Youth Ministry 

As we all do our best to determine the safest ways to gather together, we have come up with a plan for our fall semester that involves a combination of in-person and online meetings. We hope this will give our teens some much-needed face time with each other! We will be following guidelines from the State of Michigan and Archdiocese of Detroit about group size and distancing, and we continue to require masks indoors. For specifics on our safety protocols click HERE.  

In-Person Mondays

We will be meeting on the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month in-person, outdoors. Date change: Our first meeting of the year is Monday, October 5th, from 7-9 pm in the field/courtyard - date change due to an event happening on Stevenson on Sept. 28th.  These meetings will take place in both the back field and the courtyard off of the Youth Center. For our first meeting, the time will be 7-9 pm. As the fall progresses and it gets darker earlier, that time may change, although we do have the courtyard set up with lights and a fire pit so we can have meetings after dark and in colder weather. Teens will have access to the Youth Center bathrooms, but they are required to wear a mask when entering the building. 
Teens should bring their own chair and mask. We do have some chairs here and we have extra masks for those who forget. Snacks & drinks will be individually packaged or served to the group by one masked adult. 

Online Mondays

The 2nd (and if necessary, 5th) Monday of the month we will be hosting an online catch-up/game night. If the weather gets too bad on any of our outdoor Mondays, we may move to an online meeting that day. 

Service Mondays

On the 4th Monday of the month, we will be hosting small group service projects. These events may take place indoors or outdoors, depending on the type of service being done and the weather. They will be in groups of 10 or less. If indoors, masks and distancing will be required, and they will be held in the Youth Center or gym. The time for each month's event will be announced once they project is chosen. Teens will be required to sign up in advance for these service projects. 

Group Events

Periodically we will offer group events outside of Monday nights. These might be activities with other parishes or just our teens, and they will most likely all be outdoors. 

This is our tentative schedule for Fall 2020. We hope to add more events to this schedule based on feedback from our teens. 

Oct. 5 - 1st Monday night gathering - in-person, outdoors in the back field/courtyard. 7-9 pm
Oct. 11 - Tailgate event at St. Edith - with other area churches.  1-4 pm. 
Oct. 12 - Online catch up/game night - 8 pm. 
Oct. 19 - In-person, outdoor gathering in the back field/courtyard. 7-9 pm. 
Oct. 26 - In-person service project - exact time TBA - indoors (small group). 
Nov. 2 - In-person, outdoor gathering in the back field/courtyard. 7-9 pm. 
Nov. 9 -  Online catch up/game night - 8 pm.
Nov. 16 - In-person, outdoor gathering in the back field/courtyard. 7-9 pm. 
Nov. 23 - In-person service project - exact time TBA - indoors (small group). ​
Nov. 30 - Online catch up/game night - 8 pm.
Dec. 7 - In-person, outdoor gathering in the back field/courtyard. 7-9 pm. 
Dec. 14 - Online catch up/game night - 8 pm.
Dec. 21 - Possible in-person gathering