Welcome to the Youth Ministry Page of St. Edward the Confessor Parish. This page is designed to promote the activities and programs of our Youth Ministry program. We want all visitors to benefit from what we have published at this site.

We welcome all young people who would like to use our community bulletin board to express their views and ideas on weekly topics

As you browse these pages, your feedback is always helpful. You can contact our Youth Minister, Gerard M. Giglio, at 516-921-8030 ext. 127 or use the youth mailbox stedyouthmin@aol.com . We welcome your comments and suggestions!

Welcome to our Youth Ministry Program

General Information

Leadership

• Youth Minister: Mr. Gerard M. Giglio
• Music Director: Ms. Jennifer Mallilo
• Youth Council: the governing youth board of the program
• A.S.G.: Adult Support Group: the support group for parents

Sponsored Programs by Youth Ministry

• ·          Spiritual Development: Developing a relationship with Jesus is an important dimension of our program. We sponsor a yearly Ski Retreat weekend, weekly discussion groups, a Lenten Lock-In, the Living Stations of the Cross for Good Friday, and our annual Christmas Show.

• ·         VISION: Our music and drama program. “Make a joyful noise unto the Lord….”. The primary focus of this program is to lead worship at the Sunday evening 7:00pm Family Liturgy, as well a present our annual Christmas Show, Living Stations of the Cross and recording an annual CD.

• ·          Social Activities: In being together as a group, we develop the bonds of friendship as the years progress. Having fun together is an important dimension of our Youth Ministry program. Our yearly trip to Great Adventure, our Christmas party, our Holiday City Trip, monthly Open Gym Nights and our special sporting events foster an atmosphere of mutual respect and camaraderie.

• ·          Apostolic Work: We soon learn that we do make a difference in the world -- young people do matter. Our apostolic projects help us to work together as a group and show others that young people count! Our projects include fundraising events such as car washes, pasta nights, annual Pancake Breakfast, the “Senior” Prom as well as our visits to Nursing Homes and many Community Service Projects.

Program Schedule

Future Plans

Making the Internet Work: Since many young people have access to the WEB, wouldn't it be great to have a Youth Bulletin Board -- post your thoughts about topics that are important to you.

Any person from sixth grade through twelfth grade is invited to become a part of St. Edward’s Youth Ministry. Come down any Sunday evening or Wednesday evening or contact the Youth Ministry Office if interested.

Local Parishes that have Youth Pages

Nassau County

Baldwin: St. Christopher’s Church:http://www.stchris.com/church/index.html

Franklin Square: St. Catherine of Sienna: http://www.siennatnt.com

Massapequa: St. Rose of Lima:http://www.stroseoflimaparish.org/youth.html

Rockville Centre: St. Agnes’ Cathedral: http://www.stagnescathedral.org/org.php3#LINKE4

Seaford: St. William the Abbot:http://www.stwilliam.org/teens/index.html

Seaford: Maria Regina: http://www.mariaregina.com/YOUTH.HTM

Wantagh: St. Frances deChantal:http://www.stjanefrances.com/

West Hempstead: St. Thomas:http://www.stthomasapostle.org/youthgroup.htm

Suffolk County:

Bayshore: St. Patrick’s:http://www.stpatricksbayshore.org/pages/youth.html

Bohemia: St. John Nepomucene: http://www.stjnep.org/Programs_Ministries/Youth/youth.htm

Centerport: Our Lady Queen of Martyrs:http://www.olqmparish.org/teen_forum.htmDeer Park: Saints Cyril and Methodius: http://www.sscyrilandmethodius.org/#YouthMinistry

Melville: St. Elizabeth’s:http://www.stelizabeth.org/youth_ministry.html

Ronkonkoma: St. Joseph’s: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/3935/youthp1.htm

St. James: Saints Philip and James: http://www.sspj.org/

Selden: St. Margaret of Scotland:http://www.saintmargaret.com/

Some General Christian Youth Links

Life teen http://www.lifeteen.org/ – A national program for high school teenagers

Young Crusadershttp://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/4863/ – Young rusaders – an online youth community This is meant to be a very informal gathering to read inspirational articles, prayers; share, discuss, exchange ideas; to get to know one another a little better.

The Mighty Media Networkhttp://www.mightymedia.com/act/ An interactive online service for youth, educators, organization members and classrooms who want to learn about, and participate in, positive social action and service projects. Youth and educators worldwide come together to learn, communicate, and take positive action on issues related to topics such as the environment, human rights, and more.

Focus Adolescent Resources : http://www.focusas.com/Resources.html – sources, information, and support for parents and professionals. Also has listings of schools, treatment centers, support groups and hotlines.

Help4Teens : http://help4teens.com/index.html – Comprehensive site for information, resources and self-help for many teen problems. Hotlines & links.

One Rock Magazine : http://www.onerock.com/magazine/ – an e-zine for teens! Updated weekly

Teen crisis center : Site created to help teens with problems as they come. Email your questions to a teen who is trained in many different crisis solving methods. https://www.angelfire.com/punk/tcc/index.html