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Drop-In and Kings Dominion

7/22/2015

Our Sunday youth group, weekly drop-ins and soccer Wednesdays continue. We're staying nice and cool inside with plenty of games and yummy snacks. Here are some pictures from Tuesday's drop-in. We hope you can join us at a future drop-in: Monday, Tuesday or Thursday from 6:00 - 8:00 pm AND Youth Group Sundays at 7:30 pm.

Don't forget our Kings Dominion trip is next Friday, July 31! If you want to go, contact Miguel ASAP! miguel@gs-cc.org

Enjoy the summer and stay cool! Hopefully we will see you soon.

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Summer Activities Continue. . .

7/13/2015

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SUP was a blast!

We had a wonderful turnout for our SUP field trip on Sunday. Thank you to all the teens and adults that showed up. This field trip is proving to be a great tradition that we will continue year after year. See the photo gallery at the end of the blog for a sampling of the fun!

Drop-In Schedule this Week

Drop-in continues this week. We had a great “snowball” fight last week and we have lots more fun planned. Today, Monday 7/13 we will be hosting a Cornhole tournament during Drop-in. Tuesday, 7/14 Drop-In will be cards, board games and video games inside. And on Thursday, 7/16 we will be outside with Ultimate Frisbee and other games.

Middle School WorkCamp - Deadline Extended

The deadline for Middle School WorkCamp has been extended until July 21st. This event is open to all current and rising Middle School students. It is a fantastic experience for students and volunteers alike. Please contact Miguel at miguel@gs-cc.org if you are interested.

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WorkCamp Wrap-up and Pictures!

7/8/2015

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It has been a little more than a week since our HS teens and adult volunteers returned from WorkCamp 2015. It truly was a successful week in Shenandoah with many life lessons learned and lasting friendships formed.

The week started out with a lot of rain, but it didn’t slow down GSCCYM. The teens arrived at home base, Stonewall Jackson High School and slowly settled in. The Ichtys symbol ("fish” in Greek) became their uniting symbol. It is their call to “Go Forth and Make Disciples!” and was a lasting theme throughout WorkCamp. The enthusiasm of GS soon spread and we even spotted other teens (without a GS teen present) making the Icthys symbol.

The week was full with so many activities. The days were long with construction and work on the homes in Shenandoah. The breaks and night time were just as busy! We had Adoration, dinner and Mass with Bishop Loverde. We celebrated WorkCamp week birthdays with signing and the Macarena! We even had a GS teen, Adrianna, selected to perform in the talent show on Thursday night.

There was so much to celebrate during WorkCamp, and celebrate we did!! We ended the week with Celebration Thursday where we concluded by sharing ice cream with 1300 other Catholics from the Diocese of Arlington!

The bonds of the GS WorkCamp 2015 team are stronger than ever! We hope these pictures can share at least a small glimpse of the experience we all shared. Thank you for your prayers and support to our teens. We could not have done this without the support of our GSCC Parish!

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Youth Ministry Welcomes July!

7/2/2015

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First Soccer Wednesday!

July has begun and with it plenty of fun activities for our teens.

Our first soccer Wednesday was a great success. We’ll continue our pickup soccer games throughout the summer. Join us every Wednesday from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at Mount Vernon High School.

Tonight! July 2nd – first summer drop-in!

Tonight is our first summer drop-in for MS and HS teens. We’re kicking it all off with an awesome game of Ultimate Frisbee. If the weather doesn’t cooperate, we’ll go inside and play some Ultimate “Ball” along with a few games of pool. Everything starts at 6:00 pm, we hope to see everyone there.

"Snowball" Fight in July?

Wait! What? A snowball fight in July? You heard correctly. We are having an ultimate snowball fight and water balloon battle at our drop-in on Monday, July 6.

Bring your friends, the bigger the teams, the more fun it will be. To make this a success we need teens to bring some snowball ingredients:
· 2 boxes of cornstarch
· 1 can shaving cream

The cheap stuff is just fine. Take a trip to the dollar store and get ready to make the snowballs. Teams and individuals are welcome. Tell your friends!

SUP - StandUp Paddleboarding July 12

Our first field trip of the summer is occurring on Sunday, July 12. Join us first for the 9 am Mass at Good Shepherd. We will then load up and leave as close to 10 am as possible. We are heading to the Key Bridge boathouse in Georgetown and should arrive back at Good Shepherd at 2:30 pm. Bring a bagged lunch (water and soda provided) and $30 to cover the cost of the board rental. Fill out the permission form online (http://www.gs-cc.org/ym-forms.html). See more info about SUP at www.boatingindc.com

WorkCamp Wrap-Up

Our teens and adults are still unpacking and “recovering” from a fantastic week at WorkCamp. Stay tuned for some great updates and photos early next week.

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Drop-In and Kings Dominion

Summer Activities Continue. . .

SUP was a blast!

Drop-In Schedule this Week

Middle School WorkCamp - Deadline Extended

WorkCamp Wrap-up and Pictures!

Youth Ministry Welcomes July!

July has begun and with it plenty of fun activities for our teens.

Tonight! July 2nd – first summer drop-in!

"Snowball" Fight in July?

SUP - StandUp Paddleboarding July 12

WorkCamp Wrap-Up

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