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Our 2018-19 Kick Off is Sunday, Sept. 16th
Come Join us at St. Philip for an evening for Food, Fun & Faith!
- We kick things off with a special 4pm Mass with contemporary music
- Followed by free hot dogs, chips and drinks out front
- There will be activities and a free give away!
- We end with Religious Education classes at 6pm
Back by popular demand! We will have signup sheets for our October Bowling Party!
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2018-2019 Calendar of Events
GCYG 2018-2019 Calendar of Events
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PAST EVENTS:
GCYG June End-of-Year Ice Cream Social:
We had a nice turn out on Sunday, June 3rd at Swirls 'n Scoops. The weather was perfect for ice cream! The kids enjoyed their free small cup or cone to celebrate a GREAT first year of our Grafton Catholic Youth Group! We thank the Skowroneck family for the ice cream!
We also gave out tickets to the Grafton Police Annual Basketball Game.
Cinco de Mayo Fiesta on Friday, May 4th:
What a great tim
e we had at St. James! There were tacos with all the fixins, chips & salsa, fresh chocolate chip cookies, cupcakes & ice cream! We had basketball, volleyball, badmitten and other games.
We also enjoyed a wonderful presentation on Our Lady of Guadalupe, led by Tina Skowroneck! Even the decorations were festive, complete with somberos, ballons and laterns! Olay!
First Friday's with Food, Fun and Faith!
Divine Mercy Food & Fun:
On April 6th, our youth played a fun game "Truth or Lie", enjoyed some pizza and treats, and learned a lot about St. Faustina and Divine Mercy. They discussed God's unending mercy and the power of praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet, led by Lynda Caya.
Lenten Fish Dinner Fundraiser:
Our Fish Dinner Fundraiser held at St. Mary's on Friday, March 2nd was a great success, despite the Winter storm! Almost all ticket holders came to enjoy a delicious meal catered by Bushel & Peck.
We thank all the St. Mary & St. Philip parishioners who helped support us!
Pre-Lenten Meal "Stone Soup"
Our event on Friday, February 2nd was held at St. James.
The kids enjoyed playing a game about trust and working together to help your fellow person. Then they lived the story of the traveling Monk and his famous stone soup, led by Amy Crossin!
Canned food donations were brought in by the participants to bring home the message.
Check out our FaceBook Photo Alblum from the event
Our 2018 Kick-off Social Was A Ball!
We held a Bowling Party at Bowlero in Shrewsbury on Friday, January 12th. The kids had a great time bowling, eating pizza and playing arcade games!!Check out our FaceBook Album from the event
La Salette Christmas Festival of Lights
Check out our Youth Group FaceBook Album from the event
The GCYG throughly enjoyed the Illuminations at La Salette Shrine on Thursday, December 28th. We kept the Christmas spirit alive walking through all the wonderful displays, listening to the Youth Band sharing their stories and songs about Faith. A magical and fun night!
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Youth Group Service Projects:
-- Meal preparation for IHN (Interfaith Hospitality Network)Wednesday, November 22nd, 2017 from 2:00–4:30 pmPrepared a meal at St. Mary's Kitchen, then brought it to IHN to
share with the residents.-- Helping at the "Grafton Celebrates the Holidays" Frosty StopSunday, December 3rd, 2017 from 12-4pmSt. Philip Parish, helping out however needed
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This new ministry at St. Mary, St. Philip and St. James is off to a swift start! The Grafton Catholic Youth Group, for kids in grades 7 - 10, had their kick-off get together Sunday, September 24th, right after Religious Education classes at St. Philip. The lively group of youngsters enjoyed the food, games and getting to hear from Fr. Leo LeBlanc and Fr. Ed Hanlon.