The Youth Choir practices at Holy Family Church on St. Thomas.
The Youth Choir practices at Holy Family Church on St. Thomas.
The Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral Youth Group on St.Thomas begins its meetings witha prayer.
The Diocesan Office of Evangelization has
formed a Caribbean Catholic Youth Organization with representatives
from three St. Croix parishes to launch a local ministry that will
develop their peers in four areas: spiritual, service, study and
social activity. The organizers are applying 1 Tm 4:12, "Do not let
anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for
the believers," and adding "in speech, life, love, faith and purity;
prayer must be the foundation of all of our activities."
The founding leaders are Michelle Albany, Marlon Braithwaite,
Maudiana Jn-Baptiste and Charisma Rogers of St. Ann Church, Lennox
Mark of St. Joseph Church and Rudi Schulterbrandt of St. Patrick
Church
Camp Shriver St. Thomas, sponsored by
Catholic Charities of the Virgin Islands (CCVI), will give as many as
25 campers with intellectual disabilities and an equal number of
buddies (without intellectual disabilities) the opportunity to
discover the joy of victory and the agony of defeat by participating
in an athletic sports camp for two weeks, July 23 to August 3.
The camp, an initiative of First Lady Cecile deJongh, will be held at
the Marin Center at Antilles School. Campers will explore their
capabilities in kick ball, soft ball, swimming, volley ball and
physical fitness. The camp will permit these youngsters to realize
their potential, develop physical fitness and experience the
friendships that come from camp.
Michael Akin, Executive Director of CCVI, Lorenzo Donastorg and
Therese Hodge, Camp Shriver sport directors, participated in a
training program at the Maryland home of Eunice Kennedy Shriver
in May. Mrs. Shriver hosted the first Camp Shriver at her home in
1962, believing that people with intellectual disabilities are far
more capable than is commonly believed and are deserving of the same
opportunities as others.
Adult volunteers are needed for the camp. Call CCVI to register.
Catholic Charities of the Virgin Islands
will once again sponsor the KidsLearn Summer Enrichment Program at
Ss. Peter and Paul School on St. Thomas from June 11 to July 20. This
camp is for children of low income families.
The two Redemptorist elementary schools on St. Croix will also host
summer camps. St. Mary School will host the Big Island Adventure Camp
from June 11 to July 27. St. Patrick School will host the Sunflower
Summer Fun Splash Camp from June 25 to August 3.
Children will be engaged in Religious Education, steel pan,
quadrille, sewing, jewelry-making, art, drama, martial arts, board
games, swimming, maypole and cultural activities, and will go on
educational and recreational field trips. Register at the
schools.