SENIOR HIGH YOUTH MINISTRY
Sr. High Youth Ministry is a social,
spiritual and service based ministry. All youth in grades 9-12 are part
of Youth Ministry. Youth may participate in the following areas:
SPIRITUAL/SOCIAL
YOUTH GROUP:
Sunday evenings 6:15-7:30 pm Room #8 of the Croghan Center. Meetings are
led by the youth with adult advisors as support. We seek to deal with
contemporary issues and how they affect our faith. Our primary focus is
getting to know Jesus and find Him in our everyday lives.
BIBLE STUDY
–
Tuesday evenings 7 pm - at the Hudacko’s home – call for directions
407-3385. Bible study is led by the youth with adult advisors as
support.
Other
opportunities for Spiritual formation include the Diocesan Youth
Conference and Retreat/Prayer Experiences.
Social
Activities
include:
·
Annual Ski
Trip – End of January Early February – Winterplace, West Virginia
·
Pizza
nights
·
Super Bowl
Party
·
Scavenger
hunt
·
Carowinds
ervice/Ministry
All Senior Youth are invited and encouraged to become
involved in the life the parish. At present youth are involved in the
following ministries as:
Ushers
Religious Education Catechists
Eucharistic Ministers
Lectors
Music/Choirs
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
Scripture Study
Confirmation Peer Leaders
Acolytes
Theatre Ministry
Youth also assist with a canned
food drive in October, St. Vincent DePaul Thanksgiving Basket Give-Away,
adopting a family at Christmas, Salvation Army Stocking/Bear Program,
Souper Bowl Sunday, Easter Egg Hunt for the children of the parish,
Silhouette Stations of the Cross during Lent.
FUND
RAISERS
The youth also have the
opportunity to participate in fundraisers to offset the cost of their
activities. This is how the fundraisers work: At every fundraiser 25%
of the funds raised are put into a Youth Crisis Fund. The remaining 75%
of the funds are divided by the total number of hours worked by all the
youth, which gives us an hourly wage rate. That wage rate is then
multiplied by the number of hours each youth works to give a fund-raiser
wage. This wage is then applied to the number of hours a youth has
worked the fund-raiser. Youth may use the funds for any CHURCH related
activity i.e. Ski trip, Diocesan Event, etc. If there is a remaining
balance when the youth graduates the balance is passed on to younger
sibling or absorbed into the Crisis Fund.
CONFIRMATION
Preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation is offered to youth in the
9th grade or above. The requirements are as follows:
·
Candidate must be baptized Catholic
·
Candidate must have received the sacraments of Reconciliation and
Eucharist
·
Candidate must be registered in the parish & Religious Education program
·
Candidate must be have been enrolled in a parish Religious Education
program or parochial school for at least one year prior to the
Confirmation year.
·
Parent & Sponsor involvement will be necessary during some sessions.
·
The Preparation involves some testing for basic knowledge of the Faith.
·
A retreat is required.
