752 Big Oak Road * Morrisville, PA 19067 * Phone - (215) 295-4102
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CYO Mission
The Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) provides opportunities for the young people of our parish to gather together, grow in friendship, develop leadership skills, share their faith, and reach out to others in need. The CYO is built around a four phase model of youth ministry: Athletic, Social, Service, and Spiritual – and involves youth from grades K-12 in a variety of activities related to these areas. The program is divided into three areas: athletics, junior high, and high school. These areas interact to enhance the sense of community. The emphasis of the CYO is to enable and empower our youth to become responsible participants in our faith community.
CYO Athletic The CYO Athletics oversees the athletic teams representing St. John the Evangelist and insures that all Archdiocesan guidelines are followed.
Leadership and life skills: * to operate within the rules of competition * to accept with respect the authority of coaches and officials * to exhibit Christian characteristics by dealing graciously in both victory and defeat.
Service Projects: Basketball: Annual Jimmy V Event – raise awareness and funds for cancer research Basketball: Miraculous Feet Project- Region 19 sponsored event to raise awareness and collect new socks/shoes for people who do not own shoes
The sports St. John offers include soccer, basketball, and track. Teams compete on the regional, parish, and intramural level. Coaches and their assistants are to be mature, Christian adults. Coaches are to be accredited within one year of beginning coaching through the Archdiocesan CYO Coaches Accreditation Program. Further information about CYO Athletics Mission, schedules, and regulations, etc. can be found by clinking on the Athletics link of the CYO section of the website.
High School CYO The High School CYO offers a wide variety of activities throughout the year. Our events offer the teens the opportunity to discuss topics of interest with the emphasis on WWJD (What would Jesus do?) Numerous activities are offered. These include: the high school retreat team, bible study nights, pizza nights, service projects, and various holiday parties. The highlight of our year is our annual trip to the Franciscan University of Steubenville Youth Conference with neighboring St. Ignatius Parish, which includes a trip to a popular amusement park each summer.
Membership: Grades 9-12. All parish teens are invited to register, regardless of where they go to school. Registration Packets are located in the bins in the Church vestibule.
Event Schedule: An event schedule is included in the registration packet. Also, many activities are planned throughout the year. See weekly Church bulletin for details, and registered members will also receive periodic event updates, including updated event schedules via e-mail. More information about High School CYO and its events can also be found by clicking on the Youth and Teen Programs link on the CYO section of the website.
Jr. CYO The Junior CYO is guided by three goals: * To help young people to live as disciples of Jesus in our world today. * To bring young people into responsible participation in the work of the Catholic faith community. * To foster the personal and spiritual growth of each young person.
Currently the programs include the following areas:
Social: Events such as Name that Tune, dances, bowling, and a Trenton Thunder baseball game in May of each year enable Jr. CYO members to come together and socialize as a young faith community.
Spiritual: Events such as our annual retreat and our annual Jr. CYO Mass enhance the life of our young people as we endeavor to bring them closer to Jesus and each other.
Service: Our Jr. CYO members experience first hand the needs within our own community and find that they can make a difference by helping. Events such as Lunch with Santa, the Souper Bowl of Caring, and various other service events enhance the life of our young people and our entire parish community.
Membership: All 6th, 7th, and 8th Graders of our parish are invited to join Jr. CYO, regardless of where they go to school. Registration Packets are located in the bins located in the Church Vestibule.
Event Schedule: An event schedule is included in the registration packet. Also, many activities are planned throughout the year. See weekly Church bulletin for details, and registered members will also receive periodic event updates, including updated event schedules via e-mail. More information about Jr. CYO and its events can also be found by clicking on the Youth and Teen Programs link on the CYO section of the website. |
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