LIFE TEEN is a youth ministry program available to all teens in grades 9 through 12 from the Catholic or public high schools in St. Marys and the surrounding area. Participation in Life Nights can be used as credit for the 9th and 10th grade Inter-Parish Faith Formation Program. Following Community Mass on Sunday evenings, all teens are invited to join us for the catechetical portion of our evening, a.k.a. LIFE Night. “It’s fun to learn about your faith...

In the document Renewing the Vision: A Framework for Catholic Youth Ministry, the U.S. Catholic Bishops outline three interdependent and equally important goals to guide the Church’s ministry with adolescents: 1) To empower young people to live as disciples of Jesus Christ in our world today. 2) To draw young people to responsible participation in the life, mission, and work of the Catholic faith community. 3) To foster the total personal and spiritual growth...

Attn: All Young Adults The Office of Youth & Young Adult Ministry is happy to host Vino & Vespers once a month in the newly renovated Catholic Community Center (1st floor, CYMA/Cavalier GYM Building). Please watch for your parish bulletins for specific dates. This interactive evening gives busy people of faith a place to pray simply, to eat and drink well, and to talk candidly about faith, church, and real life issues. Young adults over 21 are invited to...

For the past few months, we have been making some fun enhancements to the Catholic Community Center (CCC) so that is better welcomes and serves the youth, young adult, and adult community which utilizes the space. This nearly 100 yr. old building located on Church Street is home to the Cavalier Gym, Catholic Leaf Coffee House, Holy Cross Chapel and Game Room, as well as the CYMA Bowling Alley. Lots of activities take place in this warm space. We invite you to come...

Community Mass held at Queen of the World Church on Sunday evenings from 6-7pm will resume in late September or early October. While we are away for summer break, all youth and young adults are encouraged to attend weekend liturgies at their respective parishes. Mass times for our area may be found below: Queen of the World Church Saturday – 5:00pm, 7:30pm; Sunday – 7:30am, 10:00am Sacred Heart Church Saturday – 4:30pm; Sunday – 7:00am,...

Our youth ministry program offers a variety of relational ministry opportunities for young people in 8th-12th grades. These events include (but are not limited to) youth group, pool tournaments, youth rallies, mission trips, yearly retreats, and youth conferences. Many of our programs are held in the youth rooms @ 131 Church Street (1st floor of the CAVS Gym / CYMA Club). Some events are seasonal, while others like youth group (Wednesday nights, 7-9 PM) meet weekly...

Here are a few images taken in the youth rooms of the Catholic Community Center. Additional pictures featuring the game room are coming soon… SimpleViewer requires JavaScript and the Flash Player. Get Flash.