Mass
The Life Teen Mass is the core of the program providing teens and their families with a liturgy geared toward their spiritual needs. Our Mass on some Sunday’s at St. Julie’s Parish at 5pm. You should check out the schedule for an upcoming Mass. The Mass requires a “full and active participation of the entire community”. The Mass, homily and music are specifically directed to the teens and they have responded wholeheartedly. The teens also take an active role in the ministries at the Mass specifically, Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors, Sacristans and Hospitality. There are many other elements of the liturgy that speak to teens on their emotional level found mostly in the unconditional love of Christ and of that same sharing in the community.
Life Nights
Life Nights follow the Life Teen Mass on Sunday night and provides an opportunity for teens to go deeper in their faith, share their faith with their peers through witness talks and interactive discussion and learn more about issues facing teens today and how to deal with them. These nights are presented by our Core team made up of young adults from the parish under the direction of Pastor Fr. Greg Mathias and our Youth Minister David Dearden. Topics for these nights come from the National Life Teen office, from the Core team’s own ideas, and ideas suggested by teens. Our Life Nights end the Hail Mary. This Marian Devotion is held by all Life Teen programs – for Mary is the patroness of Life Teen.
C.I.A. (Service Days)
We serve because of our love for the Eucharist. Our Catholics in Action (C.I.A) service program consists of Random Acts of Kindness days where on certain days our teens may visit an elderly parishioner, drop off food to needy families, or clean up a person’s yard. These service days have provided our teens to live out the Gospel message of “whatever you have done for the least of my brothers, you have done for me.” (Matthew 25:31)
Trips & Socials
We hold many trips and social events for our teens throughout the year. During the summer we have our annual three day Whitewater Rafting and Six Flags trip. Other social events consist of laser tag, paintball, mall trips, beach days, movie nights, apple picking, snow tubing, ski trips, and much more!
Adult Ministry
Fr. Greg and Dave oversee our Adult Ministers. Our Adult Ministry consists of two separate groups, our Life Guards and our Core Team.
Our Life Guards are adult volunteers including many of the teens’ parents. They are responsible for providing refreshments during the Life Nights and helping out with our major projects. Our Life Guards have taken great responsibility for providing help where ever it’s needed.
The Core Team is made up of adults who are more intricately involved in the lives of our teens. Their job is to be mentors to the teens in the presenting of Life Nights and most especially being present in the teens everyday lives. This includes the Mass, Life Nights, prayer nights, retreats and social outreach – chaperoning trips or attending events important to the teens.
The Edge
As a result of the success of Life Teen, in the fall of 2008 we started The Edge program – Life Teen’s religious education and youth ministry program for grades 6, 7 & 8th. This program has become a huge success with over 100 teens attending on a weekly basis. The Edge core team is made up of parents and high school juniors and seniors.
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Confirmation
Confirmation is one of the seven sacraments, the third Sacrament of Initiation (Baptism is the first Sacrament of Initiation and Eucharist is the second.) A sacrament is a sign of God’s love and presence in our lives. Sacraments give sanctifying grace – the free gift of God’s love. Confirmation establishes the beginning, NOT the end or “graduation,” of a life of full participation and responsibility in the Church.
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