High School Youth Ministry Volunteer Information
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The mission of High School Youth Ministry is to evangelize, engage and educate the young people of our parish.. This ministry is designed with Acts 2:42 in mind:
“They devoted themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to the communal life, to the breaking of the bread and to the prayers.”
We are dedicated to drawing all teens closer to Jesus through retreats, regular youth group meetings, and service and community-building opportunities. Solid Catholic youth ministry is built on relational ministry. The most effective way to touch the hearts of teens and draw them into relationship with Jesus Christ is through significant relationships with authentic Christian disciples.
This ministry is built on the gifts, talents and faith of Adult Core Members who minister to the teens of our parish and accompany them on their faith journey and Core Support who use their gifts and talents to support youth ministry in our parish.Who do the teens need for the Adult Core Team?
- Adults who care about their well-being who are willing to invest their time and talents in them
- Adults who are responding to their baptismal call to spread the Gospel to all people, specifically, the teens of our parish.
- Adults who are models for teens of faithfulness to God and the Church
- Adults who help lead them into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
What does the Adult Core Team DO?
The core team helps plan and execute youth ministry programming the direction and leadership of the Director of Youth Ministry. Roles within the ministry include relational ministry, leading small group discussion and activities, giving teachings or witnesses, and praying with and for teens.
Adult Core Team members commit to being an active part of:- Regular Sunday meetings, special community-building events and parish retreat(s)
- Planning meetings, prayer and formation, and retreat meetings as necessary
- Outreach and parish events (as your schedule allows)
What is Core Support?
We are always in need of help from parents and other adults in the parish who use their gifts and talents to support youth ministry! Core Support volunteers can help parish youth ministry as your schedule and vocation allows. We're always looking for help with individual events, food for retreats, photography and video, prayer team and administrative help. The harvest is abundant!
Could this be YOU?
Potential Core Team Members and Core Support are asked to complete a short online application and then meet with the Director of Youth Ministry in order to get to know you, answer your questions, and discern together how your gifts and talents might best serve the teens of our parish.
Additionally, all volunteers who work directly with children must complete a background check, and complete the Diocesan Safe Environment Training.Start by submitting your information below and we will contact you to begin the discernment process!