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summer calendar 2010
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6 PM LIFE TEEN MASS-
EVERY SUNDAY JOIN US FOR OUR SUNDAY PARISH MASS GEARED TOWARDS OUR TEENS TO LET THEM KNOW HOW VALUED THEY ARE.
SUNDAY NIGHT LIVE
SNL is our normal Sunday Night Youth Group. It begins with Dinner, followed by prayer, a talk, and consitent small groups.
2010 flyer
PITTSBURGH PROJECT- April 9-11
GET YOUR REGISTRATION IN NOW
Mark your calendar for our annual Spring Service Retreat at the Pittsburgh Project, April9-11. Make a difference right here in Pittsburgh, by doing home repairs for the poor and elderly. Kicks off Friday evening with dinner then spend Saturday and Sunday tangibly helping out a Pittsburgh homeowner. You could drywall, roof or maybe paint a porch. In the evenings meet up with all the groups at camp for worship and an exciting message. Expect an invigorating weekend of service and activity with other groups from all over the region. We will return for dinner and Mass on Sunday night. Cost is $90 for the weekend. Scholarships are available for those that need them.
pittsburgh project flyer
2009-2010 student registration forms
Pizza Fridays
October 16 & October 31
Join us for Pizza, music, and video games after the NA and PR football games on the Fridays listed above. You don't need to go to the game to join us. Pizza Friday's go from about 9:45 to midnight.
Ski Retreat
ski retreat info and registration form
spring 2010 permission form
nemacolin release-snowboarding
nemacolin release-skiiing
nemacolin release--tubing
what to bring ski retreat 2010
Feb. 5-7
Join us for our Ski Retreat Weekend.
Dont miss out on an amazing trip.
Well leave from St. Alexis at 5:30 PM on Feb. 5 (Please remember to eat dinner before you come). Well head to Heritage Reservation, a beautiful property owned by the Boy Scouts to begin our retreat.
Saturday after breakfast will head to the five star Nemacolin Resort for Skiing/Snowboarding/Tubing/or hanging out. Well head back to Heritage for Dinner and Retreat. In the morning well finish our retreat, have Mass, lunch, and then head back to St. Alexis. We should return around 2 PM on Sunday.
Pricing includes food (except for Saturday lunch you need to bring money to buy your lunch), coach bus transportation for the weekend, lodging, T Shirt and your selected activity:
PRICING
Not Skiing or Tubing (just hanging out)- $100, Tubing- $110, Lift Ticket Only (have skis or snowboard) - $115, Skiing- $125 (with rentals), Snowboarding- $131 (with rental)
You are invited to join us for 655 at St. Alexis Church in Wexford, PA. This festival of praise event, with dynamic speakers, music by Catholic Recording Artists Bob Lesnefsky and Kelly Pease, and Eucharistic Adoration, is aimed towards teens and young adults but open to all. We are running a series in 2010 on Discovering and Living out your Vocation. Our series is about approaching vocation as the reality that we all are called to holiness and vocation is how we are called to live that out. Come and learn about the call to holiness, how others are striving to live that out, and how God is calling you today to be holy. 655 gets it name from two things: firstly, high school teens are invited to meet at 6:55 PM in the cafeteria at St. Alexis for pizza to start the night and from John 6:55 for my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink. Adoration, Music, and the talk for the night are from 7:30-9 PM in the Church. Young Adults 21 and older are invited to join us after Adoration at the Hofbrauhaus on the South Side after adoration finishes. We meet the second Wednesday of the month except in May (its the third Wed)
Speaker and dates are:
January 13 Fr. Matt McClain The First Vocation- the Universal Call to Holiness,
February 10- Bob and Kate Lesnefsky Seeking Holiness in Marriage- our vocation story,
March 10- Fr. Michael Zavage Called to the Priesthood- My Call to Serve,
April 14- Bill Senneway- Seeking God and His Will- My Journey Continues,
May 19- Fr. Kim Schreck- Discernment: You can Find God's Will for your Life
655
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CONFIRMATION RETREAT PLANNING MEETINGS
Calling all interested students (fall grades 10 through college students) we
are getting ready for the Confirmation Retreat and are looking for leaders to
help. The retreat is August 22-23. Mtgs will take place on the following dates
and times: 6/16 at 7 PM, 6/28 at 7:15 PM, 7/5 at 7:15 PM, 7/12 at 7:15 PM,
7/28 at 7 PM, 8/4 at 7PM, 8/20 at 6 PM.
SERVE
SERVE- our ministry and leadership initiative
SERVE meets the Second Sunday of the Month in December and the First and Second Sundays of the month beginning in January from 2-4 PM.
The idea for SERVE comes for the image of tree. As Christian leaders we need to have deep roots- things like prayer, scripture, understanding our faith, community. We need to avoid the weeds- things like sin and temptation, and we need to bear fruit- things like leadership, service, ministry, outreach, sharing our faith.
Get more info by downloading this PDF
serve info and commitment
CYM SPORTS Golf League
We will be starting our second annual CYM sports golf league on Wednesday, June, 16, 2010. The league will meet every Wednesday for 10 weeks at 10:30 AM at Marada Golf Course. We will meet in the pavilion upon arrival and will start with a prayer service, Mass, or a short golf clinic with the Marada Golf Pro. Tee times will start at 11 AM. Upon finishing we will grill hotdogs on the grill in the pavilion. We anticipate finishing between 1:30-2 PM.
We will be carpooling from St. Alexis for anyone interested- meeting at 9:45 AM leaving no later than 10 AM.
REGISTRATION Cost is only $25 for the entire summer! Thats right for only $25 each participant will get a CYM sports Golf Shirt, hotdog and drink upon finishing golf, and 8 weeks of golf.
We are asking everyone who is interested in playing to complete the form found in the forms section of the website and return, along with a $25 check (Payable to Diocese of Pittsburgh) and return it to Andy at the Parish Center as soon as possible!
We would like to order shirts in the beginning of July, so please make every effort to get your registration into guarantee you get a shirt and its the correct size.
PARTICIPATION Participants are encouraged to participate every week, but we understand that with vacation and family schedules that might not be possible, so its okay if you cant make every week. Cost is the same no matter how many weeks you plan on attending (most of cost goes to cover shirt). If there are weeks you know that cant make it please note that on your form so we can plan on how many people will be there each week.
application
Appalachia Mission Trip 2010, July 18-24
Sunday - Saturday
Repairing homes, Changing lives, Sharing our faith
You will not want to miss this LIFE changing trip. Join us as we head to Appalachia for our annual mission trip. Last years trip with ASP was a great mission trip. Each year our mission trip provides some unique service opportunities and interaction with the people whose lives are deeply affected by poverty. In the evening we will gather together for some great programming and prayer. This is going to involve hard work, but this work will changes lives.
Why is there an application process? Going on a mission trip involves more than just signing up. We will be preparing for the next 6 months. Its a privilege to come and a big commitment.
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Experience adventure.
Experience camp with a vision.
Join together with 200 teens from around the country as we present Northbay 2010 sponsored by Dirty Vagabond Ministries August 14-19 . Northbay is a 5 year old 40 million dollar camping facility like youve never experienced. Dont miss this amazing week it will be filled with amazing adventure opportunities combined with engaging programming, a dynamic speaker, awesome music, and great friends
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up all night
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ST ALEXIS SOFTBALL INFORMATION-
We are excited to be brining back our Co-ed Slow Pitch Softball team this year. The team is open to current 8th graders through Seniors in high school. We compete against churches primarily from the North Hills. Home practices and games will be Sundays at 1 PM at NAI Softball Field and Monday at 5:30 PM at Carson Middle School. Practices will begin on Sunday May 2 at 1 PM at NAI. Games begin on or after May 17 and run through July 21.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
To be a member of our high school co-ed softball team you must return this form along with $25 (league and shirt fee) along with the diocesan release form (form E). These must be returned no later than May 8, 2010. You can either hand them to Andy directly or send them to:
Andy Lesnefsky
St. Alexis Church
10090 Old Perry Highway
Wexford, PA 15090
softball form
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softball info
softball
schedule 2010
EVENTS/PROGRAMS
ABOUT US
OUR VISIONSt. Alexis LIFE TEEN will strive to create a safe and healthy environment where teens can experience the Gospel of Jesus Christ in an exciting and relevant way. We desire to connect teens to Christ and His Body, the Church. We wish to rise up a new generation of Catholic saints that will commit boldly to the way of Jesus Christ. In fostering this commitment, it is our belief that the youth of our community will live lives of leadership, prayer, action, and holiness. To put it concisely, we desire to show the lost the way to Jesus Christ and to help develop youth into bold Christian leaders.
OUR VISION
St. Alexis LIFE TEEN will strive to create a safe and healthy environment where teens can experience the Gospel of Jesus Christ in an exciting and relevant way. We desire to connect teens to Christ and His Body, the Church. We wish to rise up a new generation of Catholic saints that will commit boldly to the way of Jesus Christ. In fostering this commitment, it is our belief that the youth of our community will live lives of leadership, prayer, action, and holiness. To put it concisely, we desire to show the lost the way to Jesus Christ and to help develop youth into bold Christian leaders.
CORE VALUES We are striving as youth group towards:COMMUNITY- supporting and encouraging one another along our faith journeyOUTREACH- inviting people to be a part of our communityDISCIPLESHIP- learning how to be disciples of Jesus and imitating HimSERVICE- serving the poor and vulnerable both locally and around the world
CORE VALUES
We are striving as youth group towards:
COMMUNITY- supporting and encouraging one another along our faith journey
OUTREACH- inviting people to be a part of our community
DISCIPLESHIP- learning how to be disciples of Jesus and imitating Him
SERVICE- serving the poor and vulnerable both locally and around the world
STAFF AND CORE TEAM Our dedicated adult volunteers make up our CORE TEAM. They are a wonderful group of young adults that are thoroughly screened and trained to serve as a part of our ministry. They love Jesus and want to share that love in and through relationships with the youth of our church.
STAFF AND CORE TEAM
Our dedicated adult volunteers make up our CORE TEAM. They are a wonderful group of young adults that are thoroughly screened and trained to serve as a part of our ministry. They love Jesus and want to share that love in and through relationships with the youth of our church.
CORE
ANDY LESNEFSKY
lifeteen_stalexis.org
OCCUPATION:
director of youth ministry _ saint alexis church
BEEN A PART OF ST. ALEXIS LIFE TEEN SINCE:
2002
FAVORITE TV SHOWS:
saved by the bell, seventh heaven, the wiggles
INTERESTING FACTS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT ME:
had a three-legged dog name Kiwi, once paraglided in the swiss alps, and I've run four marathons.
ALL STAR MOMENTS AT ST. ALEXIS:
got stiches because of a fish fry mishap several years ago, broke my nose and had to get surgery after a retreat with middle school students.
KATHERINE LESNEFSKY
brittkathe_aol.com
teacher
what not to wear, sports center, anything sports related, american idol
born in canada, grew up in england, played netball in grade school, and i am an expert at the wii fit
dubbed the first lady of youth ministry. got my teaching start at st. alexis. tea time with God.
MIKE CANGILLA
scoobey102_hotmail.com
just callme mr. money (I work for a bank)
grew up at st. alexis, core member since 2002
teenage mutant ninja turtles, that's so raven, the cosby show, and anything with Mr. T in it
i can put out fires, cut cars apart, and fend off wild animals with my bare hands
once dressed up a california raisin for no reason at youth group.
RACHEL PETERS
Pompy86r_aol.com
human resources assistant
2006
law and order, trl, i love the 80's, fraggle rock, star trek, america's most wanted
i am an aspiring political scientist (according to a recent study, there is a 6% chance I will take over the world)
part of the first ever st. alexis dance off/dance party on the bus back from springfield, missouri.
PAIGE GAGNE
pgh_hockey_chick_163_yahoo.com
OCCUPATION
director of marketing and administrative assistant
grew up at st. alexis, became part of the core team in 2005
dancing with the stars, anything on lifetime televsion for women, judge judy, night court
i love the penguins. as a young child, i told my parents that I was Philippino
at the first ever up all night asked andy, "why are you trying to ruin our lives?" almost died playing catcher on the st. alexis softball team- have you ever tried to breathe with a catcher's mask on?
RACHEL COLLINS
rachel7collins_hotmail.com
physical education teacher
2007
orange county choppers, anything on the disney channel, that tv show with cavemen from the geico commercials that got cancelled after two episodes
have you checked collinscylce.com? I spend hours upon on hours on that site.
used to teach gym at a unnamed school with no gym. also see my sweater.
JEN NUNEZ
jnunez001_student.franciscan.edu
student
the care bears, doug, salute your shorts, rugrats
i am from san diego and i am graduating from college soon and hoping to land a job in youth ministry
came up with the tacky christmas sweater contest idea
SARAH NICKEL
sjnickel_gmail.com
therapist
2008
doogie howser, full house, lary king live, fresh prince of bellair
i am obsessed with twitter. check me out- i am the nickelator. tweet. tweet.
almost died whitewater rafting with middle school students.
STEPH VRABEL
srvrabel_yahoo.com
nurse
grew up at Saint Alexis, Core member since 2005
oprah, magnum p.i., making the band
i am a certified red cross babysitter
quit playing softball after tried to catch a pop-up and fell right back without catching myself
BILLY SENNEWAY
Thunderclees87_aol.com
pharmacy student at pitt
grew up at st. alexis, joined core team in 2007
i only watch cspan. ok occassionally i indulge in a little one tree hill
i travel around the country to compete in magic tournements. its actually even cooler than it sounds. sometimes people wear cool costumes.
in high school i broke my ankle playing madden. yep, the video game. i jumped up to celebrate my victory over the browns as the steelers.
MIKE "BARABBAS" REID
stuv132_gmail.com
student at duquesne
grew up at st. alexis, became part of core 2009
ripley's believe it or not, america's funniest videos, family matters, family ties
i have more nicknames than the average human. call me barabbas, tim fran, mike, michael, barbar, just don't call me late for dinner. also my mom was a founding member of st. alexis
i brought brake dancing and the asian invasion to st. alexis
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CRAIG MAURO
maurodude_gmail.com
student at pitt
ellen, perfect strangers, family matters, the hills, american idol
i am a seventh degree wizard, i attend a LAN party atleast once a week, i can bench 224 pounds, and my mom is my best friend
world youth day in spain, sofball allstar, also was once awaken on a fall retreat by a cold bucket of water being thrown on me
AMY WEIXEL
dora the explorer, real sports with bryan gumbel, who's the boss?, prison break
I like to dance and ice skate. i have 12 tamagotchis that I have kept alive since 1998.
I was a bit clutsy in high school and seemed to often get injured walking into things, tripping on other things, or falling over small obstacles. I bought a Wii fit and learned to have a better center of balance and have had 7 injury free days in 2010!
amyweixel_yahoo.com
CONTACT US
Saint Alexis Church 10090 Old Perry Highway Wexford, PA 15090
Contact Andy Lesnefsky, the Director of Youth Ministry _ 724-935-0874 or lifeteen_stalexis.org
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