8303 Taft Street · Merrillville, IN 46410 · (219)769-1755

Teen Group

The Teen Group is open to all teenagers of the parish and their friends. Current members of the group are students in 8th through 12th grade. The group holds meetings twice a month on Saturday at 11:00am in the Parish Activity Center to complete community service projects, watch movies, discuss current issues, or just "chill", but always to eat! Whatever the group is doing always involves friendship and fun! We thank God for each other! Any changes to the date and time of meetings will appear in the bulletin and at this site.

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Halloween Party	Halloween Party	Catholic Youth Xperience
Car Wash	Car Wash	Pie Baking

We participate in diocesan events such as Catholic Youth Xperience(CYX) and have two representatives on the Diocesan Youth Council from our parish.

Teens attended the National Youth Conference in Atlanta, Ga in 2005 and are planning to attend the next NCYC in 2007 in Ohio.

Youth Ministers network and invitations are received for many other parishes' events.

We have held overnight Lock-INs, annual apple picking, pie baking, and hayrides, car washes, host the Parish Family Halloween Party, collect for Souper Bowl Sunday, community service projects, watch movies, dodgeball tournament, Experiential Crucificion and retreats with Father Terry Deffenbaugh discussing topics important to teens.

Any questions, call Mrs. Carole Sluce at 219-769-2295.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

	"Teen" Bake Sale - July 26 and 27
	The “teens” of our parish will be holding a Bake Sale after all the masses on the weekend of July 26th and 27th. Proceeds will go to sponsor a young man on his mission trip to Buffalo, New York and the American Cancer Society’s “Uncover the Cure” 10K Relay. If you would like to bake, please leave your items on the table before mass. Thank you for your support!

For more info, contact Carole Sluce at 769-2295 or OLCTEEN@hotmail.com.

We are always looking for new ideas, adult chaperones, or anyone wanting to share a talent or stories with a great group of young people!

New members ALWAYS WELCOME!!!