SOZO!
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Upcoming
Activities/Events:
- Winter Jam 2010 Cleveland is Friday, January 29 at the
Wolstein Center. Third Day, Newsboys and Tenth Avenue
North will be performing. Tickets are $10. Sign up in the
Gathering Area today. This is a first come, open seating
rock concert and if there is enough interest from St.
Martin’s, we will carpool.
- Confirmation and SOZO families, sleep in Sunday! There will be a special
narrated Mass on Sunday, January 24 at 1:00 p.m. in the Church. This
enlightening look into the Mass is open to the entire congregation and
fulfills your Sunday obligation.
- Mark the date: Confirmation Retreat is Saturday, February 20 starting at
10:00 a.m. and ending with Mass at 5:00 p.m.
- A weekend trip to Steubenville is being planned for this June. All interested high school students are asked to call Terri Paolucci now at 330-483-3808, ext. 233 if you would like to attend. Check this web site out! www.franciscanyouth.com (Franciscan Youth Outreach)
(sode'-zo); This Verb is Greek and it seems to be a concept, a calling or a mission only accomplished through Love.
It means (literally or figuratively): To Save, i.e., Deliver or Protect, To keep Safe and Sound, To Rescue from Danger or Destruction, To Save from Suffering,
To Restore to Health, To Deliver from Evil, To Cure, To Renew, Heal, Preserve, Do well,
Be or Make whole.
SOZO
is here at St. Martin’s to develop and build our High School faith community. Through evangelization and the power of the Holy Spirit we use faith based activities to guide our teens into a deeper relationship with Jesus, family, friends & community. Jesus wants us to experience SOZO through Him, with Him and for the Glory of God the Father. We strive to empower the youth to become aware of their unique gifts and identity. We encourage recognition of how they fit into the Kingdom of God here on earth as strong confident disciples building up the Body of Christ.There are hundreds of references to
SOZO throughout the Bible, Most importantly we are only made Whole by the Grace/Love of God—For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not from you; it is the gift of God…Ephesians 2:8
We are in a year of transition and building. There is a calendar of activities including retreats that are available to 9th through 12th graders. Students do not have to be parishioners of St. Martin’s to attend. We encourage them to bring friends and they do not have to be Catholic.
Page last updated: 01/19/2010