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EDGE NIGHT GOAL represent the Church such as one, holy, catholic,
The goal of this Edge Night is to help the youth apostolic, family, community, faith, teaching
come to a deeper understanding of the universal sacraments, etc. on poster boards and put them
Catholic Church. up around the space.
him to rebuild the Church. The youth will have an salvation. The Catechism of the Catholic Church
opportunity to build their own churches and the states, “the comparison of the Church with the
Edge Night will end with a prayer to St. Francis of body casts light on the intimate bond between
Assisi. Christ and His Church. Not only is she gathered
around Him; but she is also united in Him, in His
body” (CCC 789). The beauty of the Church comes
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ENVIRONMENT from its unity in Christ and His love for us. Take
Put up different pictures of Catholic churches
time to reflect on your feelings towards the
from around the world, or make a slide show
Church and pray about how you can grow more
of the pictures. Also, write different words that
• Do you truly believe that the Catholic Church is • Why is the Church so important?
our means to salvation? How can you grow in
faith to believe this? • What does it mean that we are one body in
Christ?
• How can we help the youth understand the
Catholic Church? • What was the story of St. Francis of Assisi?
GATHER PROCLAIM
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION VIDEO
(5 min) (5 min)
Gather in all the youth, introduce any youth who Play one of the videos from the Media Suggestions.
are there for the first time, and recognize any
birthdays. Give a brief introduction to the night "ONE BODY" TEACHING
and begin in prayer. (10 min)
CORE INTRO AND PRAISE AND This teaching can be found on page 14 to 15. Here
WORSHIP are the main points from the teaching.
(10 min)
• The word church refers to the universal Catholic
If this is the first night of your semester, spend a Church, and our local church.
few minutes to introduce the youth to the Core
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Members and have them each give a few fun • We are all a part of the Body of Christ, and we
facts about themselves. After that have your each make up an essential part of that body.
music minister lead a time of praise and worship
beginning with a brief explanation of praise and • The Church is important. It is our means of
worship and how we can pray through music. salvation and where we experience Christ in the
sacraments.
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St. Francis was a man who was born into great wealth. Just like Jesus called St. Francis to build His Church,
He grew up very rich and was liked by everyone. we are all called to build up the Church. We may not
Even though he had everything he wanted, Francis be called in the way that St. Francis was, but Jesus
became unsatisfied with a life where all he chased asks all of us to go out to those around us and to
was money, fame, and glory. Knowing Francis’s tell them the about His love and salvation through
heart, God broke into his life in radical ways. Francis the Church and the sacraments. It may be scary at
found that in having nothing, he had everything, and times, and cause us to go outside of our comfort
life with God was more fulfilling than all the riches zone, but we are all given the grace we need to love
and glory he desired. those around us and to share the love of Christ with
them. If we each do this with a few people in our
As he continually searched for God and prayed, he lives, we will be helping to build up the Church.
found himself one day in a Church in San Damiano.
While he was praying there, he heard Christ on the Break the youth back into their small groups. Give
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crucifix speak to him and say the words “rebuild my each youth five slips of paper and a pen. Instruct
church.” St. Francis assumed that Christ meant the them to write on each slip of paper one person
physical church building he was in, which was very who is a part of their lives and how they can share
old and in need of many repairs. So, he began to the love of Christ with that person. For example:
beg for money and stones to repair the crumbling Sam: my best friend, I will pray with him at lunch,
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church of San Damiano. But, God had something or Tom: my elderly next-door neighbor, I will ask
much bigger in mind; he wanted St. Francis to repair my parents if we can cook a meal to bring to him.
the Church – meaning the universal Catholic Church.
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WHAT IS CHURCH?
What makes up the human body? There are many different parts
that all have to work together in order for us to function and live.
Our brains have to send signals to our lungs to breath, our hearts
have to work with our veins and pump blood through our bodies,
and our feet have to work with our legs in order for us to walk. There
are many body parts that make up the human body, no one part
is better than another, and each one is essential to the whole. In YouCat 126
the same way we can describe the Church as the Body of Christ Key Word
with Jesus as the head and each one of us as a part of that body.
That means that we each have a specific role to play in the Church,
and that the Church as a whole works together under the guidance
of Christ. This semester we will be learning a lot about the Church
because it is important that we understand its purpose as well as
our own roles within it.
or they “are a part of a church”. As Catholics, church means two CCC 777
different things for us. First of all the Catholic Church is universal, Key Word
and all Catholics around the whole world believe and practice the
same thing. Church with a capital “C” refers to the universal Church.
Secondly, church with a lower case “c” refers to our particular church
or parish that we are a part of.
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He has a specific plan for each of us in His Body. Just like we talked
about before, whether we are to be a hand, a knee or a pinky toe we
are all important. He gives us strength through the sacraments and
the Church to do what He asks of us so that we can bring His love to
all those around us.
From the beginning of time, from Adam and Eve, God had a plan to
bring us back into unity with Him. He had a plan to save us from our
Matthew 16:18 sins and to bring us into eternal happiness with Him. God sent His
Matthew 28:18-20 Son Jesus to earth and coming and dying for our sins was the climax
of this plan, and it is through the Church that we are all brought into
this plan of salvation. Jesus Christ established the Church as a way
to bring the Good News of our salvation to all the ends of the earth,
and as the way to attain this salvation.
The Church is much bigger than you and me and our parish, but
we each play a significant role in God’s plan for the Church and
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EDGE NIGHT GOAL The youth will then return to their small groups
The goal of this Edge Night is to help the youth for a time of discussion and creating a skit about
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understand that the Church is made up of both the role of their guardian angel. The night will end
visible and invisible aspects and that both aspects with a time of prayer asking God to give the youth
make up a whole Church community. eyes of faith and help their unbelief.
ENVIRONMENT
SEEN AND UNSEEN
GATHER
friends, etc.) that they interact with on a daily
basis. Have them draw pictures of or write
the words out of the items they have most in
common. On the other side of the poster board
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION have the youth brainstorm all the invisible items
(5 min) they interact with on a daily basis (wind, internet,
emotions, etc.). Like with the visible items, have
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Gather in all the youth, introduce any youth who the youth draw pictures that represent or write
are there for the first time, and recognize any the words of the invisible items. This will be more
birthdays. Give a brief introduction to the night challenging for the youth, but that is intentional.
and begin in prayer.
Once all the groups are finished, have two youth
SEEN AND UNSEEN
VISIBLE/INVISIBLE BRAINSTORM from each group share two or three items from
(15 min) each side of their poster board with the whole
group. Use this as a transition into the teaching
Break the youth into small groups and give each for the Edge Night.
group a poster board and markers. On the front
of the poster board have the youth brainstorm
all the visible items (bed, parents, school bus,
SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION • What are some practical ways to help increase
(15 min) your trust in God?
Break the youth back into their small groups, • What role can the saints and angels play in
begin in prayer, and use the following questions helping us grow in trust of God?
for discussion:
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struggle with believing that part? Night and remind the youth that as they gather
together saints and angels surround them. The
• Keeping all of what we talked about in mind, youth minister should open the time of prayer by
what is one way you can grow in your faith this reading John 20:24-29. Explain to the youth the
week? story of Thomas the following is an example.
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and heart that your angels and saints surround
us always.
KEY WORD Laity - Men and women in Angels - Spiritual beings that
the Church that do not have are servants and messengers
DEFINITIONS a vocation to the priesthood, of God.
deaconate, or religious life.
Magisterium - The teaching
Heaven - The dwelling place
authority of the Church.
of God, angels, and the saints.
DAILY ENCOUNTERS
Everyday we encounter many things – things that are visible and
invisible. (Recap some of the items brainstormed by the groups). We
may not think about how many things we actually see or do not see
because they have become so common to us. This might also be
true when we talk about the Church.
Ask the youth to name things in the room. They will most likely name
physical items and leave out the “invisible”/spiritual realities. This will be
addressed at the end of the teaching.
Our Creed tells us that the Father is the Maker of all things visible
and invisible. What do you think that means? (Have a few youth
answer the question).
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SEEN AND UNSEEN
The first major aspect of the visible Church is simple – the people!
The Church is not just the physical places, but the Church is made
up of God’s people. When we gather on Sundays, we are the Church.
Our Church has one very important visible aspect—in fact, it is the
most important aspect of our faith. (Ask the youth to guess what they
think it might be).
The Eucharist is the source and summit of our faith. That means
that everything we do and believe is connected to the Eucharist.
The Eucharist is the real physical presence of Christ on Earth. He
CCC 1324-1327 gave us the Eucharist so that when He went up to heaven, He could
CCC 1419 physically be with us even when we could not see Him anymore.
So, even though we may not be able to see what His face physically
looks like, when we go to Mass or pray in Adoration, we come face-
to-face with Christ in the Eucharist.
INVISIBLE
The Church is also made up of parts that we cannot see. Often we
think that if we cannot see, touch, or experience something, then
it is not real or true. If we were honest, we would say this was true
of our faith. It is hard for us to believe in the Holy Spirit because we
have not seen Him. But, our Church is not just a physical place or
limited to what we can see. Our Church also has an invisible reality.
Let’s talk about a few invisible aspects of our faith. First of all we
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have the angels. Angels are real spiritual beings that dwell in heaven
with God. There are different classes of angels that have different
CCC 328-336 purposes like worshiping God or protecting humanity. The classes
Key Word of angels we are most familiar with are archangels, like St. Michael,
and guardian angels. God assigns a guardian angel to every human
person who is conceived. Our angel is always with us, protecting us,
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COMMUNITY
All of the visible and invisible aspects of our faith make up the
Church. The Church is not just what we have physically on earth. The
Church includes both parts. The saints in heaven are just as much
a part of the Church as those of us who are together now. When we
gather together to pray, they are with us. When we named what was
in the room, did we forget about the saints and angels? Even though
we cannot see them, they are here too! We are a community. We are
God’s family.
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The goal of this Edge Night is for the youth to reflective prayer.
come to a greater understanding of what it
means when we profess that the Church is One. ENVIRONMENT
Use old boxes or poster board to cut out large
EDGE NIGHT AT A GLANCE shaped puzzle pieces. Punch a small hole in the
PUZZLE PIECES
This Edge Night will begin with a game that top of the cardboard and use string to hang them
allows the youth to make puzzles. This will then from the ceiling of the main room. Ask the Core
transition into the Proclaim where they will learn Team to bring in any puzzles they may have or go
about the unity of the Church as One. After the to a thrift store and purchase a few puzzles to put
talk, the youth will have a chance to discuss the at the front of the room.
Supplies:
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION • 8 ½ x 11 in. pieces of cardboard
(10 min) • Markers
• Scissors
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• Paper bags
are there for the first time, and recognize any • Tape
birthdays. Give a brief introduction to the night
and start with a prayer. Break the youth into small groups. Give each group
an 8 ½ x 11 inch piece of cardboard, markers, and
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SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION • How do you live out your faith in your everyday
(15 min) life?
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Break the youth back into small groups, begin After spending some time getting to know
in prayer, and use the following questions for one another, end in a group prayer. Consider
discussion: having each youth share a prayer intention with
everyone.
• How does the analogy of a puzzle help us
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KEY WORD One - The mark of the Church Unity - The bond that all
named because of its source, those in the Church share
DEFINITIONS soul, and founder as Jesus — because they have one faith
one Lord, one faith, one life in and worship God together.
the Spirit. This bond brings about
harmony in the Church.
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We started our Edge Night with making and putting together puzzles
– the image of a puzzle can help us understand what we will be
talking about which is the Church as One. (Have the speaker ask the
youth what they think the puzzles have to do with the topic for the night).
Have you ever noticed when we profess the Creed at Mass we say
that we believe in “One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church”? These
four things are called the four marks of the Church, and each one Key Word
reveals something different about the Church. We are going to be
talking specifically about the Church as One.
Like a puzzle that has many pieces that come together to make one
picture, the Church is One but it is made up of many different people.
When you put together puzzles no two puzzle pieces are ever the
same, and if you lose one piece there will always be a noticeable
hole in your finished puzzle. Similarly, when we talk about the
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many different backgrounds all coming together in unity brought Key Word
together through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. And just like CCC 813
our puzzle pieces, no two people are the same. God created us all
uniquely, and each of us serves a purpose and has a place in the
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whole picture of the puzzle. If you think that you are not important
or not a part of the oneness of the Church just think about a puzzle
missing a piece, the same goes if you were not a part of the Church.
We can see how the Trinity plays a huge role in the unity of the
Church, but it is also up to us to stay united to Christ and the Church.
This happens through us all having the same beliefs and following
the teaching of the Church. We can do this under the guide of one
YouCat 129 Pope and through learning about our faith, which has been passed
Lumen Gentium 4 down from Jesus Christ Himself. A good way to remember what we
are called to believe is to pray the Creed, which expresses all the
main beliefs of the Catholic faith. Also what we do as Catholics aids
in our unity; things like our different practices of prayer and when
we participate in the sacraments, specifically the Mass.
There are many things that we can do to help build up the unity
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of the Church. One main way to do this is to learn more about our
faith and to live it out in unity with the rest of the members of the
Church. We can do this by coming to Edge, by asking our parents or
other adults questions about the faith, and by participating in the
sacraments and going to Mass every Sunday.
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EDGE NIGHT GOAL and an activity to teach the youth about various
The goal of this Edge Night is for the youth to gain saints who have exemplified profound holiness
in their lives. The Send will help make a tangible
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“junk” in our lives and use it to make something line the outer walls with pictures and quotes of
new. The Proclaim will focus on the truth that the various saints or other items or images the youth
Church is Holy because its founder, Jesus Christ, perceive to be holy.
is holy. The youth will also come to understand
that through the Church God desires to make us
holy. The Break will include a time for discussion
• Has the truth that God loves you become stale • What makes the Church holy?
or commonplace?
• How can we as a family grow in holiness?
GATHER
For this game, be sure to have collected enough
useable junk in order for each small group to play
–junk can include anything from empty cans to
small broken appliances, boxes, etc. Enlist some
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION help from the parish staff, parents of youth,
(5 min) and Core Team in order to get as much junk as
possible.
Gather in all the youth, introduce any youth who
are there for the first time, and recognize any Break the youth into small groups. Give each
birthdays. Give a brief introduction to the night small group an even amount of the junk that
and start with a prayer. was collected along with some duct tape. Give
each small group five minutes to create the most
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Consider using the Scripture from 1 Peter 1:14-16 unique, funny, and weird creation using the junk
in your opening prayer. that they have been given. Once the time is up,
have each small group come up and present their
INVENTION CONVENTION creation and give an explanation of what it is and
(15 min) what it does or what it can be used for. Have a
judge panel of Core Team Members select their
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• The Church is Holy because God is holy and is TAKING IT DEEPER: SMALL GROUP
at work in Her.
ADAPTATIONS FOR 8TH GRADE
For the 8th graders looking to go deeper, instead
• We are all called to a life of holiness, and we
of doing the activity with the saints handout,
have been given the Church as a means to
have them read 1 Peter 1:13-16. Be sure the
become radically holy.
small group facilitator is familiar with the verse
beforehand. Instruct the youth to think of one
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word or phrase that stands out to them as you
read the verse. Then use the following questions
to foster discussion about this verse.
SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION • What word or phrase stood out to you from this
(10 min) verse? Why?
Break the youth back into small groups, begin • In the verse, it says to “not act in compliance
in prayer, and use the following questions for with the desires of your former ignorance.”
discussion: What do you think this means?
• What do you think it means to be holy? • The verse also says that we should “be holy
because I [am] holy.” Knowing that we are called
• Who do you know that exemplifies holiness in to be holy, what are some things that get in the
their life? How so? What about them stands out? way of growing in holiness?
• What does it mean when we say that the Church • Why do we sometimes avoid growing in
is Holy? holiness?
parish holier?
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• What is one specific way that you are going to
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DEFINITIONS
Holy - To be set apart, to be
sacred. Christ is perfectly
holy, and so we are called to
imitate His holiness in our
own lives.
The same is true for the Church. The Church is Holy simply because
it comes from God who is holy. The Church is a gift from God and He
instituted the Church out of love to be a means for all of us to achieve
holiness. In fact, Christ’s love for all of us is so strong that before He
died He created the Church and put it under the protection of St.
Peter. It was the plan of God all along to give us a way to know the
truth and to have all that we need to achieve holiness through His
one Church, which He makes holy.
We know that God is perfectly holy and the Church is Holy, so what
happens when the members of His Church are not necessarily
always holy? The good news is that the Church’s holiness does not
depend on how holy we are. Even if we sin, the Church does not
Romans 3:23 lose its holiness. Even if we as human beings mess up, that does not
CCC 1131 mean that the Church loses the truth of the teachings of Christ or
CCC 828 the source of graces through the sacraments. Because the Church’s
holiness comes from God it does not change based upon the people
in the Church. This is what the Church was made for: God made
the Church holy so that we may be made holy through all that the
Church offers.
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It is up to us to learn the truth of God and how we were created.
We can do this by coming to Edge each week and learning new
things, and we can also do this by attending Mass and listening
to the homilies. If you are really ambitious you can also read the
YouCat and learn more about the faith. We are also able to grow in
holiness by going to the sacraments. God gives us everything we
need to become holy through the holy Church. It is up to us to take
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HOLY SAINTS
The saints are men and women who have walked this earth and lived lives worthy to be in
heaven with Jesus. They are examples of holiness for us. We can ask them to pray for us to
Jesus like we would ask a friend to pray for us. Below are stories of a few saints. Read each of
them and pick out the one that stands out to you most.
decided that the material possessions and popularity were not going to make her
happy, but only God would. St. Teresa of Avila shows us that material possessions are
not the most important thing in our lives, but that we should focus first on God and
what He is calling us to.
SAINTLY INTERCESSION
After reading about each of these saints, spend some time writing a prayer for the
intercession of a saint that stood out to you. The prayer does not have to be anything too
complicated, just a simple prayer to the saint asking for his or her prayers in your journey to
holiness.
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of belonging to a larger Church and joining other her. “Where there is Christ Jesus, there is the Catholic
Catholics around the world in prayer. Church.” In her subsists the fullness of Christ’s body
united with its head; this implies that she receives
from him “the fullness of the means of salvation”
which he has willed: correct and complete confession
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Break the youth into small groups and give them
each a large piece of butcher paper or poster
board and some markers. Instruct them to come
up with a team name, a team logo, and to decorate
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION their banner. Also give each youth an item to wear
(5 min) that will designate which small group they are a
part of such as a necklace or a bandana.
Gather in all the youth, introduce anyone who
is there for the first time, and recognize any EXTREME TEAM TAG
birthdays. Give a brief introduction to the night (15 min)
and begin with a prayer.
Supplies:
TEAM BANNER • Bandana/team identifier
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Keep the youth in their small groups and instruct OUTLINE
Supplies: them to put on their identifying object that
• Poster board or butcher paper will help them identify the other small group
• Markers members. Then, instruct the youth that they will
• Bandanas/team identifier be playing a large game of team-tag.
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PROCLAIM
• What are the two ways that the Church is
Catholic?
Invite a Core Member or any member of your • What are three ways you can evangelize at
church community who has either traveled home or school?
or lived abroad. Have him or her give a brief
testimony about experiencing the Church, TEAM PRAYERS
especially the Mass, in a different country. Have (10 min)
him or her emphasize that even though it may be
in a different language the sacraments and Mass Supplies:
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• Markers
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(10 min) Keep the youth in their small groups and bring
out the team banner they made at the beginning
This teaching can be found on page 54 to 56. Here of the night. Explain to the youth that we are all
are the main points from the teaching. called to live out our faith but we do not have to
do it alone. We have a community, like the small
• The Catholic Church is a universal community. group, to share our faith journey with. Have the
youth pass around the banner and write down
• The Church is Catholic in that it contains the one way that they want to grow in their faith and
fullness of Christ’s presence and the means to evangelize others. For example: courage to pray
salvation, and that Christ sends Her out on a before meals at school, to go to confession more
mission to the whole world. often, to pray with their family, to share their faith
with their friends.
• We are all called to live out our Catholic faith in
our daily lives. Once all of the youth have written down the ways
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ADORATION
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KEY WORD
Salvation - “The forgiveness
DEFINITIONS of sins and restoration of
friendship with God, which
Catholic - “One of the four
can be done by God alone”
marks or notes of the Church,
(CCC 169).
taken from the Nicene Creed.
The Church is catholic or
Evangelization - “The
universal both because she
proclamation of Christ and
possesses the fullness of
his Gospel (Greek: evangelion)
Christ’s presence and the
by word and the testimony of
means of salvation, and
life, in fulfillment of Christ’s
because she has been sent
command” (CCC 905)
out by Christ on a mission to
the whole of the human race”
(CCC 830)
be with us to the end of the age, but He also has given us the gift of
the Catholic Church.
means more than just being a name we identify ourselves with. The Key Word
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Christ that spans across the world. There are two main things that
make the Church Catholic.
The Church is also Catholic because She has been sent out on a
mission from Christ to the whole human race. All men are called to
be a part of the Catholic Church, which has the fullness of truth and
Matthew 28:18-20 salvation. It does not matter your race, age, or gender – all people
CCC 831 are called to be a part of the Church. Jesus Christ desires for all men
Key Word to live in unity as one, and it is this unity among men that is present
in the Catholic Church. Evangelization calls us to bring the Good
News of Jesus Christ out to the world and to those who do not know
Him.
First, we are called to participate in all that the Church has to offer
us as means to our salvation. We are all a part of the Catholic
Church by the Sacrament of Baptism and because of that we can
participate in all the other sacraments in the Church. That means
that we should take advantage of what we have been given and go
to the Sacrament of Reconciliation frequently and go to Mass every
Sunday to receive the Eucharist. All of the seven sacraments are
given to us as a gift and help for us to grow more in a relationship
with Christ and to ultimately make it to heaven.
We can also learn more about our faith. The Catholic Church has
the fullness of truth that has been passed down from Jesus Christ
through the apostles to all the bishops and priests who came after
them. It is up to us to learn what our Church professes and believes,
to ask questions when we do not understand, and to continually
look for answers.
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EDGE NIGHT GOAL youth will have the opportunity to reflect on how
The goal of this Edge Night is to help the youth they can bring the Good News of Christ to the
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understand what it means when we profess the world. Also in small groups, they will have the
Church as Apostolic. time to design thank you cards for the bishop of
your local diocese. The Edge Night will close with
a prayer for the all the leaders of the Church.
EDGE NIGHT AT A GLANCE
The Edge Night begins with the youth creating
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Just like the apostles, we have also been given • What are some things that we, as a family, are
the missionary mandate to “make disciples of all doing to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ?
nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew • What are some ways that we, as a family, can
28:19-20). Pope Francis shows us that in order to start to help spread the love of Christ in the
properly preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ, we world?
must be people of prayer. We can only properly
and effectively preach the Good News if we
have a relationship with our heavenly Father; it
is through prayer that this communion with God
develops and deepens (CCC 2565).
Gather in all of the youth, introduce any youth This teaching can be found on page 64 to 66. Here
that are there for the first time, and recognize any are the main points from the teaching.
birthdays. Give a brief introduction to the night
and then open the night with prayer. • The Church is Apostolic which means that she
is sent by Jesus to preach the Good News of
TRAVEL DESTINATION DEALS Christ.
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• Apostolic succession gives the pope, bishops,
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• Poster board Himself to teach and guide the Church.
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• Prizes • We are all called to be a part of the apostolic
mission of the church.
Before the Edge Night, have each Core Member
choose what their group’s travel destination will
be. Encourage them to pick a place that the youth
may not be familiar with. Have the Core Members
find a few basic facts about this destination and a
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few pictures that they can either print off for the MISSIONARY TESTIMONY
youth or have on their phones to show them. (10 min)
Break the youth into small groups. Have the Core At this time have a Core Member give a
Members explain to the group what their travel testimony about a time they purposely traveled
destination will be and share the brief facts and somewhere to preach the Good News of Jesus
pictures of this place. Then give each group a on a mission trip. Have him or her first tell
poster board and markers and instruct them to the youth where he or she went, and then
make an advertisement, tweet or Instagram post what he or she did while he or she was there.
for their destination to be utilized in the travel During his or her explanation have him or her
agency. Once the youth have completed their emphasize how this was living out the call to be
posters have them present to the whole group a part of the apostolic mission of the Church.
and explain what things they highlighted about
the destination and why.
SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION
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After all the groups have presented, have the (10 min)
youth vote for which place they want to travel to
and give that group a prize. Break the youth back into their small groups,
begin in prayer, and use the following questions
for discussion:
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• What are some ways that you tear down the CLOSING PRAYER
Church? (10 min)
• How can you be a better disciple of Christ? Gather all of the youth back to the large group. If
possible, invite your parish priest to be present
• How can you, in your every day life, help to at the end of the Edge Night. Give a brief re-cap
spread the Good News of Jesus Christ? of the teaching and that the call to be apostolic is
not just for bishops and priests but also for all of
us.
TAKING IT DEEPER: SMALL GROUP
ADAPTATIONS FOR 8TH GRADE: Invite your parish priest(s) to come to the middle
For your 8th graders that are looking to go deeper, of the space and instruct the youth to gather
during small groups have them read 1 Peter 3:15- around him to pray over him. Have all of the
16 in their Bibles instead of doing the small group youth extend their hands over the priest(s) and
questions. lead them in a prayer asking God to bless your
priest(s) and to help him carry on his call to the
Give them some time to journal about these two apostolic mission of the Church. After, ask your
questions: priest(s) to pray over all the youth asking Christ
to help them to carry out their own missions to
1. How would you respond to a person who asks bring Christ to all people.
you about your faith?
End the Edge Night in a prayer all together for the
2. Why do you love your faith? pope and all bishops and the universal Catholic
Church to fulfill the great commission we have all
THANK YOU CARDS FOR OUR been given.
BISHOP
(10 min) FURTHER ADAPTATION IDEAS
• Have some small groups write thank you cards
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• Blank thank you cards thank you letters to your parish priests.
• Pens
• Bring in your priest to do a Q & A and allow the
Keep the youth in their small groups and have youth to ask questions about what he does in
them direct their attention to the front of the his everyday life.
room. Put up a picture of your local bishop or
bishops and give the youth some fun facts about
them. Explain to them some of the tasks of their
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KEY WORD Apostle - One who is sent Vicar of Christ - Title of the
with a mission; refers to office of pope implying his
DEFINITIONS the twelve men Jesus chose full, supreme and universal
to continue His mission to power over the whole Church
Disciple - Those who accept
preach the Gospel to the on Earth
Jesus’ message to follow Him
whole world of faith through
the Church” (CCC 75-82).
“In order that the full and living Gospel might always be preserved
in the Church the apostles left bishops as their successors. They
gave them ‘their own position of teaching authority.’” This teaching
authority is passed on through the laying on of hands and “is
transmitted down to our day through episcopal consecration.”
This consecration happens when men become priests through
the Sacrament of Holy Orders. The authority that every priest and
bishop receives is the authority of Christ. No bishop, not even the
pope, has any power to act on his own authority; rather, it is Christ
who shares His own power with these men and enables them
preserve the faith of the Church.
We have talked a lot about apostolic succession and the roles that
the pope and bishops have in the Catholic Church, but what about
us? When we profess that the Church is Apostolic in the Creed,
we are also recognizing that we have a role as well. Just as Christ
commissioned St. Peter and the other apostles to make disciples
CCC 863 of all nations, we also share in this same mission. Apostle, in Greek
means, “sent,” so just as the apostles were sent out, we too are
called to be apostles of Christ, to be sent out into the world. We TEACHING
are called to help spread the Good News to everyone that we meet
- that Christ died for our sins and rose from the dead, so that we
might have eternal life.
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The goal of this Edge Night is to help the youth some priestly vestments along with poster boards
understand how they share in Jesus’ threefold that have the words faith, hope, and love on them.
mission as priest, prophet, and king. In the room where the prophet teaching will be
given, have a table covered in burlap cloth with
a Bible displayed opened to the Old Testament.
EDGE NIGHT AT A GLANCE Also, have a picture of John the Baptist as well as
This Edge Night begins with a large group game
poster boards with the words Messiah, repent,
of capture the flag. The Proclaim is separated into
and salvation written on them. In the area for
three different teachings about being a priest,
the king teaching have it decorated like a royal
prophet, and king. The Break consists of a small
court with a chair up front with lush velvety cloth
group discussion and the Edge Night ends with a
draped over and around it, a red carpet leading
special blessing and a sending forth for the youth
up to it, and a crown on the chair. Also put up
to live out the call to be priests, prophets, and
poster boards with the words kingdom, chosen,
kings.
and sons and daughters.
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GATHER
hand out the stickers and have the youth put the
stickers on their hands as they walk in. Try your
best to give out the same amount of each sticker.
Also assign Core Members to each of the three
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION groups and instruct them to stay with that group
(5 min) for the entire Edge Night.
• Stickers are there for the first time, and recognize any
birthdays. Give a brief introduction to the night
As the youth walk in to the meeting space have and begin in prayer.
three different types of stickers, one that signifies
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through God the Father and by the anointing of the main points from the teaching:
the Holy Spirit. When we are baptized, we too are
anointed by the Holy Spirit and called to live out • Jesus Christ came as our King not to be served
these three roles of priest, prophet, and king. We but to serve.
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SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION Play the video “That’s My King” from the Media
(10 min) Suggestions.
Break the youth into small groups, begin in prayer, CLOSING PRAYER AND BLESSING
and use the following questions for discussion: (10 min)
• What does it mean to share in Christ’s Bring all the youth back in for a final prayer. Invite
priesthood? As a prophet? As a king? your parish priest to come and give a blessing to
all the youth for special grace to live out the call to
• What are ways that we live out these share with Christ in being priests, prophets, and
characteristics? kings.
COMMON PRIESTHOOD
As we said earlier, when we are Baptized and Confirmed we are
anointed with the Holy Spirit and we too come to share in the
roles of Christ as priest, prophet, and king. To be clear this type Key Word
of priesthood is not the same as the priesthood we just talked YouCat 259
about. They are two very distinct things. So, how do we share in the
priesthood of Christ?
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We can do this through prayer. We can pray and ask God to increase
these virtues in us. At the beginning of the rosary on the three
beads before the decades start, we ask for an increase in faith,
hope, and charity. We can also live these out by doing acts. We can
act in faith by choosing to believe in God and all that He has shown
CCC 166 us through Jesus Christ. We can do this by fully participating at Mass
Matthew 10:32-33 and actively listening and responding. We can read the Gospels and
CCC 1818 share what we learn about Christ with others. The virtue of hope
CCC 1822 gives us a desire for eternal life and the happiness of heaven. We can
act in hope by doing things in our lives that are worthy of heaven,
by avoiding sin, and frequenting the Sacrament of Reconciliation. In
charity, we love God above all else and love our neighbor. We can
live out this aspect of our common priesthood by loving God first,
then those around us, in our family and our community.
We have been given the grace and gift of the Holy Spirit to live out
our role of the common priesthood, all we have to do is trust in God
and seek to build up and love those around us.
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WHAT IS A PROPHET?
A prophet is someone who is sent by God to preach the good news of
salvation. The place that we are most familiar with seeing prophets Key Word
is in the Old Testament. These prophets of the Old Testament – YouCat 5
people like Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel – preached the coming of CCC 64
the Messiah and the salvation for all the People of God. They are Key Word
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to turn away from their sins and to turn to God the Father.
One of the last prophets, and one who is in the New Testament is
CCC 718-720
John the Baptist.
John the Baptist is known for preparing the way for the Lord; he
preached the same message of repentance and preparation for the
coming of Jesus as many Old Testament prophets– but he lived to Matthew 3:13-16
see Jesus. John went out into the desert to baptize people, and he
baptized Jesus Christ Himself.
Old Testament – but we are all called to proclaim the Good News
of Jesus. We are no longer preaching the coming of Jesus, like the CCC 785
prophets of old, but we are preaching the Good News that Jesus John 3:16
came and saved us from our sins. We are preaching the hope of
heaven and the call to live lives of greatness. We are called to be
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When Jesus came, He was not like a king that the people were
expecting. Many of the Jewish people were looking for someone
much like the king we have described. The thought the king would
be someone who was famous, wealthy, and powerful, but Jesus
came with humility and lived a simple life. He did not have a fancy CCC 786
crown, and He did not have a big castle to live in. Rather, His type of
kingship was one of service and love. He is a King much greater than
any other king in the world because He is the King of the Universe,
yet He did not flaunt this. Rather, He spent His time with the poor,
the sick, and the suffering.
He is a King who did not come to the earth to condemn us, to boss
us around, and to make us slaves. He came to serve us and show
us His great love. This love is ultimately shown when He dies on the John 3:16-17
cross for all of us and for our sins so that we would one day be able Romans 5:8
to live in the Kingdom of Heaven with Him.
OUR KINGSHIP
We are all called to participate in the kingship of Jesus by imitating
Him in acts of charity. We exercise our kingly role by serving the
poor and the suffering around us. What are some practical ways we
can do this? We can help those who are physically poor by donating
clothes, food, or money to those in need. We can serve those who are CCC 786
spiritually poor by praying for them, praying with them, and inviting YouCat 139
them to Church. Are there people in your life who are suffering from
loneliness? You can be a friend to someone in need at school, you
can smile at someone who seems to be sad, or you can spend time
with an elderly relative who is lonely.
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THE MASTERPIECE OF LIFE
The goal of this Edge Night is to help the youth all the different ways they can follow God and
understand that they play an important, serve in the Church. At the end of the Edge Night,
irreplaceable role in the Church. the youth will have an opportunity to see all the
different ministries in the church that they can be
a part of.
EDGE NIGHT AT A GLANCE
The Edge Night begins with the youth making a
giant paint wall- this will take some time to set ENVIRONMENT
up so be sure to plan ahead. Then, using an There are two main analogies in this teaching
analogy of music, the Proclaim will show how the used to express how each youth is important to
youth play a pivotal role in the Church. During the Church, that of a painting and a song. Utilize
• What are some things you are already doing in • What are some things we can do as a family to
your life to live out your faith? be more involved in our faith and at our parish?
OUTLINE
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Get a large canvas and on the back of the canvas
poke through a few thumbtacks so that the pointy
side is sticking through to the front of the canvas.
This will help the paint filled water balloons to
WATER BALLOON PAINTING pop. Then fill up water balloons with paint. Do THE MASTERPIECE OF LIFE
(15 min) this by getting washable paint and putting it in a
water bottle that has a spout or small opening–
Supplies fill it half with paint and half with water. Then
• Canvas put the water bottle mouth over the spout of the
• Water balloons water balloon and squirt the paint in. Make sure
• Paint to have one water balloon for each youth in your
• Thumbtacks program. For a video explanation of how to do
this see the Media Suggestions.
Make sure that there are Core Members to help Break the youth into small groups, begin in prayer,
with the water balloons as well as plenty of Core and use the following questions for discussion.
Members inside to socialize with the youth as you
wait for everyone to get a chance at the paint wall. • What is a unique trait or talent that you have?
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION • How can that trait play a part in your role in the
(5 min) Church?
Gather in all the youth, introduce any youth that • Do you really believe that it would make a
are there for the first time, and recognize any difference if you were not a part of the Church?
birthdays. Give a brief introduction to the night Why or why not?
and begin in prayers.
• What can you do to serve the Church?
SEND
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PARISH OPPORTUNITIES
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FOLLOWING GOD TESTIMONY
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Play the Secret Server video from the Media
Suggestions as an introduction to the many
Have a high school teen or a Core Member give ministries the youth can be involved in. Use this
a brief testimony about a time in his or her life time to promote different ministries around your
that he or she really understood his or her role in parish that the youth can get involved in: altar
the Church. Have him or her share what brought serving, ushering, handing out song sheets,
about this understanding and how he or she lived participating in different clothing or food drives,
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THE MASTERPIECE OF LIFE
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Just like it is important for a musician to play the right notes and
to learn to play his or her instrument well. It is important that you
learn how to live in harmony with God and learn how to live your
John 14:6 life well. You do this by following Christ who is the “way, the truth,
and the life”, and by following the teachings of the Church which are
there to guide us and show us how to live in accord with how we
were created.
So we know that we are important, and that God has great plans for
us, and that we were created uniquely. But what if I just don’t want
to do this whole Church thing. Will it really matter?
Have one of the band member’s abruptly stop playing and walk off as
the rest of the band continues to play.
TEACHING
Have another person walk off.
Have another person walk off after playing a horribly wrong note. At this THE MASTERPIECE OF LIFE
time, there should only be one person left playing.
Have the final person walk off ending the song completely.
We all need the Church to learn how to live our lives well and to
love God, and the Church needs us and all our gifts and talents.
The Church needs all our love, joy, and our commitment to carrying
out the plans of Christ in the world. The song that God is writing for
your life and the masterpiece painting He has in mind is intricate. YouCat 128
He needs you to follow the music He has written for you. He needs
you to add your color to the painting. It is up to each and every one
of us to help reveal the glory, majesty, and love of God to the whole
world.
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What is going well at our Edge Nights? What can Would you be interested in leading prayer,
we improve? explaining games, or giving a Proclaim teaching?
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Was there one particular part of this Edge Night Are our Core meetings effective? How can I
you did not think was necessary? What and better serve you as a youth minister? What can
Why? we do to better serve our youth?
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