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, 06/23/19 through Saturday, 06/29/19.

Please check our home page with ways you can support our teens.  

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.

Preparation Dates:
10/06/19  at 9:00 AM
in the Christopher House

03/22/20 at 9:00 AM
in the Christopher House

04/08/20
Rehearsal in the gym at 6:00 PM CANCELED

04/10/20 
Living Stations Performance at 8:00 PM in the Church
CANCELED

Dear Friends,
 
Because of the pandemic we’re unable to make our annual large-scale mission trip to Kentucky. We don’t want the summer to go by without a St. Joe’s youth service mission so we’ve decided to focus our efforts closer to home. 
 
I invite you to join our Mendham Mission 2020! We’ll be working in town, outside, in small groups, following distancing guidelines, to serve the elderly and improve the environment the week of July 20.
 
Because of work schedules, summer plans, etc. we are asking for teens to sign up by day. If you can only work one or two days, just sign up for those days specifically. If you want to sign up for the week, sign up for each day.
 
Please only sign up if you know you will be able to be a part of the projects. We plan according to our volunteers and if people sign up to hold their spot and then don't attend, it leaves us in a very difficult position.
 
Some info:

• Must be a rising sophomore or older to participate

• Sign ups are on a first-come, first-served basis. (Those signed up to be a part of the Appalachia Trip this summer were given priority, but now we’re open to all).

• All jobs will be in Mendham Borough and outdoors. We are asking for people to sign up for an additional 2 days in the following week in case we need them as rain dates. 

• In an effort to support our local businesses, we will be providing breakfast, lunch, and day-end ice cream each day from our local restaurants. If you have any special dietary requirements, please let us know as soon as possible. 

• If you were not signed up to be a part of the Appalachia Trip 2020, we are asking for a “suggested contribution" of $20 per day to help offset our expenses. Those who were a part of Appalachia 2020 already put a lot of effort into fundraising which will be used to help with this Mendham Mission. 

• Those who will be joining us will need to sign a waiver, along with parent signatures, regarding following our safety guidelines. We will be taking temperatures each day, requiring masks, etc. More information on this will be forthcoming.

 
I hope you'll join this great effort! Sign up for the Mendham Mission here on our Sign Up Genius: 
 
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805054AAEAE28AA8-stjoseph
 
God bless you!
-Mark Tosso
 
PS: Adults, if you’d like to help please contact Mark Tosso directly at tosso@stjoesmendham.org
 

YOUTH MINISTRY ACTIVITIES ARE CANCELED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE (EXCEPT MENDHAM MISSION)

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/Activities

Teen 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:
09/05/19
09/19/19
10/03/19
10/24/19
11/14/19
12/12/19
01/09/20
01/23/20
02/06/20
02/25/20
03/12/20
03/26/20
04/16/20
04/30/20
05/14/20 
06/04/20 Teen BBQ in the back parking lot

Peer 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 6 through Sunday, December 8 2019
All 10th through 12th graders are invited.
Click for Search Brochure
 

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.
09/09/19
10/14/19
11/11/19
12/16/19
01/13/20
02/10/20
03/09/20
04/06/20
05/11/20
06/01/20