The Mission of the Catholic Youth Apostolate is to help all young people hear the Gospel message of Jesus Christ and to help all young people actively respond to the Gospel message and enthusiastically participate in the mission of Jesus Christ and His Church.
Recently, over 300 Boy Scouts and Venture Crew members joined together for the 2009 Encounter Weekend, “10 Essentials 4 Life”. Held at Beaumont Scout Reservation, “10 Essentials 4 Life” was a weekend of camping and outdoor fun with friends, challenging games, hiking, awesome live music by samedaykings, and praise and worship sessions outdoors. Reconciliation and Adoration were offered on Saturday evening, and the weekend concluded on Sunday morning with an outdoor Mass and breakfast. The Encounter Weekend was sponsored by the Catholic Youth Apostolate, Office of Catholic Scouting, and the Catholic Committee on Scouting – Boy Scouts of America.
Several St. Louis University High School students helped lead the weekend, carrying on the vibrant SLUH tradition of religious affirmation through peer ministry. For more details about the Jr. Billikens’ participation in the event, check out this article on SLUH's website.
Coming this November 7th at the Cardinal Rigali Center is an Awesome Event for young women, called The Romantic Revolution! "I loved this retreat! It was fun and full of non-stop activities," said one teen and another said, "I thought it was really fun since it was explained really well. I learned that chastity is a better way to live."
The retreat is open to young women in grades 7 - 9 who are interested in learning more about relationships, romance and pure love. At least one adult for each group is expected to attend (no more than 10 girls per adult), and moms are more than welcome! Come as a big group or just a mother/daughter team. Teen and young adult women from The REAP Team will give testimony to the power and beauty of chastity and how only through pure love will true romance be revived in our world.
Registration Fee: $15 per attendee (adult or teen) if received by October 17th.
Late registration is $20 and accepted if space is available. Lunch - Pizza, Salad & Soda included.
To register, print out The Registration Form and mail it, along with payment, to the REAP Team address shown on the form.
Please be sure to send it out early enough so that it arrives by Friday, October 17, 2008. All registration forms received after October 17th are subject to a late fee of $5 per person.
Or Contact Gretchen Pacheco at gretchen@reapteam.org or (314) 298-9597, ext. 2
*For those trying to earn the Mary, the First Disciple Award, the Romantic Revolution fulfills the Chapter 1, Requirement #8 in the Award book.
Troop Leaders, Teacher and Principals - Consider downloading the Romantic Revolution flier to promote in your groups, classrooms and schools.
Come cheer on the Saint Louis University Billiken soccer team on Saturday October 3rd at 7:00pm. All CYC players who wear their jerseys get in FREE! Anyone who accompanies a CYC player can get in for only $3 if they call (314) 977-1260 and reserve their tickets at least one day before the game.
Come support the Billikens who are ranked #21 in the nation and sport 10 players from the St. Louis area, most of whom are former CYC athletes. As a bonus, this is the night SLU will be honoring its past teams, 10 national championship teams and over 50 Soccer All-Americans.
Fifty-eight young women from over
twenty parishes in the Archdiocese recently joined together for a retreat
sponsored by the Office of Catholic Scouting.“Inside the Fire” was a weekend designed to ignite faith and forge new friendships.The girls enjoyed live music, a tantalizing
menu, and celebrated the gifts of the Spirit.For information on upcoming Catholic scouting retreats, check out the
Office of Catholic Scouting website.
See the top-20 SLU Billiken Volleyball team (which includes two former CYC athletes, #4 Bridget Fonke and #5 Whitney Behrens) take on the two-time National Champion Penn State Nittany Lions, Saturday August 29 at 7pm in the Chaifetz Arena. CYC players in Jerseys get in FREE. Anyone that comes with a player can get in for $3 if they call 314-977-4SLU and reserve their tickets at least a day before the game. A perfect, fun family outing! Come see great volleyball at a ridiculously low price! Let’s pack the arena with CYC players cheering on our home town team. To download an event flyer, click here.
Throughout the week, Scouts also participated in numerous high-adventure activities, including water sports on Nims Lake, rock climbing and rappelling, archery, rifle shooting, mountain biking and horseback riding. Through their activities, Scouts had the opportunity to earn merit badges.
Scouts also participated in faith-building activities, including learning how to pray the Rosary and learning more about the saints and the life and legacy of Pope John Paul II. Scouts also were able to earn badges from participating in those activities.
“One of the points of Scout Law is reverence,” said Deacon Allen Boedeker, who along with Charlie Manott co-directed the camp. The Scouts’ “faith can be a high-adventure experience and a chance to really let their Catholic faith show. Here, they get to appreciate some of the (Catholic) traditions they have.”
Daniel Jedding, a member of Troop 713 at St. Rose Philippine Duchesne Parish in Florissant, summed up the feelings of many Scouts when he said the week had been “awesome.”
Throughout the St. Louis Metro area, CYC baseball and softball teams have been competing in their leagues. The teams that finish at the top of their leagues advance to district playoffs. Then the teams that finish at the top of their districts will compete in the Archdiocesan Playoffs.
The Archdiocesan Playoffs bring together the top teams in their divisions (from 5th grade through seniors in high school) from all six districts to compete for the championship. This year the playoffs for both baseball and softball will be held July 25th through August 2nd. The baseball playoffs are being hosted by the St. Charles District and the softball playoffs by the St Louis City District. We thank both those districts and all their volunteers that make the playoffs an enjoyable and memorable experience for the players, coaches and their fans!
Anyone interested in following the events of the Steubenville St. Louis Mid-America Youth Conference (this weekend and next) can do so online, at the OYM's new LIVE site, live.stlyouth.org. The site will feature pictures, videos, audio interviews and more, updated throughout the weekends. You can even subscribe via RSS to the site's feed, so you can view new content as it occurs.
The 2009 Baseball and Softball Spirit Games will be held Saturday July 11th and will be hosted by the West County District. Each parish participating in the CYC program is invited to send at least one 8th grade boy and girl to the Spirit Games. These players join with other players from their CYC district to take part in friendly competition with teams from other Districts. Each Spirit team will play two games on Saturday. Baseball games will be played at St. Monica starting at 8:30am with the final game scheduled for 8:15pm. The softball games will be played at St. Richard with the first game at 8:45am and the last scheduled for 6:15pm. These games offer players from all parts of the city and county a chance to compete against each other in a non-playoff setting.
Congratulations to all the players selected to represent their parishes and their districts at these games. We also want to thank the West County district for hosting the games. For more information, please visit http://www.cycstl.net/sports/spirit-of-saint-louis-games.
CYC Night at Saint Louis Athletica is Sunday July 26th at 5pm. Msgr. Louis Meyer will be honored at halftime as Saint Louis Athletica vs. FC Gold Pride play at the Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park in Fenton. All CYC friends and families can purchase tickets in the CYC section for only $5, Reserved seats only $10. To purchase tickets visit www.saintlouisathletica.com/groupportal and enter CYC, or call 1-888-STL-GOAL. CYC soccer players will be involved in pre-game and halftime ceremonies.
Coming this November 7th at the Cardinal Rigali Center is an Awesome Event for young women, called The Romantic Revolution! "I loved this retreat! It was fun and full of non-stop activities," said one teen and another said, "I thought it was really fun since it was explained really well. I learned that chastity is a better way to live."
Throughout the week, Scouts also participated in numerous high-adventure activities, including water sports on Nims Lake, rock climbing and rappelling, archery, rifle shooting, mountain biking and horseback riding. Through their activities, Scouts had the opportunity to earn merit badges.
Throughout the St. Louis Metro area, CYC baseball and softball teams have been competing in their leagues. The teams that finish at the top of their leagues advance to district playoffs. Then the teams that finish at the top of their districts will compete in the Archdiocesan Playoffs. 
The 2009 Baseball and Softball Spirit Games will be held Saturday July 11th and will be hosted by the West County District. Each parish participating in the CYC program is invited to send at least one 8th grade boy and girl to the Spirit Games. These players join with other players from their CYC district to take part in friendly competition with teams from other Districts. Each Spirit team will play two games on Saturday. Baseball games will be played at St. Monica starting at 8:30am with the final game scheduled for 8:15pm. The softball games will be played at St. Richard with the first game at 8:45am and the last scheduled for 6:15pm. These games offer players from all parts of the city and county a chance to compete against each other in a non-playoff setting. 