Lifeteen: God made SEX (and he made it sacred

"Human sexuality is not about what we receive, but what we give. In other words, when we reduce sex merely to an act that elicits pleasure, sex has been stripped of its dignity – the end result is use."

Say what?! Daily Mass at 7pm now.

Yup, that's right.

St. Catherine of Siena parish now has a daily mass every weekday at 7pm.

Check it out and journey to the Source and Summit of the faith DAILY.

Summer Summer Summer Fun Fun Fun!

It's the middle of summer (WOOOOOT!) and CYM has lots of stuff going on.

ABC's - Wednesdays from 12-2ish

Join us at noon for an hour of Adoration, Buy Some Lunch afterwards, and then listen in (and participate) in some Chit-Chat/Catechesis.

TGIF - Friday at 6 PM @ Jazo's House

Wow, that was weird referring to myself in the 3rd person. Anyways, Friday is TGIF! Join us as we jump deeper into our Faith, have some Fellowship, and eat some Food. Also...

Relay for Life Meeting - Friday at 5 PM @ Jazo's House

There will be a Relay for Life meeting before TGIF. Please be here before 5 so we can start right at 5. We will be talking about themes, fundraisers, and money. This brings me to...

Relay for Life - August 7 & 8, 9 AM to 9 AM

Support the fight against cancer at the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life! This is a 24-hour overnight event where walk around the track supporting those who have cancer, to raise funds to support the ACS, and to educate ourselves on ways for us to prevent cancer. CYM has a team this year. Information for signing up is here. Also, if you are under 18, you must raise $100 before the event to stay overnight!

Also, keep a look out for the following events:

July 18 - Car Wash

July 23 - Give UP

August 21 - BBQ

ConsiderPriesthood.com: Made in China

Check out this video from the great guys at ConsiderPriesthood.com about one of our new priests in Vallejo, Fr. Avram from St. Vincent Ferrer:

Made In China - Fr. Avram Brown's Vocation Story.

Good stuff. Great & interesting story.

ABC This Wednesday

Join us on Wednesday:

12pm - Adoration
1pm - Buy some lunch
1:15ish - Chit Chat/Catechesis

Come spend some time w/ our Lord, then eat and chill with some good folks and bring any questions about God, the Faith, life, whatevs. We are probably going to talk about God's love, but you never know what else we might talk about.

Feast of St. Maria Goretti

It's the feast of St. Maria Goretti who died defending her love for God by defending her chastity. For her story click here.

In the words of Pope St. Pius XII:

"...Why does this story move you even to tears? Why has Maria Goretti so quickly conquered your hearts, and taken first place in your affections? The reason is because there is still in this world, apparently sunk and immersed in the worship of pleasure, not only a meager little band of chosen souls who thirst for heaven and its pure air—but a crowd, nay, an immense multitude on whom the supernatural fragrance of Christian purity exercise an irresistible and reassuring fascination."

St. Maria Goretti, patron of youth, pray for us.
St. Maria Goretti, patron of young women, pray for us.
St. Maria Goretti, patron of purity, pray for us.

CYM's Upcoming Events! - June 30, 2010

Alright folks, we have a lot of good stuff this summer - here's some information of what we have goin' on!

Word of Mouth - Tomorrow, July 1 @ St. Catherine Parish Hall
Tomorrow is Word of Mouth, an event sponsored by St. Catherine's Young Adult ministry. Come out and support those who are displaying their talents, like spoken word, poetry, dance, and song. There is an admission donation of $2 or 2 canned goods, and food will be sold inside. More info? Check the Word Made Fresh tumblr.

TGIF - Friday, July 2 @ Neil's House (call a leader for information)

TGIF! Together Gathered In Faith/Fellowship. Join us for some faith, fun, food, and fellowship as we gather together!

ABCs - Wednesdays at 12 PM @ St. Catherine Church

Wednesdays are for nourishment. Nourish your soul and join us during Adoration at 12 PM, nourish your body with food and become Busog (full in Tagalog, I probably spelt it wrong), and nourish your faith with some Catechesis.

Relay for Life - August 7-8 @ SPSV Track/Field

Support the fight against cancer at the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life! This is a 24-hour overnight event where walk around the track supporting those who have cancer, to raise funds to support the ACS, and to educate ourselves on ways for us to prevent cancer. CYM has a team this year. Information for signing up is here. Also, if you are under 18, you must raise $100 to stay overnight!

Also, watch out for these events:

July 9 - Pizza on the Piazza

July 16 - TGIF

July 18 - Car Wash

July 23 - Give UP

July 30 - TGIF

Catholic Tumbl..ers

Do you have a Tumblr? I do. And just looking around Tumblr it can get kinda crazy. I found some blogs that are Catholic.

fearlesswriter.tumblr.com

He is a peer minister in the Diocese of Orlando. He answers a lot of questions that are sent to him and his answers are detailed. He is incredibly Catholic. A lot of good posts are on that blog. Check him out and add him!

phatmass.tumblr.com

Phatmass.com is a website that talks about Catholic culture. The "Phorum" is a nice place to ask questions and just have interesting conversations with other Christians. Also you can buy t-shirts and cds from the website. And they have a bunch of Resources to help you learn more about the Catholic Church and its teachings.

classic-catholic-artwork.tumblr.com

merecath.tumblr.com

These sites provide Catholic art. I just found them so I don't have that much information about them.

I will post more as I find them. Til then, check these out!

Relay for Life Team Sign Up Information

For those of you who want to join CYM in the Relay for Life here are the links to sign up for a team.

To join the Black Rangers (Team Captain is Daniel) click here.

To join the Blue Rangers (Team Captain is Jon) click here.

To join the Yellow Rangers (Team Captain is Allen) click here.

To join the White Rangers (Team Captain is Chris) click here.

When you join and it asks for registration fee click Team Member Registration (My Team Captain Pays).

Everything else should be self explanatory.

The next meeting is going to be on TGIF this friday.

Any questions hold them for TGIF!

Intro Retreat: Invitation 2010 Evaluation

For those of you who went on the Invitation Retreat this year, please fill out this brief evaluation survey. It doesn't take that long.

It will help us out a great deal.

Thank you.

Intro Retreat Evaluation Survey