Sr. High Peer Ministry  
Confirmed Youth in Grades 11–12 (Grade 10 by recommendation)


Wednesdays – 4:45–6:00pm
                  OR  6:45–8:00pm

2011-2012
Sept   28         
Oct     5, 12, 26
Nov    9, 16
Dec    7, 14 
Jan    11, 18, 25
Feb    1, 8, 15, 29
Mar    7, 14, 21, 28
Apr   11, 18, 25
May   2


Peer Ministry at Pax Christi assists in personal faith growth as a disciple of Jesus Christ, develops leadership skills, and provides an opportunity for their use within a ministry setting.

Peer ministers attend monthly prayer and leadership training sessions, assist with Middle School faith formation sessions on a weekly basis, and are available to participate in and/or encourage the participation of others in various ministry offerings such as Bible studies, service projects, and social outings.  Additionally, they are dedicated to daily prayer and Scripture reading as a means for personal faith growth.

Training sessions will include topics such as Christian leadership, hospitality skills, communication skills, mentoring basics, how to pray with someone, making presentations for a group, developing your testimony, small group leadership skills, etc.

Listed below are some ideas for using our peer ministers within our ministry:
• Role model appropriate behavior and participation during faith formation sessions
• Present parts of the teaching during a session
• Create appropriate prayers/rituals for the group
• Co-lead small groups for under-classmen
• Assist adult leaders with set-up or take-down of sessions
• Offer personal testimony as a means of making the session relevant to the other youth
• Welcome youth who are alone; sit with them and encourage them throughout the session
• Invite other youth to attend
• Help with phone-calling youth to invite them to various activities beyond the faith formation sessions
• Offer feedback on planned activities or suggest additional activities
• In addition to being a regular presence at faith formation, become active in a liturgical ministry role such as lector,
   greeter, Eucharistic Minister, etc.
• Lead/Co-lead Bible studies either on-site or off-site
• Be the face and voice of the youth program at Pax Christi

Contact: Cindy Novak, Youth Minister, cnovak@paxchristi.com, or 952-405-7214, for more information.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Click here to view an expanded calendar of events and the parish daily activites.

Click here for an expanded 
Faith Formation schedule for 2011-2012.

LENTEN SCHEDULE

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