Dec. 17th-24th SNYM News

What a glorious weekend this will be for us as Catholics!

We get to celebrate the Mass for the 4th Sunday of Advent AND the Nativity of the Lord.

And for some of us, we can celebrate BOTH on the same day!

This is a wonderful time of great anticipation for our Youth & Teens, and while they are excited for the gifts they get to give and receive at Christmas, my prayer is that they continue with their personal preparations for the coming of our Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ. -Beth

If you are able, please join us to prepare St. Nick's this weekend!

Join us for the Christmas Pageant presented by the Children and Youth of St. Nick's!

Pageant at 4:30pm on Sunday, December 24th.

followed by the Nativity of the Lord Vigil Mass at 5pm.

Please arrive BEFORE the Pageant begins,

or wait in the Social Hall until the Pageant has finished,

to be seated in the Chapel for the 5pm Mass.

Many thanks to Andie Renner and Nicki Snow

for their time and efforts to offer this performance for our Parish!

We will not meet for EDGE or HSYG on Dec. 24th and 31st.

Youth Groups will resume on Jan 7th.

Thank You to our very VERY generous parishioners for your support in helping us to provide a joyous Christmas to our Adopted Family of 2023!

Our Teens are very excited to deliver gifts to our Adopted Family this Friday, Dec. 22nd.

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

We began our morning together in the presence of Christ with Adoration lead by Deacon Ron.

We then returned to the Youth Room to watch The True Meaning of Advent (video linked below).

Then we celebrated Rayne, Evelyn, and Delilah as they each chose a prize for completing their Scripture Search! Next, we had our Cookie Swap with so many delicious cookies provided by the Youth!

Then, we rushed to play the Saran Wrap Ball Game (videos linked below). When leaving the Youth received a gift and flyers for upcoming events with the Servidoras (flyers in photos below).

We had (as Fr. Mike said in the video) a Merry ADVENT!

Miss Elizabeth and I pray you all have a very Merry Christmas!

Our plan was for the HSYG to begin with Adoration, but because the Chapel was still being used for Pageant Practice, Father Welcome offered Confession for the Teens instead. We then returned to the Youth Room to watch The True Meaning of Advent (video linked below).

Then we moved to the Social Hall for our Cookie Swap! What an incredible spread these Teens provided once again! Then it was time for our Gift Exchange! (video linked below)

Unfortunately we did not have enough time for all of our plans, so the HSYG voted to open the Youth Room during Christmas Break for a Make-Up Day! We'll play a game, an Escape Room, and social/ free time. (1-4pm on Friday, Dec. 29th)

We had a wonderful 3rd Sunday of Advent with one of my most favorite things... the Teens filling the Church with their laughter and joy!

Merry Christmas to all of our Teens!

Beginning in January, on the First Friday of each month the Youth will be invited to complete a service project and enjoy the evening together.

Youth & Teens (from EDGE & HSYG) are invited to join us in the Youth Room 5:30-8:30pm on Friday, January 5th!

This will be an opportunity for the Youth & Teens to be together as they complete a service project for our parish. Pizza will be provided.

No class for Christmas Break.

Next class will be Sunday, January 14th.

***see ANNOUNCEMENTS section above for service hour opportunities***

No Oratory Dec. 23rd & 30th for Christmas Break.

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.

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