2010 Blah Breaker Chases Winter Away
By tomconvery | February 15, 2010
For more that ten years now, the St. William Youth Group has hosted a dinner and afternoon of entertainment for the senior citizens of the parish. The event is always on the last Sunday before Ash Wednesday — timed to coincide with the worst part of the winter season in order to give our Seniors a “break” from the “winter blahs”. This year’s event, held on Sunday, February 14 (St. Valentine’s Day) found the outside weather far less dreary than any we have ever experienced as the snowfall have been light and the temperatures hover just around freezing.
Inside the Activity Center, the ‘weather’ was warm and bright as more than one hundred and twenty of our favorite parishioners came to enjoy the afternoon with the teens of the parish. A team of high school youth group members were busy cooking noodles, heating Chef Paul Terzano’s spaghetti sauce, and preparing platters of spaghetti and meatballs to go with salad, rolls and butter. An energetic army of youth served the food up to the tables and tried to keep the coffee cups full and the refills on spaghetti and salad quickly coming to the tables.
Following dinner, several lively games of bingo ensued as cards were filled and prizes awarded. The nearly 50 youth and their guests enjoyed alleemed to enjoy the afternoon with equal enthusiasm and are doubtless already looking forward to next year.
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Caritas 2010
By christine | February 12, 2010
Caritas applications for the 2010 trip are now available! The week long mission trip will take place July 11-16, 2010 and all students who have finished their sophomore year of high school are invited to apply. Fill out the form online here.
The trip to Frenchville, PA is expensive, and one way to offset the cost is through the Lenten Fish Fry Bake Sale. Anyone who wants to go on the trip should try to make it to the fish fries to help out. They are every Friday in Lent, starting February 19 from 4-8 PM. Bring in baked goods and/or help us sell!
This trip is a great opportunity and a lot of fun, so apply today!
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Midnight Bowling: Friday December 12, 2008 – 9:45 pm to midnight
By tomconvery | December 4, 2008
Students in grades 6-12 are invited to join us for the last fun event of 2008. Whether you are a great bowler or just a beginner, it doesn’t matter, as we are there just to have fun! Bring your friends! However, they too must have a registration form signed by their parents.
Cost: $15.00 per person and a gift for the Children’s Village Christmas Party. The Youth Group will be hosting a Christmas Party for the 20 girls in ‘G’ cottage, at Children’s Village on Sunday, December 9th.
Price includes shoe rental, 2 games of bowling and pizza party.
Gift ideas: large (not the giant ones!) gift bags, Christmas candy and treats, board and card games, bead and craft sets, or any gift items for a 13-17 year old girl. Do not wrap the gifts!
Meet at All Star Lanes at 9:45 to sign in, form teams, get your shoes and lane assignments..
Registration deadline: December 8, 2008!
For more information email mshackett@stwilliam.com
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ZAP ZONE LaserTag:Saturday, Nov 22 6:45-9 pm
By tomconvery | October 23, 2008
High school students and their friends are invited and join us for a night of Laser Tag on Saturday, November 22nd from 6:45 to 9:00 PM. Zap Zone has moved to the opposite side of the street from their old location to a much bigger facility. I signed us up for the ULTIMATE PARTY, which includes the use of a party room, pizza and pop, and two games of Laser Tag. You will also have your choice of playing 18 holes of Glow Golf, or 10 frames of Canadian Bowling, or 5 minutes on the Go Carts or 5 minutes on Bumper Cars.
We will meet at Zap Zone (31506 Grand River, Farmington). Parents are responsible for transportation.
Adult chaperones are needed for this activity and play for free!
Cost is $23.50 and a snack to share!
Registration deadline is November 18th. For flyer & Registration form CLICK HERE
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Fall Clean-up: Saturday, Nov 8, noon to 5 pm
By tomconvery | October 22, 2008
Scout troops, sports teams, and any student in grades 6-12 are invited to participate in this service project. We will be raking leaves for elderly or infirm parishioners – people who can’t do it themselves! Gather at the kitchen counter area in the activity center for pizza lunch, sign-in, and break into work groups. Each group will be given job assignments. The Adult team leaders and parent helpers will be responsible for transporting the students to the job site and supervise the clean up.
WHAT TO BRING:
RAKES
HEAVY DUTY LAWN BAGS
WORK GLOVES
LEAF BLOWERS & ANY POWER TOOLS THAT WILL HELP
DRESS APPROPRIATELY FOR WEATHER
MANY ADULTS ARE NEEDED TOASSURE THE SUCCESS OF THIS PROJECT!
Sign up sheet is available by CLICKING HERE. Return to Marge Shackett by October 30, 2008 Questions? Call Marge at 624-1371, Ext. 308 or email me at mshackett@stwilliam.com
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Freshman Lock-in: Sat, Sep 27, 9pm to Sun 9am
By christine | September 9, 2008
Freshman Lock-In & Retreat
“Fanning the Flame: Spreading the Fire Within”
Join us for food, friends, & fun!
September 27-28 9 p.m. to 9 a.m.
FREE if registered by Sept. 21
Or $5 at the door
Bring a sleeping bag and a pillow
And your friends!
For Flyer and Registration Form,
CLICK HERE
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Parish Picnic / Youth Group
By marge shackett | July 15, 2008
DON’T MISS THE FUN!
ST. WILLIAM PARISH PICNIC
SUNDAY, JULY 27TH
GILBERT WILLIS PARK
(Behind the VFW on
Loon Lake Road, Wixom)
2:00 PM – ‘til whenever
The highlight of the picnic is the annual softball game – St. William’s Dads’ Club vs. Usher’s Club vs. the Youth Group.
The rules seem to be on a sliding scale; depending on who is winning and who the umpire might be. Recruit your friends to join our team for the day!
Youth Group families are asked to bring a dessert to share! The Dads’ Club will provide hot dogs, hamburgers, salads, pop, and ice cream. The Ushers will provide beer. Tennis and basketball courts adjoin our gazebo and tents. There will be a bounce-house, buried treasure hunt, water baloon toss and other activities for the youngsters. Bingo with some great prizes at about 3 p.m.. Bring the entire family, as there is something fun for everyone.
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Fish Fry Bake Sale
By christine | February 4, 2008
Lent starts this week, and so do the annual fish fries. The Youth Group will set up a bake sale to raise money for the Caritas Mission trip to Pennsylvania. Anyone able to donate baked goods and/or manpower to run the sale would be greatly appreciated. Anyone planning on going on the mission trip should help with the bake sale. If you are able to attend and work any of the fish fry dates (Feb. 8, 15, 22, 29 and March 7, 14, & 21), please leave a comment or let me know via e-mail (convery.christine@gmail.com). Thank you, and have a good lent!
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New Year’s Update
By marge shackett | January 7, 2008
Happy New Year, everyone! Well, the party is definitely over and the mad rush has begun. The BLAH Breaker is less than a month away….ditto for the first Fish Fry. The Blah Breaker is a very labor intensive party, so I hope you can give us a hand! Blah Breaker Flyer/Form
St. William Youth Group invites the entire parish family to “Family Night at the Fridge” on Sunday, February 17, 2008 from 6:15-8:30 PM at Waterford Oaks Park. Cost is$6.00 per person & a snack to share. Fridge Flyer/Permission Slip
Also, those of you who are planning to go to Caritas, need to help with the Youth Ministry Bake Sales. All the money made from the Bake Sales goes toward the cost of sending our team to the Summer Work Camp. It’s not right that some get all the benefit and never do a thing to help. Think about that! Kathy Kubik has helped with the bake sales since we started. Her husband is retired now. He likes to travel and she likes to go with him. I don’t know if she will be helping us at all this year. Kathy did a lot of the shopping, baked, made sure we had a sugar free dessert to sell each week and helped run the sale. There is no way I will take on what she did….so someone has to step up to the plate. The other option is to find another way to fund raise for the Mission Trip. I’m open to any and all suggestions!
The participant and parent meeting for Rainbow is scheduled for February 17th, from 1:00 – 2:30 PM in Room #109, the weekend before the actual Conference. So mark your calendars. I’ll send out more information regarding that meeting at a later date. It’s wonderful to have some sunshine today. It certainly has been a weird winter, hasn’t it? Blessings! Marge
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Midnight Bowling & Pizza Party- December 7
By marge shackett | November 27, 2007
Students in grades 6-12 are invited to bring their friends and join us for our last event for 2007! We will meet at ALL STAR LANES, at 275 Ladd Road at 10:15 PM for sign in, team formation and shoe rental. Cost is $13.00 and a gift for the Christmas party at Children’s Village. The cost will cover two games of bowling, shoe rental and the pizza party. Registration deadline is December 2nd. Flier and parental permission form can be found on the parish and school websites. For more information contact me at mailto:mshackett@stwilliam.comor call 248-624-1371.
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