EDGE is a Catholic youth ministry movement for middle school students in grades 6-8.  Its comprehensive approach is designed to meet the students' educational, spiritual, emotional, and social needs.  Our middle schoolers will be empowered as disciples to take the teachings of the Church into their world for others to encounter.

Has EDGE replaced the middle school PSR program?
In 2014, we transitioned to EDGE.  6th, 7th, and 8th grade students now participate in EDGE Nights. EDGE replaces PSR for our public school or homeschool students and is open to our Catholic School 6th, 7th, and 8th graders at St. Mary Of the Falls day school, as well as all of our other brothers and sisters of the greater Olmsted Falls area.

The St. Mary of the Falls Experience of EDGE
The EDGE program will run from September through April. EDGE Nights will be held Monday nights from 7:00 - 8:30 pm. EDGE Nights will be held "in community," meaning there will be one session for all 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students combined. 

The Design of EDGE
EDGE nights are modeled after the format of the Mass.  Each night is structured in the following format:

• Gather (welcome, introductions, ice-breaker activity)
• Proclaim (Scripture and teaching)
• Break (small group discussion and practical application to our lives)
• Send (prayer and sending forth to change the world)

One of the features of EDGE is that it goes beyond the conventional classroom setting for catechesis. Effective catechesis, especially to youth, engages their culture.  The goal is not only to engage culture but also to ultimately transform it. Engaging culture, specifically in the form of technology, allows for the youth to translate the faith into a language they understand.