High School Youth

December 30, 2021 by Lisa Fletcher

Parish priests and staffs are encouraged to join us for a day of personal reflection and healing around the changes in parish structures by creating a space of listening, hospitality, and encounter with the Holy Spirit. The day will be hosted by Josh Danis (Alpha in a Catholic Context) and the Center for the New Evangelization, in conjunction with the Beacons of Light team.

The day will include hospitality and light refreshments, four brief talks, praise and worship, prayer, Adoration, lunch, and small group conversation. The cost is $10 and includes lunch.

Schedule:

9:15 a.m. Optional morning Mass
9:30 a.m. Check-in begins with hospitality
10:00 a.m. Session 1: A People Who Cry Unto Their God
11:00 a.m. Session 2: A God Who Comes to His People
11:45 a.m. Lunch
12:45 p.m. Session 3: A God Who Empowers His People
1:45 p.m. Adoration
2:15 p.m. Session 4: A God Who Inspires His People
3:00 p.m. Closing Prayer & Dismissal

May 5, 2021 by Danny Schneible

Let’s celebrate the conclusion of the Marian Pilgrimage!

Schedule for the day:

12:00 p.m.: Festivities begin!
Reconsecration live-streamed from the Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains
Multicultural celebration
Food trucks available
2:00 p.m.: Concert with Village Lights

No tickets are required.
No chairs or blankets are permitted.

ASL interpreters and a sensory-friendly tent will be available.

For complete details about the Marian Pilgrimage, visit: Mary2021.org

May 5, 2021 by Danny Schneible

Join us for this family friendly event at Roger Glass Stadium!

Schedule for the day:

3:45 p.m.: Gates open
4:30 p.m.: Bilingual Mass with the Archbishop Capacity for Mass is limited. To reserve seats, visit:
200.catholicaoc.org/marian-pilgrimage/cornerstone-events
6:00 p.m.: Food trucks available
6:30 – 8:00 p.m.: Concert

Tickets are required for admittance. For sensory friendly or general admission field-seats, you must bring your own blankets (no seats will be permitted on the turf field).

Deaf Community seating on the field is provided. Wheelchair-accessible seating, ASL interpreters, and a sensory-friendly tent will be available.

For complete details about the Marian Pilgrimage, visit: Mary2021.org

May 5, 2021 by Danny Schneible

Let’s celebrate the completion of the first week of the pilgrimage!

Schedule for the evening:

6:00 p.m.: Mass at St. John the Baptist
7:00 p.m.: Procession from the church to the Relic Shrine with opportunity for Eucharistic Adoration
7:00 p.m.: Food trucks and lawn games
8:00 to 9:30 p.m.: Concert on the lawn of the Maria Stein Spiritual Retreat Center

No tickets are needed.
Bring your own chair/blanket.

ASL interpreters and a sensory-friendly tent will be available.

Visit: Mary2021.org for all the details!

Click here for the flyer.

May 5, 2021 by Danny Schneible

OPENING MASS AND PILGRIMAGE KICK OFF

Sunday, May 16th; 1:30 p.m.

Fatima Shrine, Russells Point, OH

To begin the Marian Pilgrimage, we will be celebrating an outdoor Mass at 1:30 p.m. at the Our Lady of Fatima Shrine, which has one of the tallest statues of Mary in the Unites States. From there, pilgrims will begin procession to St. Mary of the Woods, which is 2 miles from the shrine. At 3:00 we will celebrate the completion of the first leg with refreshments.

January 26, 2021 by Lisa Fletcher

National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) 2023: Fully Alive

NCYC is a powerfully unique three-day experience of prayer, community, evangelization, catechesis, service, and empowerment for Catholic teenagers (of high school age) and their adult chaperones. For more information on NCYC please go to their website at https://ncyc.us/.

Total cost for NCYC is $500. Deposit to reserve tickets is $100 per ticket. We have a limited quantity of tickets available. Tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis and are non-refundable. After you have placed a deposit on tickets, your parish will be invoiced for the remaining cost of the tickets.

Each parish must have at least two adults attend per 10 students.

Included with your ticket:

Entry into the National Catholic Youth Conference
3 night stay at the Westin Indianapolis (walking distance to the conference center)
Scarf with AoC & NCYC logo and branding
Boxed dinner at arrival on Thursday
Note: the Archdiocese is not providing transportation to or from Indianapolis

Important Upcoming Dates for NCYC Leaders

Monthly Zoom calls will be the second Thursday of the month at 1:00 p.m., starting Thursday, April 13^th . (Ministers will be sent a link after registration.)
Thursday, October 26 – NCYC Leader Dinner, Prayer & Final Meeting

All NCYC Leaders are encouraged to attend a gathering that includes dinner, prayer, and final planning surrounding NCYC 2023.

What we are planning:

NCYC is Thursday, November 16^th – Saturday, November 18^th in Indianapolis, IN. Groups will stay overnight Saturday, November 18^th and return on Sunday, November 19^th.
Youth will stay 4-per hotel room and adults will stay 2-per hotel room. Hotel rooms will be assigned by youth ministers at a later date; with groups combining for rooms if necessary.
Dinner on Thursday at arrival will be a “boxed lunch” from Panera. Ordering will take place at a later date; participants will have a choice of meal.
After consultation with group leaders, the decision to not provide charter buses was made because of the significant rise in cost for charter buses between 2021 to 2023. Youth ministers will be connected at a later date to facilitate ride-sharing.

For more information or questions regarding the Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s participation in NCYC 2023, please contact Shane Legg at slegg@catholicaoc.org or (859) 307-3404.