Every four months something glorious happened at my parish. I would unsuspectingly enter the youth ministry office in the morning to find something that would radically redefine the next several months. Amidst the piles of permission forms, half-written talks, and empty boxes of pizza it appeared like a colorful beacon of hope in an otherwise dreary and cluttered office:
The Life Support Box (cue angelic choir).
Every few months, the Life Teen staff gets together to send out a big box a treats to youth ministers around the world. Yes, it’s the famous Life Support and Edge Support boxes that have been helping resource parishes for close to two decades. We wanted to give you an insiders look into what one of these days looks like for the Life Teen staff. We hope you enjoy.
Change can be difficult, especially change to the celebration of Mass. Changes to the Mass we are accustomed to can be unsettling, but it is also an amazing opportunity to pray Mass with new eyes and ears. instead of just automatically responding without thinking, these changes to the Roman Missal challenge us to really listen and think about the words we say in Mass. The question is, will we take this opportunity to dive into the beauty and mystery of the holy Mass, or just see the changes to the Roman Missal as an inconvenience, or worse, a detriment to prayer?
On this week’s show, Mark Hart talks about Life Teen’s 2010 Theme, Behold the Mystery, as well as our 25th Anniversary and the Life Teen Training Convention this June. Lisa Epperson talks about Life Teen and Edge’s newest resources and gives you a sneak peek into other cool new resources coming later this year. View on mobile device Subscribe via iTunes
Spotlight Magazine is part of Life Support that provides readers with articles, updates, issue Life Nights, social Life Nights and much more! This valuable resource helps youth ministers and Core Members stay “plugged in” to the current trends in ministry and youth culture. Below is a list of what you’ll find in this issue. Table of Contents Heroic Virtue: Life Teen 2009 Theme Heroic Virtue: Life Night on the Virtues Building the Bridge: Connecting Life Teen & the Edge Turning
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New feature: Comments!
Since launching CatholicYouthMinistry.com back in January 2010, the Life Teen Media Team has had a running list of bug fixes and features that we’ve been working through. Today, we introduce to you a new feature of the site: comments.