EDGE Calendar update -
- Dec. 11th, An Advent meditation on the Nativity - parents are welcome to join us for the evening
- Dec. 18th, Community Service Evening: "Bringing Christmas Joy to Others "
- Christmas Break Dec 19 - Jan 7th.
- Classes resume Jan 8th.
OUR EDGE KIDS!!
A special thanks to our Core Members!
Mike Falcone, Robert Steele, Kenny Graff, Kate Ulibarri, Marie Stewart,
Christine Knowlton, Sarah Lombardi, Dale Brown, and Jakob Pohlman.
If you are interested in joining our EDGE Core Team please contact Sandy Buron at 508-248-7862 or mrsbEdge2018@charter.net
EDGE Nights take place on Tuesdays
From 6:30 to 8:00 PM, in the Church Hall
Your entire family is welcome on Family Nights. Refreshments will be served.
EDGE Drop off and Pick up Plan:
Those with last names beginning A-M please use the front entrance
Those with last names beginning N-Z please use the back entrance
This will help with congestion in the parking lot
Please keep in mind the 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
What is EDGE?
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.
