MYO Activities

YOUTH GROUP SPIRITUAL RETREAT

• Where:
• When: 05/06/2008
• 
  2008 MARONITE YOUTH WORKSHOP
  
  July 15, 2008— July 20, 2008
  For more information, please contact
  Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Mullin
  Isabel: imullin@fdlaw.net
  Kevin: teacher13@aol.com
  
  The goals of this workshop are:
  • To provide a safe and loving environment where participants are able to strengthen their faith and deepen their understanding of Maronite traditions and heritage.
  • To build a community, united in the shared culture and religious convictions of the participants.
  • To encourage a continued and renewed sense of vigor among participants that can be taken home and applied in their individual parishes.
  • To encourage the youth "to step outside the box" in thinking about their relationships with God, their families, and their friends.
  • To have an overall "brilliant" experience!
  
  Cost of the Workshop
  The cost of this year's conference is $350 per youth participant and $450 per adult participant. This includes room and board, meals and any outside costs (T-shirts, otheractivities, etc.)
  
  Dates to Remember
  www.maroniteyouth.com
  May 23, 2008 Application and $200 nonrefundable deposit are due; after this date, applications will
  be subject to an $100 late fee
  June 9, 2008 Transportation arrangement form is due
  June 20, 2008 Balance of workshop cost is due
  June 20, 2008 Last day for late applications; no applications will be accepted after this date
  July 15—20, 2008 2008 National Maronite Youth Workshop in St. Louis, MO!
  See you there!
  
  Did You Know?
  • St. Louisans consume more barbeque sauce per capita than any other city in America.
  • The soft drink Dr Pepper was introduced at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. The ice cream cone and iced
  tea were invented at the 1904 World's Fair. 7-Up also was invented in St. Louis.
  • The largest collection of mosaic art in the world graces the walls and ceilings at the Cathedral Basilica
  of Saint Louis in the Central West End neighborhood.
  • St. Louis offers more free, major visitor attractions than any place outside of the nation's capital, including
  the Saint Louis Art Museum, Saint Louis Zoo, Cahokia Mounds, Museum of Westward Expansion, St. Louis
  Science Center, Missouri History Museum, Anheuser-Busch Brewery, Grant's Farm and more.
  • Famous musicians including Chuck Berry, Tina Turner, Miles Davis, Albert King, David Sanborn, Michael
  McDonald (The Doobie Brothers) were from St.Louis.
  • St. Louis was the first American city to host the Olympic Games (1904).
  • Famous contemporary actors including John Goodman, Kevin Kline and Scott Bakula, were born in St.
  Louis. Other famous actors and entertainers including Josephine Baker, Betty Grable, Vincent Price, Buddy
  Ebsen, Redd Foxx, Shelly Winters, Virginia Mayo, Marsha Mason, also called St. Louis home.
  • The Gateway Arch - at 630 feet - is the nation's tallest man-made monument.
  • The Mississippi River runs 2,350 miles from Lake Itasca in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. The word
  "Mississippi" comes from the Anishinabe people (Ojibwe Indians). They called the river "Messipi"
  which means "Big River."
  http://stlouis.about.com/od/education/a/trivia.htm