Welcome Zanesville Catholic Teens!

This website is meant to give information about the Catholic Youth Group in Zanesville, Ohio.  Zanesville Catholic Youth is open to all high school students who would like to learn more about their Catholic faith with other Catholic teens.  The Youth Group is a joint ministry of St. Thomas Aquinas Church and St. Nicholas Church, the two parishes serving Catholics in Zanesville.

Generally, our regular meetings will alternate between St. Nicholas (on Sundays) and St. Thomas (on Mondays).  A full calendar is provided in the Calendar section.

UPDATE:  The new Calendar of meetings and events for the 2009-2010 school year was posted to the Calendar page.

As a young person, part of your regular life should be the discernment of your vocation.  The fathers of the Second Vatican Council and the Catechism discuss three main types of vocation in the Church:  Priesthood, Consecrated Life, and Marriage.  To see some links to various sites that might help in your process of discerning your vocation, see the Vocations section.

All who are High School aged are invited to attend.  You can come to as many events as you can — whether you can come just once or whether you can come every week.  We’ll also have other events throughout the year apart from the regular meetings.

Bring a friend!

Monday, November 2 is All Souls Day.  On that day, we will make an ouing to Mt. Calvary Cemetery and offer prayers on behalf of the dead.  We will meet at the normal Youth Group time, 7:00pm at St. Thomas.  If you plan to attend, please pick up a permission slip.  You can print off a copy here.

Members of a Youth Group took advantage of the beautiful Fall weather to take a hike down the main trail of Black Hand Gorge, near Dillon Lake in Southeastern Ohio.  Below is a picture of the group, with a link to a short slideshow of our hike.

Reminder: On October 5th & 11th there will be no regular Youth Group meetings. Instead, we have the following outings.

1. Life Chain. Saturday October 4 beginning at 2:15pm, Muskingum Valley Right to Life sponsors its annual Life Chain in support of life. After Life Chain ends (around 3:30 or so), the Youth Group and their families are invited to ice cream at Tom’s Ice Cream shop.
2. Black Hand Gorge. On Sunday October 11, we’ll enjoy the splendor of Autumn with a hike up to Black Hand Gorge near Dillon lake. Details TBA.

For both events a permission slip is necessary.  The permission forms are available from the website: HERE.

XLT Kickoff!

Wednesday, October 7th, 6:30-8:30pm

Our Lady of Perpetual Help 3730 Broadway, Grove City, 43123

Speaker: Fr. James Wehner, former inner city Pittsburgh priest, ministered to teens in juvenile detention centers, currently the Rector of the Pontifical College Josephinum.

Talk Topic: Are you a Resident Alien? How to be Catholic and still live among them. And we’re not talking Zombies!

Join the Youth Group on Monday, August 3^rd in Columbus for a Columbus Clippers baseball game.  IT’S DIME-A-DOG NIGHT! We plan to leave around 5:00pm.  Bleacher seat tickets for those over 12 cost $6.00 and $3.00 for those under 12.  If you are interested, please call Fr. Pius at the parish before close of business on Tuesday, July 28.

Lourdes Day on the Lord’s Day

Join us as we meet to share photos and stories of our pilgrimage to Lourdes.  We will meet

Sunday, August 2, 2009

After the 10:30am Mass in Rosary Hall

“I believe! Help my unbelief!” – Mark 9:24

Credo: I Believe

September 25 – 27, 2009 | Moeller High School
Cincinnati, Ohio

CREDO: I Believe is a Eucharist-centered retreat that gives young people an opportunity to grow in their relationship to Christ and the Church, and encourages them to become active in their parishes and in the programs of their local diocese. The weekend includes Mass, adoration, sacraments, fellowship, music, prayer, reflection, and talks by some nationally known speakers.

Archbishop Dennis Schnurr of Cincinnati has given CREDO at Moeller his blessing and will be joining us on Saturday to celebrate the Mass. This weekend will be coordinated by area parishes and assisted by the Archdiocesan Office of Youth Ministry of Cincinnati, Ohio.

For photos and schedule of last year’s conference, see:  www.credoibelieve.org

XLT will be back this Fall with a NEW venue.

October 7 at OLPH

Featuring the “Roman Collar Comedy Tour” and adoration beginning at 6:30 until 8:00pm

February 3 at Watterson High School

Featuring Jason Evert and adoration beginning at 6:30 until 8:30

April 7 at St. Andrew’s Bryce Eck Center

Speaker to be confirmed along with adoration beginning at 6:30-8:00

June 13 at St. John Neumann in Sunbury, Ohio

Outdoor Concert featuring Station 14 concert, food, Bonfire and adoration.  4pm until…details to come

Questions?  Need more info?  Check out www.xltcolumbus.com.

CYSC is again sponsoring its Catholic Youth Summer Camp.  From the CYSC website:

Location

We will once again be hosted by Camp Otyokwah, located 1.5 hours north of Columbus near Mohican State Park. Camp Otyokwah features cabin lodging for up to 175 persons and a brand new, state-of-the art, dining hall and conference facility (with air conditioning!) where nightly Club will be hosted.

Dates

Week 1: july 27-august 1 – 9-12 grades (09-10 school year)
Week 2: august 2-7 – 6-8 grades (09-10 school year)
Week 3: august 9-14 – 6-8 grades (09-10 school year)
Campers are to arrive on the first day of camp between Noon and 2 pm. They will be dismissed on the last day of camp at 3 pm.

Cost
The fee for camp for the summer of 2009 is $460 and is due in full at time of registration. This cost includes all meals, activities, programs, and a souvenir camp T-shirt.

NOTE: CYSC is a corporation separate from the Diocese of Columbus, and is not affiliated with the Diocese.

The Catholic Commitee on Scouting is sponsoring a Catholic Camporee from Friday, May 15 to Saturday May 16.  The Camporee is different this year in that all youth are being invited to participate.  As a part of the Camporee, there will be a one-day program (on Saturday, May 16) for grades 1-5.  For grades 6-12 there is the weekend program from Friday to Saturday.  The theme will be “Saints, Angels and Heroes.”

Catholic Camporee is modeled after World Youth Day celebrations that the Pope holds at locations all around teh globe every third year.  At the culmination of WYD, youth sleep under teh stars holding vigil for the Lord.  Since many youth cannot attend WYD, Bishop Campbell wanted them to be able to experience something similar here in central Ohio.  There will be youth-led discussions, games, campfires, skits and sings, service projects, Adoration, Confession, and Mass.

Participants will need to bring their own tents, sleeping gear, and cups. All other dining utensils will be supplied. Provisional camping is available with early registration.

This year, the Camporee is practically in our own backyard.  It will be held at the Dominican Church of St. Joseph in Somerset, the birthplace of Catholicism in Ohio.

If you would like to attend, please contact the parish offices.