St. Mary's Parish Support for Youth Ministry

YOUTH MINISTRY is a PARISH MINISTRY to be administered by ALL parishioners. Our teens are NOT the future of the church, they are the church NOW and as confirmed, adult Catholics, it is our RESPONSIBILITY and PRIVILEGE to offer a comprehensive youth ministry that challenges them to grow in their faith and to come to a deeper understanding of the love of Jesus Christ.

My prayer and expectation is that ALL ADULTS in the parish will review the seven ministries below and offer their gifts to serve the youth in a ministry that is best suited for them.

Angie Fleck, the coordinator for Youth Ministry, is the contact for each ministry. You may contact her at 766-8388 for any questions or clarifications.

• Social Committee: To help plan, shop for, prepare, and/or serve food for youth events such as weekly youth group gatherings, weekly lunches, senior potlucks, holiday events, etc. Creating a hospitable environment for teens and exemplifying an attitude of warmness and welcome to teens. Making and maintaining positive relationships with teens. Chaperoning events.
  Mission Bible Verse: Ephesians 5:1-2
  
  
• Retreat Team: To plan and participate in parish teen retreats that would include a junior high retreat, a high school retreat and a Confirmation retreat.
  Mission Bible Verse: Acts 2:42
  
  
• Advocacy Committee: Big event promotion, calendars, public relations, bulletin boards, web page. Applaud accomplishments of teens, birthday cards, "teens in the news", "Speak Up," etc.
  Mission BibleVerse: Proverbs 31: 8-9
  
  
• Fundraising Committee: To promote fundraising efforts and to lead and participate in fundraising activities for youth programming, special needs, national/annual youth ministry conferences and mission trips.
  Mission BibleVerse: 2 Corinthians 9:6-10
  
  
• Catechesis & Evangelization Committee: To teach or help with Religious Education on Sunday & Evangelization nights. To lead small group Bible studies, to lead prayer for weekly teen gatherings, etc.
  Mission Bible Verse: 1 Timothy 4:13
  
  
• Leader Development: To call forth, affirm and empower the gifts, talents and abilities of adults and teens in leadership positions. Coordinates and assists in monthly leadership days. Helps promote, develop, implements and evaluates youth ministry programs.
  Mission Bible Verse: Romans 12: 6-8
  
  
• Prayer and Worship Liturgies: Helps provide opportunities for creative prayer with teens. Apprentices teens in liturgical ministries. Coordinates Intercessory Prayer Base. To pray for the teens by name on a daily basis and to participate in weekly adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
  Mission Bible Verse: 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12