With a new season of autumn fast approaching we want get together with all the new members of the group and have a potluck dinner and and have some outdoor games; volleyball, beanbags, music etc. in my backyard we will gather around 6:30PM my address is Kris Schrameyer 2079 Kenmore Ave. Bethlehem Pa 18018 if you have a backyard game or music you would like to bring feel free to bring it along if you can join in on the fun please email me at kris@abcya.org

Camelot For Children is doing a Charity 5k run or walk on the Ironton railtrail on Chestnut street in Whitehall. Participate or Volunteer with us! Registrater at camelotforchildren.org The race starts at 9:00am, but should be there by 8am. $25.00 donation. Or volunteer to help with the behind the scenes of that morning. If you have any questions or are planning on going to help or do the walk/run please email me at kris@abcya.org Hope you can join us!

Mark Your Calendars as the fall dates for BnB are:
Tuesday Oct. 5 - “God: Image and Relationship” What is our image of God and how do we relate to that image? How do we have a personal relationship with God? Speaker: Maggie Riggins
Tuesday Nov 2 - Topic TBD
Thursday Dec 16th - The Bishop will be the presenter.

Location to be determined. 6:30pm

As fall approaches it is time for us to begin our monthly Holy Hour on September 3 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chapel 3219 Santee Road Bethlehem, PA 18020. We gather at 7pm for Evening Prayer, Adoration, and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. We then will have a social event following.

Based on the feedback everyone who responded wants to go to the talk by Fr. Bobbin "The New Atheism". Fr. Bobbin will be giving two lectures the first "Faith and Reason" will be Weds. Aug 18 at 6:30 in the Rectory Meeting Room at Holy Infancy in South Bethlehem and the second "The New Atheism" will be on Aug 19 at 6:30 also in the Rectory Meeting Room.
Fr.Bobbin is a friend to a few of us in the group and he is my confessor as well. He spoke at the retreat this year. Holy Infancy is located at 312 East Fourth Street in Bethlehem a few blocks from Tally Ho Tavern.
A few of us will be going on Weds. to the talk and more will be going on Thursday. We may go out for a drink or a bite after the Thursday lecture since there are many restaurants and pubs in the area.

Next game is Wednesday Sept 1st at 6:30 pm at Assumption BVM Parish

Hey Gang ,

Just a reminder service project is on Saturday August 21st 12noon til 4pm at the Musuem of Indian culture on Fish Hatchery Road in Allentown helping with a festival I could use some more help if you can help email me at kris@abcya.org or call me at610 509 9953

The Catholics vs Lutherans softball league is in full swing! And we lost our first came pretty badly so come on out to the next game, we are in need of players! We are playing at Assumption BVM parish in Colesville, 4101 Old Bethlehem Pike, Bethlehem, PA 18015.
Sunday August 15th at 6:30
Wed Sept 1 @ 6:30
Sunday Sept 12 @ 5pm
Any questions, email Ruthie@abcya.org

This month we extend birthday greetings to: Brian K. 1st, Rich O. 21st, Kristen F. and Eric N. 23rd, and Angela G. 26th. We thank God for you and wish you His blessings of peace, good health and happiness during the year ahead.

The Kings Men are organizing two buses to travel to New Jersey on Saturday, October 30 for Fr. Corapi's all day "Spiritual Warfare Conference". Buses will pick up people at the Fort Washington train station at 7 AM and will return at 8:30 PM. The cost of the event is $60 and includes the ticket to the conference, busfare, and breakfast on the way to the conference.
Space is limited to the first 94 people and will be first come, first served. Make checks payable to The Kings Men and to be mailed to PO Box 713 Quakertown PA. Contact Mark H. to reserve a place at 267-980-5507

Hard to believe but ABCYA's fourth anniversary is upon us.

To celebrate, we will gather from noon to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14 at Assumption BVM church (the site of weekly Bible study) at 4101 Old Bethlehem Pike in Colesville, just west of Bethlehem. Won't you join us for outdoor festivities?

Bring your favorite dish, family, friends, game or sports accessories, and whatever else captures your imagination. Please RSVP to me at tom@abcya.org to let me know you are coming and what you can bring. Hope to see you there!

Attention fearless rafters,

It's fast approaching time for our annual whitewater-rafting adventure. This year, we are planning Saturday, Sept. 4 (Labor Day weekend) at our usual site in White Haven, Pa. with Whitewater Challengers. Price is $58.95 plus $5.75 for a prepaid lunch. Free hot dog cookout afterward if we wish to stay.

Please RSVP by Aug. 10 so I can firm up reservations. Any questions, contact me at tom@abcya.com. Hope to hear from you!

On Saturday August 21st we are going to help at the Museum of Indian culture from 12noon til 4pm with a roasting ear corn festival some of the help that they might need us to do is help keeping the tables clean ,and help direct cars and people where to go The address is 2825 Fish Hatchery Road Allentown if you have any questions or can help with the service project please email me at Kris@abcya.org or call me at 610 509 9953 hope you can help

We will be having Bible Study at my house this week. I live at 720 Shields Street Bethlehem PA 18015. Parking is behind my house. We are also starting a new series on John Paul II's encyclical the Gospel of Life (Evangelium Vitae). This is a great introduction to many topics as well as to the idea of the Theology of the Body. I am looking into getting copies of this encyclical for everyone perferably with a study guide.Mary Francis suggested this topic and the encyclical is available online so I will send the Introduction out and we will have an open discussion on the Introduction this week.
We will be starting a video series on the book of Matthew that Ruthie gave me when we finish this next topic. I need to ensure that we will have a VHS player available from Assumption so that we can watch the video weekly and discuss the questions I have in a commentary.
Some other ideas for the future include watching videos of movies with a moral message and discussing it. Probably watch the video the first week and maybe the second week followed by discussion of that particular film and Theology of the Body. So stay tuned.

Join other Fun Loving Catholics for an awesome day of family fun at Dorney Park sponsored by the diocese and open to all! The Bishop will even be there. See the attached form that has all the details. Download file
A group of us will be going but please send in your money individually as the form indicates. Invite friends and family. Since parking is $10 per car, we will meet at a near location around noon and carpool over. Please rsvp to youngadults_abe@hotmail.com and you will get firm details closer to the date.