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Crazy Kickball

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Goal of this Edge Night The middle school youth will grow in community and get to know one another in the group. Socials are typically a great way to invite new youth, breakdown cliques and re-energize the community. Edge Night at a Glance This is a very full and fun edge night that will require a lot of organization to pull it off smoothly. In this edge night you will experience multiple variations of the popular lunchtime and recess game kickball. The night will begin with prayer, followed

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Relay Races: An Edge Social Night

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Goal of this Edge Night The goal for this Edge Night is to create a fun and welcoming environment to foster relational ministry and community in your ministry. Edge Night at a Glance This is a fun night for team competition. This social is all about working together as a team, cheering each other on, and hopefully winning some great prizes. As a part of your Edge ministry, we recommend that you add social nights to help the Core Team and the youth to get to know each other and have some fun.

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Who’s Barbra Streisand?

By | May 16, 2011

Think you are current on teen culture? Here is a reality check I just had. A song currently becoming popular by the dance mix group Duck Sauce is entitled “Barbra Streisand”. You remember Barbra – singer, movie star etc? It is a catchy song with several dramatic pauses that utilize the songs only lyric – Barbra Streisand. I was driving with my soon to be 10th grader Jonah yesterday and asked him if he knew who Barbra Streisand was. I thought for sure he would – but he looked at me and said he had

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5 Creative Ways to Avoid Your Ministry Becoming Irrelevant to Teens

By | January 31, 2011

Ever wonder if you are losing your touch or if the teens you are reaching out to are finding the ministry irrelevant for the world they live in? Here are 5 creative ways to avoid your ministry becoming irrelevant to teens -

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Why I Just Stopped Coming to Your Youth Group

By | January 6, 2011

I’m an average teen. I am in 11th grade and I work a part time job at a local grocery store. I am Catholic and was confirmed last spring. I don’t come from a messed up family, just a family that is spun in many different directions each day.I have a few close friends who I have been friends with since I was in elementary school. Most of my other friends are people I know from the internet and are part of on online gaming group I hang out with online after school. I am a loyal person and once I become your friend, I am always your friend. I just stopped coming to your youth group.

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Donuts

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Goal The goal for this Edge Night is to create a fun and welcoming environment to foster relational ministry and community in your ministry. The youth will also develop a plan to serve the parish. Edge Night at a Glance It does not get any better than donuts and being Catholic. For many parishes, donuts are synonymous with fellowship after Mass. Parishes that serve donuts after Mass, use the time to welcome new members to the Church or a way to build community. As the youth enter the room, make

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Yes, It is Worth It! Social Events for Middle School Youth

By | March 17, 2010

These are the words that came to mind when I saw the large, purple bruise on a middle school youth’s leg. We had an Edge Boys’ Night event at a local paintball arena and he lost a fight against a paintball that viciously attacked him without warning. Somehow, this young man didn’t get the “wear pants and long sleeves to protect yourself” memo! At the sight of his wound, I thought for sure that I had just made our parish vulnerable to a potential legal disaster. Luckily he wasn’t upset at his injury; he thought it looked cool. His mother gave him an “I told you so speech” and told him to tough it out, since he knew the dangers by filling out his injury waiver.

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Turning the Tables: Ministry to the Core Team

By | February 12, 2010

How are your Core Members doing? Take a moment and think about everything you’ve done in ministry this year and then look at what you have planned. Does your Core know that they are loved and appreciated? Do you know how they are doing spiritually? Before you read anymore, take a moment to pray for a member of your Core Team. This blog can wait. Now that you’ve prayed, take the next step and tell them. Go ahead; send them a text, or an email, or even better call them. Again, this blog can and

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Be My Valentine

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Goal The goal of this Life Night is to have a Valentine’s Day social to build community and fellowship. This night will also give a brief overview of St. Valentine and the virtue of charity. About this night There’s love in the air—must be Valentine’s Day. This is a social Life Night to celebrate Valentine’s Day. This Life Night is intentionally written to be very simple. Be sure to plan in advance and enlist help from parents and other volunteers. The Life Night begins with a brief explanation

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Game Night

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Objective: The middle school youth will have fun and fellowship as the Core lead them in games and activities to help with relational ministry. Overview: It is time to have some fun! This night gives the Core team an opportunity develop some fun games for the youth to play which encourage interaction and relational ministry. Make sure that the Core has a week or two to come up with their game and time to prepare for any supplies needed for the games.