Welcome to Summer Rec!

Hi! We are Tim and Carissa, and we are the Baustians! Relax, this is not just another one of those messages from the bishop or anyone asking for money. It’s actually a message for the youth of the parish—but parents, please keep listening!

This message is to let you know about the summer youth recreation program for St. James and Anthony parishes. First of all, this is NOT an extension of the religious education program. It is its own separate entity, allowing for the youth of our parishes to remain active during the summer months in a fun, caring, and structured environment.

What will we be doing this summer you might ask? The real answer is that it depends—we need lots of participants to do some of our activities, but not as many to do some others. That’s why we want to give you a sneak preview of what you should expect to see this summer.

There will be:
                -Outdoor activities, indoor activities (Boating to baking)
                -Active activities, laid back activities (Capture the flag to watching movies)
                -Games to crafts (Extreme BINGO to creating photobooks)
                -Sports to art (Wiffleball to drawing)
                -Anything and everything in between!

We really hope that the youth of our parishes decide to join us this summer! We promise that you can expect to have fun and rather be here than at home stuck to the couch.

Who can participate in the summer youth program? Any members of St. James and Anthony parishes grades 5-8 starting this fall. However, we won’t turn away anyone that will be in high school or older from participating or simply volunteering to help us out.
 
When will the program be meeting? Currently plans are to meet 2-3 times a week. We currently plan to do two days and one night activity at least every other week. The days most commonly used for the program will be Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, and we intend to meet during the late morning hours or afternoon. Our first activity will take place in the evening on Friday, June 8^th. Look for details online (read below).

To sign up for the program, please go to the following website and fill out the appropriate information.  Then, tell your friends and other parents to get more students to sign up for the summer program! This website will be the source of future dates, activities, and other important information for your reference.                 http://stjamesstanthonysummerrec.blogspot.com/

Thank you very much, and we look forward to seeing you around this summer!