Junior High Parent Meeting

1. Junior High Parent Meeting Wednesday, September 14, 2011 Kim Huckaby, Junior High Coordinator

2. Parent Volunteer Form • Consider carefully your commitment to our youth programs • Parent involvement makes this program successful • Note: • Office help during Edge • Office help Wednesday afternoon in Youth Ministry Office • Edge Core Team

3. Youth Ministry Mission • Our mission is to * Empower young people to live as disciples of Christ *Draw young people to responsible participation in the life, mission, and work of the Catholic faith community. * Foster the total personal and spiritual growth of each young person (USCCB Renewing the Vision)

4. Attendance and Discipline Policies • If your student will be absent from his/her class, call or email Kim before class • Try to be on time for classes. If your son or daughter will be consistently late, please let Kim know. • Use caution driving in the parking lot • Zero tolerance drug and alcohol policy

5. Sacramental and Quinceanera Preparation • Two-year preparation for Baptism and First Communion • In addition to regular Religious Education classes • Several times throughout the year • Parents attend with child • See me after the parent meeting to receive a calendar • Quinceaneras • Enrolled and attending classes for a year • Daughter interviewed with Deacon Rusty Brandt

6. Safe Environment Education • Victims Assistance of Sexual Exploitation - Diocesan office • All of the 7-12th grade classes (Wed/Sun) will have one entire class period dedicated to this topic. • Goal: to prevent sexual exploitation of children in our community.

7. Child Lures Program • Concepts • Introduction of Lures • Concept of Law • Stranger-Danger Myth • The Concept of Dignity: Fostering Self-Esteem • Recognizing and Following Instincts • Lures Children will Learn • Computer-Online Lure • Drug-Alcohol Lure • Authority Lure • Affection Lure • Assistance and Emergency Lures • Lure of Hate and Violence Website: www.childluresprevention.com

8. Edge Overview • Junior High equivalent to Life Teen • Different Methodology of Teaching • Core Team: Adults, Young Adults and Teens • Four parts to every Edge night • Gather • Proclaim • Break • Send • Follows the structure of the Mass • Opening Prayer • Liturgy of the Word • Liturgy of the Eucharist • Sending Forth

9. Gather • Welcome Youth all together in St. Mary’s Hall • Proceed to Small Group • Opening Prayer • Gathering Activity • Games • Contests • Video • Small Group Activity • Brainstorming • Skits

10. Proclaim • Teach the lesson to whole group • Witness Talk • Skit • Scripture Reflection • Catechetical: What does the Church say? • Practical: How does this relate to my life? • Pastoral: How does God love me through this?

11. Break • Youth will go to their small group table with Core Member to break open the lesson • Gives them a voice • Small group questions • Craft activities • Questionnaire • Create a skit/rap

12. Send • Provides a summary and conclusion to the night • Wrap-up • Closing Prayer (usually in the church) • Intercession • Petition • Adoration • Praise & Worship

13. Edge Fall Semester Theme • Church • The Church – Established by Christ • Pentecost • The Four Marks of the Church • Last Things – Heaven/Hell • Evangelization • Mass/Liturgy • Church History 101 • Magesterium of the Catholic Church • Other topics the teens will discuss include: • Global Night - Diaper Drive (Sept 28th) • Roman Missal Lessons

14. 3rd Edition to Roman Missal • Begins the 1st Sunday of Advent (Nov. 27, 2011) • Translations • Dynamic Equivalency (1969) – vernacular language • Formal Equivalency (2001) – more exact from Latin • Dominus vobiscum. Et cum spiritutuo. • The Lord be with you. And with your spirit. • New Translation • Mainly affects English speaking countries • Sylistic Changes • More Direct from Scripture • More information: www.usccb.org/romanmissal

15. H-E-B Cards • Can use like a Gift/Credit Card • Can purchase $50 or $100 Cards • Can get 11¢ off Gas Purchase until Oct. 31st • 5% of all cards purchased go directly to our Youth programs • Made over $6,000 last year on cards! • Funds Activities including Mission Trips, Retreats, Socials, etc. • The more we have the more we can do!

16. St. Vincent de Paul Sunday • First Sunday of every Month • Canned foods will be taken up as part of the offertory procession at all Masses on that Sunday • Next one is Sunday, October 2nd • We also hope to call attention to our second collection for the St. Vincent de Paul fund which benefits the needy in our community. “Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received.” 1 Peter 4:11

17. Upcoming Events • Dodge ball Tournament – Saturday @ 1pm • McKenna New BraunFit Gym • Compete for a Cause – The Gabriel Project • Matt Maher Concert – Sunday @ 7pm • Strahan Coliseum in San Marcos • Tickets are $12 from Youth Office, $20 at the Door • Meet for bus at 2:00pm in church parking lot • Diaper Drive – Wednesday, Sept. 28th • Global Night • Benefits Gabriel Project • Life Chain – October 2nd from 2-3pm on Seguin Ave. • Junior High Retreat – October 15-16 @ Deer Creek

18. Questions, Comments… Thank you for your time!! www.sppnb.org Kim Huckaby: 830-625-4531 ext 242 kimhuckaby@sppnb.org