Welcome to Life Teen!
Larry Bayne, Youth Minister
The Youth Ministry office is located at 21370 St. Theresa Lane, Ashburn, Virginia. Hours are Monday thru Friday from 9:00am - 4:00pm. Their email address is YMoffice@sttheresa-ashburn.com.
HOW TO ENROLL:
Open Family Enrollment for the 2009-2010 Life Teen Program will begin on May 1, 2009. All forms will be available for download on May 1st. Please complete and return all forms with the appropriate fees by August 1, 2009. Registrations received after August 1, 2009, carries a $30 late fee. NOTE: The LIFE TEEN tuition is calculated separately from RE tuition.
NEW THIS YEAR! A High School Religion Class will be offered by the priests for all High School students grades 9 through 12 on Wednesday evenings from 6:15pm - 7:30pm. There is NO fee for this class but for the safety and security of the students, a Registration Form will need to completed and returned. This class does NOT substitute as class for the 9th graders who are still required to register and participate in LIFE TEEN.
High School Students in their Final Year of Confirmation Preparation
1. Prior to regsitration, ALL assigned Confirmation requirements MUST be completed and turned in. Registrations will NOT be processed and students will NOT be admitted into the program until the Requirements are completed.
2. Ninth-grade students attending public High School preparing to receive Confirmation in the Fall of 2009 must register and participate in Religious Education during Sunday evening LIFE Nights. Tuition payment must be included when submitting the forms.
3. Ninth-grade students enrolled in Catholic High School preparing to receive Confirmation in the Fall of 2009 are NOT required to attend LIFE Nights. However, a completed registration form must be returned with their $25 Ceremonial fee. Any Catholic school ninth-grader who wishes to participate in LIFE Nights are welcome and need tom completed and return the LIFE TEEN registration form along with full payment.
4. High School students in grades 10, 11 and 12 preparing to receive Confirmation in the Fall of 2009 should follow the same guidelines as students in 9th grade (see #2 above).
5. The Ceremonial Fee covers expenses associated with Confirmation, such as Confirmation retreats and robes for the Mass.
High School students that have alreadyd been confirmed are welcome to register and particiapte in LIFE Nights.
High School Students Who Have Not Prepared for Confirmation in 7th and/or 8th Grades
High School students who have not had Confirmation Preparation in 7th and 8th Grade must register for the Sacramental Preparation (SP) class on Sundays from 6:00-7:30pm. High School students who have not received the Sacraments of Baptism, Penance, or Holy Communion should contact the Coordiantor of Youth Ministries at 703-729-0426 or email lbayne@sttheresa-ashburn.com.
Download and complete the following documents and forms and return them to the Religious Education Office with fees:
Public School Ninth-Graders:
1. Life Teen Registration Information Letter
2. Life Teen Registration Packet
3. Life Teen Volunteer Information Form
4. Tuition and Ceremonial Fee
Catholic High School Ninth-Graders:
1. Life Teen Registration Information Letter
2. Life Teen Registration Packet
3. Ceremonial Fee
High School Students Religion Class for Grades 9 -12:
1. High School Religion Class Family Information Form
LIFE TEEN PUBLICATIONS:
The 2008-09 Religious Education Handbook is now available and can be downloaded from below.
LIFE TEEN NEWS:
Please see the Weekly Bulletin for all current activities.
In the event of inclement weather, we follow the Loudoun County Schools. If Loudoun classes are cancelled, dismissed early, or after-school activities for the entire county are cancelled, RE classes are cancelled for that day. For further clarification, the RE Office recorded greeting at 703-729-3714 will be updated with the current information.
All volunteers must attend a VIRTUS seminar on child protection. This is a Diocese of Arlington requirement. If you are volunteering to teach, aide, or assist regularly in the RE Program, you must attend this program (even if you attended the old-styled sexual abuse seminar in the past!). You must register online advance. For more information, visit www.virtus.org/virtus/, or contact our Child Safety Parish Coordinator Connie Gilligan at 703-729-3714.
All persons working for the parish or volunteering with children in the parish (RE, sports, school, Youth Ministry, scouting, etc.) need to fill out the background check paperwork. For more information contact Connie Gilligan at 703-729-3714.
All paperwork can be downloaded from the Catholic Diocese of Arlington's website: Diocesan Policies and ProceduresVolunteers need to download and read the Code of Conduct. Then print it out, sign and turn in the last page to the Youth Ministry office.