EXALT!

Exalt was awesome!

We had 18 youth and 5 adults there from Our Lady of the Lake.

Here are a few of us after with Fr. Bernard.

EXALT!

I wanted to let you all know about a great opportunity for our Jr. High and Sr. High Youth. I know some parents have been asking "why can't the Jr. High kids do the same great things the Sr. High are doing". Well, here's our chance to get our Jr. Highers involved in a really powerful night.
Once a month, our Midlands Deanery will be participating in Exalt. You're probably wondering what this is, so let me explain. It's a night where teens from our deanery will come together for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, hear a talk from a priest, deacon, or youth minister(changes every month), and praise our Lord through praise and worship music. Sounds awesome, right?
This will be the first Wednesday of every month at St. Peter's downtown from 6:45-7:45pm.
You can either carpool or drive your teen there. Some of the high school kids were talking about going to get dinner beforehand, so we may meet at Bellacino's in Irmo and go from there.
I will be emailing this out to the parents, but wanted you guys to have a heads up since we've been talking about more things for the Jr. Highers.
I'm super excited that this will be offered to the younger grades. We tried this a couple years ago with the high school and it was a really great evening!

And We're OFF....

I just wanted to take a minute to blog about the awesome retreat we just had. It was the first Confirmation Retreat {there is one at the beginning of the year and one before they are confirmed} and there were almost 50 Confirmation kids here. Witht he 13 peer leaders who put on the retreat, that made for an amazing day! Everyone was so great. From skits, to small groups, to community building games, to snacks, to wonderful young people who came with open minds and open hearts, I couldn't have asked for more.

After Teen Mass we'll have our first night of Religious Ed, Confirmation Classes, and Sr. High Youth Ministry. So, we're off..... oops...gotta go. The pizzas are being delivered :)

Be There!!!!

High School Carrowinds Trip. Wednesday, July 22nd. Meet at church parking lot at 8am. Will be back around 10pm. Cost is $34.00 per ticket plus money for food. Permission slips and money are due back to Hope on Sunday, July 19th. Call Hope for more info: 233-3359....
NEEDED: Parents to help carpool.

iPod

As you know, our grand prize giveaway at the End of the Year Cookout was an iPod. The lucky winner was Kelly Kircher. Here is what his mom said about him winning the coveted iPod:

Oh My Gosh --- Kelly just loves his Ipod. He told me in the car when we were almost home that he just realized he has been smiling all the way home. He kept saying how lucky he was. That is one happy boy - his sister immediately downloaded 1000 songs she had on the computer onto his Ipod. He had been wanting an Ipod for sometime. We really enjoyed the evening. Thanks.

THAT made my night and made all the hard work and planning worth it! :) Thanks for sharing that Eileen.

End of the Year Cookout

We had such a great turnout for the end of the year cookout this past Sunday. Thanks to everyone who helped with it!
Here is a list of Local Merchants who donated prizes for our giveaways:

BiLo & the Richardson Family: ipod
Chapin Christian Gymnastics: 5 Open Gym passes
Chapin True Value Hardware: Inflatable Water Tube
SMS Sports World Chapin: Gamecock Laundry Bag and Water Bottle
The Rivalry Chapin: Gamecock and Clemson Wall Pix with Spirit Badge Light-up Jerseys.
Breeze Dry Cleaners of Chapin and Ballentine: 2-$10.00 Coupons
Gloria Studley/OLOL Parishioner: Avon Gift Basket Value $60.00
Chapin Pharmacy: Gift Certificate $25.00
Katherine Kawamoto /OLOL Parishioner: Arbonne Shea Butter Hand Care Duo valued at $45and giftcard for itunes
Vivian Benefield : Pampered Chef Trifle Bowl
www.pamperedchef.biz/chefvivian
Youth Advocacy Committee: misc items

And now, here are some pictures from the night.

I Pray the Rosary

Fr. Andrew sent me the link to this video on teens praying the rosary. I think it ROCKS! I feel a new tshirt coming on.... :) Makes me want to say a decade right now! I'll pray for you if you pray for me! Peace.