St. Vincent de Paul Edge Youth Group will be meeting on Tuesdays from 6:30-8:00PM in the Lifeteen Room, upstairs in the Msgr. Jamail Family Center! All Middle Schoolers (6th-8th Grade) are welcome. Bring a friend!
 

Edge Registration

To register your middle school child for Edge for the upcoming year, please click here!



Edge Kickoff is Tuesday September 26th! It's going to be a Beach Bash! You won't want to miss it!

"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." - Jeremiah 29:11

St. Vincent de Paul Edge's Mission is to bring teens into a relationship with Christ and his Church. Edge is built on the kerygma and the teaching style of Jesus, that is, with lots of relational ministry and FOOD! By joining Edge, you'll get to make friends, play a lot of games, eat a lot of junk food, and most importanly grow deeper in your faith with kids your age in a fun, relatable, and dynamic way. 
 

What Is Edge? What Is an Edge Night?

In its best form, Edge is a "mini Lifeteen." Edge is focused on evangelization and relational ministry, that is, making disciples by first being one by example and then leading others into discipleship through affective and relatable catechesis. 3 out of 4 nights a month are focused on catechetical topics or issues that are relevant to the faith and the lives of the middle school youth in the hardest years of life, and 1 night a month is a social (dodgeball, messy games, karaoke, etc.). There are also additional socials/hangouts as well as an Edge retreat every year, and a "Welcome to Life Retreat" for the 8th graders finishing school and entering high school (and therefore hopefully entering Lifeteen, our high school youth group!).

Here is what a typical Edge night looks like:
1.) Food/hangout
2.) Gather (games, funny skit, homemade video, etc.)
3.) Proclaim (talk given either by an adult core member or high school teen core member)
4.) Break (small groups or activity)
5.) Send/Challenge (prayer experience, witness/challenge, etc.)

Help Needed!

Edge's success will be based on how much those are willing to give their time and gifts for the growth of those in Edge. If you're interested in helping in any of the following ways, please contact Pat Gunning at pgunning@svdp-edu.org (preferred) or 713-663-3524.
 

• Edge Core Team: We are in need of adults who are willing to say yes to God by discipling middle school youth! Edge Core Team will lead small groups, give talks, lead prayer, and more!
• High School Edge Core Team: All high school youth that are juniors or older are invited to share their gifts and talents with Edge by setting an example of holiness to our middle school youth. Teen assistants help to lead small groups and disciple the middle schoolers just as our Core Team does, as well as give talks, perform skits, make videos, lead prayer, and more!