Jr. High & High School Youth Group Registration Form
Jr. High & High School Youth Group Registration Letter
Our Vision Statement
We are committed to providing the best spiritual formation possible for the youth of our Catholic community. We welcome all youth, regardless of religious affiliation. We are committed to providing the youth with their own gathering place, that is theirs to hang out at, do homework, and gather to have fun; but that is still a safe setting to foster spirituality and community. We are committed to assisting the youth in growing and deepening their Catholic faith.
Our Youth Ministry Program
The youth ministry program is comprised of junior high and high school students. This year, we are implementing a new program, Total Faith Initiative. This program has the components for a Catholic Youth Ministry that the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops have called for in the document “Renewing the Vision: A Framework for Catholic Youth Ministry.” To put it simply, the bishops call young people to embrace their faith as they study it, pray it and live it. The components include: evangelization, justice and service, community life, prayer and worship, pastoral care, and youth leadership development. Catechetical sessions on the Creed, Liturgy and the Sacraments, Christian Morality, and Christian Prayer also will be included. This is a comprehensive program that has an integrated approach to youth ministry, with flexible resources, solid content about the Catholic faith, and dynamic sessions for learning and discussion.
Junior high youth group meets on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. Each junior high student is required to complete two service projects with the youth group; these are on regular youth group nights. Junior high youth group starts on September 15, 6:30 p.m.
High school youth group meets on Wednesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. Each high school student is required to complete three service projects with the youth group; these are also on regular youth group nights. High school youth group starts on September 16, 6:30 p.m.
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We can't wait for you to join us at youth group! if you have any questions, please call Jessica, the youth minister, at 656.5430.
For our
online Youth Center calendar, please go to:
http://ical.mac.com/spxyouthgroup/Church%20Calendar
For our online Church calendar, complete with saint feast days, and holy days of the Church, go to:
http://ical.mac.com/spxyouthgroup/Church%20Calendar
These links are so sweet, you’ll have to
check them out right away!
CATHOLIC LINKS
www.vatican.va/phome_en.htm
The
www.scborromeo.org/ccc.htm
The Catechism of the Catholic Church search engine. Do
you have reference questions about Church teachings?
This is a great place to start.
www.usccb.org
The United States Council of
Catholic Bishops website. They have movie reviews, daily
Mass readings, the Bible, the Catechism of the Catholic
Church, and much more on the life of the Catholic Church
in
www.catholicculture.org
This site has a searchable
database of other Catholic websites, reflections on the
saint of the day, library of materials, and more.
PRAYER SITES
www.catholic.org/clife/prayers
All the basic Catholic prayers,
plus sections on Catholic beliefs, Stations of the
Cross, a guide to Confession; and much more.
www.catholic-forum.com/saints/indexsnt.htm
Patron Saints Index. Find a patron saint by name, date,
or find one by topic. Very easy to use and has prayers
to the saint included.
APOLOGETICS SITES
“Always be prepared to make a
defense to any one who calls you to account for the hope
that is in you.” (1 Peter 3:15) Simply put, apologetics
is a branch of Christian theology devoted to the
intellectual defense of the faith. If you have questions
on why the Catholic Church teaches certain things, or
your friends ask you and you don’t know the answer,
these are great websites to get you started. The
www.scripturecatholic.com
ScriptureCatholic.com
provides over 2,000 Scripture citations from the Old and
New Testament that explain and defend the teachings of
the Catholic Church. This site also provides hundreds of
excerpts from the writings of the early Church Fathers
(1st through 8th centuries). These writings explain the
Fathers' interpretation of Scripture and demonstrate
that the early Church was unequivocally Catholic.
Through the study of Scripture and the Church Fathers,
we see that, not only is the Catholic faith biblical,
Catholicism is Bible Christianity par excellence.