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![]() Middle School/Junior High Faith Formation
Blank permission slip Check out how much fun we have! Camp InduhopiHaunted Hay Ride Snow Tubing 30-hour famine photos Trick or Canning How Judy can be contacted? Contact Judy at the parish office, 651-784-3416 x23, or email at judyd@saintjosephsparish.org. Faith formation in Middle School/Junior High has three parts: education, social, and service. Those three components integrate to meet the spiritual development needs of young adolescents. Religious education for 7th & 8th grade class meetings are Wednesday evenings from 7:00 - 8:30 pm. Students in 7th grade meet from September to December. 8th Grade students meet from January to April. The education program includes small groups facilitated by adult catechists, large group activities, guest speakers, and prayer. The curriculum includes Scripture and the Identity of Jesus (7th grade), and Concepts of Catholic Identity and Decision-Making (8th grade). Each class decides on and completes a service project sometime during their meeting time. In the past, projects have included collecting goods for homeless teens, helping with preschool classes, serving coffee and donuts after mass, bell ringing for Salvation Army, and serving Loaves and Fishes. Monthly Throughout the school year, there are social events for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders: FUN FRIDAYS. We have gone on a Haunted Hayride, had a Wild West night at church, gone to the Metrodome Rollerblading, had a Bingo night, and snowtubed. Summertime in the past has brought an Orienteering Day, Valleyfair, summer cam, summer stretch and other chances to gather and share friendship and faith. Read about what parents of 7th and 8th graders are thinking about their children.
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