Youth

Youth

What is Youth Ministry?

Reaching out to youth, guiding them, and providing opportunities for them at St. Anthony Parish
helps them grow personally, emotionally, and spiritually.

One goal of Youth Ministry is to provide a variety of opportunities for youth in grades 7th-College
that will connect them to the life of the parish, and hopefully, to their faith.
 

  • The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops set forth a guide for Youth Ministry called Renewing the Vision: A framework for Catholic Youth Ministry. At Saint Anthony we strive to be attentive to the goals set forth by the US Bishops in this framework. There are 8 components that they have set which are advocacy, catechesis, community life, evangelization, justice and service, leadership development, pastoral care and prayer and worship. Each of our programs touches on at least one or multiple of these components.



PRAYER FOR YOUTH

We offer to you, Loving God, the gifts and needs of youth.

Bless them with your guiding grace as they face the challenges
and opportunities in their lives.

Touch their hearts with the gentleness of your love, that they may know
they are valued and valuable beings.

Send your spirit of hope to their lives, that they may believe in themselves
and know they are needed in this world.

Grace them with the gift of joy that they may celebrate life through laughter and tears alike.

Guide us, as we continue to grow in appreciation of the many gifts of young people,
in the ministry opportunities we offer to them, in the journey of faith we walk with them,
in our shared mission as a community called to discipleship in the world.

We ask this in Jesus' name. Amen.

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