Middle School Youth Ministry - EDGE
open to all 6th-8th Graders
EDGE Registration
EDGE is the middle school youth group at St. Mary Magdalene. We aim to lead teens closer to Christ by providing opportunities for: prayer, community, growth in knowledge/understanding of the Catholic Faith, and Service.
EDGE meets Thursday nights from 6:30-8:00pm in the Church Hall Click here to stay up to date with all the fun happening at EDGE.
Spring Semester 2023
SPRING 2023 CALENDAR PARENT INFORMATION
This spring semester is titled "Game of Life" and will be broken into 3 Series. We are returning to Life Teen's EDGE curriculum and below you will find a description of each series and attached you will find more info to discuss with your EDGE student at home.
The Floor is Lava (3 Night Series)
The series aims to harness a middle schooler’s natural curiosity about the future while also integrating it into conversations surrounding God’s loving care, discernment, mentorship, and healthy emotional well-being.
Game Over (6 Night Series)
This Edge series answers questions common to middle school youth about death. These six Edge Nights present the teachings of the Catholic Church relating to death and eternal life, and small group sessions give youth ample opportunities to discuss the main concepts and integrate new information. Since death is a large and sometimes scary topic, the youth will be encouraged through hope and empowered by their role in determining their eternal life.
Connect 3 (3 Night Series)
The series aims to harness a middle schooler’s natural curiosity about the future while also integrating it into conversations surrounding God’s loving care, discernment, mentorship, and healthy emotional well-being.
May 18th's Night titled "Continue?" will be our last night of the year. It will be a social as we honor all our EDGE students especially those graduation to High School.
Preparation for 1st Reconciliation, Confirmation, and 1st Communion for Middle School Grades 6th - 8th
In the Diocese of Phoenix, Baptized children normally receive the Sacraments of 1st Reconciliation, Confirmation and 1st Communion in the 2nd and 3rd Grade,
There are circumstances where children may have not had the opportunity to go through sacrament preparation and the following are the programs we provide in alignment with the Restored Order that are outside of Elementary School.
This order differs from the order in most other dioceses where Confirmation is done separately several years after 1st Communion. For further explanation, please click on the following link: The Restored Order of Sacraments of Initiation - Diocese of Phoenix.
Accommodations can be made for those homeschooled that fit in the Middle School age range
The following are examples that would be considered for our 1-year Sacrament Preparation Program:
- Baptized Middle School student needing 1st Reconciliation, 1st Communion, Confirmation
- Baptized Middle School student needing 1st Communion, Confirmation
- Baptized Middle School student needing Confirmation
- All would attend our Monday Night classes
The following would be considered part of our 2-year Sacrament Preparation Program:
- Non-Baptized - Middle School Student needing Baptism, 1st Reconciliation, 1st Communion, Confirmation
- These students would meet Wednesday evenings
Students who are preparing for Sacraments must:
- Be a registered parishioner at St. Mary Magdalene
- Attend weekly Mass at St. Mary Magdalene
- Enroll in and attend EDGE nights
- Attend Sacramental Retreats
REGISTER NOW FOR SACRAMENT PREP
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Adults on the Edge Core team are passionate about leading teens & pre-teens closer to Christ.
