Night Life
St. Michael's youth enjoy fun/social events throughout the year.
These events are scheduled during our Sunday Activity Nights.
These events would also include fundraising programs that are aimed at helping the youth support our
community as well as world events. We always welcome new youth and ideas to make these events more enjoyable.
Youth Activity Calendar
January
| 4 | |
| 11 | Christmas Party |
| 18 | |
| 25 | PUSH FITNESS |
February
| 1 | |
| 8 | Sleigh Ride |
| 15 | |
| 22 (Ash Wednesday) | Pancake Dinner |
March
| 1 | Skating |
| 8 (Daylight Saving Time) | |
| 15 | St. Patrick's Day Party |
| 22 | |
| 29 | Movie Night - At the Theatre |
Things you should know….
Camp Gitchigomee
Camp Gitchigomee is the summer camp of the Thunder Bay Deanery,
located about an hour and a half drive from Thunder Bay.
It ministers to the children from Thunder Bay and occasionally the
north shore of Lake Superior. Children aged 7-17 attend age-appropriate,
week-long sessions during July. All parishes are involved with the camp.
J2A
Youth 13+
Goals
The four goals of the Journey to Adulthood (J2A) curriculum are:
1. To celebrate the transition from youth to adulthood.
2. To train young people in the skills of adulthood.
3. To explore the mystery of our faith heritage.
4. To establish our experience in the strength of community and liturgy.
It is a two year program; throughout the two years we will be covering four categories.
The curriculum, of course, builds on itself, making a cohesive whole by the end of the two-year period.
Each lesson, however, is self-contained. |
| | Year I, Fall — Self |
| | Year I, Spring — Society |
| | Year II, Fall — Sexuality |
| | Year II, Fall — Spirituality |
The Six Skills
| | Active listening — the ability to listen creatively and constructively to others and to the self. |
| | Negotiation — the ability to recognize difference and conflict and to manage compromise while showing respect to all parties. |
| | Assertion — the ability to express one’s opinions and feelings without aggression or violence. |
| | Research and information management — the ability to see what questions need to be asked, to track the path to find the answers
and to make the new-found information useful to the self and to others. |
| | Partnership — the ability to establish relationships built in mutual responsibility and accountability. |
| | Leadership — the ability to think “proactively,” to share the ownership of ideas, inspiration and effort, and to recognize skills and interests in others. |
The Six Affirmations
| | 1.
I know how to listen to myself and to others. |
| | 2.
I work to my strengths. I can recognize strengths in others, and will help them to work to theirs. |
| | 3.
I make a difference. I have something of value to contribute. I know how to serve. |
| | 4.
I actively build relationships. Community is one key to a successful life. |
| | 5.
I recognize there are four steps to a task: the need, the plan, the process, the result. |
| | 6.
I practise compassion, celebration and the mystery of life. |
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