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Youth Ministry Summer Updates ☀️ Links to these events will be available in the newsletter in your email!

🥫New Process for Bottle/Can Donations: We are partnering with ABC Cans (1317 SW Ordnance Rd, Ankeny) to collect recyclables. There are THREE ways you can donate. You can either bring the cans yourself and bring the cash to the OLIH office, scan the QR Code (found on the bulletin boards outside of the office and youth room) OR you can drop off your cans in the Youth Room between 9-5pm on the last Thursday of the month, beginning June 25. We will also offer can drives September 8-13 and December 1-6.

🪏Community Night: We are having a Service Night and Ice Cream Social on Monday, June 29. We will be helping at the Agape Gardens (7384 NW 16th St, Ankeny) from 5:15pm-7:30pm. Sign up is required as volunteer spots are limited. You can sign up by emailing McKenna. Afterwards, we will head to The Outside Scoop for a sweet treat. You do not have to attend the gardening session to join us for dessert. Please bring money for your ice cream. This evening is open to youth in grades 6-12 and their families.

🏈 Iowa Barnstormers Ice Cream Social & Football Game: We will have TWO opportunities to hang out with the Iowa Barnstormers this summer! First, on July 15 from 5-7pm in the Banquet Hall/Gym, we will have a FREE Ice Cream Social! Come enjoy a sundae and meet some of the Iowa Barnstormers! Then, join us for a night of Indoor Football on July 24 at 6pm at the Casey's Center. These events are open to parishioners of all ages and their families.

⚾️ Cosmic Baseball: Reminder: If you bought tickets for Cosmic Baseball at Principal Park, the game is quickly approaching - July 17 with a Block Party starting at 5pm, gates open at 6:30pm, and First Pitch is at 8pm! You should have received the tickets in the email you purchased them with.

✨ Ad Astra Youth Retreat: Servafidem is offering a two day retreat, July 17-18, at Grand View University for High School Students. This retreat hopes to bring young people closer to their purpose and will feature worship, keynotes, music, art, and more! The deadline to register is June 25. Tickets are $52.83. You can register here. This event is open to students in grades 9-12.

🧀Cheeses n Jesus Collaboration: Beginning August 1, we will be partnering with Nick Rahe from Cheeses n Jesus (a cheesecake company!). He has graciously offered to donate a percentage of his sales to OLIH Youth Ministry. Nick is a parishioner at St. Luke's and is a part of the Catholic Business Alliance. You can order his cheesecakes by clicking this link. This promotion will run through at least December, so be sure to get your orders in and support a Catholic Small Business and your OLIH Youth!

🎣 We Are The Fishers of Men Fishing Trip: Youth Ministry invites young people in grades 6-12 and their families to join us for a day of fishing, community, a cookout in early/mid August! Full details will be announced soon. Please let us know by Wednesday, July 8, which date works best for you by voting here. This event will be open to students in grades 6-12 and their families.

Come join us!

Youth entering grades 6-12 and their families should
join us Monday, June 29 5:15pm at Agape Garden,
which raises 10,000 pounds of fresh produce for local
food pantries each year.
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At 7:30pm we’ll meet at the Outside Scoop to eat some ice cream (bring $). RSVP for Agape Garden by June 25 to [email protected]. No RSVP needed for ice cream.

Hi Youth Ministry Families,

In the interest of safety, we have made the decision to CANCEL tonight's Cookout. We apologize for any inconvenience and are grateful for your support of OLIH Youth Ministry.

Our next Youth Ministry event will be volunteering at Agape Gardens followed by an Ice Cream Social at Uptown Dairy on June 29th from 5pm-8:30pm. Sign ups will be available soon.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out.

Thanks,
McKenna Smith & Klaire Madden

We had a small but mighty crowd today for our service afternoon! We got most of the classrooms and part of the kitchen/pantry inventoried, red emergency bags put together, and got the faith formation classroom boxes put together.

Tomorrow, barring severe weather, we have our Outdoor Games from 2-4. If it does storm, we will plan to use the gym. We’ll send out an email around 12:30pm with our final decision. We want to prioritize safety and fun 🤩

Thursday is our Family Cookout from 6-8pm. You can sign up here: https://olih.churchcenter.com/registrations/signups/3587159

Youth Ministry Week is off to a solid start!

Last night we watched Rio, enjoyed popcorn and drinks, and got to hear some great piano pieces!

This morning, we had waffles, key lime pie, fruit, and drinks and got to share in the excitement for VBS!!

Tomorrow is our service day from 2-4. We’ve got a lot to do around OLIH so be sure to bring a friend. Snacks and water will be provided.

LAST CALL: The signups for the pilgrimage to Our Lady of Champion close today at 5pm!

If you’re interested in attending, please send an email to [email protected]

If you can’t make this pilgrimage but are interested in doing something similar, please reach out!

Calling all Middle School & High Schoolers:

Youth Ministry Week kicks off tomorrow and we’ve got a lot in store for you!! Join us tomorrow night from 6:30-8:30pm for a movie night. We’ll be watch Rio 🦜!

We will provide snacks and drinks! If you’d like you can wear (church-appropriate) pjs and/or bring a blanket to get extra cozy.

Check back here and in your email for updates about the following day.

If you have any questions please send an email to [email protected]

Last Chance: Don’t forget to register for our Mother/Daughter pilgrimage to Our Lady of Champion by Sunday, June 7 at 5pm by emailing [email protected] or calling 5157840134 for more information!

We can’t wait for you to join us next week for Youth Ministry Week!

Be sure to sign up for our Family Cookout here: https://olih.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3587159

Here’s a look into what’s to come for OLIH Youth Ministry this summer!

We’re just over a week away from Youth Ministry Week and are still in need of volunteers. If you’re able to help, you can sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0449AFA82BA0F4CE9-64231832-youth #/

Please note: a few of these events require a ticket or an RSVP if you’d like to attend. Those events are: Mom/Daughter pilgrimage to Our Lady of Champion (June 15-17), volunteering with Agape Gardens (June 29), Cosmic Baseball (July 17, ticket sales have passed but there may be an extra available), Iowa Barnstormers (July 24, tickets are on sale now!), Fishing Trip (details to come!)

If you have any questions feel free to reach out to [email protected]