Inclement weather policy
If school is cancelled or released early due to weather there is no EDGE. If you are unsure due to last minute weather changes check the website www.stjosephscharlton.com
Due to a variety of circumstances, we are finding ourselves in need of at least 2 additional volunteers to be small group leaders.
A small group leader would need to be able to:
1. Help out every Tuesday between 6-8pm,
2. Come for an initial training session,
3. Complete a CORI,
4. Complete an online safe environment training session, and
5. Be open to some fun learning experiences with our middle school youth.
Please contact Sandy at [email protected]
EDGE Registration is ongoing!
Options to pay online when you register or at another time is available. Any questions contact Sandy at [email protected]
EDGE is in need of 15 Small Group Leaders. Any adult or student who has been confirmed and is available on Tuesday evenings is welcome to join our EDGE ministry. As a small group leader, a person’s responsibilities include: being prepared to lead discussions or activities within a small group of students which reinforces the weekly lesson taught, taking attendance, keeping in touch with a small group of students via emails and arriving 15-30 minutes prior to class each week and staying approximately 15 minutes after class.
If you are interested in joining our EDGE Core Team please contact Sandy Buron at 508-248-7862 or [email protected]
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When young adolescents hit grades 6, 7 and 8 lots of interesting things begin to happen; bodies are growing rapidly, reasoning skills increase, boys are starting to take an interest in girls and vice versa and both are starting to think about what it’s like to be a teen or an adult. They are not really children anymore, but they are not adults either. They are in a place we’ll call………The EDGE
Our EDGE movement is a Catholic youth ministry/religious education program aimed at these young adolescents. It is designed to meet their educational, spiritual, emotional and social needs. In the past, educating our middle school youth in their Catholic faith has been the only component for this grade level, but it had been inadequate. The classroom approach does not meet the communal, spiritual, psychological or social needs that a middle school youth ministry program can incorporate into the process. The EDGE solves the problem by creating an environment where the youth are part of a community rather than an isolated classroom. Middle School youth have unique challenges that the Catholic Church must meet, or we run the risk of spiritually losing them. This stage is critical because youngsters in middle school are making decisions that will spiritually impact them for a lifetime. A solid middle school youth ministry allows for an easier transition to high school ministry and LIFE TEEN.