High School FAM
Ministry for our older teens.
Children Grades K-6
Our K-6 Faith Formation program utilizes the Alive in Christ series from Our Sunday Visitor to provide engaging and dynamic lessons each week. Children will pray together, read Sacred Scripture, and learn about different saints—all while doing hands-on craft projects and playing games related to the lesson of the week.
Teens Grades 7-8
Teens in Grades 7-8 rotate each year between Bible Studies and Theology of the Body. Both of these programs are extremely important for our young teens to be a part of: studying Sacred Scripture allows them to have a basic understanding of Salvation History as they begin to study our Catholic faith more deeply, and Theology of the Body provides them with an understanding of what the Church teaches about who we are as human persons and how we can respect our call to holiness in our culture.
Teens Grades 9-12
Beginning in high school, our teens prepare to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. They are divided into guys’ and girls’ small groups that they will remain with throughout their high school years and are given two parish small group leaders of the same gender who will walk with them. The first year focuses on studying the Catechism, while the second year focuses on the preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation itself. From there, small groups are able to continue to meet to pray and learn about topics of their choosing.
Youth Ministry Events
Camp Summit
Camp Summit is a Catholic Adventure Camp that takes place in our cluster’s backyard at Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center. The camp is primarily for middleschoolers (kids entering grades 6-8), but there are also leadership roles that highschoolers can apply for. If interested, fill out the form below!
TRUST Retreat
Our cluster-wide high school Trust Retreat is an annual overnight retreat for all highschoolers. It’s an opportunity for them to grow in relationship with and friends and with the Lord by taking a step back from everyday life for a weekend to focus on Him.
LIT Retreat
Our annual LIT Retreat is for all of those highschoolers looking to prepare for the Sacrament of Confirmation. This retreat emphasizes the teens’ relationship with the Holy Spirit, and the role that He plays in Christian life.
Mission Trip
Each summer our teens are invited to join us on a week-long mission trip through Alive in You Camps. The trip blends service with spiritual growth and provides a chance each summer to serve in a new part of the country alongside 250 other Catholic teens.
Steubenville Rochester
This weekend conference each summer (typically the second weekend in July) is a great chance for teens to delve deeper into their faith by listening to talks by world-famous Catholic speakers, praying like never before, and opening up to the Lord’s call for their lives.
Totus Tuus
One week each summer Totus Tuus (Totally Yours) missionaries provide a faith-based camp experience for all of our children.
Click here for more information and here to register!
Ongoing Youth Ministry
Coffee Conversations
First Sundays after Mass, come grab some coffee, play some board games, read some Scripture and talk about Jesus.
Discipleship Groups
Before entering high school, teens will have been placed into gender-specific Discipleship Groups (or DGroups) in which they will meet twice each month to prepare for Confirmation. These are the DGroups they will continue to meet with throughout high school, often getting together after Mass for coffee, sharing a meal, or meeting up for a Wednesday night bible study.
Need to be placed in a DGroup? Click here!