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High School Youth Group – Wednesdays 7-9pm The focus of this group is essentially community building, connecting teens with peers in our parish community. Students in 9^th-12^th grade come together to hang out, play games, talk, and pray. It is a drop in group, so anyone is welcome any week they can make it. We provide snacks and drinks, and order pizza for the group. A suggested $2 donation to help cover the pizza is asked each meeting. ------------------Coming Soon----------------- iServe, July 20-21 This is our annual community service lock-in up in Hagerstown which will gather about 80 youth from all over our region to serve the poor and underprivileged. With two days of service, and one night of fun and reflection, and a closing BBQ, we packed a lot into a short amount of time. This is a great chance to give back to the community and have fun doing it! High School Soup Kitchen Severs, 2^nd Friday Every second Friday of the month a small group of our high schoolers server dinner at the Frederick Community Action Agency’s Soup Kitchen. The time commitment is minimal, just 5-7pm. This is a great way to give back to the community and hang out with some of your friends. If you are interested in getting involved, just contact Brian for details. -------------------Recent Events------------------- High School Spring Retreat, June 19-21 Our annual High School Spring Retreat was the weekend of June 19-21^st.  This is a great chance at the end of the year to reconnect with old friends and make new ones was held at Camp Highroad in Middleburg VA. This year we ran the retreat together with St. Rose of Lima Parish in Gaithersburg. One of the highlights of this retreat was the confidence course and zip line… oh, and catching the wave! First Annual Youth Ministry Awards Night, Saturday May 9^th Our teens give generously of their time and talents and we took time to thank them for their contribution at this first annual Awards Night! We recognized all of our youth who have volunteered in the last year in any of our ministries and also out in the community. We also presented awards to youth who have provided exemplary service to the community. Archdiocese of Baltimore Youth Pilgrimage, Sat. April 4^th The annual Archdiocese of Baltimore Youth Pilgrimage was Palm Saturday, April 4^th. This event drew hundreds of young people from all over the state (including a great crew from our parish!) to walk the streets of Baltimore in prayer and reflection, remembering Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem. Click here for pictures from the event! Or Click here to go to our Facebook group and see the pics (and comments!) there. Annual Regional High School Chastity Rally March 1^st, 7:30-9:30, St. Peter’s Libertytown Our annual regional high school chastity rally was 1 March from 7:15-9pm at St. Peter’s in Libertytown.  Our speaker, Michael Walsh, challenged and motivated our teens as he made a case for chastity in the real world. High School Lock-in, Feb 27-28, St. John the Evangelist Our annual High School Lock-in this year brought together our youth with those from St. John the Evangelist Parish downtown. With about 40 youth in attendance, and only visit from the police, the event was a rousing success! World Religion Forum, Saturday Nov 15^th, 4-8pm The Interfaith Youth Corps of Frederick (a group of teens of different religious backgrounds who come together to promote understanding and dialog among youth from all faith traditions) is sponsored a forum in which religious leaders and youth from a number of different faiths gathered to discuss the similarities and differences among our faiths.  The event was held at the Islamic Society of Frederick and brought together about 40 teens from around Frederick. Thanks to those who organized the event! Hershey Park, Sunday Aug 24^th Our last hooray of the summer before the start of school was a trip up to Hershey Park to celebrate the start of the new year. From the new Fahrenheit (and the hour and half wait in line) to the killer waterpark we said goodbye to summer in style. iServe, July 28-29 This year we had a group of 8 high schoolers join together with about 80 youth from all over our region to serve the poor and underprivileged of Hagerstown. With two days of service, and one night of fun and reflection, and a BBQ attended by Bishop Malooly, we packed a lot into a short amount of time. Click here for pictures from iServe. Encounter 2008, July 13-18 This week of service gathered together about 300 Catholic youth from around the area, in Washington DC, including a group of 14 from Saint Katharine’s  We stayed at the University of Maryland and during the day we went out to work in a variety of sites including soup kitchens, day camps for inner city children, nursing homes, working with the disabled, and many more. In the evenings there were speakers, performers, and opportunities to reflect on our experiences during the week. Click here for pictures from Encounter. Click here for the video slideshow from Encounter. High School Spring Retreat. June 27-29^th Our Spring Retreat was the weekend of June 27^th-29^th.  This was a great chance at the end of the year to reconnect with old friends and make new ones as go off for a weekend of relaxing and reflecting.  Click here for the pictures from the event. You can also check out the video slideshow by clicking here. Baltimore Youth Pilgrimage The annual Palm Saturday Youth Pilgrimage in Baltimore was held on Saturday March 15^th.  This archdiocesan wide event drew youth from all over Maryland to Baltimore to commemorate Jesus’ entry in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.  Hundreds of high school youth and their leaders joined together for prayer, a concert, a walk through Baltimore visiting different sites important to our faith, and Mass celebrated by our Archbishop Edwin O’Brien. High School Lock-in, December 7^th-8^th We began our lock-in this year with Mass for our celebration of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception and then spent the night playing games, watching movies, just hanging out, and getting next to no sleep. It was great to have the youth from St. John the Evangelist join us for this event.  Confirmation Celebration, October 28^th In our second parish celebration of the sacrament of Confirmation, we recently welcomed 36 teens more fully into the Catholic family as they completed their final sacrament of initiation. We were thrilled to again have Bishop Francis Malooly presiding over our Mass, and to have the chance to welcome so many visitors into our midst. A special thank you goes out to the Knights of Columbus who organized the reception for the confirmandi. Click here for pictures from the Mass! skdyouth@saintdrexel.org ~ 301-360-9581 ~ 8428 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick MD 21702