|
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10/11/2005
St. Olaf Parish launches exciting program for local junior and high school
teens
ST. OLAF CATHOLIC
CHURCH LAUNCHES EXCITING PROGRAM
FOR LOCAL JUNIOR
AND HIGH SCHOOL TEENS
Poulsbo, WA (October, 2005) – St. Olaf Parish, in Poulsbo,
plans to launch The EDGE and LIFE TEEN. The EDGE is designed for middle school
age adolescents entering 7th and 8th grades. LIFE TEEN is
designed for teens in 9th through 12th grades. LIFE TEEN,
Inc. is a model of youth ministry that encourages community, accountability and
experiences for teens, leading them closer to Christ.
At 5 pm on October 23rd, teens and their
families will gather for St. Olaf’s first LIFE TEEN Mass which will have
homilies teens can relate to and music led by Novus Gratica, our youth band,
that teens want to sing along with. LIFE TEEN is Eucharist-centered and offers
our teens positive and uplifting guidelines to follow and believe in.
Starting on October 23rd, the teens of St. Olaf
Parish will join more than 120,000 teens internationally who gather each Sunday
at The EDGE Night and LIFE Nights following the Mass which provides an
opportunity for all teens to learn about the Catholic faith in concrete ways and
promises to be truly experiential. The format of the nights are educational,
social or “issue-based,” where teens find themselves engaged in prayer and
entering into community. There will also be service opportunities for the teens
at St. Olaf. On Oct. 23rd are theme is World Youth Day – Poulsbo
style.
In addition, we offer the opportunity for the parish
community to volunteer their time and talent to helping these programs succeed.
For those interested, COME SEE what we are about.
Details: LIFE TEEN Mass – Every Sunday evening at 5 pm
starting October 23rd.
Following Mass and dinner in the
Parish Hall, on specific Sundays,
the teens will
split into two groups:
The EDGE – 7th and 8th
grades meeting in the RE Building
LIFE Night – 9th through
12th grades meeting in the Youth Center (Life House)
For more
information, please contact:
St. Olaf Catholic Church, 18943 Caldart Ave. NE, Poulsbo, WA 98370
(360) 779-6558
ext 101 (Parish Secretary)
Or
Lois May – The
Edge ext. 108 Sheryl Evans – LIFE TEEN Coordinator ext 106
For More Information Contact:
St Olaf Parish
18943 Caldart Avenue NE, Poulsbo, WA 98370
Tel: 360-779-4291
FAX: 360-779-1240
Internet:
|