Our Youth Ministry is having an ice cream social!  Bring your friends and find out what the new name of our Youth Ministry will be!

Join us on Sunday evening, May 22, from 6:30 pm—8:30 pm in the Pope Benedict Activities Center. We will playing games, doing a small service project, and discussing upcoming events and, of course, eating ice cream.

Following the 8:00 Mass on June 5, our bus will depart from St. Benedict the Abbot for Cedar Point in Ohio. On our way to the park, we will stop for brunch at a rest stop on the Ohio Turnpike. We will then arrive at Cedar Point in the early afternoon. Teens will unload their luggage upon arrival and will be given "Sunday" Ride passes to enter the park. The Breakers Hotel is within walking distance to the park. By 4:00 pm, all teens must be back at the Breakers Hotel to receive room assignments and to take luggage to their room. Following room check-in, teens may re-enter the park until it closes at 10:00 pm. ALL kids will be in their rooms no later than 11:30 pm. Once teens are in rooms, they will stay their rooms until morning.

On Monday, June 6, students will eat breakfast, check out and store their luggage with the front desk. Teens will be given "Monday" ride passes following check out and may enter the park at 9:00 am. The bus will begin boarding to return home at 4:30 pm and will depart at 5:00 pm. DO NOT BE LATE TO THE BUS! We will stop for dinner on the way home at a rest stop/fast food restaurant and should arrive back at St. Benedict around 10:00 pm.

These plans are subject to change; this is just a general outline. More information will be provided to registered participants as we get closer to the event. If you are interested in chaperoning, please contact Jennie Trapanotto.

Final payment of $90 is due Tuesday, May 31.  Please make check payable to St. John XXIII Parish.

Parents are needed to help chaperone.  Any adult who volunteers to chaperone must have their Safe Environment Clearances.  

Contact Jennie Trapanotto with any questions at 724-941-9406 ext. 112 or at jenniet@john23.org.

Check out the park and lodging at: www.cedarpoint.com.

The parish family of St. John XXIII will honor all high school graduates at a Baccalaureate Mass on Sunday, June 12, at 10:00 am at St. Benedict the Abbot.  Following the mass, there will be a social for the graduates and their immediate families in the Pope Benedict Activity Center.  We hope that you will join us.  Please register on our website, john23.org/baccalaureate-mass, to RSVP for you and your family.