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High School Program

Benefits of Active Church Participation

 Live 8 years longer  Significantly reduces chances of being involved in high risk

behaviors- alcohol, drugs, and tobacco

 Dramatically reduces the risk of committing a crime  Helps to rebound from depression 70% faster  Dramatically reduces the risk of suicide  Improves attitude about school and increases school

performance and participation

 Reduces likelihood of binge drinking in college  Improves odds for a “very happy” life; greater self esteem and

well being.

 Gets them to wear seatbelts more often.  Closer to parents

 Consider this statement from Dr. Christian Smith,

principal researcher for the National Study of Youth and Religion: "The best social predictor, although not a guarantee, of what the religious and spiritual lives of youth will look like is what the religious and spiritual lives of their parents do look like.” (from Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives

• f American Teenagers, p. 261)

The recent research on passing on our faith is clear:

Parents matter…

• F a m i l y P r o g r a m a n d / o r

Ca t h o l i c H i g h S c h o o l

• W e d n e s d a y N i g h t

Co n f i r m a t i o n P r o g r a m

• A R e t r e a t E a c h Ye a r ; f o r a

t o t a l o f 3 r e t r e a t s

• M i n i m u m o f 3 0 S e r v i c e H o u r
• R e g u l a r At t e n d a n c e a t

S u n d a y M a s s

Three Year High School Confirmation Program

• 1. CR E E D

2 . LI TU R GY AN D S ACR AM E N TS 3 . M OR ALI TY AN D J U S TI CE 4 . P R AYE R

Overview of Sections 4 Pillars of the Catechism

• B E G I N S F R E S H M E N YE A R
• 3 YE A R CYCLE
• 3 CLA S S E S A YE A R
• E A CH CLA S S M E E TS 4 TI M E S
• 9 CLA S S E S TO TA L B Y J U N I O R YE A R

Family Program Teen Classes

Cycle 1

Scripture Study

 Ascension Press  Teen Timeline- Year long  Small groups

Cycle 2

 Church History  Prayer  Morality-Respecting Sexuality

and Respect Life

Cycle 3

 Why Be Catholic/ Creed  Sacraments  Morality-Honoring God and

Family, Respecting Truth

• En d u r i n g U n d e r s ta n d i n g
• W o r k i n g Kn o w le d g e
• R e fle c ti ve Aw a r e n e s s

Content Competencies

• Ca t h o l i c Yo u t h B i b l e
• Ca t h o l i c Fa i t h H a n d b o o k
• Li v i n g t h e S a c r a m e n t s
• Ca t e c h i s m o f t h e Ca t h o l i c

Ch u r c h

Program Materials

Guiding Principle

Balance information

and formation to encourage transformation

Wednesday Night Sessions

Dates are on the website

• Hospitality
• Food
• Fun
• Video
• Small Group

Discussion

• Prayer

Retreats

Sophom ore Retreat

• Saturday-Sunday,

December 15-16

• Where- Camp Whitcomb-

Mason

• Forms will be online
• Junior Confirm ation

Retreat

• Friday-Sunday, April 5-7
• Where- St. Anthony’s
• Forms will be online

9th/ 10 th Service Day

Sunday, November 4th following Family Program (12:00 – 3:00pm)

• Bring a bag lunch if in FP!
• Permission Slip Forms are online.
• Required for all 9th and 10th grade to

participate with their small groups. What is it? Doing fall yard work for seniors in our community! Service Requirem ent: 10 Hours a year- 30 hours before Confirmation

Prayer

SPARK!

Eucharistic Adoration

For Teens and Young Adults! Spend time with Jesus and join us for a beautiful prayer experience. Dates Mondays, 6:30-7:30pm-DMC October 29 November 26 December 17

Confirmation

Confirmation Date: Thursday, May 2, 2019 @7pm with Bishop Schuerman Rehearsal Date: Teens & Sponsors Sunday, April 28 from 3-4pm

Parent Volunteers

There are many ways to support the High School program.

• Wednesday Night Small group

leader

• Retreat helpers/ sleeper
• Mission trip leaders
• Family Program Catechist

We can’t run our program without parent volunteers!

Qu e s tio n s ???

Thank You!!!