Welcome to youth & family ministry!

Please watch for upcoming dates of multiple activities. Information will be shared through St. Mary School, Wednesday Evening Religious Education , Facebook, the weekly parish  bulletin, and the parish website when applicable. 

• For the latest news on Facebook, click here!
• To join us on GroupMe,  scan the QR code in the picture to the left.
• We use the TimeTree calendar app. To join the app, please email our Youth and Family Ministry director, Susan Stewart.

Young people in grades 9-12 are welcome to join this leadership group to help plan many different facets of the parish Youth Ministry.

We will continue to provide meals for Henry Hosea House. Slots are open to all 8th grade Confirmation candidates and any high school youth needing service opportunities. Our dates (all are Sundays) for 2026 are: September 13,  October 25,  November 8 and  December 13. 

On the 4th Sunday of every month, the 11:00am Mass will be hosted and served by our youth! We are incredibly  blessed to have such an amazing number of young people (38!) who  participate as liturgical ministers. If you are  a trained server, lector or EM, and are in high school or are a young adult, you will be on the list to be scheduled for these Masses. We hope to have all of our youth and young adult liturgical ministers participate over the course of the year.

Mass will be followed by food, fun, and fellowship from 12-3pm for any interested youth (heck, even if you don’t think you are interested, give it a try!) Not all activities will be on property. Details for the next activity will be announced the month prior. All high school youth are invited to attend (including in-coming freshmen). 

This month we are doing "back to school Olympics." Tons of games and prizes, faith, and food! Please join us after Mass. Open to all in grades 7-12! 

The 4th Sunday dates for the remainder of 2026: August 23, September 27, October 25 and November 22.

Information coming soon about this ministry that brings children and older Catholics together for fun, fellowship and faith. 

Service Expectation: each Candidate must choose a different Agency, Cause, or Fund, with the project to be approved by Susan.  There is a form to fill out for approval in the packet emailed to parents.  Once approved, they will have until November 1, 2026 to complete the project paper work.