An Exciting Year Ahead!

Posted on July 31st, 2008 in General Youth Ministry by Derek Rotty

At last, all of the youth and youth ministers from our parish have returned from Down Under!  Look for posts in the coming weeks about all of our adventures in Australia.

Until then, I want to let all of you know that you should be very excited about the upcoming year of youth ministry!  Our leadership team will spend the month of August planning for events and executing ideas that have were put into motion earlier this summer.  It's going to be…wait for it…TOTALLY AWESOME!

The first event that you should know about…mark it on your calendars NOW!…is the annual Youth Ministry Kick-Off Party.  The party will take place on Wednesday, August 27 at 6:30pm in the Holy Family Life Center Gymnasium.  All of the youth in our parish are invited along with their families!  (I'll let everyone know what to bring closer to the event date.)

In the coming year, we have events planned for middle and high school youth.  For middle schoolers, we have movie and game nights, dances, service projects, and possibly even a retreat in the Spring.  For high schoolers we have fellowship dinners, service projects, Bible studies, athletic events, and several retreat experiences.  Everyone is welcome!

I'll be sending out a packet with more information very soon.  Look for it in your mailboxes.  And, keep an eye on this site.

As always, feel free to contact me with any questions.  God bless! 

World Youth Day Celebration!

Posted on July 9th, 2008 in General Youth Ministry by Derek Rotty

The time is here!  Tomorrow, I leave with a group of 16 other pilgrims for the World Youth Day celebration in Sydney, Australia!  That's right, we'll be "down under" for two whole weeks!

I would like to ask two things of all who read this site.

  1. Pray for our group, and pray for all of the pilgrims from around the world who will be celebrating our Catholic faith with us!
  2. Please refrain from calling or emailing for the next two weeks.  I will likely have access to neither voicemail nor email.  If you do need to call or email for any reason, I will get to those messages as soon as possible.

In the mean time, check out the two posts below so that you know what is happening with our Incarnation Teens softball team; and so that you know about a wonderful opportunity your family has for a night of baseball in downtown Memphis.

God bless! 

Incarnation Teens Summer Softball

Posted on July 9th, 2008 in Incarnation Teens, Summer Softball by Derek Rotty

For all who are planning to practice and play for the next two weeks…READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION!

The final softball practice of the season will be held on Saturday, July 12 from 11am to 1pm (note the time change!)  There will not be practices on July 19 or 26.

There are still three softball games remaining on our schedule.

  • Monday, July 14 @ 7pm (St. Louis Catholic Church, Field #2)
  • Monday, July 21 @ 5:40pm (St. Louis Catholic Church, Field #1)
  • Monday, July 28 @ 7pm (St. Louis Catholic Church, Field #1)

Please do your best to show up and play the games as we will have several of our players who will be on the World Youth Day pilgrimage in Australia.

Play hard and have fun! 

Memphis Redbirds’ Game

Posted on July 9th, 2008 in General Youth Ministry by Derek Rotty

A limited number of complimentary tickets are available for youth and their families to attend the Memphis Redbirds' game on Tuesday, July 29 @ 7:05pm!

All you have to do is reserve your tickets by contacting Susan Brack.  Her phone number is 853-2125.

Hurry!  This deal won't last forever!