St. Anastasia Teens

  STAT (St. Anastasia Teens)

Our last STAT event was a Pilgrimage Day.  

We went to St. John Neumann Shrine in Philadelphia.  Here are some other things we did:

Watched a video that gave us goosebumps (literally!): 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PKa-foPdl8

Had lunch at a cool Mexican Restaurant:  

Las Cazuelas

http://www.lascazuelas.net/

Listened as Mrs. Karaolis told the story about her first cousin who was cured through the intercession of St. John Neumann (it was the third "official" cure that led to his canonization)

Visited the Gift Shop at the Shrine

Spent time in prayer before the body of 

St. John Neumann

http://www.stjohnneumann.org/shrine.html

Went on a scavenger hunt in the museum 

and then a fun bus ride home!

We had a great day at City Team!  Spent our time there sorting barrels and barrels of canned goods for the poor.  Had a tour of the facilty and all the good works they do there in the city.  Met with three amazing young guys who told us their stories about recovery from drugs and alcohol.  How just fooling around with drinking in high school led them to losing their families and to homelessness!  They were guys that looked just like us!  From our neighborhoods (one guy was from Broomall and had attended Cardinal O'Hara).  They were amazing in that they did not blame anyone but themselves for their bad choices in life.

Thank you to our host for the day, Macaira Koch!!  

For your fine example of what it really means to be a Christian!

Previous Events:

STAT St. Anastasia Teens

Join us for STAT’s Day of Service

at City Team Ministries in Chester, PA

- Wednesday, February 29th. That is a School Day!

- SLEEP IN! Starts at 9:30 AM and ends at 2:30 PM

We will meet in the hall underneath St. Anastasia Church

- Small donation for lunch would be greatly appreciated

- Have a “hot topic” discussion on topics of YOUR choice

If you have any questions or want to

submit a “hot topic” that

concerns YOU, YOUR faith, or

how to live YOUR life as a Catholic

at Marple Newtown High School,

e-mail Theresa Haggerty at

thaggerty@saintannies.org (Your e-mails will be kept confidential)

- Spend time reflecting on Catholic service

- Have fun with other Marple Newtown students serving others

Our first event was a retreat day on Thursday, October 27th .  We had a guest speaker, Brett Illig, who is a former MLB player.  He spoke to us about what it means to be a success in life.  What does it mean to be a successful man or woman today?

 Macaira Koch and Lauren Bochanski led us in prayer and an opening getting to know you activity

We  also took some time for prayer and guided meditation with our leader Cara Stolarczyk, and confessions in the chapel with Father Chris

We also had pizza!  And some great snacks.

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