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Faith Alive is our St. Susanna faith formation opportunity for ALL 7^th & 8^th grade students. Faith Alive meetings are on Monday from 6:15-8:15 and Tuesday from 4-6 in the youth room in the undercroft. We’ll have faith, food and fun! Please come. Your friends are also welcome, so bring them along!

This year, Faith Alive is BEAST! (That’s Boldly Experiencing Authentic Sacramental Truth) At each meeting, we are going to try to answer three questions.

a. What is the issue of middle school which is being presented?

b. What are some positive ways that you could deal with this as a Catholic Christian?

c. How does this relate to living a sacramental life?

Register Now for the Winter Retreat!

Faith Alive Winter Retreat Permission Form

Upcoming Meetings:
1/9 & 1/10 - Biblical Beasts (time management)1/16 & 1/17 - Minions (friendships and cliques)
1/23 & 1/24 - Hulk (Care for Creation)
1/30 & 1/31 - Beauty and the Beast (dating)

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BEAST -Faith Alive 2011-12

Boldly Experiencing Authentic Sacramental Truth

St. Susanna 7^th & 8^th grade

Winter 2012 Meeting Schedule

Mondays 6:15 – 8:15 pm

Tuesdays 4-6 pm

Don’t forget to bring a friend!!

1/9 & 1/10 Biblical Beasts (Time management)

1/16 & 1/17 Minions (Friendships and Cliques)

1/23 & 1/24 Hulk (Care for Creation)

1/30 & 1/31 Beauty and the Beast (Dating)

2/6 & 2/7 Gryphon (In Control)

2/13 & 2/14 Unicorn (In Control)

2/20 & 2/21 Mermaid (Priorities)

2/27 & 2/28 Fibber (lying and cheating)

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Pictures of Faith Alive - Wednesday, May 12, 2010

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Faith Alive

What is FAITH ALIVE

Faith Alive is THE youth group (faith formation program) for all 7^th and 8^th grade students. Both public and Catholic school students are needed and welcomed in this peer community of faith. Meetings are offered twice a week during the school year: Mondays 6:15-8:15 & Tuesdays from 4:00-6:00 in the Youth Room in the Undercroft.A fun, large group ice-breaker activity begins each meetings so that the diverse group get acquainted with each other and to begin to focus on the topic of the night. The presentation part of the meeting includes a prayer ritual with Scripture and contemporary Christian music videos followed by a short talk about the topic of the week. The large group is then broken down into smaller groups of 8-14 students led by an adult facilitator and a high school PA’s. This is so important so that students can share their perspective on the topic and how they are living their Catholic Christian faith. Each meeting closes with petition prayer. Faith Alive offers two over-night retreats - one in the fall and one in the winter as well as periodical service projects. Meetings are offered twice a week during the school year. Snacks are served at each meeting!

We have faith, food and fun! Please come. Your friends are also welcome, so bring them along!

To register, fill out the registration forms mailed to you in May or available at the parish office or you can download the forms here.
Mail or drop off the form and the $45 registration fee before October 1, 2011. The first 100 students registered get a free t-shirt.

Special Events:
Throughout the year, there will be opportunities for all students who are members of St. Susanna’s Parish to participate in service and outreach programs. Details of these are published in the registration forms.

June – Rural Experience (Explores farm life and food production in Mercer and Auglaise Counties, Ohio)

July – FOCUS Experiences (Following Our Christ Understanding Service short outreach projects)

August – KUBS (Kicked-Up Bible School connects Scripture with service to the poor)

October – Cemetery Crawl (Debunks secular Halloween lore at Rose Hill Cemetery)

December – Home Retreat (Spiritual experience in the undercroft) & Project St. Nick (Service outreach to St. Joseph’s Home) & Project Elf (Service to WIN in South Cumminsville)

February – Off-site Retreat (Spiritual experience off-site at a near Christian lodge)

March – Project Bunny (Service outreach to St. Joseph’s Home)

May – End of the Year party (Community building party for 6^th, 7^th and 8^th grade students)

Why do we do this?
To build a Catholic Christian community of faith as an effective means of faith formation for the middle school students of St. Susanna’s Parish and their friends.

CORE is the group of youth leaders open to ALL 7^th and 8^th graders who are comfortable sharing their faith and serving the St. Susanna community. There is an application which describes the responsibilities. Two times a year, the CORE students host a mini Faith Alive meeting for the 6^th grade CFP classes. CORE students will serve as a training ground for PA’s. CORE students meet with other servant ministers the first Sunday of the month from 3:30-5:30 pm in the Youth Room in the Undercroft. Contact Jenny Williamson 398-3921 ext. 3195 or williamsonj@stsusanna.org

Program Assistants or PA’s are high school students who serve and mentor Faith Alive meetings weekly and help to plan the 2 retreats and the end-of-the year party. There is an application for the Program Assistant positions which describes the responsibilities and expectations. PA students will meet with other servant ministers the first Sunday of the month from 3:30-5:30 pm in the Youth Room in the Undercroft. Contact Jenny Williamson 398-3921 ext. 3195 or williamsonj@stsusanna.org

Church Address: 616 Reading Road, Mason, Ohio 45040
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The entrance to the Parish Office is to the left of the main entrance of the church.

Phone: 513-398-3821 Fax: 513-398-2254

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