Edge is a Catholic middle school youth ministry for early adolescents in grades 6-8. It is designed to meet the catechetical, educational, spiritual, emotional and social needs of young adolescents.

Edge approaches catechesis to middle school youth using the Life Teen model. Middle school youth are removed from classroom desks and brought into a large-group environment for gathering activities, teachings and prayer. In small groups, they break open the teachings and build solid, Christ-centered relationships that allow them to comfortably explore their Catholic faith and make it relevant to their everyday lives. This helps build safe relationships during some of the most formative years of a teen’s life.

With new catechetical themes delivered every semester, directors of religious education or middle school Ministers have a variety of topics to explore and teach to youth. This creative and experiential approach engages youth to understand Catholic teaching and form their Catholic identity.

While the teens are still attending Faith Formation at the Parish, we work with the Faith Formation office to have joint activities at least once a month so the EDGE CORE will help lead a Faith Formation Night. We also work with the Catechists to reach out to the teens and encourage them to attend EDGE events and learn to apply what they are learning in their classes.