EDGE

Welcome to the EDGE

PRAYER for The EDGE

Good and loving Creator, You are the author of all that is good and holy. We ask You to send Your Holy Spirit upon our youth and bless them with Your patience, inspire them with Your joy, and nurture them with Your compassion. In their journey to follow Jesus, encourage them with holiness and peace. In times of confusion and uncertainty, guide them with Your wisdom and truth. May they always look to You for strength and guidance. We also ask You to send Your blessing upon The EDGE. Allow it to always be a source of inspiration, acceptance and love. May all those who minister in The EDGE walk always in the light of Christ and bring our young people ever closer to Your son Jesus. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

What's Coming Up in Youth Ministry?

What is EDGE and Why is it Important?

*** At this time, we do not have a High School Youth Minister. A volunteer will organize the Diocesan level events, such as Journey and the Catholic Youth Convention for our High School Youth, but in addition to that, High School Youth are invited to attend and/or help with all EDGE events! ***

The EDGE is a Catholic middle school youth ministry experience created for early adolescents in grades, six, seven, and eight. The EDGE is designed to meet the educational, spiritual, emotional, and social needs of young adolescents. Kids are always welcomed and encouraged to bring their friends to the EDGE. This is NOT a classroom model. EDGE incorporates prayer, games, skits, music, media, short catechetical talks, small group discussion and reflection, and other activities to provide an engaging, interactive faith formation experience!

At this age middle school youth are open to good and bad behaviors as well as positive and negative ideas. Many of the values and beliefs that they held as children are now questioned and challenged. As young adolescents they are trying to figure out who they are and what they believe.In many respects middle school kids are on the edge because so much is going on in their lives physically, mentally, spiritually, and socially. It can be a very stressful and difficult time for them and their parents. As a Catholic Community, we are going to give our middle school youth The EDGE they need in life: Jesus, The Word, The Eucharist, and the Church! Within the context of faith, middle school youngsters are moving from a child-like spirituality to one that will hopefully reach its pinnacle, through the work of the EDGE, into an adult faith commitment to Jesus Christ and the Catholic Community.

EDGE Goals

  1. To foster a transforming spiritual experience of Jesus through the liturgy which will allow middle school youth to experience the Word of God and the Eucharist in a more profound way.
  2. To create a positive experience of the Catholic Church for middle school youth.
  3. To assist middle school youth in gaining an understanding and appreciation of what the Catholic Church teaches and believes.
  4. To incorporate the Catholic Church’s vision of social justice and peace into the spiritual lives of middle school youth.
  5. To develop an understanding in middle school youth that they are a vital presence within the parish community.
  6. To enter into and transform the culture and lives of middle school youth with the Good News of Jesus Christ and His Church.