Catholic Observance of Presentation Sunday

Cathedral Basilica of Saint LouisBishop Robert Hermann, Presider

March 8, 2009

Entrance Music/Entrance of Scouts

Hymn/Entrance of Ministers Please stand and join in singing

Sing We of the Blessed Mother1. Sing we of the blessed Mother, Who received the angel’s word, And obedient to the summons, Bore in love the infant Lord; Sing we of the joys of Mary, At whose breast that child was fed Who is Son of God eternal, And the everlasting Bread.

2. Sing again the joys of Mary, When she saw the risen Lord, And in prayer with Christ’s apostles, Waited on his promised word: From on high the blazing glory, Of the Spirit’s presence came, Heav’nlybreathofGod’sownbeing,Tokenedinthewindandflame.

3. Sing the greatest joy of Mary, When on earth her work was done, And the Lord of all creation, Brought her to his heav’nly home: Virgin Mother, Mary blessed, Raised on high and crowned with grace, May your Son, the world’s redeemer, Grant us all to see his face.

Text: George B. Timms, b.1910, © 1975, Oxford University Press; Tune: Hymn to Joy, Ludwig van Beethoven

Sign of the Cross and Greeting In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. –Amen. Peace be with you. –And also with you.

Introduction Reading Hilary Mittrucker

A reading from St Paul’s letter to the Colossians. (1:9b-14)We do not cease praying for you and asking that you may be filledwiththeknowledgeofhiswillthroughallspiritualwis-dom and understanding to live in a manner worthy of the Lord, so as to be fully pleasing, in every good work bearing fruit and growing in the knowledge of God, strengthened with every power, in accord with his glorious might, for all endurance and patience, with joy giving thanks to the Father, who has made youfittoshareintheinheritanceoftheholyonesinlight.Hedelivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.The word of the Lord. –Thanks be to God.

Homily

Intercessions please stand

God loves His creation and his goodness sustains the universe. Let us pray now that He will bestow His blessings upon these scouts and their families. May they be renewed and supported with His strength.

Response to Petitions: –Lord, hear our prayer.

Prayer of Blessing Let us pray, Lord God, from the abundance of your mercy enrich your servants and safeguard them. Strengthened by your blessing, may they always be thankful to you and bless you with unending joy. We ask this through Christ our Lord. –Amen.

Conferral of AwardsPlease remain in your pew when taking photos. Posed photographs are not permitted in or in front of the Sanctuary. Thank you for your help in maintaining a spirit of quiet and reverence.

Congratulations to the nearly 1,500 young girls who learned more about their Catholic faith through these faith building award programs! The Spirit Alive Award was earned by 13 girls, whom through the program discovered how the Holy Spirit moves in their lives and calls them to a greater participation in their church’s ministry. 220 girls earned the Mary, the First Disciple Award and by doing so they were able to develop new insight into Mary, God, and the world around them. 300 girls appreciate more deeply the place that God and re-ligion occupy in their daily lives because of their achievement of the I Live My Faith Award. Over 900 young girls discovered the presence of God in their daily lives by completing the Family of God Award. These 1,500 girls from all over the Archdiocese are a great example of the devotion our youth has to God and theircommunity.Thesegirlsbenefitedfromhavinghard-working,faithfilledand caring adult moderators, mentors, leaders, and parents and without them these programs would not be possible! Thank you!

I Live My Faith AwardParish Representative

Saint Joseph - CottlevilleValerie Schroeder

Mary, the First Disciple Awards

Ascension–ChesterfieldMary Carmel BakerAlex Elizabeth LambrechtMackenzie Ann Wheeler

Assumption–MatteseMadison BoubekVitalia BoulicaultAnne DavisSarah FerrettiEmily GravesMarissa HackbarthHannah HartwellBrooke KrassingerAnne LaschoberCarina MarinoRachel RagsdaleMelanie SchneiderKate SondermannMargaret Winkler

Assumption–O’FallonAiden Komadina

Cathedral Basilica of Saint LouisKerry O’Brien

Holy InfantMalorie ArredondoCaitlyn BowlingAshley GeimerClare HildebrandKelsey KeadyVictoria KramerJamie RandazzoMary Catherine SteenbergeCaitlyn WerkmeisterBrittany Woods

Immaculate Conception–DardenneKatie Marie Coots

Family of God AwardsParish Representatives

Holy TrinityLibby EvansMarissa Ann FrankAshley GrimshawIsabelle Elyse HopcraftEmily McDowellRosemary MyersKelly Pizzo

Holy Trinity (continued)Lisa RowClaudia Jean SparlockColleen Tyarks

Saint Joseph–CottlevilleVeronica Schroeder

Immaculate Heart of Mary–St. LouisOlivia CollinsMackenzie Pierzynski Megan SteinkampEmily TerbrockTara Wright

Mary, Mother of the ChurchSydnie Besterfeldt Rachel Bujnak

Mary, Queen of PeacePaige AllenspachMary CainAbby FrickAnnie GalvinColleen HaganSamantha JohnsonMaura KellyEllie LaVigneMaryClare LodesKimberly LorbertMegan LorbertEllen ParkKathleen SchmidtSara Thuston

Most Sacred Heart - EurekaNicole BredahlJordan JacobsTessa PenickLeigh RoccaEmily SiscoChristine SkaggsKelly Wertenberger

Our Lady Help of ChristiansKatherine Schmelzle

Our Lady of Lourdes–University CityAlexandra BerryAnn Acklen BrownMolly BurkeShelby CobbCaroline FugelEllie GundKatlin KalishAbigail MitchellKaitlin PetersenClaire PetersonMolly SotoAbby StapfHannah Stark

Our Lady of Providence Holly BeckettEmily BostonCori CenterinoEmily GieglingSarah HansenNatalie SaracinoMeghan Stuckel

Our Lady, Queen of PeaceTricia Welch

Queen of All SaintsSophia BenignoCasey BertelsmanEmily BonoAndrea ErnstAbby HilliardRenee MolnerElise OttChristina SinakEmily Wilhelm

Seven Holy FoundersLydia BauerMary BrownEmma CreamerMichelle DevesBrianna DudaMadeline GollihurMaria GrimaudMadison McArthurLaura MillesKatherine PottsEmily SharpeMaddie SimondsPaige SmithAnna WalshMollie WalshLexie WerckmannShannon Withington

Saint AgnesCollen Brake

Saint AmbroseRachel Taylor Bianchi

Saint Andrew Lauren Lucas

Saint Catherine LaboureLauren BuddMackenzie ClaussJulia EssweinMary Kate FaustMadelyn KemperMaddie KlumpCatherine MikitinKatie ThieretSydney Vogel

Saint Clement of RomeColleen Alexandra AhernsKatherine Marie DunnMary Caroline Flaherty EganKathryn Claire MimlitzMary Jean MurphyAnnie D.NiemannKatherine O’DeaCatherine Valle Wolf

Saint DavidCailyn N.Hotop

Saint Dominic SavioSawyor Ashley Shelbi BaslerClaire HoeingEmily Karcher Katie MaguireJulie Meyer Jordan OlsenHannah RichardMaddy SchadHannah Sitek

Saint Elizabeth of HungaryAlayna BeckEmily Broadhacker Jasmin Robles

Saint Gabriel the ArchangelClaire Ann ElliottSophia Marie GenoveseEmily KaiserMary Kathleen McGraughCaitlin Christine ReapeTheresa Louise ReifsteckOlivia RohatgiEllen Angelo ThibodeauLucy Vigil

Saint GeorgeMeagan BarbeauNatalie PistoneEllen TuxburyBecky Warren

Saint Gerard MajellaLauren BarringhausRachel Michelle BischElizabeth BuckleyNicole CarenzaElizabeth DesitsAshley EinigAndrea FreinAllison GmelichCarly HamptonMaddie HetlageEvelyn HusseyGabie MadejKatie PahicOlivia PahicKara ReinhardtAnnie SieckhausEmma SimonPatricia SimonElizabeth Jane TaylorHope WilliamsKatie Witthaus

Saint Joan of ArcEmily LaFentresPatsy Sodemann

Saint Joseph –ZellDanielle Dowdy

Saint Justin the MartyrAmber Tate

Saint Margaret Mary AlacoqueNatalie Ann GroppeAbigail Rose HebenstreitAllison Rae PhillipsMadison Nicole Whited

Saint MarkSarah M. GallenLauren R. SchneiderLindsey D. Stephens

Saint MichaelMegan Rehmer

Saint NorbertRachel Hanley

Saint Paul –FentonAlexandra BedboroughTheresa JabouriEmily Livaudais

Saint Paul –St. PaulKatie BoehmerKatelyn J.ChostnerBrianna Kruger

Saint Peter –St. CharlesLily BornhopAlexandra DultzRebecca EarlewineBrenna MurphyBailey Rhoades

Saint Raphael the ArchangelClaire Rainford

Saint Rose Philippine DuchesneCatherine Przygoda

Saint Simon the ApostleAlyssa Anne GoeddelMary Colleen HigginsBrittany Diane MoleskiAnastasia NollSarah RossChristine Sholy

Saint Stephen ProtomartyrMaggie CaroselloAllie HarbaughTess O’BrienAli ReaganRachel RoneAbigail Schweiger

Saint Vincent De Paul –PerryvilleAnna Robinson

Sainte GenevieveAnastasia GeggRegan HollandJennifer MartinJennifer MuellerLindsey OrrBethany Wehner

Saints Phillip & JamesAlexis Naeger

The Spirit Alive Award

Good ShepherdKatelyn Gettner

Holy InfantClaire Mispagel

Saint Alban RoeEmily RobinsonKathleen LavalleeGretchen SpanelJessica FoleyTaylor FoleyMorgan Geile

St. Rose of LimaAmanda BoyerKyla JansenCaitlin PolleyEllen RitchieKirsten Shanklin

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Award

St. NorbertMary Colette Schmidt-Turner, M.D.

The Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton award recognition was inaugurated in 1980 to recognize the meritorious contributions of adults who serve Catholic youth throughGirlScoutsandCampFire.Thismedalaffirmstheworkofthosewhohelp the youth develop their spiritual lives within the context of these organiza-tions.

 

The Saint Anne Award

The Saint Anne award is the highest national recognition for adults who serve Catholic youth through Girl Scouts and Camp Fire. The recognition was inaugu-rated in 1957 to honor the outstanding services of adults who contribute to the spiritual development of Catholic young people in these organizations and to further Catholic adult leadership in youth ministry through these national youth-serving organizations.

Prayer for Girls

Dear Heavenly Father,

We thank you for the opportunity to be gathered here today in celebration of the youth whom we serve in Your name. These are the young girls who remind us of who we were and what we wanted to be and do. These are the young girls who are part of our young church today and will be the guiding lights as women of the next generation. We know that we must teach them well and model the mor-als and values necessary for them to be true to your ways and not the ways of the world. Help them in all things that they do, so they may live their lives to your honor and glory and the salvation of their own souls. Watch over all of them as they grow. Let them always smile, laugh, giggle, and know fun as they grow into mature, loving, responsible women and serve you with a happy heart.

This we pray in Jesus’ name, who reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, always and forever. Amen.

 

 

Final Blessing The Lord be with you. –And also with you. Blessed be the Lord –Now and forever. Our help is in the name of the Lord. –Who made heaven and earth. May almighty God bless you, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. –Amen. Go in peace. –Thanks be to God.

Hymn/Recessional of MinistersScouts are to remain in pews until bishop and ministers exit.

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Most Reverend Robert J. Hermann, Archdiocesan Administrator

Archdiocesan Priests, Religious, Deacons, and Seminarians

Reverend Mr. Joseph Sulze

Reverend Mr. James Powers

Reverend Kevin Schroeder, Master of Ceremonies

Cathedral Basilica

Dr. John Romeri, AAGO, ChM,

Director of Music, Cathedral Basilica

Mr. Ron Coleman, Executive Assistant

Office of Worship

Reverend Msgr. John J. Borcic, Executive Director

Catholic Youth Apostolate

Reverend Fr. Thomas Pastorius, Chaplain

Catholic Committee on Girl Scouts

Mr. E.G. Jacoby, Chairman

Catholic Youth Apostolate Board

Mrs. Ann M. Lederman, Director

Office of Catholic Scouting

Mrs. Kathy Bochantin, Chairman

Catholic Committee on Girl Scouts

Catholic Youth Apostolate Staff

Members of the Catholic Committee on Girl Scouts

Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri

Ms. Marcia Barber, Chief Executive Officer

Ms. Leslie Pinkston, Chief Operating Officer

Ms. Kathleen Dabrowski, Director of Program Services

Ms. Lucretia Penn, Program Manager and

Advisor to the Catholic Committee on Girl Scouts

Catholic Youth Apostolate Office of Catholic Scouting Catholic Committee on Girl Scouts

2009 Calendar of Events

March 30, 2009 Moderator Training for Mary, the First Disciple Program

6:30-9:00 p.m. CYA Conference Room, Cardinal Rigali Center

April 2, 2009 Catholic Committee on Girl Scouts Meeting 7:00 pm

We invite you to be a part of the Catholic Committee. Join us and see

what we are all about!

April 13 2009 Catholic Scouts KSDK “Show Me Saint Louis” arrive at 2:30

This is your time to “Show Saint Louis” all the scouts who have earned

any Catholic Religious Emblems!

April 18, 2009 Catholic Youth Apostolate Trivia Night-Doors open at 6:00 PM

Come spend an evening of fun with us! Proceeds help support the youth

programs of the CYA.

April 29, 2009 Catholic Committee on Girl Scouts Dinner and Mass

Annual Dinner and Mass for the Catholic Committee on Girl Scouts

members and friends.

June 15, 2009 Moderator Training for Mary, the First Disciple Program

6:30-9:00 p.m. CYA Conference Room, Cardinal Rigali Center

August 14-16, 2009 Catholic Weekend Retreat “Stand Inside the Fire”

Weekend retreat for girls in scouting, grades 7th

through 12th

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October 17, 2009 Catholic Day retreat “Faith & Friends”

A day retreat for girls in scouting, grades 4th

-6th

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November 7, 2009 The Romantic Revolution Presented by REAP

A day retreat for young woman in 7th

and 8th

grade interested in learning

more about relationships, romance and pure love. Open to all girls but

ideal for Mary, the First Disciple Award program.

TBA Lay Apostolate Formation Program for Youth Ministry

A retreat program for all adults of Catholic faith who serve as Youth

Ministers. Relax with friends, old and new in the beauty of God’s

creation. Renew your relationship with Christ and your commitment to

be Christ to others. Revive your passion for working with our youth as

you share that energy with others. Resolve to continue providing a

spiritually centered safe haven for our youth.

FAITH BUILDING PROGRAMS

Pope John Paul II “BE NOT AFRAID”

“My dear young people….of every continent, do not be afraid to

be the saints of the new millennium. Be contemplative, love

prayer; be coherent with your faith and generous in the service of

your Brothers and Sisters, be active members of the Church and

builders of peace. To succeed in this demanding project of life,

continue to listen to His word.”

XV World Youth Day,

2000 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Footsteps of American Saints

The NCCS Activities Committee is proud to announce a new activity called the

"Footsteps of American Saints". The Footsteps of American Saints Activity

program is a Faith building program that encourages all youth and adults to

learn about several individuals that have shaped the landscape of Catholicism in

America.

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The Rosary Program

The Rosary series focuses on the Mysteries of the Holy Rosary

and how to Pray the Rosary.

This is an opportunity for all youth and adults to learn more about their faith.

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Mary, the First Disciple, Marian Medal and Project Book

Through Mary, the First Disciple, young Catholics will grow in appreciation of Mary and in

understanding themselves. They will meet Mary in Scripture as a young teenager and will

follow her journey as she becomes a woman and the Mother of God. This revised version of the

Marian Medal Project book demonstrates the importance of Mary for all generations and

cultures. Most striking is the artwork portraying Mary in various mediums, centuries, and

cultures.

"My being proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit finds joy in God my Savior ...”

(Luke 1:46-47)

This program is open to all Catholic youth in grades seven to twelve.

The chapters include:

1. Called and Chosen

2. God With Us

3. Mary Made a Difference

4. Mary, a Woman for all Time

The Spirit Alive Medal and Project Book

The Spirit Alive will help young people grow in their awareness of the Holy Spirit, and how the

Holy Spirit moves in their lives, calling them to greater participation in the church’s ministry.

This program emphasis is on prayer, study of scripture and service to others.

This program is open to all Catholic youth in High School.

The chapters include:

1. The Holy Spirit Alive in Scripture

2. The Holy Spirit Alive in the Catholic Church

3. The Holy Spirit Alive in Prayer

4. The Holy Spirit Alive in Your Life

I Live My Faith Medal and Project Book

The I Live My Faith program is to help young girls appreciate more deeply the place that God

and religion occupy in their daily lives.

The book includes:

1. “Stretching”: growing in the Christian life.

2. “Seeking”: seeking the meanings of Believing, Hoping and Caring.

3. “Finding”: finding peace by committing themselves to Jesus, with the help of the

Holy Spirit.

This program is open to all Catholic youth in fourth through sixth grade.

Family of God Medal and Project Book

The Family of God program is to help young people discover the presence of God in their daily

lives as members of their family and parish. To help the children understand that they are

special in their family’s eyes and most importantly in God’s eyes.

This program is open to all Catholic youth in second and third grades.

The Chapters include:

1. I am Special to my Family

2. I am Special to God’s Family

3. I Belong to my Family

4. I Belong to God’s Family

5. I Can Help my Family

6. How I Can Help God’s Family

Thank you for supporting all our Catholic Scouting programs and

investing in the lives of our young people!

Scouting is Youth Ministry!

The Mission of the Catholic Youth Apostolate is to help all young people hear

the Gospel message of Jesus Christ and to help these young people actively

respond to the Gospel and enthusiastically participate in the mission

of Jesus Christ and His Church.

For information on all our Catholic Programs and Awards contact:

Catholic Youth Apostolate

Office of Catholic Scouting

Catholic Committee on Girl Scouts

20 Archbishop May Drive, Saint Louis, MO 63119

catholicyouthstl.org

314.792.7608

annlederman@archstl.org

nccgscf.org