Our church community, like so many others, includes a number of families who have moved from various areas and find themselves lacking nearby relatives or a reliable babysitter. The church becomes their family.

“Parents Night Out” (PNO) is designed to help this group of people. It is a service provided by our youth to parishioners in the community that have children who are in need of babysitting and for one-on-one time together.  It is a free service underwritten by the parish.

This program is a positive experience for all involved: Parents get an evening out, teens and children get to fellowship together, and the program may be used to raise money to support a desired cause.

How It Works

A signup sheet for parents is placed on the youth bulletin board in the fellowship hall. Sign up is required and limited, based on the number of teens that are participating.

Bring children (ages 3 years to 12 years) to the parish with any items with which the children want to play, including games, cards, toys and videos. Some children bring pajamas. The teens volunteering spend the time with them playing games, reading, providing snacks or tending the needs of the babies. Many activities occur simultaneously according to age groups, and include everything from board games, age appropriate movies, arts and crafts, to quiet story time.

Children may brown bag their dinner, but the church provides a light snack and drink. We have asked for donations of these items.

Parents complete an emergency contact form and are asked to keep their cell phones on or leave a phone number where they can be reached.  Time runs from 6:30pm – 9:45pm. Parents rotate supervising the teens.

For more information contact Deacon Jacob at sjmyouth@gmail.com or call Deacon Jacob direct at 861-4129