At the beginning of our experience of adulthood, high school is a crucial time of change in life. Teenagers start to re-evaluate their traditions, their personal values, and their worldviews. 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.
2026/2027 SCHOOL YEAR INFORMATION
MEETINGS: SUNDAYS, 6–9 PM
BEGINNING AUGUST 9, 2026
Registration for our weekly youth group meeting is required to attend, and once you register, you will receive Flocknote email communications for this group. Even if you were registered in the past, you need to register each new school year.
GS/High School Pilgrimage on Foot to the Sacred Heart of Mary
Sunday, September 6, 2026
From Nativity of Our Lord in Broomfield to Sacred Heart of Mary in Boulder, CO
Fr. Emanuele Fadini, F.S.C.B., invites all high school students to join him for the annual High School Youth Group pilgrimage. This is a beautiful opportunity to entrust the upcoming school year to the loving heart of our Blessed Mother. Along the way, we will pray together before arriving at Sacred Heart of Mary Church for Mass. You do not need to be a formal member of the GS-High School Youth Group to join the pilgrimage, so please join us and invite another High School friend.
PLEASE REGISTER BY SEPTEMBER 3
All participants must register, even if the group registration has already been completed. Parents must provide consent for their child to participate in the pilgrimage.
PILGRIMAGE ITINERARY:
7:30 am | Meet at the Frassati House (580 W. 3rd Ave Dr. in Broomfield) with good hiking/walking shoes on, filled water bottles, sunscreen, hat, sunglasses, packed lunch, and any snacks you may need to eat along the way. Please check the forecast for appropriate clothing.
7:45 am | The walk begins.
4:30 pm | Mass at Sacred Heart of Mary Church (6739 S Boulder Rd, Boulder, CO 80303). Family and friends are welcome to join us.
5:15 pm | Pickup of students from the church.
Registration for this event is now closed as the deadline has passed. There will be no regular meeting on September 6 due to the pilgrimage.
To guide Nativity’s high schoolers on their journey, Father Emanuele, F.S.C.B. and Sister Teresa, M.S.C.B. 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 traveled to Italy for the Year of Jubilee.
Registration Fee: $25
Registration fees help pay for materials used by the group during the year and 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. We’re excited to partner again with Christ in the City, offering two different service opportunities this year.
Volunteer for Lunch in the Park
Join us for Christ in the City’s Saturday Lunch in the Park in Denver. High school youth are invited to serve alongside the missionaries by sharing meals, conversation, and fellowship with our homeless brothers and sisters in Denver. See the sign-up link for dates and details.
Volunteer for Visits to Senior Center
Join us to visit Cogir of Broomfield one Friday per month. Each month we’ll offer activities, such as singing, playing games, or crafts. High school youth are invited to connect through conversation and shared time with the residents. See the sign-up link for dates and details.
Important Details
You must attend the September 20, 2026 training session at our regular GS meeting to be cleared for all Christ in the City volunteer opportunities.
Supervision: Fr. Emanuele Fadini, F.S.C.B., and/or other adult chaperones.
GS High School Youth prepares 300 cookies to be served at Lunch in the Park in Denver as part of the Easter 2026 celebration with their friends experiencing homelessness.
Ready to serve at Lunch in the Park, organized by Christ in the City, to celebrate Easter with friends experiencing homelessness in Denver.
During Jubilee Pilgrimage in Rome, August 2025
* GS stands for Gioventù Studentesca, which means “Student Youth” in Italian. Founded in Italy in 1954 by Father Luigi Giussani, it is the direct precursor to the larger Catholic movement Communion and Liberation (CL).
