Fall 2017

9/17/17​ ​-​ ​15th​ ​Anniversary​ ​of​ ​Life​ ​Teen
We'll begin with 6pm Mass. At 7pm, we’ll continue our celebration with the Grand Opening of our new Youth Room, and a bonfire/barbeque/games in the parking lot. Contact Ted if you would like to be on the planning team. Youth Group Families, Teens, and Alumni are welcome.

9/24/17​ ​-​ ​Back​ ​to​ ​Basics
We’ll begin with 6pm Mass. At 7pm we’ll continue with Youth Group. The goal for this night is to foster an environment of teamwork through several fun challenges. This night will build community at the beginning of the year, and lay the groundwork for trust for the rest of the year.

10/1/17​ ​-​ ​All​ ​Who​ ​Are​ ​Thirsty
We’ll begin with 6pm Mass. At 7pm we’ll continue with Youth Group. The goal of this night is to introduce teens to the virtue of faith and the need for their response to God’s invitation of love – a love made most clear in the person of His Son, Jesus Christ.

10/8/17​ ​-​ ​Emmanuel
We’ll begin with 6pm Mass. At 7pm we’ll continue with Youth Group. This Life Night will help teens understand the two natures of Jesus Christ as fully human and fully divine; that Jesus Christ shared in our human experience and, as a result, understands our lives and suffering.

10/15/17​ ​-​ ​Fall​ ​Issue​ ​Night
We’ll begin with 6pm Mass. At 7pm we’ll continue with Youth Group. Issue Nights are a long-standing COTA tradition and a very special time for our teens. They are run by our teens and will happen three times a year, (Fall, Spring, and Summer). During these nights teens write down an issue on a piece of paper (it can be anything they want to seriously discuss with the group...a problem, a prayer request, a question, etc.) and throws it into a large bowl. One of our senior teens moderates the discussion and the rate at which each topic is discussed. This is a time where teens engage their peers in serious discussion, in a safe place.

10/29/17​ ​-​ ​Halloween​ ​Party​ ​at​ ​Church​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Assumption

11/5/17​ ​-​ ​XLT​ ​(Eucharistic​ ​Adoration,​ ​Music,​ ​and​ ​Prayer)

11/12/17​ ​-​ ​Light​ ​Up​ ​Your​ ​Life
We’ll begin with 6pm Mass. At 7pm we’ll continue with Youth Group. The teens will understand that the light of Jesus Christ reveals who we are and our call to holiness. Understanding that growing in holiness means conforming ourselves to Christ, they will identify an area of their life that needs to be conformed to Christ.

11/19/17​ ​-​ ​Thanksgiving​ ​Movie​ ​Night

12/2/17​ ​-​ ​Breakfast​ ​With​ ​Santa​
​Fundraiser​ ​in​ ​Assumption’s​ ​Great​ ​Hall,​ ​after​ ​the​ ​9:00am​ ​Mass.

12/3/17​ ​-​ ​We’re​ ​Waiting​ ​For​ ​You
We’ll begin with 6pm Mass. At 7pm we’ll continue with Youth Group. The goal of this Life Night is for teens to recognize that encountering Jesus leads to a response to either pursue or reject Him. Teens will also learn that our decisions are motivated by the pursuit of happiness and that God placed this desire on our hearts and He alone can fulfill them.

12/10/17​ ​-​ ​God​ ​Give​ ​Me​ ​More...Now!
We’ll begin with 6pm Mass. At 7pm we’ll continue with Youth Group. This night will examine the importance of prayer in our lives in a world that demands so much from us. It will focus on the example that Jesus gave us by leading a life of prayer.

12/17/17​ ​-​ ​Life​ ​Teen​ ​Christmas​ ​Party

12/31/17​ ​-​ ​New​ ​Years​ ​Bash
We’ll begin with 11pm Mass. We’ll Continue with a New Year’s Party from Midnight-2:00am