Youth News
Guided Children's Adoration returns this Saturday, June 20 at 10:00am in the Church! See you there!
Deacon Ed's High School Group resumes on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 with a Bible Study on the Gospel of Matthew. 7pm in the St. James School Library.
Are you interested in deepening your faith in community with other teen girls? Come join us on January 6 at 5pm in the House of Ministries.
Sunday, December 15, 4pm-5pm in the Knecht Conference Room, join us for a Thankful Cookie Exchange, and bring a gift to help a family this Christmas! Click for more details and to see what gifts are needed.
We've finished up the Old Testament part of the study on October 29. We'll take a break for a few weeks and resume on November 26 to begin our study of the New Testament!
RALLY is Sunday, October 20, 2019 at O'Connell High School from 12pm to 8pm. Includes Mass and dinner. To sign up, let Fr. Oetjen know your name, grade, and t-shirt size. More information at https://www.arlingtondiocese.org/youth-ministry/rally/
We will not have access to the gym tomorrow, so we will modify the schedule: 6:45-8:00pm in Heller Hall. Please note that this is a later start time and earlier pick up time than usual. Drop off and pick up directly in Heller Hall.
We are still in need of adult crew leaders and contractors for WorkCamp! We have a great group of teens signed up, but we need 1 crew leader and 1 contractor for every 5 teens. Please contact Karen Graffam or Fr. Oetjen if you can help. Click for more information.
What's next for Deacon Ed's Tuesday night group? The Reason Series, a great opportunity for all high schoolers to explore the relationship between faith, science, and reason and answer many contemporary "secular myths." Starts February 12!
This month is the third and final part of the high school series, "You: Life, Love, and the Theology of the Body" (January 8, 15, and 22). This part will focus on friendship, marriage, and the religious life. Contact Deacon Ed at dcned@stjamescatholic.org. We'll keep you posted about what is coming next for our Tuesday night high school group after this finishes!
Registration opens for next summer's WorkCamp next Monday, December 3! Contact Karen Graffam (klgraffam@gmail.com) or Fr. Oetjen (fatheroetjen@stjamescatholic.org) for more details.
For all High School teens! Part Two of the series, "You: Life, Love, and the Theology of the Body" (Nov. 27-Dec. 18), will discuss the Church's perspective, wisdom, and insights on challenging topics such as: Abortion, Contraception, Gender Issues, Pornography, Sexuality, and much more. Contact Deacon Ed at dcned@stjamescatholic.org.
Introducing a program focusing on St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body here at St. James for all high school teens! It will be broken into three parts this fall/winter: Part I in October: Human Dignity, Love, and Mercy; Part II in November/December: Truth and the Language of the Body; and Part III in January: Friendship, Marriage, and Religious Life. Total of about 10 sessions, all meeting on Tuesday evenings, 7:00-8:15. Contact Deacon Ed at dcned@stjamescatholic.org.
Thank you to everyone supporting our WorkCampers. We've got a lot happening in April.
St. James is putting together a Dodgeball team to compete with other parishes in a tourament on Sunday, April 22 (5pm-8pm). High schoolers, we need you!
Attention All Middle School Students: FUSION returns on April 6!
All High School students are welcome at this incredible study with videos featuring Fr. Mike Schmitz, Jackie Francois Angel, and more top speakers
Attention All Middle Schoolers: don't forget to come to FUSION on First Friday - February 2.
Join us February 9-11 for a weekend of reflection led by Fr. Steven Walker of St. Philip Parish in Falls Church.
Mark your calendars for the first WorkCamp meeting: 5:00pm on Sunday, January 28, 2018 in the Knecht Conference Room!
Registration is now open for WorkCamp - don't miss your chance to be transformed in Christ through service this summer! The deadline is January 31.
Middle school and high school students are invited to join us at Roundtop on January 20 - get the details and invite your friends!
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