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Come join us Sunday, October 28th for pumpkin carving
We will be carving pumpkins in the Parish Hall 5pm. We will end the night discussing the feasts of All Saints and All Souls.
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YoucAT qUESTION OF THE wEEK
Question 41: Does science make the Creator superfluous?
Answer: No. The sentence "God created the world" is not a scientific statement, but a theo-logical one. That is, a statement about the divine meaning of the origin of things. It is more explaining God's relation to the world than how the world came to be. -
Important Forms
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discovering our saints
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Where: St. Martin of Tours' Youth Center
When: Sundays, 6-8 pm
We are centered around building a community of faith and joy. We meet weekly and are rooted in understanding the joys of our Catholic faith. We do this by community building activities, field trips, and service opportunities.
All Middle School and High School students are welcome to join. Also, if you wish to be a part of the ministry team, please contact our office.
For further information about the Youth Ministry program, contact Shannon Sheets at ym@stmartinvicksburg.org
How Can You Help our Youth?
Our Youth Ministry team runs on the generous support of parishioner donations. These donations help with Catholic Heart Work Camp, Retreats, and field trips to basilicas, cathedrals, convents, etc. Any value is appreciated and can be dropped off at the office.
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What we did at our bonfire
We spent an evening around the fire cooking hotdogs and roasting marshmallows. We also played basketball and threw the frisbee around. Later in the evening we spent some time in great discussion about what is happening in our Catholic Church and what we can do to strenghten the universal Church here in Vicksburg through prayer and fasting.
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What we did on our hike
Last Sunday we were able to enter into God's garden. This garden was at Al Sabo Nature Preserve. As 21st century kids, we mostly experience a world controlled by man. We spend many hours in structures designed and constructed by man. We spend countless hours connected to social media on our smartphones. But we normally do not get time to unplug from all of that and enter into a world that was sculpted by God. In God's garden, we saw deer, woods, swampland, and prairie. Afterwards, we enjoyed a sweet treat at Ritter's Frozen Custard.
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What we did at the Spanish Mass
This July, we went to St. Joseph Catholic Church in Battle Creek where we participated in their spanish Mass with Fr. Jose Haro. Afterwards, we were able to talk with Fr. Jose, Fr. Max Nightingale, and a seminarian for our diocese.
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What we did at the BBQ
This past Sunday we spent the evening at the Hesslings' house for a BBQ. There we swam and ate hamburgers and hotdogs while we watched and talked about the video below by Fr. Mike Schmitz about how prayer is a battle.