"Rooted and Built Up in Jesus Christ, Firm in the Faith" Col 2:7

The Office of Youth Ministry (OYM) has some new and exciting news about World Youth Day Madrid in 2011! If you are just now hearing about it, you still have time to join us.  

Paul Masek, coordinator of the REAP Team, has an amazing book package for Catholic teens (and adults) which includes...
Stirring It Up (practical tips for growing in your faith), All Bottled Up (letters from teens answered) and Stirring It Up More (an audio cd of inspirational tidbits). Find out more about the book and how to purchase one here.

The 5th Annual REAP Concert will be held on Saturday night, December 12, 2009 at the Cardinal Rigali Center (Fleur di Lis room), featuring the incredible musicians Michael James Mette and Oddwalk Ministries.

Read one of our favorite, thought-provoking and challenging articles on Christmas - The Lie of Christmas: The true meaning of Christmas and the problem with "stuff", by Walt Mueller from CPYU

Ever thought of St. Nick as merely a jolly old chap? Discover some very interesting facts about this generous Saint - The Real Saint Nick Fought Prostitution

There are still spaces available for late registration! 

The Romantic Revolution
Young Women
Finding Pure Love

Saturday, November 7, 2009

The retreat is open to young women in grades 7 - 9 interested in learning more about relationships, romance and pure love. At least one adult for each group is expected to attend (no more than 10 girls per adult), and moms are more than welcome! Come as a big group or just a mother/daughter team. Teen and young adult women from The REAP Team will give testimony to the power and beauty of chastity and how only through pure love will true romance be revived in our world.

Is your heart BURNING to share your FAITH JOURNEY?

What: Looking for prayers written by Christian teens, aged 14-18, for compilation in

Ups & Downs: Prayers By & 4 Teens
(a Book of Prayers BY teens, FOR teens) 

Who: Book to be compiled BY a teen in conjunction with Liguori Publications, a nationally recognized publishing house

Please consider submitting prayers

This event includes the St. Louis Cardinals, Eduardo Verastegui from the movie Bella, Adam Bitter, The Muny Kids, "Vincention Idol" with Catholic Rapper Madd City, and best of all JESUS and much more! 

REAP Team will be LIVE BLOGGING this weekend and next

The REAP Team and the Office of Youth Ministry for the Archdiocese of St. Louis will be Live Blogging from the Steubenville St. Louis Youth Conferences this coming weekend and next weekend, too. The website is - http://live.stlyouth.org/

You know you want to,
so what are you waiting for?

We here at REAP headquarters are excited about another fun summer!  And, one of our favorite things about summer is that it's when we accept applications for new volunteers to the REAP Team.  We love adding new members to our team.
If you enjoyed your REAP retreat and have ever thought about joining, now's the time!  We always need more people and hope you would prayerfully consider becoming part of the team.  It's a great way to serve while having tons of fun and meeting amazing people.

Check out this link to find out more info and download the application.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

Meet Archbishop Carlson

View Archbishop Carlson's Message
for the Youth of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis