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Edge Night

From Charity to Solidarity

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 The goal of this session is to teach the middle school youth about sharing the Good News with the poor and will introduce them to the idea of missionary work. Overview: One of the ways we are called to evangelize is through works of charity to the poor and less fortunate: The works of mercy are charitable actions by which we come to the aid of our neighbor in his spiritual and bodily necessities. Instructing, advising, consoling, comforting are spiritual works of mercy, as are forgiving

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Putting the “Diakonia” back into “Youth Ministry”

By | July 21, 2008

Many of us probably have job titles along the lines of “Youth Minister,” “Director of Youth Ministry,” or “Pastoral Associate for Youth Ministry.” We get hired, and we jump right in, getting a Core team, planning and running Sunday Life Nights, starting prayer groups, planning trips to Life Teen Camp or Steubenville Conferences. We might start out thinking we know what we’re doing, but after a while we realize that none of us really knows what the job is supposed to look like. We

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Edge Night

Give It Away Now!

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Objective:
 To help the middle school youth look at the excess that often crowds our lives and how excess (both physical and spiritual) often leaves no room for God. Through a clothing drive, this night will give the middle school youth an opportunity to share their possessions with the less fortunate and learn how charity and service are vital parts of an active faith life. Finally, this night will help the middle school youth to connect with the larger Life Teen and Edge community. Overview: As

Life Night

Go Fish: Discipleship, Call to Holiness

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Goal for the Life Night: The goal for this night is to help teens hear God’s call to discipleship and holiness. This night will also help them understand what it means to be a follower of Christ through practical applications such as prayer and service. Life Night at a Glance: This night brings the Paschal Mystery theme to a very practical level for the teens. This night is about the universal call to holiness and discipleship and how we are called to “drop our nets” and follow Christ on his terms,

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Edge Night

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton: Sweet Charity

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Objective: The middle school youth will learn about the life of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and the need for charity within the community. Overview: This Edge Session is based upon the concept of service and charity. There are often many places we can go to in order to perform a service project. The service projects suggested here are designed so that the middle school youth can do something for your parish. Contact other church employees and/or volunteers to see what the middle school youth could do

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Edge Retreat

Hands and Feet Retreat

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Objectives of Retreat Session 1: The middle school youth will come to a deeper awareness of the suffering that goes on in our world.Session 2: The middle schoolers will understand what it means to “not be afraid” and to live a life serving others for Christ. Session 3: The middle schoolers will understand how God’s strength helps them as young people in their journey to know Christ. Session 4: The middle school boys will understand what it means to surrender themselves and their sins

Life Night

Gimme Your Digits

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Goal for the Life Night: The goal of this Night is to bring to life the universal call every Christian has to love and serve others Life Night at a Glance: This Night is a great night that focuses on our universal call to love and serve others. The Night starts with a fun matching game based on Emoticons that teens are so used to using when emailing or Instant Messaging their friends. The teaching focuses on Christ’s invitation to serve others as the way to recreate His image and likeness on earth.

Life Night

Get Off Your Can

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Goal for the Life Night:
 The goal for this LIFE Night is to encourage community building and foster a desire and commitment to serve and help others through fun activities and fellowship. Life Night at a Glance: This LIFE Night CAN accomplish anything! Everyone CAN do it! To continue the theme of Catholic Social Justice, this LIFE Night aims at putting theory and philosophy into action by raising canned food items for a local food pantry or needy group. To encourage maximum participation, the

Life Night

Filthy Rich

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Goal for the Life Night: The goal of this night is to present the Catholic teaching on the use of contraception/birth control and the need for us to live in trusting obedience to the Wisdom of God and the Church. Life Night at a Glance: At first glance, many people might be too intimidated to execute this night or mistakenly feel that it does not affect our teens. Do not allow the fullness of the Church’s teaching on this subject to go unshared. Young men and women need the Church’s truth regarding