Dec. 24th-31st SNYM News

This Sunday we honor Jesus, the Blessed Mother, and St. Joseph as the holiest of families, and therefore a model for all Christians families. They were holy because they placed God at the center of their family life, they loved and sacrificed for one another, and they radiated that love to others in the redemptive mission of the Word Incarnate.

As we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph on Sunday, let us remember the words of Pope St. John Paul II: “The Redeemer of the world chose the family as the place for his birth and growth, thereby sanctifying this fundamental institution of every society” (Angelus message, 30 December 2001). -Beth

Please see the video below to share in the joy felt by our Teens as they prepared and delivered gifts to our Adopted Family on Friday, Dec. 22nd!

The family was very grateful and left speechless by the overwhelming generosity of our parish, but our wonderful teens offered comfort and support as they shared the love of our parish and invited the family to join us at St. Nick's!

Special thanks to Rochelle Renner for her assistance in making this possible for our Youth, our Parish, and our Adopted Family!

Join us 5:30-8:30pm on Friday, January 5th to enjoy an evening together.

This will be an opportunity for the Youth & Teens to be together as they complete a service project for our parish and have social time on the First Friday of each month. Pizza will be provided.

We will not meet for EDGE or HSYG on Dec. 31st.

Email servidoras@cbna.org to RSVP for the Winter Girls & Boys Camp no later than January 1st.

RSVP is not required for Family Day & Epiphany Party January 6th.

Christmas Pageant performed by the children & youth of St. Nicholas Catholic Church on December 24, 2023. Performance directed by Andie Renner and Nicki Snow.

No Oratory Dec. 30th for Christmas Break.

No Oratory Jan. 6th for Family Day & Epiphany Party.

Oratory resumes on Saturday, January 13th.

No class for Christmas Break.

Next class will be Sunday, January 14th.

Per the Diocese policy for the safety of everyone, a minimum of 2 adults are required to be present for all Youth Ministry activities.

Ideally we would have at least 4-6 volunteers (preferably more), allowing for at least 1 assistant present for the HSYG one Sunday per month. We are also still in need of at least 1 more assistant for the EDGE class.

While the search to locate others who have current certification with the Diocese is ongoing, we have reached a point where we need to request that parents assist on a rotating basis so that we can continue to safely offer HSYG.

Please consider completing your certification, and/ or asking individuals who you think would be a willing volunteer. Or, you can submit suggestions for me to contact.

All youth ministry volunteers must have current certification for the course of Serving Vulnerable Populations and a Criminal History Record Check on file with the Diocese. More information can be found by visiting Adult Training on the Diocese of Fairbanks website. Diocese of Fairbanks - Adult Training - Fairbanks, AK

Call or Text 907-978-4786

Email stnicksym@cbna.org
Office hours are as follows:

Sunday 10am-7pm

Wednesday 3:30pm-5:30pm

It is a privilege to work with St. Nick's Youth!

As always, please never hesitate to contact me for any reason.

I pray you are having a blessed week.

In Christ's love, Beth