We’re ready to kick off a new semester and we’ve got some great things planned!!! Be sure to invite your friends and we’ll see you soon!

Be sure to check back often for new updates!

Schedule: Drop-In hours: BEGIN: Wednesday September 15th: 3-5pm Wed-Friday
Wednesday: 6-9pm: Life Teen Fantasy Football Draft: New Hall
Friday: 8-9pm: Life Teen Holy Hour in the NEW Adoration Chapel!
Sunday: No Life Night: Readers and Servers needed for Mass!
Friday September 10th & Saturday the 11th: 7pm: The Human Experience
Sunday September 12th: Life Night KickOff: Thy Kingdom Come

Fantasy Football Draft: Wednesday September 1st: 6-9pm: Pizza dinner will be provided.
How to sign up:
1. Be sure that you have a yahoo.com account
2. Follow this link
3.  Click on “Join Custom”
4. Type in the league ID# 500016 and the league password “lifeteen”
5. Follow the prompts to create your own team!

The Human Experience: September 10th & 11th
From Grassroots Films of Brooklyn, New York comes THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE – the story of a band of brothers who travel the world in search of the answers to the burning questions: Who am I? Who is Man? Why do we search for meaning? Their journey brings them into the middle of the lives of the homeless on the streets of New York City, the orphans and disabled children of Peru, and the abandoned lepers in the forests of Ghana, Africa. What the young men discover changes them forever. Through one on one interviews and real life encounters, the brothers are awakened to the beauty of the human person and the resilience of the human spirit.
Cost: $10
Go to the movie for free! Here’s how: We need help setting up chairs and serving popcorn and soda during the movie. If you’re able to do all three we’ll let you come to the movie for free! RSVP by Wednesday September 8th.

Liturgy Club is back!
Serve and read at Mass and get rewarded! There is no better way to honor God than to glorify Him through His word as a lector at Mass or to serve Him as an Alter Server!
Now it’s even better. Sign up and be placed on our schedule and you’ll get a free Life Teen outing at the end of the year!
Watch your e-mail for a sign up sheet! Or get a jump start: We’re looking for a reader and a server for our kickoff night September 12th!

Prayer for our CORE:
This week we pray for Katrina Hird!

Football is back and that means the start of our second annual Epiphany Life Teen Fantasy Football League!

Whether you are a football geek, a Monday morning QB, or still think that football is soccer… this league is for you! Competing for 1st place is only a small highlight to our league. The true highlight comes during our fellowship created during the fantasy draft.

This year’s draft will be held on Wednesday September first at 6pm. Pizza will be provided for dinner. Whether you want to be in the league or just want to come and hang out you are more than welcome to join us.

If you are only coming to hang out and will not be drafting, please RSVP so I can account you in the pizza order.

So what is fantasy football and how do you play?
The beautiful thing about fantasy football is that you don’t have to have any athletic ability what so ever! All you need to do is select players from the NFL and then they do all the work for you! Don’t know who is good and who is bad? Don’t worry! You’ll be provided with a list of players and their rankings! It’s drafting made easy!

How to sign up:
1. Be sure that you have a yahoo.com account
2. Follow this link
3.  Click on “Join Custom”
4. Type in the league ID# 500016 and the league password “lifeteen”
5. Follow the prompts to create your own team!

If you would like to join the league but you are unable to make the draft you must send me a list of players in the order you would like them drafted or better yet a list of positions in the order you would like them drafted. The best player from your list or best player at that position available will be selected for you at the draft.

Don’t miss out! Sign up soon!

Due to the break fast approaching we only have a few announcements this week:

Schedule: No Drop In Hours this week
Tonight (Wednesday July 28th): Theology of the Body: Chapter 7: 7:30-9pm: MPR in the SCHOOL
Friday: 8-9pm: Life Teen Adoration hour

Wednesday August 11th: Theology of the Body: Chapter 8

August Theology of the Body for Teens Schedule:
We will finish up our sessions on Theology of the Body in August.  Be sure to mark these dates now:
Wednesday, August 11th: 7:30-9pm
Sunday, August 15th: 3-4:30pm
Wednesday, August 18th:7:30-9pm
Sunday: August 22nd: 3-4:30pm
Wednesday: August 25th:7:30-9pm

Life Teen Softball game & Cookout: Sunday September 19th:
Join us for our annual softball game and cookout at Anderson Park. There will be NO LIFE TEEN Mass this night.

Join us for the Rededication Mass at 2pm followed by a short reception and then our softball game and cookout that evening! Please check back for more information by the end of August.

Prayer for our CORE:
This week we pray for the intentions of Amanda

Schedule: Drop-In hours: Wednesday & Thursday 2-5pm: No hours on Friday!
Tonight: 7-8:15: Characters of the Kingdom: “Biblical Warriors”: Blood & Guts from the Old Testament
Wednesday: 7-8:15: Characters of the Kingdom: “Martyrs & Miracle Workers: God’s Saints”
Thursday: 7-8:15: Characters of the Kingdom: “Pope, Cardinals, and Curia: God’s Shepherds and Servants”
Friday: 8am-8pm: St. Louis Trip: Vatican Splendors @ the Missouri History Museum
Saturday: 10am-4pm: “Pray Like A Saint” Parish retreat open to all: Cost $10
Sunday: 5pm: Mass: 6pm: David Stalinski’s baptism: 7pm: Wiffle Ball

Our Wednesday night event this week is the parish mission: Please join us from 7-8:15pm in the Church!

 Here is our tentative schedule:
8am: Departure
11:15: Arrive at Basilica of St. Louis, King near the Gateway Arch: (Walk around Gateway Arch park/ walk around Old Basilica)
12:10: Mass at Basilica
12:40: lunch near Arch
1:40: Depart for Museum
2:00: Vatican Splendors Tour
4:00: Depart for Normal

Welcome to another edition of the TWILT: Here’s what’s going on “This Week In Life Teen”:

Schedule: Drop-In Hours: Wednesday & Friday: 2-5pm: NO drop-in Hours Thursday!
Wednesday: 7:30-9pm: Theology of the Body
Friday: 8-9pm: Life Teen Adoration
Sunday: No Life Night
Monday-Thursday July 12th-15th: 7-8:15pm:  Characters of the Kingdom: Parish Mission
Saturday July 17th: 10am-4pm: Pray Like A Saint: Parish Retreat

Wednesday Night Grace: T.O.B: Chpt 6: Language of the Body: 7:30-9pm
Are you a trustful person? Do you tell lies or do you speak the truth? What if I told you that you can speak to others using your body? Come learn what the language of the body is and how we speak it every day!

Characters of the Kingdom: Monday-Thursday 7-8:15pm
“Characters of the Kingdom” will introduce you to some famous, and infamous, characters from scripture and Church history.
Don’t miss a week with Brother John Ignatius from the Servants of Christ Jesus based out of Denver, CO. Many of you may remember Brother Paul from the same community. This promises to be both an entertaining and faith filled week!  Here are the topics for the week: See our bulletin for complete details:

Monday July 12th: Angels & Demons
Tuesday July 13th: Biblical Warriors: God’s Soldiers and Spies
Wednesday July 14th: Martyrs & Miracle Workers: God’s Saints
Thursday July 15th: Pope, Cardinals and Curia: God’s Shepherds & Servants

Vatican Splendors! A Day in St. Louis!: Friday July 16th: 8am-8pm
 Join Life Teen on a day trip to St. Louis Friday July 16th!
RSVP by THIS Friday!We’ll depart Epiphany at 8am on Friday morning and return at approximately 8pm that evening. The schedule we have planned can get us back as early as 7pm, but has lag time built in.

This is one of my favorite Bible verses. I pray this prayer all the time! Do you?

How often do we find ourselves in church wondering what the heck we’re doing there? Is it because my parents make me go? Because of the cute girl sitting two rows in front? Why?

Do I believe what I’m saying at Mass? Do I believe what I’m seeing? Most of us believe something, if not it all, or we wouldn’t be there. If we do struggle with belief there is probably a part of us that wishes we didn’t have that struggle. Its a pretty common thing.

That’s the beauty of this prayer. Lord! I do believe… but I’m not where I want to be… help me! Help my unbelief!

There is power in these words!

If you’re struggling with your faith I encourage you not to give up. Turn to Jesus, even if its only a small turn, turn anyway and ask Him for help.

It may not come in the form you expect it… but He will help your unbelief.

Keep pushing forward.

God bless,

Jim

Personally, I had an amazing weekend, and as you’ll see so did the teens. I hope we’ll be able to bring more next year. But for now, I’m looking forward to watching these 5 be “agents of change”.

(Agents of Change was one of the themes for a week long camp- the camp encouraged the teens and chaperons to go back to their homes and bring Christ with them. To allow Him to work in their lives, and others’ lives through them.)

Adam Przybylski:
“This camp was so amazing!!!!!!!!! I had a wonderful experience down in Georgia that has changed my life forever. I was able to white water raft, hike to a waterfall, get as dirty as possible, and grow even closer to God. This camp has opened my eyes and my heart to so many possibilities. I made new friends from my church and other churches around the community. I feel so lucky that I was able to go to this awesome camp. I thank Jim, our youth minister, Katrina, one of the many core members, and Father John for taking us thirteen hours away from our home to have a life changing experience. I know for a fact that all of us are now agents of change.”

Lindsay Gleason
“My week at Covecrest was the best week of my life so far and I hope to have many more like it! During this camp we got to experience tons of fun and exciting activities like white water rafting, high and low rope courses, and muddy obstacle courses. Although there were many activities like that, we also had tons of better and more exciting experiences dealing with our spiritual lives. We had daily Mass, Adoration, and morning prayer which were all amazing. We had a lot of time to work on our trust in God and others during talks or activities. We even had a chance to go to confession which by all means was my favorite part including the praise and worship songs. Before, during, and after confession I had a total epiphany. I for the first time in my life felt God’s presence with me in and after the confession and felt cleansed afterward! It was the most amazing feeling that no one could ever take away from me. Also the praise and worship songs we sang were awesome! Everyone had a chance to show JGod how much we cared for Him and loved Him and no one felt scared to put their hands in the air and ask for God’s presence with them. Over all I had a great time at camp! I will never for get this and I can’t wait to share my experience with everyone I come in contact with to become an Agent of change!”

Jacob Poston
“My week at Life Teen Camp Covecrest was incredible. I have never had God speak to me in so many ways which really helped me grow in my faith. The feeling I had at camp was amazing. It was a feeling of peace, joy, excitement, and really feeling like God was working through me and the people around me. Also this week really opened my eyes to the importance of Mary and how much she can help if you just ask. The week wasn’t just praise and worship; we got to do a lot of fun stuff like high and low ropes courses and white water rafting. But to tell you the truth the most fun part was the praise and worship because of the amazing feeling you got during it. None of the excitement during the games we did could even compare to it. Another thing I got out of the camp was a love for Adoration and morning prayer. During the camp we had morning prayer and Adoration every morning which is just a great way to start your day with God and invite Him to really speak to you through out the day. I really learned to be an Agent of Change and help others and myself with faith. If your a teen in the parish I invite you to come to Life Teen so that you can have the same experience that I have had through the camp and Life Teen in general.”

Alyssa Ried
“My week at Lifeteen covecest camp was simply amazing. It was definitely an eye-opening week. It helped me alot with my prayer life and taught me more of the importance of our mother Mary. We got the chance for many new experiences such as white water rafting, high rope courses, and low rope courses. Camp wasn’t all new activities though, we also had daily Mass, Adoration and praise and worship music. Friday night, our last night there, was definitely my favorite. We had Adoration that night and it really touched my heart and I could hear God talking to me through my prayers. God didn’t just touch my heart that night but everyone there, so many people were crying for their faith. It was awesome. The week went by so fast when it came time to leave I couldn’t believe we had already been gone a week and had to head home. I had so much fun and encourage any teens who want to grow closer to God and get deeper into their faith to join Lifeteen, which will give you many opportunities just like Covecrest camp.”

Kim Knoblauch
“Covecrest camp was an amazing experience for me. It brought me so much closer to God. The talks given were so inspirational and moving. We had the opportunity for Mass and Adoration everyday! My spirtual life was changed greatly by attending Adoration every morning. It was just an awesome way to start the day. We also did many fun things like playing in a pool of mud, sliding down a giant waterslide, and so much more! I made so many friendships at this camp that will last for a lifetime because they are centered around God. Overall, this camp was an amazing, life-changing week.”

Please remember to dress modestly, and ladies please no bikinis. Thank you!

Directions from Epiphany to Lifeteen Pool Party:    
Go East (LEFT) onto College Ave. to
Veteran’s Parkway, turn LEFT (North) onto Veteran’s Parkway,
Take Veterans to Shepard turn RIGHT (EAST) onto Shepard (Shepard goes between Menards and Sam’s)
Go straight at the 4-way stop sign at Shepard and Hershey for .6 mile
Turn LEFT (NORTH) onto North Pointe Drive, There is a blue cape cod house on the corner of North Pointe and Shepard where you need to turn LEFT. (don’t try to get there from the other North Point it doesn’t go all the way through).
Take North Pointe to Two Elks Road, turn LEFT onto Two Elks,
Knoblauch’s house is at the end of the street on the right, it sits on the corner of Two Elks Road and Joy Walk Way, it is tan house with a brick driveway.
Walk on the left side of the house where there is a gate in the fence to get to the pool. 

If you have trouble finding us, Knoblauch’s home phone is 454-1435.  Hope to see you there!

Here is this week’s TWILT:

Schedule: Drop-in Hours: Wednesday-Friday 2-5pm
Wednesday: 6-7pm: Bowling at Pheasant Lanes 7:30-9pm: T.O.B
Friday: 8-9pm: Life Teen Adoration Hour
Sunday:3-4:30pm: T.O.B  5pm: Mass: 6:30-8:30pm: Pool Party!
Friday July 16th: Vatican Splendors!: St. Louis day trip

Theology of the Body For Teens
Wednesday 7:30-9pm: Chapter 3: “Naked without Shame”
Sunday: 3-4:30pm: Chapter 4: “Hope & Redemption in Christ”

Just For Fun: Wednesday 6-7pm
Join us for bowling at Pheasant Lanes off of Veterans before T.O.B Wednesday night! For everyone who joined us for last week’s Cornbelters’ game your game of bowling is free! Just be sure to bring your ticket stub!

Life Night: Sunday 6:30-8:30pm
Join us at the Knoblauch’s house this Sunday night for a pool party!
Burger, brats, and hotdogs will be provided for dinner.
Please plan on having your parents drop you off at the Knoblauchs at 6:30pm and have them pick you up by 8:30pm.
We ask all teens to dress as modestly as possibly. Ladies: please no bikinis.
RSVP if you know you will be coming by this Friday!

“Vatican Splendors: A Journey Through Art & Faith”: St. Louis Trip: Friday July 16th
Life Teen will be taking a trip down to St. Louis to visit the “Vatican Slendors”exhibit at the Missouri History Museum. This will be an all day event leaving Epiphany approximately around 8am and returning in the evening around 8pm. Please check back for more details.

Pray for our CORE
This week we pray for the intentions of Cathy!