This childhood religious awakening which takes place in the family is irreplaceable. It is consolidated when, on the occasion of certain family events and festivities, "care is taken to explain in the home the Christian or religious content of these events." It is deepened all the more when parents comment on the more methodical catechesis which their children later receive in the Christian community and help them to appropriate it. Indeed, "family catechesis precedes ... accompanies and enriches all forms of catechesis." (General Directory for Catechesis)
Ways for parents to support their teens discipleship development:
Participating in the celebration of the Eucharist with their son/daughter each Saturday evening or Sunday
Encourage their son/daughter to take a more active role in the parish’s life and ministry, in keeping with the age and abilities of the young person
Assist their son/daughter to identify possible forces of violence, oppression and injustice in the local community and discuss ways the family can help oppose these forces.
Read or pray the Scriptures occasionally in a family setting.
Include prayer as a part of their daily lives.
Encouraging their son/daughter to actively participate in Youth Ministry including retreats, social events and service opportunities.
Contact: If you have any questions or concerns with Youth Ministry please contact Director of Youth Ministry Kathy Russell or call 989-631-4447.
“You shall love the Lord your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. And you shall love your neighbor as yourself." (Matthew 22:37-39)
