**Recently updated for Fall 2021 due to space issues associated with the building project...

• • Sunday afternoon JCYO Nights from 3-4:45 pm 
    • After a good afternoon snack, college-aged Core Team Members will lead discussions, activities, games, and more. Sometimes we will have service projects, sometimes we'll have social events, sometimes we'll meet in small groups. 
    • Resources are pulled from Life Teen's Edge, YDisciple, and other USCCB approved curriculums to provide catechesis and real-life application of Church teachings relevant to students in junior high school.
    • Everyone who attends a JCYO Night must have a COVID-19 Liability Waiver on file and bring a mask to wear when we are in the large group.
    • Families: sign up to provide or serve our meals!
  • Social and Volunteer Service Events
    • These opportunities will be scheduled throughout the year and will be communicated to parents and students through email.

EMAIL: Email is our primary form of communication, where we send out weekly/monthly newsletters which include meeting details/changes, permission forms, faith formation resources, and more. Sign up for our email list here.
 

REMIND MESSAGES: Join these groups for texts about last-minute changes and/or updates (eg, weather-related cancellations, volunteer needs, etc).

• For JCYO parents: text @jcyoparent to 81010

Being parents of adolescents is...hard. Really hard sometimes. 

Led by CYO and JCYO parents, the J/CYO Parent Group meets bimonthly and aims to connect and build community with parents while sharing resources on how to better relate to, communicate with, and show charity to your teenagers as they go through this formative stage.

Parents are invited to drop students off for J/CYO Nights then walk over to Sacred Heart Hall Room 1 for a video, discussion, and prayer. The evening will end at 7:30 PM. A light dinner will be provided if people are interested.

This group is open to parents of students in J/CYO: mothers and fathers, single or married, Catholic and non-Catholic parents.

WINTER/SPRING 2021 SCHEDULE (Topics for fall will be announced in August)

• January 10: Family Goal Setting and What Teens Want You to Know
• January 24: Why Religion Helps Anxious Teens
• February 7: Small Talk with Teens
• February 21: Cooped Up Teens and COVID-19
• March 14: Town Hall 1 (open, guided discussion)
• March 21: Struggle is Necessary 
• SKIP EASTER
• April 11: Helping Teens Set and Respect Boundaries 
• April 18: Helping Teens Emotional Forecasting 

Every measure currently in place has been approved by church and archdiocesan leadership and allows us to meet back in person. Without proper following of protocol, we will not be able to meet! Please be sure that you are stressing the importance of proper social distancing and personal hygiene--both during CYO and outside of church activities--to your children to allow us to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Link: St. Michael COVID-19 Youth Ministry Protocols

ARCHDIOCESAN COVID-19 LIABILITY WAIVER 
Each student will need to have this liability waiver on file for the semester as well as each special or off-site activity. Parent signatures are required. If a student does not have this form filled out, they will be sent home.

Link:  Archdiocesan COVID-19 Liability Waiver
Link: Archdiocesan COVID-19 Liability Waiver Spanish

For the safety of our students and our volunteers, all adults who have direct contact with minors as a volunteer or paid representative of the parish and its organizations/ministries must undergo Child Protection Training. Here at St. Michael, it is offered on the third Monday of the month at 6 PM or on an as-needed basis.

• Go to https://mobile.cmgconnect.org/ .
• Complete the required information. (Fill in red star items completely.)
• Select the Live Training RSVP Curriculum (the blue box).
• Start the Curriculum – Follow steps and review the Archdiocesan policies.
• Pre-register for the training class - Review the list of available trainings and RSVP for your event.
• Complete background check information – This must be completed in order to be approved.
• Note: Please make sure you provide your legal name when completing the background check information.
• Attend the training class.
• If you have any trouble, please feel free to contact the Office for the Protection of Minors and Adults at (251) 434-1559 or childprotection@mobarch.org.

To stay up to date, volunteers/staff must retrain annually. Visit https://mobile.cmgconnect.org/ to retrain in September.