Our mission

Enable teens to fully experience Christ in their lives making Christ visible, audible and tangible. To build a community where teens are not only integrated in our parish community but are connected in Christ to one another. To animate their lives with the Spirit’s creative and generative power giving them a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ and helping them to become disciples of Christ in the modern world.

3sixty offers:

• Weekly youth-oriented liturgies on Sundays at 6pm
• Weekly Youth Nights on Sundays from 7:00-8:30pm in the hall
• Youth social events
• Annual overnight retreats in the fall and spring
• Social justice and outreach projects
• Leadership opportunities
• A safe and Christ-centered environment where teens can be themselves and build community

Youth Nights

After the 6pm Mass, the teens gather in the parish hall for an evening of energy-filled community building and dynamic catechesis. With new catechetical themes delivered each semester, the youth ministry team have a variety of topics to explore and teach to the youth. This creative and experiential approach engages youth to understand Catholic teaching and form their Catholic identity. The night begins as we Gather in a large group for praise and worship and activities. The leaders then Proclaim the teaching and message of Christ. Afterwards, the teens Break into small groups for discussion in which they are invited to share their thoughts and experiences in a safe and non-judgemental atmosphere. Finally, we Send the teens off by challenging them to live the Gospel and make Christ visible, audible and tangible in their every day lives.

Please refer to calendar below for youth night schedule and topics.

Semester theme for January-June 2010: Vocations

Categories of Youth Nights

• Theme Nights
  Breaks down the semester theme into sub-topics that helps to deepen the teens' understanding of their Catholic faith.
   
• Issue Nights
  Focuses on current teen issues and how teens are called to respond as Catholic Christians.
   
• Spotlight Nights *A New Component
  Utilizes mainstream media (movie clips, music videos, songs, TV shows, etc) to teach on matters of faith.
   
• Social Nights
  Builds community among the teens and it's purely about having fun!