Love, Grow, and Serve with us this summer! Our youth Give & Grin program is a fun opportunity to serve those around you and to grow in community. Youth currently in grades 5-12 are invited to participate in Give & Grin, our summer service program on June 19 & 26, July 17 & 24, and...
The compost was delivered and our Scouts were ready to help get the Giving Garden ready for planting! It didn’t take long with many hands helping shovel, run wheelbarrows to the garden, dump the compost and spread it throughout the garden. We also had help from seasoned gardeners from Corpus Christi who came out on...
A group of high school and middle school youth spent President’s Day at Augsburg University exploring other religions and serving side-by-side with youth from other religious backgrounds. The day started with workshops and talks. The workshops allowed the youth to learn about other faith traditions. The talks empowered our youth to get involved, to stand...
Welcome Home Wednesday—What a start! On February 6th, 2019 we kicked off our FIRST “Welcome Home Wednesday” meal. This free community meal was attended by 40 individuals, some long-time members of Corpus Christi, along with new individuals who were looking to see what our parish is all about! While we sat in the gathering area...
Early Catholic Family Life (ECFL) has met for two sessions already and we have had a ball! The first session was about God’s Creation and the kids participated in activities such as drawing a mural of God’s creations and playing with live minnows! In our second lesson we focused on Church. The activities included playing...
Confirmation students and high school youth went trick-or-treating for canned goods on Halloween. First, they fueled up with a quick pizza dinner and then they set out to collect non-perishable food items from the neighborhoods around Corpus Christi. At the end of the night, they delivered the food they had collected to the Keystone Food...
On Saturday afternoon, three youth and three adults from Corpus Christi and Saint Rose of Lima went to the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul. At the entrance, they were personally greeted by Archbishop Hebda and Bishop Cozzens. Archdiocesan Youth Day drew 1,200 Catholic youth from around the Archdiocese. The day featured music by Sonar,...
Youth Homelessness a growing crisis in Ramsey County, says Catholic Charities Official Suburban Ramsey County school districts have seen a four-fold increase in homeless students over the past decade, from less than 200 in 2008 to more than 800 today. In Roseville alone, the district has about 140 children facing inadequate housing this year. How...
It was a wonderful weekend for the Fall Confirmation Retreat! The rain stopped before we arrived, the sun came out, and the colors on the trees were spectacular. The theme for the fall retreat was journey. We acknowledge that we are all on a life-long faith journey. This retreat was all about building community and...
For our youth, this summer was a jam-packed full of fun, volunteering, and growing in faith. Here’s an overview of all they got up to! Starting out the summer on June 3rd, a group of teens grades 10-12 gathered for our first ever Youth Book Club! They read The Shack, by Wm. Paul Young...
