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Appalachia
Every year our teens and chaperones travel to Kentucky to build/repair homes for the working poor. The trip allows the group to foster relationships and grow spiritually in our mission to care for others and develop a feeling of community within our parish.
Fundraisers are held during the year to help cover the cost of travel and food for the participants.Dates of next Appalachia Trip:
Sunday, 06/17/18 through Saturday, 06/23/18.Please check our home page with ways you can support our teens. The first fundraiser is our Pasta Dinner on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Don't miss it.
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Bridges Homeless Outreach
Our teens and adults of the parish prepare a sandwich lunch for the Bridges Homeless Outreach of Summit. The crew, guided by the Outreach, hand out sandwiches, soup, lemonade, and toiletry kits at the 34th Street Heliport on the East River in NYC.
Our team participates twica a year in the Bridges Homeless Outreach. Support in buying groceries, making and delivering lunches is beneficial to those serving and those receiving.Dates:
10/22/17 at 9:00 AM
in the Christopher House
03/11/18 at 9:00 AM
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Living Stations of the Cross
03/28/18 Rehearsal in the gym at 6:00 PM
03/30/18 Living Stations Performance at 8:00 PM in the Church
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The Saint Joseph Youth Ministry team is committed to building opportunities for all of our high school students to learn and grow in their faith while serving others. We seek to combine elements of Catholic theology, service and spiritually into our community as well as other communities.
To learn more about St. Joseph Youth Ministry, contact Mark Tosso at 973-543-5950 ext. 17 or tosso@stjoesmendham.org
"Love one Another."
-John 15:17
Gatherings/ActivitiesTeen Dinners
There is a lot of wisdom to be gained in cooking, praying and eating together. These dinners are a low pressure way to feed our physical and spiritual hungers. Teens are all welcome to join us to cook and eat.Teen dinners are held at the Christopher House.
Come at 6:30 PM to help cook or if you can only stay for a bit, come at 7:15 PM to eat.
Dates of Teen Dinners:
09/07/17
09/28/17
10/19/17
11/16/17
11/30/17
12/21/17
01/11/18
02/01/18
02/13/18
03/01/18
03/15/18
04/05/18
05/03/18
05/31/18 Teen BBQ in the back parking lotPeer Leadership Council
There is a lot we like to do, but we need teens and adults to help plan and take leadership roles in different activities. Contact us to learn more.
Search Peer Retreat
The Annual Search Peer Retreat is scheduled for:
Friday, December 8th through Sunday, December 10th 2017.
All 10th through 12th graders are invited.
click for brochure and registration
Mass & Bagels
Start the week off right with Mass in the Chapel and then enjoy fresh, hot bagels before heading off to school. Mass is at 6:30 AM.
09/11/17
10/02/17
11/06/17
12/04/17
01/08/18
02/12/18
03/12/18
04/09/18
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Life Teen Blog (From the Diocese)
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I looked forward to these nights because I was challenged by the topic or affirmed by my friends, but also because my friends relied on me to hold them accountable with their struggles and celebrate...
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When I began to see just how much anxiety was affecting me, I started to pray and pray that God would alleviate this burden from my life.
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On Father’s Day, my family usually gets my dad a card that has a picture of a grill or a football or tools or beer (I’m probably not alone here). These popular images of earthly fatherhood are not...
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