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Inside 3 October: The Month of the Rosary
4 Faith Community Gets
Ready for Trunk or Treat Favorite Fall Activity to Take Place this Month
5 Meet Mike and Jennifer
Evans Gratefully Walking with the Lord through Life’s Ups and Downs
6 Monthly Rosary
Opportunity for Prayer and Community-Wide Fellowship
St. Joseph Parish 200 Saint Joseph Drive Amherst, OH 44001 (440) 988-2848 stjosephamherst.com Nativity of the BVM Parish 333 South Lake Street South Amherst, OH 44001 (440) 986-7011
OCT 2022
Welcoming Kailey Baca
as Our New Youth Director Ready to Serve Our Community and Build a Strong Youth Ministry Program
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ailey Baca knows that she wouldn’t be satisfied if she didn’t work every day in a Catholic Church setting. She has a real passion for ministry, and that’s what led her to take her Communications degree and seek out a job at a Catholic parish when she graduated from Kent State. Having previously worked as a videographer at St. Ambrose Catholic Parish in Brunswick, Kailey is excited to take on the role of Youth Director at St. Joseph and Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, intending to build a strong youth ministry program. Kailey started on Sept. 1 and has hit the ground running. “It’s easy to throw the current generations to the wayside,” she says. “I think we are seeing a real tension of faith. There are so many young people who don’t believe. It’s so sad — I don’t want them to be hopeless.” Kailey believes it’s her mission to build relationships and bring young continued on page 2
Kailey Baca started on Sept. 1 as our new Youth Director and has hit the ground running, working to build a youth ministry program that includes theology and a deep dive into relationships.