college connection
St. John XXIII College Connection… Remembering and encouraging our members in college
This ministry is our way of communicating with the college students from our parish. This communication happens twice a year and involves sending a “shoe box care package” to our students before exam time each semester.
.If you gave us the address in the fall and it has not changed, the package will be sent to that address. If you missed it last semester, it is not too late to submit the names and address for the spring semester, but we need the address by April 21 at 6:00pm.
There are two ways you can help:
1. Make a $$ donation to help defray the cost of postage to mail these packages. (They can get expensive!) Checks can be made payable to “St. John XXIII” and put in an envelope marked “Youth Ministry-College Connection” and dropped in the collection baskets at either parish or mailed to the Youth Ministry Office.
2. Choose several items below and bring them to Church with you on the weekends of April 7-8, 14-15 and 21-22 and put them in the box in the gathering area. Or you may drop off your items at the parish office or St. Peter’s school office—make sure you indicate the items are for College Connection – by April 22.
Appropriate Items Include:
Wrapped Candy, Gum, mints; Individually wrapped cookies, snack size crackers & cheese, Kool-Aid/Crystal Light; Coffee, tea or cocoa packets; Snack size chips and pretzels; Pop Tarts, Granola bars/Fruit bars, Microwave popcorn, Raisins, trail mix, Fruit roll ups, Cup of soup, Ramen, Dried Fruit, Instant cereal packets, Prayer Cards, Individual Kleenex, Highlighters, pens, pencils, note pads. Use your imagination!!!
Please AVOID: Any heavy items, perishable items, items larger than a shoebox, or any medications.
You are also welcome and invited to help prepare the care packages (sorting, packing, mailing) on Sunday, April 22 at 11:30am (NEW TIME!) at St. Peter’s Cafeteria. Families are welcome! Great service opportunity for youth! (It’s fun, too)
This ministry is our way of communicating with the college students from our parish. This communication happens twice a year and involves sending a “shoe box care package” to our students before exam time each semester.
.If you gave us the address in the fall and it has not changed, the package will be sent to that address. If you missed it last semester, it is not too late to submit the names and address for the spring semester, but we need the address by April 21 at 6:00pm.
There are two ways you can help:
1. Make a $$ donation to help defray the cost of postage to mail these packages. (They can get expensive!) Checks can be made payable to “St. John XXIII” and put in an envelope marked “Youth Ministry-College Connection” and dropped in the collection baskets at either parish or mailed to the Youth Ministry Office.
2. Choose several items below and bring them to Church with you on the weekends of April 7-8, 14-15 and 21-22 and put them in the box in the gathering area. Or you may drop off your items at the parish office or St. Peter’s school office—make sure you indicate the items are for College Connection – by April 22.
Appropriate Items Include:
Wrapped Candy, Gum, mints; Individually wrapped cookies, snack size crackers & cheese, Kool-Aid/Crystal Light; Coffee, tea or cocoa packets; Snack size chips and pretzels; Pop Tarts, Granola bars/Fruit bars, Microwave popcorn, Raisins, trail mix, Fruit roll ups, Cup of soup, Ramen, Dried Fruit, Instant cereal packets, Prayer Cards, Individual Kleenex, Highlighters, pens, pencils, note pads. Use your imagination!!!
Please AVOID: Any heavy items, perishable items, items larger than a shoebox, or any medications.
You are also welcome and invited to help prepare the care packages (sorting, packing, mailing) on Sunday, April 22 at 11:30am (NEW TIME!) at St. Peter’s Cafeteria. Families are welcome! Great service opportunity for youth! (It’s fun, too)