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  • End of the Year Survey - 9 May 2012 -

    If you didn’t get a chance to fill one out at the Potluck, please take a moment to fill out a Survey. These surveys are a huge help as we evaluate our program and plan for next year.   End of the Year Survey – Youth End of the Year Survey – Parents   Thank [...]

  • End of the Year Video! - 9 May 2012 -

    Check out our End of the Year Video!

  • NET Retreat - 8 March 2012 -

    NET Retreat 2012   6PM, Friday, March 30 to 5PM, Saturday, March 31 Archbishop Murphy High School, Everett, $30 per person Register by Friday, March 23 (Download permission slip here!)   WHAT IS NET? NET stands for National Evangelization Team. NET Teams travel for eight months putting on authentically Catholic retreats and events for young [...]

  • High School Hang Out Night – Laser Tag - 20 January 2012 -

    Fun will be had by all! Join us for super fun times! We’ll play several rounds of Indoor laser Tag using advanced “Battlefield Live” Laser Guns.  Trained referees will moderate different Laser Tag scenarios. We’ll also have a bunch of other games and activities—or you can just hangout! Saturday, Feb 4th, 7pm-9pm At Ceder Springs [...]

  • Jesus vs Religion? - 15 January 2012 -

    There is a nicely produced but tragical uninformed video bouncing around the internet about Jesus and Religion. The video has over 11 million views in just 5 days, but If you haven’t seen it yet here you are: Now, this guy does have one good point: To be christian is not something external (like a [...]

  • Summit 2012! - 15 January 2012 -

    Join us for a weekend of Fun, friends and prayer! The Youth of St. Mary will escape for the weekend and spend some time in the great outdoors; we’ll play some fun and crazy games; we’ll get to know each other better and make new friends. A retreat is also a time to connect with [...]

  • Merry Christmas! Be Thankful! - 28 December 2011 -

    Joy to you in this Christmas season (remember–the Christmas season starts on Christmas day!) Take some time today to remember the true meaning of Christmas: Read Pope Benedict’s Christmas Message.   And please don’t be like these brats–who were angry that they didn’t get a $700 phone to celebrate the birth of Our Lord. (These [...]

  • Middle School Retreat! - 19 October 2011 -

    It’s a RETREAT!  A weekend away from school, & the business of life to re-focus and re-charge your soul!  We’ll take time to play, pray, celebrate Mass and even play BATTLEFIELD LASER TAG!   Join 6th, 7th, and 8th Graders from Everett, Marysville, and Snohomish for our annual Middle School fall retreat! Yes…you’ll be taking [...]

  • High School Youth Convention 2011 - 8 October 2011 -

    Join us at the 2011 high School Youth Convention! November 5-6 2011 Click Here to download the registration form More info (and workshop info) can be found on the office convention website here: http://convention.seattleoyyam.org

  • St. Mary Shirt! - 8 October 2011 -

    Now you can own your very own St. Mary Shirt! This year we will be ordering T-shirts, Long sleeve Tees, and the ever popular hoodie (hooded sweatshirt). Download an order form here!   Don’t delay! Orders are due no later than Oct 20th.

  • YOUTH GROUP! - 1 September 2011 -

    Youth Group starts Sunday, Sept 25th! Middle School 4:30-5:45 High School 6-8pm Youth Group is open to all High School and Middle School teens, so bring your friends!

  • Midnight Madness - 14 August 2011 -

    High School Lock-In! Friday Aug 19th 8pm Free! All you need to bring is this permission slip and some food to share!   All High School Teens welcome, so bring a friend!

  • Wildwaves - 6 July 2011 -

    Join us on our annual trip to WildWaves theme Park! Tuesday, August 9th High School and Middle School youth can travel with the youth group, or you can pick you tickets ahead of time and go as a family. visit our Forms sections to download a flyer!

  • The Pope is Tweeting from an Ipad! - 28 June 2011 -

    Check out this video that shows the Pope with his Ipad: He used it to tweet (@news_va_en) the new Vatican news website, news.va Check it out!

  • George Weigel: a Brief History of Anti-Catholicism in America - 23 June 2011 -

    We have seen the Church attacked with disturbing regularity in the media recently. Usually, these pieces are so poorly written and researched that you have to wonder how they get published in the first place. Are journalists really that ignorant and incompetent? Or is there some underlying motive. For Catholics in America, such attacks are [...]

  • Is the world going to end this weekend? - 19 May 2011 -

    Probably not. Although a small group of mislead Christians is clamming the rapture is coming on May 21st, Jesus was pretty clear that no one knows when the end will come. Check out the lifeteen blog for a full explanation: http://www.lifeteen.com/blog/the-end-is-coming-at-some-point-rapture-and-catholicism

  • Are You Gettting Enough Sleep? - 16 May 2011 -

    According to a story from NPR’s “Morning Edition”, Most high school students accrue a “sleep debt” of five to 10 hours by the end of a school week. Sleep is critical for leaning and the continued the development of the brain. Check out the full article, which includes some suggestions from Dr. Helene Emsellem, a [...]

  • A Very St. Mary Summer! - 4 May 2011 -

    Youth Group is finished for the school year, but don’t fret, we have some great summer adventures planned! Summer Adventures High School Hangout night – Every Tuesday Starting 6/28 June 25th – Middle School SCREAM (Click HERE for info/permission slip) July 11th-15th — Middle School Service Day Camp (Click HERE for info/permission slip) July 25th-29th [...]

  • Remember, you are dust and to dust you shall return. - 9 March 2011 -

    Aggie Catholics have a Lent “super post” — everything you have ever wanted to know about Lent: http://marysaggies.blogspot.com/2011/02/lent-2011.html Check it out!

  • FoodFast Retreat - 26 February 2011 -

    Food Fast is Catholic Relief Services’ hunger awareness program. This is a 24- hour retreat, which includes fasting, prayer, activities, and discussion on the issues of hunger and poverty in the world. During Food Fast, you will: •    fast for 24 hours and miss three main meals; •    engage in a service project •    consume [...]

  • “Every man who knocks on the door of a brothel is looking for God.” - 14 February 2011 -

    On this Valentine’s day, Fr. Raymond de Souza comments on Charlie Sheen’s search for God. From the National Post Sheen has been brought to the brink of destruction by behaviour more or less celebrated by the character he plays on TV. A nation awaits him to return from rehab so that he can better pretend [...]

  • Summit Retreat - 31 January 2011 -

    High School Winter Retreat. A weekend away to connect with God. Enjoy meeting new people, relaxing in the  beautiful scenery, and  sledding on Mt. Baker!! All High School teens are invited. We will join groups from other parishes for this great retreat. Download the form HERE and return by Feb 13th.

  • Good boy, Bruno. You’re Codependent. - 26 January 2011 -

    For some reason, (probably because someone played it at Youth Group last Sunday), I have had Sean Kingston’s song “Beautiful Girls” stuck in my head all day. Sean’s catchy song does a great job of truing a complement (“your so beautiful”) into a statement of mental illness (“you have me suicidal”).  Unfortunately, this song echos [...]

  • March for Life - 16 January 2011 -

    St. Mary Youth Group will be attending the March For Life in Olympia again this year. Join us as we pray and make a stand to defend the weak! Tuesday, Jan 18th Click HERE for more info!

  • Middle School Lock-In - 11 January 2011 -

    Middle School Lock-in is this Friday! A whole night of crazy fun! Starts: Friday, Jan 14 8pm Ends: Saturday, Jan 15 7am All Middle School (6,7,8th Grade) youth are invited, so bring your friends! For more info and permission slip click HERE!

  • Christmas declares God is not Distant - 25 December 2010 -

    Have you stopped to consider what this Christmas season really means? Well I know one guy who has: Pope Benedict. Here is what he said: Dear brothers and sisters listening to me here in Rome and throughout the world, I joyfully proclaim the message of Christmas: God became man; he came to dwell among us. [...]

  • A (not so) Silent Night – Lock-in! - 15 December 2010 -

    The winter High School lock-in is December 28th. Come celebrate the birth of the Lord! Ugly Christmas Sweater contest! Decorating Christmas cookies! Staying up all night! Crazy team competitions! Community Prayer! Download flier/permission slip here: CLICK HERE! All High School Teens invited! Bring a Friend!

  • “How I Solved the Catholic Problem” — Confessions of a Protestant missionary to Guatemala - 17 November 2010 -

    Check out this story about by Kristine and her husband Marty, Protestant missionaries to Guatemala. The jet made a careful descent between the three volcanoes that ring the sprawl of Guatemala City. It was April 19th, 1992. My husband, Marty, and I had reached the end of eight years of preparation to be Evangelical Protestant [...]

  • Day Away Videos! - 2 November 2010 -

    Here are some videos from our Middle School Day Away retreat. Each small group was given 15 minutes to create a TV commercial about why they are Catholic. Here is what they came up with:

  • St. Mary Sweatshirts! - 19 October 2010 -

    The votes are in and here is this year’s design: The image is that of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The heart represents the interior life of Mary, filled with joy and sorrows and united the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The heart indicates the love Mary had for God. A band of roses across the [...]

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