St. Vincent de Paul Edge Youth Group meets 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!

Welcome to Life Retreat

"Welcome to Life" 8th Grade Retreat, June 2-3, 2018: Going from middle school to high school can be really hard. Luckily we have an amazing Lifeteen Youth Group here at St. Vincent de Paul for any and all high schoolers to be a part of! And to top it all off, we have the Welcome to Life Retreat to kick it all off!

All current 8th graders (incoming freshmen) are invited to come on the Welcome to Life Retreat! Come spend a couple days bonding with the upperclassmen in Lifeteen and your class as we play games, hear powerful talks, grow in faith, and make new friends to help make the bridge from middle school to high school easy! Lifeteen is an awesome group to be a part of as you head off into high school to have a safe and welcoming place to grow in your faith, so jump-start it with a summer of Lifeteen starting with this retreat!

The retreat will start at 12pm on June 2nd and conclude with Lifenight that ends at 8:15PM on June 3rd. Cost is $30. To sign up, contact the youth minister Pat Gunning at pgunning@svdp-edu.org or download the "SVDP General Waiver" and "Welcome to Life" liability waiver on this page and turn in the money and waivers to Pat by May 20th. Sign up and invite your friends to come on the retreat with you!

To sign up, click here!

Edge Registration

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

"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! To be on the Edge Core Team, email Pat at: pgunning@svdp-edu.org
• High School Edge Core Team: All high school youth that are sophomores 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! To apply, click here!