In order to ensure the safety of all of our youth and volunteers, all adults are required to take a brief online training to help us all recognize unsafe situations and what to do when they arise.
To begin your training, please click the link to the right.. The training can be paused and resumed at your convenience and usually takes less than 1 hour in total.
A recent study found that the majority of young people who kept their faith in college could identify 5+ adults in their life (not including parents) who had walked with them on their spiritual journey and impacted them positively in some way.
Our Core Team are volunteers who strive to be those much needed role models for our youth by developing healthy and Christ-centered relationships, leading small groups, and supporting them in their lives.
One of the biggest responsibilities of a Core Member is that they facilitate discussion within small groups each week at Life Teen. When possible they are assisted by either a Core Team Assistant or a Teen Leader who helps them guide the conversation.
Sometimes jumping right into a position as a Core Member can seem a little overwhelming at first. One way to see what being a Core Member is all about is to spend your first year as a Core Team Assistant.
Core Team Assistants are similar to Core Members in all ways except that they are assigned to a small group with a Core Member who will help guide them in what it means to be a Core Member. In a way, it is like being a Core Member in training.
From the very beginning our faith has centered around meals. Jesus was known for eating with tax collectors and sinners, and he chose a meal to be the way that we continue to receive him today in the Eucharist
To help create an environment where the teens can relax and feel at home, the youth are invited to come early to Life Teen to share a meal together. This is a great time for relationships to be made which often make the difference between a young person who keeps the faith and one who falls away.
There truly is something powerful about sharing a meal together, and to make that possible we need volunteers to help provide meals each week with the guidance of our Food Team Director.
One of the characteristics of Generation Z, the generation of the youth that is now in Intermediate school and high school, is that they have lived their entire lives in a world that has been affected by terrorist attacks since 9/11. Research shows that their generation often lives in fear and uncertainty, and that they are constantly searching for something safe to cling on to.
In recent years, the possibility of armed threats have become increasingly present in our country and, unfortunately, League City is not necessarily an exception. This reality has left many of our youth fearing for their lives on a daily basis. For that reason, we ask that adult volunteers (Parents on Patrol) stand guard at the doorways of the building to ensure that nobody enters or leaves the building unless they are supposed to.
This helps ensure the safety of everyone and allows our youth and volunteers to know that the Church is a safe place where they can grow in faith and love without fear.