Youth Ministry

Youth Ministryfor the

Catholic Church of Elyria

St. Agnes ~ St. Jude ~ St. Mary

Vision of Youth Ministry

As it is the mission of our faith and cluster parish, centered in the Eucharist, the youth will grow in their faith and use their gifts in

serving their peers, their families, the parish, community and Church. With the

foundation of leadership, Catechesis, and recognition of their gifts and talents the

youth will live as a disciple of Jesus; they will participate fully in the life, mission, and

work of the Catholic family; and will grow spiritually in the context of his/her whole

life.  

“The Youthare not the

future Church, they

AREThe Church.”

Pope John Paul II

The Youth Ministry Vision Is All About~

LITURGY AND SACRAMENTS

PRAYER AND RETREATS

SOCIAL JUSTICE AND SERVICE

PASTORAL CARE AND PEER MINISTRY

LEADERSHIP TRAINING

Events for January

• JANUARY 21

RIGHT TO LIFE PRAYER SERVICE AT SAINT MARY 7:00 PM

Events for February

• FEBRUARY 7PRAISE-APELLA

7:00 PM at Saint JudePurchase your tickets at any of our Cluster Rectories!

• I would like to thank Praise-Apella for allowing us to use their music on our web site!

More February Events…

• FEBRUARY 26-28

SEARCH RETREAT #175 AT CAMP CHRISTOPHER.

Email me for more information, or pick up a registration form from your Church (elyriacym@oh.rr.com). Deadline for registration is Feb. 12

Events for March• MARCH 21YOUTH GATHERING & LITURGY 4PM–7PMAT SAINT MARY’S4:00PM- Presentation: “Finding Something

Sacred In A Teen’s Secular World”5:00PM- LITURGY6:00PM- PIZZA DINNER6:45PM- PLANNING OF SERVICE

PROJECT7:00PM- DISMISSAL

BRING YOUR FRIENDS TO ALL EVENTS!

Events for April• APRIL 18

YOUTH GATHERING & LITURGY 4PM-7PMAT SAINT AGNES

4:00PM- Presentation: “Jesus and His Relationships. What Can We Learn?”

5:00PM- LITURGY6:00PM- PIZZA DINNER6:45PM- PLANNING OF SUMMER YOUTH

RETREAT AT NOTRE DAME (NDVision)7:00PM- DISMISSAL

BRING YOUR FRIENDS TO ALL EVENTS!

Summer Leadership Training

• June 21 – 25, 2010

Notre Dame Vision – Go to www.vision.nd.edu for more

information. There are brochures in the gathering space – please take one.

National Catholic Conference of Youth Ministry• Looking Ahead to the 2010 NCCYM• Date: December 9-12, 2010• Location: Memorial Convention

Center in New Orleans• Registration Opens: June 2010.

WORLD YOUTH DAY…

• World Youth Day is in Madrid, Spain 2011.

Let’s start working toward the goal of getting there! Let me know your ideas for fund raisers and events.

PRAY…

• Please continue to pray for the people of Haiti, for our Local Community, our Nation and our World!

• GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY

FOR MORE INFORMATION…• Whether you need more information

about our many programs, or feel called to volunteer your time and talent with the youth of our cluster, please feel free to email me at elyriacym@oh.rr.com

• Please pray for us!• Darlene M. Khoury, Coordinator of Youth

Ministry