June 20: Rosary Prayer meeting @abvm
June 27 : Educational Meeting @abvm
July 4: Independence Day Holiday Faith Sharing does not meet
July 11: Prayer Meeting @abvm
July 18: Educational Meeting @abvm
July 25: Prayer Meeting @abvm
August 1: Adoration Holy Hour @ St Francis of Assisi allentown

Join us for our monthly Holy Hour on Friday June 7, 2013 at 7 pm at Our Lady of Perpetual Help chapel 3219 Santee Road Bethlehem Pa 18020. We will have a social following. We will be taking the summer off and will resume with Adoration in the fall.

Theology on Tap through the Allentown Diocese will return this summer for a series on "Life, Love, and Truth: Being Bold in Today's World"

Monday, June 3rd: “Living the Faith: Becoming a Disciple of Christ”
Rob Longo, Stewardship: A Mission of Faith

Monday, July 1st: “Love and Responsibility in our Everyday Relationships”
Ann Koshute, Coordinator of Adult Faith Formation, Diocese of Allentown

August 5th: “Truth: Boldly Proclaiming it in our Everyday Life”
Fr. Scott Ardinger, Pastor, Incarnation of Our Lord Parish

LOCATION
Allentown Brew Works
812 W. Hamilton Street, Allentown
7-9 PM

Ages 35 and under

Have you ever thought of beautiful woodlands, long winding trails past nearly 30 gorgeous waterfalls, a picnic lunch with great friends, a warm sunny, sand beach by the lake with canoes and sand volleyball? How about indescribable starlit skies at night? How about having a great group of The King's Men to cook authentic outdoor meals over an open fire? Its all here, at our annual summer camping trip the 3rd weekend in July! To top it off, we camp at an elevation so high up there are no bugs! And, for the ladies, our location at Rickett's Glen State Park also includes indoor bathrooms with hot water showers. Please join us this year on our annual Catholic Co-Ed Camping Trip, the weekend of July 19th. This weekend is for Singles, Couples-in-Courtship and Married Couples too! To register or learn more about it please email Terrence Rebello at Terrence_Rebello@yahoo.com or call him at (610) 639-8574 Or, you may also contact Mark Pennington at MarkPennington99@gmail.com or at (484) 213-2467.
The facebook link is
https://www.facebook.com/events/570588726319702/

There will not be Faith Sharing on May 9th due to the Holy Day of Obligation. The faith sharing group voted to attend mass at 7:30 pm at St Thomas More parish in Allentown. Jonas is arranging car pooling from Bethlehem around 7 pm.

May is the month of Mary and we honor the Holy Spirit, the Holy Trinity, and The Body and Blood of Christ. Faith Sharing meets on Thursday nights at 7;30-8;45 pm at Assumption BVM church 4100 Old Bethlehem Pike Bethlehem Pa 18015. Note; we will not be meeting at Holy Ghost church for adoration until the fall as Lehigh Catholic Student Union is on summer holiday until fall. If there is a Faith Sharing meeting at another location which is possible with the nice summer weather we will let you know on the blog
May 9: Ascension of Our Lord Holy Day we will not meet at ABVM we would like to get together for Mass at 7pm and then out for dinner.
May 16: Educational Meeting ; the Great Heresies of the Early Church
May 23: Prayer meeting divine mercy chaplet, sharing, music
May 30 Educational Meeting the Great Heresies of the Early Church
June 6: Prayer Meeting Rosary, scripture sharing, music

We are excited to be starting a new faith sharing series beginning in two weeks We invite everyone to come out and to participate by signing up for a week to lead the group. So far we have several exciting studies coming up. We plan on studying the great heresies of the church and how the church dealt with these heresies. Jonas will be discussing the heresy of Arianism which threatened to destroy the Church as many bishops and other church authorities believed in the preaching of the heretic Arius. Patrick has volunteered to discuss a more recent heresy of Gallicanism which holds that a king or emperor has similar power as the pope over the Church in his land. Chris Wargo has volunteered to do a study on the Church teaching on the angels. Mary Francis will be doing a study on the biblical basis of the Eucharist. I will be doing a study on the biblical and old testament basis for the Marian doctrines as well as a study of the two kingdoms the kingdom of the world and the kingdom of Christ. If you would like to volunteer for a week let us know by responding to this e mail
some sample topics are
Pelagianism
Monophysite heresy
Other heresies
Pope Francis' talks and homilies available on line
An early church council there are 7 that can be chose from.

If you are interested don't let your unfamiliarity with the topic stop you. There are plenty of resources and materials available to help.
contact gerry@abcya.org

Calling Catholic Singles:

If you have discerned your vocation and believe you are called to marriage, please come join Catholic singles the weekend of June 7th for a great singles retreat! Please reserve your spot by May 15th at www.AveMariaTrips.com / summer retreat. Experience the beautiful southern Lodge at Simpsonwood and meet other Philadelphia area Catholic singles.

For information and carpooling from NY/NJ/Philly please contact Mark Pennington, at MarkPennington99@gmail.com or call (484) 213-2467.

What more fun way could there be to connect with other Catholic singles from the NY/NJ/Philly mid-atlantic area than join with this retreat? Come experience real live southern charm Catholics from Georgia in June!

The Lodge at Simpsonwood, nestled in the heart of metro Atlanta, Georgia is surrounded by 227 acres of untouched woodlands along the Chattahoochee River. Harmonizing with one another and with nature, the resort allows us to enjoy a prayer path and labyrinth, walking trails, tennis courts, volleyball and basket ball courts, and an outdoor pool (or for the adventurous, the Chattahoochee River beckons), as well as the facilities of the nearby Robert D. Fowler YMCA.

Come pray together and play together! Join us for talks by Father Thomas Morrow, author of Who's Who in Heaven and Be Holy and Anthony Buono, author of Would You Date You? The retreat includes time for spiritual direction, confession, and Eucharistic Adoration. We'll have a Friday night campfire and a Saturday night dance.

Our schedule also allows ample time for prayer, interior reflection, fellowship, and community building activities with other Catholic singles. Our Saturday night dance (with a dress request, so gentlemen please bring appropriate semi-formal or business casual attire) is an evening of dancing, singing, fellowship, and celebration. Of 150 attendees, we have 50 spots remaining, but they won't last long! Please register today so we can plan accordingly.

YES-- I *need* your car-pool commitment so we can plan the vans or buses accordingly. If you've ever coordinated a large group trip like The March For Life, etc you'll understand how we'll need to confirm the number of passengers coming with us. So, to make it easy on planning transportation, please call (484) 213-2467 or email MarkPennington99@gmail.com TODAY to get registered!

And please pray that we all have so much fun and that no one gets eaten by alligators in the Chattahoochee River!

The Young Adult First Friday Holy Hour will be on May 3, 2013 at OLPH 3219 Santee Road Bethlehem PA 18020. Adoration begins at 7pm followed by a fun social decided on by the group. Come on out! This is the last adoration before the summer. We will resume in the fall.

Iron Pigs Game May 5th, 1:35 PM

The King's Men have reserved 48 tickets in the Left Field Tiki Lounge
at the AAA Iron Pigs stadium in Lehigh Valley. This Tiki Lounge
offers our guests all you can eat food and drink during the game.
There is a playground adjacent to the lounge so our little ones can
have a good time while we socialize and catch up with one another and
oh yeah, maybe watch a little baseball (the future of the Phillies)!!!

One of the men in my TKM weekly formation group told me that this
stadium experience was ranked the best in all the minor leagues! If
you have been to a minor league professional baseball game, then you
know that they really cater to families.

Please let me know if you have any interest in joining us. The ticket
cost per person is $45 and for families of 4 or more it is $40. All
kids 2 and under are free admittance to the game. Please reply to
this email for ticket reservation or call me at 267-980-5507. We have
about 25 tix remaining!!!

Mark Houck
Mark@thekingsmen.org

Get your dancing shoes on for some very special people. For the April service project, we will be helping with the Spring Dance at the Mercy Special Learning Center in Allentown. We have done this type of event in the past and and it's been a blast. The students always enjoy us being there. The dance is from 7:30 to 9:30 PM on April 19. If you would like to help decorate the school, please be there by 6:30 PM. Otherwise be at the school by 7:30 PM. If you want, you can some spring decorations and or snacks. Please let me know if your able to help out.
My e-mail address is philbert17@verizon.net. Thank you, Phil

The address for the center is - 830 S Woodward St, Allentown, PA 18103

Ladies, please join us for GIGGLES which is ABCYA's Women's Accountability Group. Joey Moser will be leading us and Christine Wargo will be providing the food. 7:30 pm in Bethlehem. Email Joey for directions at jomandi27@yahoo.com

Faith Sharing is a dynamic ministry that has been growing in the faith. We are a group of people who work together to share our daily lives and learn about the Catholic Faith. Meetings are led by the members who volunteer to take the lead on a topic. We try to get everyone involved in leading and making decisions. We meet at 7;30-8;45 pm on Thursday nights at Assumption BVM church 4100 Old Bethlehem Pike Bethlehem PA 18015
April 4: Adoration at Holy Ghost parish meet at Assumption and we will go down together.
April 11; We will meet for education. Mary Francis Levine will present on Divine Mercy
April 18; Prayer Meeting Divine Mercy and discuss new topic
April 25; Educational Meeting led by a member.
All are welcome, we hope to see you.

We are asking everybody to come to a planning meeting, we need YOU!
Please see the attached flyer with all the information.

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This years Cops n Kids Reading Festival will be held on April 20. I am looking for members to help out with this event. We will be doing the planting station which is always a blast and the kids love it. Anyone interested in helping, please contact me. You will need to sign up online this year. I will forward the document to you. My e-mail address is phil@abcya.org. Thank you