Middle School: Cross Training

Middle School News

- Click here for the most recent Middle School Newsletter. (updated 6-6-08)

- You can find the Summer Middle School Calendar here.

- Attention Middle Schoolers: SHOUTeam, our middle school peer ministry team, will meet next on Wednesday, July 9, from 6:30-8:00 p.m. in the Youth Lounge. Any outgoing 6th, 7th, or 8th grader is invited to attend all summer long. So please, come and join the fun as we discuss our faith, talk about middle school issues, use the Holy Scriptures, and plan the upcoming events for all other middle schoolers to attend. See you there!

- Registration forms for fall can be found here.

- If you are interested in getting involved in our Cross Training Program, you can find our volunteer form here.

PAINTBALL OUTING
All middle school and high school youth and their friends are invited to Fr. Cesar’s Paintball outing at Promised Land Paintball Park on Saturday, June 28. You can find out more information from this pamphlet. The 2 registration forms are available here: Form #1 and Form #2.

- Cross Training Communication this year will be via email, our quarterly newsletter, and church bulletins. If we do not have an up-to-date email address for your family, please contact Michelle in the Youth Ministry office immediately at ymin@stjohnneumannchurch.org. Questions? Contact Joe in the Youth Office.

- 45 middle school and high school youth celebrated their day off from school by attending the first-ever Six Flags Great America "Fright Fest" outing on Monday, October 8. 

Our Program

Cross Training is the name of the combined youth ministry and religious education program offered for 6th, 7th and 8th graders at St. John Neumann.

St. John Neumann Parish has an integrated approach to youth ministry and religious education for 6th, 7th and 8th graders. The basic components of Cross Training include: religious/faith-learning opportunities and experiences; human development education; opportunities for fun, recreation and involvement in a Church setting; and service experiences.

The basic meeting pattern is twice monthly on Sunday evenings during the school year. On occasion, there is a third meeting a month, which involves a special event or service project. Students are highly encouraged to attend at least one of the retreats during the course of the year.