A few weeks ago, Holy Innocents received the following email:

My name is Jean Walsh. I lead the Journey to Adulthood group of young
people and leaders at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, St. Joseph, MI. Our
group will be visiting your area on Saturday and Sunday, March 25 and 26.
We plan to attend the 10:30 service at Holy Innocence on the 26th. Do you
have a Journey to Adulthood group active in your parish that we might be
able to meet with. I am bringing young people from both Rite-13 (4) and
J2A (10), a total of 18 people.

The visit of the young people of St. Paul’s was great fun for all – they brought a large contingent as promised, who gathered at 9:30 for Christian Ed. downstairs in the Parish Hall. Their seniors are getting ready for an exciting pilgrimage to England later in the summer, but the entire group travels together on a short trip to “tune up” and get used to being on the road with their peers (and chaperones).

It was really enjoyable to visit with them and with their youth leaders – several of them are members of school musical groups who will have a chance to perform in Europe this year as well. They were headed back to Michigan after taking in the Chicago-area sights over the weekend, so we all wished them a safe journey home.

It would be wonderful if we were able to build a vibrant, active youth group like this here at Holy Innocents!