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THUG Meeting 9/22/11 minutes

Oct 05
Posted by Reyna in PARISH, SERVICE, THUG

This meeting was small, but fun. We also had a special guest: Skippa! and his lady, Denise.

 

Shelly started the meeting with a prayer.

 

We started off by talking about what kind of social we wanted Here’s what was said:

 

SOCIAL

Oct. 6 Go to a movie at the Video 4 cuz we is po’ & dinner at Cici’s pizza.

 

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Oct. 16 Drug & Alcohol Prevention Retreat. Info. TBA

Oct. 30 Mt. Cristo Rey pilgrimage. More info. to come soon.

Nov. 2 Anapra Border Mass we’ll get you info if you wanna attend.

Nov. 6 Harvest Fest Details TBA

 

COMMUNITY SERVICE

-PRIORITY #1 organizing Canned food Drive Thru

 

-We’ll be looking into “Keep LC Beautiful” we need to know that we have 10 people for sure first before committing to this.

 

-Shelly suggested getting plants to liven up the church.

 

-Bombas suggested looking into “Adopt a highway” Joey said he would start the application process. We would register as OLPH Youth Ministry

 

-We could donate clothes and time to the Soup Kitchen in LC

-We need to volunteer at the Catholic Charities Store

 

Joey ended the meeting in prayer.

 

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5K Pro Life Walk- Las Cruces, NM

Aug 30
Posted by Joey in ADVOCACY

THANK YOU!

I want to thank Elisa Sanches, Armando Martinez and Reyna Salinas for going out and supporting the 5K Pro Life walk in Las Cruces this past weekend. Way to go THUGS!

ProLife

‎”5K RUN/WALK PRO-LIFE” —
Registration for the 5K Run or Walk Pro-Life will begin at 7a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27 on the Triviz Drive walking path at University Avenue. The race will begin at 8a.m. The first 30 people to pre-register will recive an aluminum water bottle with a religious medal. First-, second- and third-place ribbons will be awarded. there is a $10 fee that will benefit “Project Gabriel.” For more information, call 524-9649.

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T.H.U.G. Meeting Minutes– Whats coming up?

Aug 30
Posted by Joey in THUG, Uncategorized

THUG MEETING

Minutes

Remember that THUG meetings are always at 7:30pm.

Opening Prayer:

Coco Spice led us in prayer today. We prayed to do serviced in our community and for God to help us grow stronger in our faith.

Joey went on to lead a discusion in what Growing in Faith means to us?

Here’s what everyone came up with:

  • Expand
  • Build
  • Love
  • Communication
  • Community
  • Prayer
  • Happiness
  • Jesus
  • Learning
  • Leadership

If we are to be the hereos of God we need to encompass all of the above.

SERVICE PROJECT:

-For our first project we need to paint the Religious Ed Office.

-5K Pro Life Walk

Other News:

We have two new volunteers. Please welcome Armando and Elisa! Armando will be helping as a Spanish catechis Assistant. Elisa will be an Executive Assistant in the office. We are excited for them to jump aboard.

 

Other disscusion: (was ensued when Joey was seeing the vision. He was feeling a fountain of inspiration overcome him this evening)

 

So what do we go forth and do?

  • Elisa said she will try to contact Officer Padilla about Operation Wipeout.
  • We will also try and reach out to our friends in Luna County (Deming)
  • We would like to have another food drive. We should do it closer to the holidays.
  • Harvest fest will be in November this year.
  • Does anyone have any talents they’d like to incorporate?

Coco said he would work on making a new logo.

  • Mt. Cristo Rey is coming up: Last day of October.
  • We will be working on fulfilling the pieces of the puzzle through the year. As we accomplish each one we will move on to the next.
  • We need to post something asking the community to nominate an elderly person/disabled who needs help with yard work.
  • We need everyone to start going to mass.
  • We need commentators for mass.
  • We need to organize a THUG social for every month.

After some discussion on a new logo we all concurred in having a lego OLPH.

Reyna ended in prayer.

Comprehensive Youth Ministry

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THUG Meeting Prayer Vigil for Caylee Anthony

Jul 24
Posted by Reyna in ADVOCACY, Prayer/Worship, THUG, Uncategorized
Rest In Peace little Angel!

Caylee Anthony

Last Thursday was a special T.H.U.G. meeting. We held a special prayer vigil for Caylee Anthony. I’ll talk more about that later, but first the details on the meeting.

We always begin our meetings with an opening prayer. Apparently some of our THUG members forgot how to do the sign of the cross. So we had to do a repeat! (They know we like them to do it loud and clear!) Joey gracefully volunteered by default to open the prayer for our members. Soon after we asked the youth to share their experience at YCLI (Youth Christian Leadership Institute is a week long camp where youth gain valuable leadership skills to exercise in their community.)

 

Here’s what they had to share:

Mia: “During commissioning someone let out a toot. (hahaha) But seriously I felt I learned how to be closer to God.”

Michelle: “We learned that there is no wrong way to pray.”

Susana: “I opened up a lot more. Usually I’m really shy.”

Coco: “This was my 4th year and out of all the years this year was the best! Everyone was just awesome.”

Desi: “My 1st year I got to grow as a leader and a Catholic. This year I got to see everyone else grow and learn.”

Joey: “It was awesome. We had youth from all over the diocese: Mescalero, Holy Cross, Carlsbad, St. Genevieve and Mesquite.”

Overall we are very happy to know that this experience made a profound difference in their lives.

We then moved to the church for the vigil.

Prayer Vigil:

Caylee Anthony Vigil

Joey started by saying that it’s hard to believe that child abuse happens everyday in our background, our hometown and neighboring cities.

“We are called as the children of God to be advocates for those who cannot speak for themselves.”

Advocacy is one of the pieces of our puzzle. Many times we don’t speak up because our culture tells us “To stay out of other people’s problems because it’s none of our business.” “No te metas en los asuntos de otros. ¿Para que te quieres meter?” By us not speaking up the innocent are the ones that suffer.

 

 

If you know or suspect a child is being abused please call Youth and Families Department at (800) 797-3260 or dial #SAFE (7233).

Baby Brianna

Baby Brianna

I’ve also added a link to an article published in the Las Cruces Sun News about Baby Brianna Story and her sad story.

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THUG Thursday: Caylee Anthony Prayer Vigil

Jul 21
Posted by Joey in ADVOCACY, THUG

Today THUG will be hosting a tribute to Caylee Anthony, the 2 year old that went missing and then found dead. Caylee Marie Anthony was reported missing July 15, 2008 a month after the toddler disappeared, according to her mother, Casey Anthony. Her body was later found near the home of Casey’s parents, George and Cindy Anthony. Casey Anthony was indicted on October 14, 2008, for first-degree murder, but was found not guilty.

Rest In Peace little Angel!

Caylee Anthony

 

Whatever the real truth is, the fact of the matter is that there is a beautiful young child that was taken from this Earth before her due time. Today we honor, and remember this wonderful child of God in prayer and worship. Today THUG will serve as ADVOCATES to this injustice.

You are invited

to join us in prayer today at OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP MISSION Cathlic Church at 7:30pm.

Please bring candles, your rosaries, or simply your prayers.

If there are any musicians that know any worship songs for our prayer service, please feel free to bring your talents and instruments.


“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light. “Matthew 11:28-30

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First T.H.U.G. Meeting of the Year

Jul 08
Posted by Reyna in PARISH, SERVICE, THUG

Luke 9:23 “Then he said to them all: ‘If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.’”

THUG Ministry

Today we were excited to have our first T.H.U.G. meeting of the year! We gathered at the church hall at 7:00pm. (I’ll explain what T.H.U.G. stands for later.)

We had nine attendees. Some new faces and some returning members. Joey opened the meeting with a prayer. Then he went around the table asking for introductions of names and favorite food. I have to say that I think cheese got the most votes on favorite food. :P

T.H.U.G. which stands for True Heroes Under God, is a youth council dedicated to leadership and service. Some of the past services we’ve done are: Can food drives, painting the Mesquite community center, and painting over graffiti in partnership with Dona Ana County Codes Enforcement. We want to emphasize that leadership here is about helping others and building a ground for being a “Servant Leader” meaning: Giving your life to service. Doing a service for others without wanting anything in return. As we journey together as True Heroes Under God, through these acts of service we will create a family. As a family we will learn how God helps us to find our purpose as servant leaders.

The mission of T.H.U.G.:

The vision of the THUG is to mentor and equip our teens to develop a faith that exists outside of the church building. A walk with Christ that is dynamic, lived out, and shared beyond these four walls.

Joey then went on to explain the code of conduct which we expect every member of T.H.U.G. to abide by.

Some of the visions our members had of THUG’s new beginning are:

  • Making up for lost time
  • Serving others
  • Wanting to be involved

As Youth Ministers Joey and I are available to our young leaders ANYTIME for whatever reason that you need us.

Our first prayer project will be a vigil dedicated to Caylee Anthony.

Joey concluded the meeting with a closing prayer.

Next meeting and next blog won’t be so lengthy! I promise. We just needed to get some stuff squared away.

Joey and I are very excited to get the ball rolling with you the Leaders of NOW!

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Sunday Morning Message: God of Wonders

Jul 03
Posted by Joey in Uncategorized

God of Wonders

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THUG is back! Teen Leadership Council

Jul 02
Posted by Joey in SERVICE, THUG

It’s been a great summer so far, but it is time to get THUG back on track! True Heroes Under God (THUG) will be re-forming on July 7th at 7pm at OLPH Parish Hall in Mesquite. THUG is a dedicated teen leadership council that is service based and works with children of our parish, the community at large, and are advocates of social justice around our region. We are welcoming new members to help us form this great group! If you would like more information please reach out to my jvalenzuela@mesquitecatholicchurch.org or call me at 575-636-7744 for more information.

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Hello world!

May 25
Posted by minister in Uncategorized

Welcome to our Youth Ministry Blog! I am excited to be able to use this forum to share our teen events, fundraiser information, and just a great way to let you know what we are up to! Thanks for stopping by! We welcome you visitors, families, parents, and all of God’s children! Check in frequently to see our progress of the year!

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