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EDGE Nights are Mondays during the school year from 6:45-8:15PM.  Check out the calendar for the upcoming year below!

2018-2019 EDGE Schedule

Jackie Swinerton
Director for Teen Faith Formation
440.235.2222 ext 124
smofLifeTeenOffice@gmail.com

Join St. Mary of the Falls EDGE and
Life Teen  for our Lenten XLT
ALL ARE WELCOME!

Into the Desert     Prayer in the Season of Lent
Sunday, March 24 at 7PM
 

XLT is an evening of powerful prayer, centered on adoration of the Eucharist, enhanced by dynamic praise music & profound silence.
 

With Special Guest and National Speaker, Maggie Craig
 

Originally from Ohio, Maggie Craig graduated from Franciscan University of Steubenville with her M.A. in Theology and her B.A. in Catechetics. Equipped with humorous personal stories and dynamic authenticity, Maggie delights in bringing the message of the joys of the Gospel to parishes, schools, youth groups, and college campuses across the country.

“Filled with the holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the
Jordan  and was led by the Spirit into the desert
                                for forty days to be tempted by the devil.”  Luke 4:1

What is EDGE?

EDGE is a Catholic youth ministry movement for middle school students grades 6-8.  Its comprehensive approach is designed to meet the students' educational, spiritual, emotional, and social needs.  Our middle schoolers will be empowered as disciples to take the teachings of the Church into their world for others to encounter.

The Design of EDGE
EDGE is intended for all middle school aged students interested in the Catholic Faith: day school, public school, Catholic, non-Catholic.  The EDGE Night is modeled after the format of the Mass.  Each night is structured in the following format:

• Gather (welcome, introductions, ice-breaker activity)
• Proclaim (Scripture and teaching)
• Break (small group discussion and practical application to our lives)
• Send (prayer and sending forth to change the world)

As Christ taught, so should we.  Our catechesis must be systematic and complete.  We must never leave out parts of the faith due to fear, laziness, or lack of knowledge.  Simply, catechesis must make sense, and gradually, one step at a time, lead the youth into full knowledge of the faith and a deeper relationship with Christ. 

One of the features of EDGE is that it goes beyond the conventional classroom setting for catechesis.  Effective catechesis, especially to youth, engages their culture.  The goal is not only to engage culture, but also to ultimately transform it.  Engaging culture, specifically in the form of technology, allows for the youth to translate the faith into a language they understand.
 

The St. Mary of the Falls Experience of EDGE
The EDGE program will run from September through April.
EDGE Nights will be held Monday nights from 6:45-8:15pm. 

EDGE Nights will be held "in community," meaning there will be one session for all
6th, 7th, and 8th grade students combined. 
 

Has EDGE replaced the middle school PSR program?
In 2014 we transitioned to EDGE.  6th, 7th, and 8th grade students now participate in EDGE Nights. EDGE replaces PSR for our public school or homeschool students and is open to our Catholic School 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students of SMOF, as well as all of our other brothers and sisters of the greater Olmsted Falls area.