PARISH SPOTLIGHT: Stacey Huneck and St. Charles Borromeo in Fort Wayne, IN “We know there are youth just waiting to get to know Jesus, just waiting for a relationship with him! But sometimes, it’s heartbreaking …
Youth Ministry: It’s About the Whole Parish Continue Reading
PARISH SPOTLIGHT: Sarah Daszczuk and Christ the King Parish in Wauwatosa, WI “In one moment of Holy Spirit boldness, I went to our parish’s 6 a.m. ‘That Man Is You’ men’s group and said, ‘I …
Parish Spotlight: Annie Ovanessian and the Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America “They said: We’d like you to engage our youth and bring them back to the Church. I asked: How would …
Ministry: “A privilege, an opportunity, a joy, to bridge the gap.” Continue Reading
PARISH SPOTLIGHT: Bobby Moren and St. John XXIII, Perrysburg, Ohio In the middle of a pandemic, St. John XXIII Parish in Perrysburg, OH, hired a new youth minister. In recent years, “the new guy,” Bobby …
Parish Spotlight: Audrey Huck and St. Angela Merici, Metairie, Louisiana “So many adults have conversions later on in life, and they’ll go to something like a Bible study and say, ‘I was in Catholic education …
Spotlight: Dowling Catholic High School Small Group Ministry in a Catholic High School Setting…During COVID. BY ADDIE MAGRUDER We started this school year with a lot of unknowns. Where will we be able to host …
When COVID sent all of our ministries online, many savvy parish leaders adapted, and Zoom became their new youth room. The gospel still needed to be proclaimed, and teens still needed to be accompanied, even …
Spotlight: The Diocese of Arlington, Virginia and “Encounters” Continue Reading
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, every day the goal line seems to move. Every day the restrictions seem tougher. Every day doing small group ministry seems more impossible. But that isn’t stopping Ruth Gladitsch, Director …
Breaking Away from Confirmation Class.
Youth ministers are an important part of the Church’s endeavors to evangelize and catechize teens today, but, according to a recent study, only 24% of Catholic parishes in the US have a youth minister (CARA, The Changing Landscape of Catholic Parishes).
