Children

4K through 6th Grade Youth Discipleship

4K-6th grade meet on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month starting on Sunday, September 15th to Sunday, April 6th, from 9:00-11:30am with Mass included. Register online here by September 1st. Tuition information can be found in the YDM Family Handbook here

Latest Updates

  • Mandatory Parent Meeting on September 8th - Parents of all YDM families, all grades and sacraments, are meeting on Sunday, September 8th. PLease comes to all the times that apply to your family. The meeting schedule is as follows:
    • 9:30-9:45 - for Sacramental Prep families (those with children who will be receiving their 1st Reconciliation and 1st Communion)
    • 9:50-10:20 - all morning YDM families (4K-6th grade)
    • 11:30-11:45 - all evening YDM families (7th-12th grade, including Confirmation)
    • 11:45-12:15 - Confirmation students and families
  • New This Year - YDM now includes the 10:30 Mass - Catechists will bring children into the sanctuary where we will have a reserved section. Parents are expected to be present, and children can either sit with their parents or remain with their catechist and classmates. If staying with catechist, for safety reasons, parents will need to go receive their child from the catechist at the end of Mass. On the 3rd Sunday 10:30am Mass, grade school students will fulfill many of the Mass roles!
  • Mass Bags are Back - Mass Bags are available for families with young children to pick up before Mass to help them stay engaged in Mass. They include Mass books, picture Bibles, I Spy sheets, and puzzles. All quiet activities that can be done during Mass and are about God's Word! After using, please place in the "used" Mass bag place so they can be refreshed before next week's Masses.
  • Altar Servers - We are looking for young people to answer the call from God and Father Andy to be Mass Servers.  We will provide training, mentoring, and support. Any students from 3rd grade and older are welcome to join the Servers Team. For more information, please email Stacy Abraham at mrsabraham1@wi.rr.com , talk to Fr Andy after Mass, or contact the Parish Office.

Resources and Forms 

Contact

Erika Evans, Coordinator of Youth Discipleship

eevans@stjoesbb.com

262-662-3317