The Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries is dedicated to the service of all who are called to serve the Young Church so that young people may grow as faithful disciples of Jesus Christ in fulfillment of the Church's Mission to spread this Good News.
Youth Ministry supports the faith growth of youth from middle school through high school. This ministry consists of young people at different stages of life experience and faith growth who are approximately age 12-18. The framework for youth ministry is provided by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishop's Document, Renewing the Vision: A Framework for Catholic Youth Ministry.
Service
The Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries offers the following services for parishes, pastors, Youth Ministry Coordinators, Directors of Catechetical Ministry and those called to walk with the Young Church:
- Youth Ministry Parish Assessment Tools
- Facilitation for Youth Ministry Visioning, Strategic Planning, Toward Implementation of Deanery-Parish Plan
- Consultation to the Hiring Process
- Resources for Youth Ministry Coordinators, Parishes, Deaneries
- Quarterly Meetings for Youth Ministry Coordinators - Deanery,Parish Leaders Welcome
- Event Announcements Supporting Deanery-Parish Youth Ministry Events
- PowerPoint: History, Evolution and Future of Catholic Youth Ministry
- PowerPoint: Adolescent Catechesis: Inform, Form, Transform-Which Comes First?
- Youth Leadership Development: Youth Council, Youth Summit, YouthLeader
