St. Eugene's Youth Ministry Programs
High School Youth Group If you’re passing by the Monsignor Becker Center and you happen to hear the sound of hysterical laughter, or perhaps you even catch a glimpse of a creative skit being performed in front of a brightly colored mural in Teen Town, chances are you’ve stumbled across a meeting of the St. Eugene Meetings cover a variety of topics including Church teachings, personal faith development, social justice, and issues specifically relating to young people in today’s culture. The High School Youth Group is open to any and all high school students interested in joining. Junior High Youth MinistrySt. Eugene’s Junior High Youth Ministry program meets Thursday evenings from 7:00 to 8:45 in Teen Town in the Monsignor Becker Center. The schedule of activities on any given night will include games, ice-breakers and faith-based discussions all facilitated by a leadership team of high school students under the guidance of the Coordinator of Youth Ministry. The basic principle guiding the program is that exploring one’s Catholic faith can be an entirely unifying, rewarding and FUN experience. All junior high-aged youth are welcome to participate. Confirmation Preparation ProgramThe St. Eugene’s Confirmation Program is a one-year program between the months of October and May. Meetings are held twice monthly in the Parish Life Center from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., right after the Sunday 5:30 Mass. Dinner is included, provided by parent volunteers. The program is a year of spiritual preparation and community building, during which young people are invited to look inward, to listen to God's voice, to discern their particular gifts and to offer themselves in service to both the local parish community and the greater community in which they live. Meetings are based on a variety of topics relating to preparation for the sacrament, including an in-depth look at current Gospel readings and studying the various Gifts of the Spirit. Each session is facilitated by a group of high school peer leaders and adult volunteers under the guidance of the Coordinator of Youth Ministry. A weekend retreat is an important part of this process. This year's retreat will take The Confirmation Program is open to everyone entering their sophomore, junior or senior year of high school. Registration takes place during the month of September; participation by the candidate and his/her parent(s) in the parish Generations of Faith religious education program is a mandatory component of the Confirmation preparation process. These meetings are included in the twice-monthly gatherings. With any questions about any of the youth ministry programs at St. Eugene’s, please contact Martha Foster, Coordinator of Youth Ministry at 707-573-5961 or by email at youth@steugenes.com. Calendar of Upcoming Youth Ministry Program Activities
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’s High School Youth Group. The group meets on a weekly basis, Monday evenings from 7:00 to 8:45, in the Teen Town room in the Monsignor Becker Center.
place February 19th through 21st, 2010 at the Headlands Institute in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The Sacrament of Confirmation is scheduled for Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.