BUILDING PROJECT: Alicia Hurning drives a screw into a window flower box with the help of Kristin Strand at the Dive-In Youth Conference at St. Bernadette Church, Appleton. Both girls are from Oconto. Some 210 high school youth and adult chaperones attended the conference, which was sponsored, in part, by the annual Bishop's Appeal under way in diocesan parishes. (Rick Evans photo)

Youth urged: Dive into life, faith and trust in Jesus' help

Sixth in a series on Bishop's Appeal

Editor's note: The annual Bishop's Appeal supports numerous services to help parishes, individuals and families. One of these is youth ministry through the Department of Total Catholic Education.

APPLETON -- Life and our faith are both best experienced by diving-in, not by watching from the sidelines, diocesan high school youth learned last month.

Some 210 youth and adult chaperones plunged right in by bringing non-perishable food for St. Anthony Parish, Neopit, and St. Michael Parish, Keshena, and by participating in Mass, an interactive village and interacting with speakers.

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Lent
• Stewardship: A Way of Life --     Praying at Eucharistic adoration  • Tom Rinkoski --     Observe and honor time differently  • Praying with Sunday's Scriptures  • Bishop Banks --     A time to focus on prayers 2003 Lenten Wish List --  • Turn a desert of needs into Easter fulfilment  • Lenten Wish List		• Auxiliary Bishop Morneau -- for March 9   Conquer your desert, garden and hill • Fr. Richard Ver Bust -- for March 9   Lent is about receiving God's gifts • Foundations of Faith --   How prayer can fill all the hours of the day Lent articles from previous Compass Online issues: • Lenten rules • Feb. 28, 2003 issue

 • Bishop Banks --
    A time to focus on prayers (Lent)

 • Auxiliary Bishop Morneau -- for March 9
    Conquer your desert, garden and hill (Lent)

 • Fr. Richard Ver Bust -- for March 9
    Lent is about receiving God's gifts (Lent)

 • Compass Editorial --
    Speaking out

 • Compass Editorial --
    Making teachings clear

 • Eye on the Capitol --
    Seek balance in extending statute of limitations for abuse

 • Foundations of Faith --
    How prayer can fill all the hours of the day (Lent)

 • Saint of the Day --
    Pacifist saw all war as evil

 • Stewardship: A Way of Life --
    Praying at Eucharistic adoration (Lent)

 • Tom Rinkoski --
    Observe and honor time differently (Lent)

 • Praying with Sunday's Scriptures (Lent)

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