Youth Ministry

“It is Jesus that you seek when you dream of happiness; He is waiting for you when nothing else you find satisfies you; He is the beauty to which you are so attracted; it is He who provoked you with that thirst for fullness that will not let you settle for compromise; it is He who urges you to shed the masks of a false life; it is He who reads in your hearts your most genuine choices, the choices that others try to stifle.”

-St. John Paul II

The threefold goals of our youth ministry program is taken from the USCCB document, Renewing the Vision: A Framework for Catholic Youth Ministry, and are as follows: “To empower young people to live as disciples of Jesus Christ in our world today; To draw young people to responsible participation in the life, mission, and work of the Catholic faith community; To foster the total personal and spiritual growth of each young person.”

Koinonia Middle School Youth Ministry meets Sundays from 3-5pm in the youth room, located on the second floor of Holy Family Catholic School. As the middle school youth of our parish are preparing to receive the sacrament of confirmation, this ministry acts as a supplement and bridge between childhood and adolescence. Here the youth receive the tools to build fellowship and community as they learn to make the faith their own.

Transform High School Youth Ministry meets Sundays from 6-8pm in the youth room, located on the second floor of Holy Family Catholic School. The youth are provided with an environment of encounter with the Lord, where they can grow in their faith, understanding, and love. This is achieved through dynamic youth nights, peer ministry, missionary opportunity, time before the Blessed Sacrament, quarterly retreats, and fun filled offsite excursions. Ultimately, the teens will be given the tools to boldly live their faith in a world that generally tends to stand in opposition to the Gospel, in preparation for college and beyond.