Teen Time:

Open to all 8-12^th grade students.  Format will vary between Bible Study, Discussion of Current Events, Special Topics, Guest Speakers and Social Events.

Middle School Youth Group:

Will meet Sunday afternoons from 4:30-6:00 pm in the Youth Center.  Students are encouraged to stay and attend 6:00 pm Mass as a group.  Middle School youth will also be invited to participate in all service projects, fundraisers and special events. 

High School Youth Group:

Will meet Sunday evenings following the 6:00 pm Mass in the Youth Center. Students are encouraged to attend the Mass prior to youth group.  Confirmation students are expected to be a part of the Youth Program as part of their Sacramental Preparation.  

September Events

9/6       No youth group (Labor Day weekend holiday)

9/12 – 9/13    Rock the Universe!

9/2       Teen Time 6:30-8:00pm

9/9       Teen Time 6:30-8:00pm

9/16    Teen Time 6:30-8:00pm

9/20    Confirmation Parents Meeting 12:00pm

9/20    Middle School Youth Group 4:30-6:00pm

9/20    High School Youth Group 7:00pm

9/23    Teen Time 6:30-8:00pm

9/27    Middle School Youth Group 4:30-6:00pm

9/27    High School Youth Group 7:00pm

9/30    Teen Time 6:30-8:00pm

October Events

10/3    Confirmation Meeting 9:00am-12:00pm

10/4    No youth group (Matt Maher concert @ Christ Our Redeemer in Niceville 6:00pm)

10/7    Teen Time 6:30-8:00pm

10/11  No youth group (Columbus Day weekend)

10/14  Teen Time 6:30-8:00pm

10/18  Coming Together (youth volunteers needed!)      (No evening mtgs.)

10/21  Teen Time 6:30-8:00pm

10/25  Middle School Youth Group 4:30-6:30pm

10/25  High School Youth Group 7:00pm-8:30pm

10/28  Teen Time 6:30-8:00pm

10/31  St. Jude Flea Market (youth needed to help!)

November Events

11/1    Middle School Youth Group 4:30-6:00pm

11/1    High School Youth Group 7:00pm-8:30pm

11/4    Middle School Youth Group 4:30-6:00pm

11/4    High School Youth Group 7:00-8:00pm

11/8    Middle School Youth Group 4:30-6:00pm

11/8    High School Youth Group 7:00pm-8:30pm

11/11  Teen Time 6:30-8:00pm

11/13-11/14   SJS Harvest Festival (youth will assist and provide childcare)

11/15    No youth group

11/18  Teen Time 6:30-8:00pm

11/21  Confirmation Meeting 9:00am-12:00pm

11/22  Middle School Youth Group 4:30-6:00pm

11/22  High School Youth Group 7:00pm-8:30pm

11/23-11/29   No Youth Group (Thanksgiving holidays)

December Events

12/2    Teen Time 6:30-8:00pm

12/6    Middle School Youth Group 4:30-6:00pm

12/6    High School Youth Group 7:00-8:30pm

12/9    Teen Time 6:30-8:00pm

12/13  Breakfast with Santa (youth group fundraiser)

12/15  Parish Reconciliation Service

12/18 - 1/3  No youth group (Christmas holidays)

January Events

1/6       Teen Time 6:30-8:00pm    

1/10     Middle School Youth Group 4:30-6:00pm

1/10     High School Youth Group 7:00-8:30pm

1/13     Teen Time 6:30-8:00pm

1/16     Confirmation Meeting 9:00am-12:00pm

1/17     No youth group (MLK Jr. holiday weekend)

1/20     Teen Time 6:30-8:00pm

1/23      SJS Trivia Night (youth group babysitting)

1/24     Middle School Youth Group 4:30-6:00pm

1/24     High School Youth Group 7:00-8:30pm

1/27     Teen Time 6:30-8:00pm

1/31     Middle School Youth Group 4:30-6:00pm

1/29-1/30    Diocesan Youth Conference (high school)

February Events

2/3       Teen Time 6:30-8:00pm

2/7       Middle School Youth Group 4:30-6:00pm

2/7       High School Youth Group 7:00-8:30pm    

2/10     Teen Time 6:30-8:00pm

2/13     Confirmation Retreat

2/14     No youth group (President’s Day holiday)

2/17     No Teen Time (Ash Wednesday)

2/20     Deanery Youth Gathering

2/24     Teen Time 6:30-8:00pm

2/28     Middle School Youth Group 4:30-6:00pm

2/28     High School Youth Group 7:00-8:30pm

March Events

3/3       Teen Time 6:30-8:00pm

3/7       Middle School Youth Group 4:30-6:00pm

3/7       High School Youth Group 7:00pm-8:30pm

3/9       Parish Reconciliation Service

3/14    Middle School Youth Group 4:30-6:00pm

3/14    High School Youth Group 7:00pm-8:30pm

3/17    Teen Time 6:30-8:00pm

3/21    Bunny Breakfast / Egg Hunt (fundraiser)

3/24    Teen Time 6:30-8:00pm

3/28    Palm Sunday – Walk w/ Bishop Ricard

3/31    Teen Time 6:30-8:00pm

April Events

4/4 -10            Easter Break (no youth group)

4/11    Middle School Youth Group 4:30-6:00pm

4/11    High School Youth Group 7:00pm-8:30pm

4/14    Teen Time 6:30-8:00pm

4/17    Wine and Cheese Event (youth babysitting)

4/18    Middle School Youth Group 4:30-6:00pm

4/18    High School Youth Group 7:00-8:30pm

4/21    Teen Time 6:30-8:00pm

4/23 – 4/25    High School Retreat

4/25    Middle School Youth Group 4:30-6:00pm

4/28    Teen Time 6:30-8:00pm

May Events

5/2       Middle School Youth Group 4:30-6:00pm

5/2       High School Youth Group 7:00pm-8:30pm

5/5       Teen Time 6:30-8:00pm

5/9       Middle School Youth Group 4:30-6:00pm

5/9       High School Youth Group 7:00pm-8:30pm

5/12    Teen Time 6:30-8:00pm

5/16    Middle School Youth Group 4:30-6:00pm

5/16    High School Youth Group 7:00pm-8:30pm

5/19    Teen Time 6:30-8:00pm

5/23    Youth Coffee & Donuts

5/30    Middle School Youth Group 4:30-6:00pm

5/30    High School Youth Group 7:00-8:30pm

Middle School Catechesis Topics 2009-2010

September     27        “Live and Let Live”: Respect Life Sunday

October          4          No Youth Group (Matt Maher Concert in Niceville)

                        18        “I Fought the Law and the Law Won”: Obeying God’s Laws

                        25        “R.E.S.P.E.C.T”: Respecting ourselves and each other

November      1          “How it all Started”: The Origins of the Church

                        8          “Dude, where’s my pontiff?”: Church History

                        13-14  Harvest Festival Weekend – Youth Volunteers Needed!

                        22        “Reform and Renewal”: Church History Continued

December      6          “Do you have the Ordinary Time?”: Liturgical Year Explained

                        13        Breakfast with Santa / Service Project & Youth Fundraiser

January         10        “Are You Smarter Than a Catholic 5^th Grader?”: Church Trivia

                        24        “Oh, so that’s why we do that!”: The Mass Explained

                        31        “Jesus is my homeboy”: How to pray

February        7          “7, more than just a lucky number”: The Sacraments

                        20        Youth Deanery Event (no youth group)

                        28        “What do we do now?”: How to be Catholic in real life

March             7          “40 days is a long time without Chocolate”: Lent

                        21        “How to be nice”: Seeing others as brothers and sisters in Christ

                        28        Palm Sunday – Walk with the Bishop (no youth group)

April                4          Easter Sunday – No youth group over Spring Break

                        17        Youth Service Event: Babysitting for Parish Event (no youth group)

                        25        “Bible Basics”: How we use the Bible

May                 2          “Our Holy Mother”: Mary’s role in the Church

                        9          “Hold on, God’s beeping in”: Hearing God’s Call

                        16        “Heroes of the Faith”: Saints are awesome!

                        23        Youth Serves Coffee and Donuts (no evening meeting)