October Events - Don't Miss Out!

ctober 15: Mount St. Mary's Pilgrimage
Join fellow parishioners at Mount St. Mary's in Emmitsburg, MD. This is a full day event (approximately 8:00 am - 4:00pm). Explore the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes and celebrate Mass with Father Tom. There is a modest fee ($5) for all participants and if you choose to take our bus the total cost is $25/pp. Please RSVP/Register online.
October 23: High School Rally
Join hundreds of students and gather for over eight hours of music, inspirational speakers, and Sunday Mass with Bishop Loverde. This year's key speakers are Sean Forrest (http://www.seanforrest.com/), Danny Ray (http://dannyray.tv/) & Bishop Paul Loverde. The concert includes musical acts from the Josh Blakesley Band (http://joshblakesleyband.com/). Cost is $25/pp and includes all of the great entertainment above, a T-shirt, dinner, and snacks. Register online.
October 29-30: Homeless CampOut, Ministry Showcase & Super Service Saturday
The 4th Annual Homeless Awareness CampOut takes place October 29-30 during the parish's "Small Acts of Mercy" weekend. Participants will build a cardboard shelter and sleep in it outside. Check-in begins at 2:00 pm, we will attend 5:00 pm Mass and dinner is provided at 7:30 pm. The event will conclude with a prayer breakfast at 8:00 am on 10/30. Start forming your teams now, we have family team and non-family team options. If you don't have a team, we'll match you up. All youth must complete an online permission form. More details are available in our pdf. Register by October 24th!
If you don't want to CampOut then consider volunteering at the Youth Ministry booth after Mass, helping with donuts, or participating in a service activity. Contact Miguel miguel@gs-cc.org.
Join fellow parishioners at Mount St. Mary's in Emmitsburg, MD. This is a full day event (approximately 8:00 am - 4:00pm). Explore the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes and celebrate Mass with Father Tom. There is a modest fee ($5) for all participants and if you choose to take our bus the total cost is $25/pp. Please RSVP/Register online.
October 23: High School Rally
Join hundreds of students and gather for over eight hours of music, inspirational speakers, and Sunday Mass with Bishop Loverde. This year's key speakers are Sean Forrest (http://www.seanforrest.com/), Danny Ray (http://dannyray.tv/) & Bishop Paul Loverde. The concert includes musical acts from the Josh Blakesley Band (http://joshblakesleyband.com/). Cost is $25/pp and includes all of the great entertainment above, a T-shirt, dinner, and snacks. Register online.
October 29-30: Homeless CampOut, Ministry Showcase & Super Service Saturday
The 4th Annual Homeless Awareness CampOut takes place October 29-30 during the parish's "Small Acts of Mercy" weekend. Participants will build a cardboard shelter and sleep in it outside. Check-in begins at 2:00 pm, we will attend 5:00 pm Mass and dinner is provided at 7:30 pm. The event will conclude with a prayer breakfast at 8:00 am on 10/30. Start forming your teams now, we have family team and non-family team options. If you don't have a team, we'll match you up. All youth must complete an online permission form. More details are available in our pdf. Register by October 24th!
If you don't want to CampOut then consider volunteering at the Youth Ministry booth after Mass, helping with donuts, or participating in a service activity. Contact Miguel miguel@gs-cc.org.
Lock-In Recap
We had over 15 teens participate in this past weekend's Lock-In. It was a great event! We have some fun pictures to share.
Looking Ahead - Mark Your Calendars

Sunday, November 13: Human Trafficking Panel
Saturday, November 19: Jesse Tree Event - volunteer to serve food
Thursday, December 1: Christ House Volunteer Opportunity
Saturday, December 17: Babysitting Fundraiser for WorkCamp
Saturday, November 19: Jesse Tree Event - volunteer to serve food
Thursday, December 1: Christ House Volunteer Opportunity
Saturday, December 17: Babysitting Fundraiser for WorkCamp