NATIVITY GS-HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP
At the beginning of our experience of adulthood, high school is a crucial time of change in life. Teenagers start to re-evaluate their tradition, their personal value, and their worldview. At Nativity, we want to guide them to bring to light their experience and help them see it anew through the truthful and merciful eyes of Christ, who calls them friends.
2025 WINTER STAYCATION
December 27–30, 2025
Fr. Emanuele & Sr. Teresa warmly invite all high school youth to please join us at our annual GS/HS Youth Group winter Staycation at Nativity. We gather together to live in friendship the fullness of the Christian life through daily Mass, prayers, games, presentations, a hike, and charity. Feel free to share this with a friend who is looking for God. The anticipated schedule for the Staycation is as follows:
Please sign up even if you can't attend all 4 days.
Saturday | 10:30 am–9:30 pm
Meet at Frassati, bring sack lunch & nerf guns if you have them.Sunday | 7:30 am–9:30 pm
Meet in the church for Mass together, bring a sack lunch. We will drive to the Estes Park area for a hike at Emerald Lake.Monday | 8:15 am–9:30 pm
Charitable work day. Meet in the Cabrini Room, bring a sack lunch.Tuesday | 8:15 am–9:30 pm
Meet in the Cabrini Room, bring a sack lunch.
Registration deadline: Monday, December 8 (There may still be openings after this date, but it is 1st come, 1st served.)
Cost: $30
To guide Nativity’s high schoolers on their journey, Father Emanuele and Sister Teresa invite all teenagers to join in this friendship with Christ and with each other by joining Nativity’s GS/HS youth group.
Meetings:
SUNDAYS, 6–9 pm
Frassati House, 580 W. 3rd Ave. Dr. (during the school year)
We typically eat dinner together, play incredible games, have thought-provoking discussions, and pray together. Throughout the year, we have charitable activities and special events, for example Advent and Lenten retreats, and winter and summer vacations together in the mountains. In the summer 2025, we travel to Italy for the Year of Jubilee.
Membership Fee: $20
Registration fees help pay for materials used by the group during the year so are greatly appreciated. Join anytime.
For more information, please email Cathy Schaffer at c.schaffer@nool.us.
→ Read Fr. Emanuele Fadini’s article on the 2024 GS Summer Vacation
CHARITABLE WORK
Charitable work offers an opportunity to share our time and recognize the dignity and value of every human person made in God's image. All activities are closely supervised by Fr. Emanuele, Nativity staff, and/or parent volunteers. We are offering several opportunities for you to serve the parish and the community.
sharing a meal & visiting with denver Homeless
see signup for dates & details. start/end at frassati.
Our high school youth group will be partnering with the Christ in the City missionaries for their second Saturday “Lunch in the Park,” where we will share meals and fellowship with our homeless brothers and sisters in Denver.
Important Details
You must have attended the September 14, 2025 training session in order to be cleared for all Christ in the City volunteer opportunities.
Supervision: Fr. Emanuele Fadini, F.S.C.B., and two dedicated adult volunteers
Available Lunch Dates: October 11, December 13, February 14, and April 11
Assist with Kid Activities during
quarterly meetings of JPII Families
see signup for dates | 2:30–4:10 pM | Nativity Gym
**PLEASE SIGN UP AT LEAST ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE EVENT**
Signup information will be coming in the new school year.
During Jubilee Pilgrimage in Rome, August 2025
