Your Ministry – EDGE

EDGE Youth Ministry – where youth lead youth TO THE HEIGHTS

All grade 6, 7 and 8 students are invited to join St. Joseph’s EDGE Youth Ministry in Scarborough.

EDGE promotes a sense of belonging within the Body of Christ as a Catholic Christian through challenges, activities and prayer. It fosters community by creating a fun, safe, in-person environment as the means to discover some of the riches of the Catholic Faith.

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It’s important that EDGE participants (aka EDGErs) understand that the Body of Christ is not limited to St Joseph’s EDGE youth ministry. Their family and all parishioners are also part of the Body of Christ.

With that perspective, we participate in corporal Works of Mercy (WoM) with other St Joseph ministries like the Knights of Columbus (Out-of-the-Cold), the St Vincent de Paul Society (Bundle-Up Weekend), the CWL (collect pop tabs, egg cartons, yarn, milk bags and material for quilts). We also join the congregation for devotionals such as Stations of the Cross, First Friday Mass and the Divine Mercy Novena. We even go beyond our parish to join youth from the Archdiocese at the Lift Jesus Higher Rally and at EDGE Camp.

Contact

Jeremy Tanuan
Youth Minister

Schedule 2023 - 2024

EDGE meets in the church hall on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month, from 7 PM to 8:45 PM. See below for specific dates.

Oct 13, 2023Signs of the Times
Oct 27, 2023Communion of Saints
Nov 10, 2023The Greatest Creation
Nov 24, 2023Called By Name
Dec 8, 2023Royal Appointment
Jan 12, 2024Honesty
Jan 26, 2024Conscience
Feb 9, 2024Fighting Words
Feb 23, 2024Made Visible
Mar 8, 2024Incarnate Word
Mar 22, 2024The Way
Apr 12, 2024I Forgive You
Apr 26, 2024A Love Confession
May 10, 2024The Promise
May 24, 2024Fulfilled
Jun 7, 2024The Liturgy of the Word
Jun 21, 2024All for One

EDGE CAMP EAST AUGUST 25 TO 29, 2024

(Dates still to be confirmed)

On goingEvery EDGE Night Collecting WoM: pop tabs, egg cartons, outer milk bags, yarn, material
Sep 30/Oct 1st Bundle-Up Weekend with the Saint Vincent Society WoM (registration required)
Nov 3, 2023First Friday Mass, in church
Dec 1, 2023First Friday Mass, in church
Jan 5, 2024First Friday Mass, in church
Feb 2, 2024 First Friday Mass, in church
Feb 16, 2024Stations of the Cross in church
FebPossible Out of the Cold with the K of C (WoM)
Mar 1, 2024First Friday Mass and Stations of the Cross in church
Mar 2, 2024Lift Jesus Higher Rally at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (tickets and transportation to be organized)
Mar 15, 2024Stations of the Cross in church
Mar 29, 2024Stations of the Cross in church/ Good Friday Mass
Mar 29-Apr 6th, 2024Divine Mercy Novena online
AprilBundle-Up Weekend with the Saint Vincent Society (registration required) (WoM)
May 3, 2024First Friday Mass, in the Church
Jun 7, 2024First Friday Mass, in the Church

Hopeful EXTRA & In-person Activities

We are still hopeful that EXTRA, and in-person activities will resume at some point. To be ready when they do, the youth ministry has scheduled activities that encourage Social Justice, Community Prayer and Relational Ministry. We propose the following activities only if they are happening and are safe to participate in:

Potential Social Justice Opportunities

EDGE NIGHTSACTIVITY
Friday in Feb (TBD)possible Out of the Cold Social Justice Night with St Joseph’s Knights of Columbus (one parent must accompany their youth)
AprilBundle Up weekend with St Joseph’s St Vincent de Paul Society

Registration Fee

Youth #1

1st Youth in Same Family
$ 20
  • Covers basic Youth Activities

Youth #2

2nd Youth in Same Family
$ 10
  • Covers basic Youth Activities

Youth #3

3rd Youth in Same Family
FREE
  • Covers basic Youth Activities

Parent

If your youth is in Grade 6, 7 or 8, please click on the Registration Button below. A welcome email will be sent to you within 6 days of registration. Please check your SPAM and Junk folders if you do not see it.

Call, text or email Jeremy at 416-282-0370 Ext. 213, JTanuan@ArchToronto.org if you have questions

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Events & Activities

  • Youth Ministry Fundraiser
    February 29, 2020
    St. Joseph’s Youth Ministry is inviting you to SUPPORT us with your prayers. Without the guidance ...
  • Nativity Play
    December 21, 2018
    Are you looking for a gift to GIVE Jesus? If you are between 3 years old ...
  • EDGE – An Update
    September 25, 2018
    Do you know that the word “sacrifice” comes from 2 Latin words: sacer (Sacred or ...
  • EDGE Camp East 2018
    September 25, 2018
    St Joseph’s EDGE Youth participated in EDGE Camp EAST 2018. We camped with 8 other ...
  • EDGE celebrates HOLY-Ween
    September 25, 2018
    On October 27th EDGE celebrated HOLY-Ween, the “Hallowedness of Hallowe’en. Dressed as Saints, we prepared ...