FAQs About the Holy Cross Parish middle School Community
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What typically happens at a youth group event?
At the start of the night, youth are welcomed at the door and invited to hang out, play games, and eat some food. After about 15 minutes, we will begin the activity. One of our leaders will present a powerful message aiming to draw the youth deeper into the love of God. The youth will then have an opportunity to connect and break open the message in their small groups through activities and discussion. At the end of the night, they wrap up with small group prayer and receive a weekly challenge to put what they have learned into action!
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My middle schooler goes to Catholic school. Why should he/she come to these events?
Investing in Catholic schooling is a big commitment and provides youth with the incredible intellectual formation in the teachings of the Catholic faith. At Holy Cross we believe that the key to engaging youth in their faith is to move them beyond knowing things about God to actually knowing God. The intellectual formation that your teen has received at school will be a great foundation to his/her experience in our middle school youth group where we build community, tackle challenging issues in the life of Catholic youth, and help them discover God’s great love and learn how to respond to it.
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My middle schooler won’t know anyone. Will they feel welcomed?
One of our main goals at Holy Cross is to make every youth who walks through our doors feel welcomed and valued as a part of our Holy Cross family. We aim to make this happen through radical hospitality, outreach by our team of trained junior and adult leaders, and our intentional small-group experience. Obviously finding a true sense of community takes time, but we strive to expedite this process through intentional hospitality. If you are ever worried about your middle schooler coming and not knowing anyone, feel free to reach out to Deacon Pat and let him know. He can ask a Core member to look out for your youth and intentionally welcome him/her.
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My middle schooler can’t attend every meeting. Should I still sign up?
While consistent attendance is definitely the way the youth will grow the most both in their faith and in community, we do invite middle schoolers who may only be able to attend some EDGE meetings or attend during certain seasons (i.e. if you have an activity or sports commitment in the spring but want to attend in Fall and Winter) to sign up!
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Contact Us
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Teresa Blubaughteresaholycrosssc.orgDirector of Parish Religious Education
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