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It’s all set!!! Our very first FULL youth mass at Resurrection Parish is going to be on Sunday, February 21st! We’re still hoping to make this the biggest youth liturgy this parish has seen yet so if you haven’t signed up to celebrate with us, make sure you do soon! There’s a variety of different liturgical ministries available, but a limited amount of spots open so ‘get dibs’ before it’s too late…

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Due to February 7th being Super Bowl Sunday, our first full blown youth mass will be moved to a different Sunday. Stay tuned…

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How many of you think going to mass could use a little energy boost?!

Ever thought about maybe helping out?

In fact, we’re ALL called to be active participants during mass on Sundays. As Catholic Christians, the mass and more specifically The Liturgy of the Eucharist is the “source and summit” of everything it means to be Catholic. Just like with lots of things, the more people we get involved, the more fun and meaningful it’ll be. Give it a chance… you’ll see

On February 7th, RYM will be taking over the 5:30pm mass by storm. Adding to the music group we already have, we’ll be making the mass a special youth mass by having all of you participate in the other various ministries. Some examples would be:

• Usher
• Proclaimer
• Eucharistic Minister
• Offering of the Gifts

We hope to get as many of us up there as we can because, well… it’s just plain MORE FUN that way. Haha.

Shoot us an email, FB msg, or comment right here on the blog and let us know which ministry you’d be interested in trying out. We’ll personally arrange to get you trained and all that good stuff so don’t sweat. It’s a lot easier than you think it is.

Let’s git’er done…

40 days after Christ was born, Mary and Joseph took Jesus to a Jewish temple to present him to the Lord as it was customary to do so. There, a man by the name of Simeon who was moved by the Holy Spirit to see Christ, referred to Jesus as “a light for revelation to the Gentiles”. As a symbol of this light, candles are often blessed and lit today before mass. This is where today’s feast gets its popular nickname: Candlemas.

Would you have come to the temple to see Christ?

What would you have said to Mary and Joseph?

Happy Presentation!

In a recent statement for World Communications Day, Pope Benedict XVI encouraged all priests to use every method available to continue the mission of the Church.

On January 29, 2010, KPIX CBS Channel 5 aired an interview with Fr. Brendan McGuire concerning the Holy Father’s message and what it means to our local church.

Take a look…

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Even more good news! Due to the efforts of fundraising for the past year, the total cost for the whole trip is now projected to be no more than $120.00. Remember that this includes your admission to Disneyland too!

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Good news! The more people we can get to register early to go this year will help drive down the total cost of the whole trip. So the $150.00 could go down as we see how many people sign up…

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Yep. It’s that time of year again: LA Youth Day!!! Can you believe it’s just around the corner?! This year’s Youth Day will take place on Thursday, March 18th from 8:30am to 3:30pm at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim. Due to rising registration and transportation costs, the total cost for the trip this year will be $150.00 $120.00. This includes hotel accommodations, gas for transportation, 2 breakfasts & 2 lunches, and even your Disneyland ticket! We’ll be leaving Sunnyvale on Wednesday around 1:00pm and returning on Friday late in the evening. In keeping with RYM tradition, instead of coming straight home on Friday morning, we’ll make a quick Disneyland run for a few hours before hitting the road!!!

IMPORTANT: To make sure we reserve a spot for you and register for the event on time, RYM needs you to pay a deposit of $75.00 BEFORE February 1st, 2010. The full amount of $150.00 $120.00 will be due on March 1st, 2010.

A full itemized list of expenses is available by request. Keep checking back as we’re working on finalizing the hour-by-hour schedule…

Here is my blog entry from last year’s trip (complete with pictures):

http://resyouth.wordpress.com/2009/03/03/la-congress-youth-day-wrapup/

And a video of us during one of the rallies:

Here is a direct link to the LA Religious Education Conference / Youth Day website:

http://www.recongress.org/

(click on the Youth Day link in the left sidebar)

And the official Youth Day 2010 video (taken at last year’s Youth Day):

Updated:

Mark your calendars: There is NO meeting on Sunday, January 31st February 7th after the 5:30pm mass. RYM is holding a retreat all day for the young adult volunteers that are so instrumental to our program. Enjoy the Super Bowl and the night off!

Thanks to generosity of the Bismonte Family, The LoFT now has three portable heaters that we can use to keep the room reasonably warm during these chilly winter evenings. If you didn’t already know, the heating system of Farana Center is quite old and doesn’t allow us to only heat The LoFT. We would have to heat the ENTIRE building just to turn the heat on in our room. So, we decided to go for a more economical approach and the Bismontes came to our rescue!

From all of us at RYM:

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Big thanks to Mrs. Kurtz for driving us down to Holy Family Parish for the concert. It was pretty cool, indeed. A group of ten of us got a chance to learn praise & worship songs and hear Jackie’s great voice. Some of us young adults even got a chance to meet her after the show!

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All the necessary forms are now available in our Forms section! Please note there is one more form than usual; it’s for Holy Family Parish’s records. Thanks!

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Come enjoy a very special event hosted by Holy Family Parish in San Jose and Sacred Heart Parish of Saratoga: Jackie Francois in a FREE Concert Sunday, January 24th from 7:30pm to 9:00pm at Holy Family in San Jose. She was the keynote speaker of last year’s Diocese of San Jose Tahoe Retreat and will be giving us a sneak preview of this year’s exciting retreat.

For more information check out the Diocese of San Jose Website:
http://www.dsj.org/ministries/youth/jackie-francois-in-concert

Her website:
http://jackiefrancois.com

And a video of her on YouTube:

We’re looking for any parent volunteers who would be willing to help us drive teens to the event. Please contact the RYM office at youth@resparish.org or (408) 490-0575 if you are able to help.

Here is a flyer you can print out and pass on

Please make sure you click the flyer link above and fill it out.

Thanks to everyone who came out and ‘ran the floor’ with us! We had epic battles between all of our teams: Knights Team Jesus, Team Fred, Gummi Bears, and Warriors, but in the end, Team Jesus went undefeated with a record of 6-0. You think the name change had anything to do with it? Haha…

As many of you may know by now, the Catholic community in the United States is responding immediately to the people of Haiti where a massive earthquake struck near the capital of Port-au-Prince on Tuesday. Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and was still recovering from deadly 2008 hurricanes when the quake struck.  It is difficult to absorb the misery and devastation they are experiencing at this moment. As all of us struggle to make sense of this, we invite you to join Catholic Relief Services in prayer and in standing in solidarity with all of our brothers and sisters affected by this disaster.

Please visit the CRS website below and read more about how your contribution can greatly help those in need.

http://www.crs.org/

In an act of solidarity with all of our brothers and sisters affected by this natural disaster, our Midnight Sports Tournament will begin with a short 20 minute prayer service.

Just a reminder…

Since most of you don’t have school this Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr., RYM will be holding a late night sports tournament in Farana Center in place of our normal SNL meeting after the 5:30pm mass this Sunday. We’ll be playing basketball, indoor soccer, and OTL (a variation of softball with wiffle balls) so bring you sneakers and your ‘A’ game. Games will run until 11:45pm.

What: Basketball, Soccer, Wiffle Ball

When: after the 5:30pm mass this Sunday until 11:45pm

Where: Farana Center, Resurrection Church

Who: all RYM members are invited. Friends are also welcome to join us! (They must fill out a medical release form before they can play though.)