Hello Teens
   and Parents of Teens

Welcome to the St. Perpetua High Youth Ministry page.  For the Youth Ministry calendar, look under links section.  Look below for the most recent Teens at St. Perpetua that highlights the next couple of weeks.  In Youth Ministry at St. Perpetua we work together to look at our gifts and how we can use them to spread the Good News through word and deed.  Look below for our upcoming gatherings.

Hello Teens
   and Parents of Teens of St. Perpetua!

Lent is a season that captures the hearts and minds of Catholics each year, perhaps surprisingly so, since it is a season of penitence , of reordering, and of gaining new focus in our lives as Christians. And yet, maybe this is exactly why the season is so popular.  We all know that we fall short in our lives as Christ's disciples and Lent offers an annual time in which to get our act together.  

To get our act together, our focus with teens in Youth Ministry at St. Perpetua during Lent is not wholly focused on giving up, but rather taking up a practice or habit that will contribute to greater Christian living in the future.  Look below for our upcoming gatherings where we learn to come to know Christ better, and to make Christ better known in the world today:  

This week, March 1 to March 7 in Youth Ministry at St. Perpetua

• Thursday, March 5, Youth Group gathers starting at 7:30 in the Community Center for a look at Lent.

Next week, March 8 to March 14 in Youth Ministry at St. Perpetua

• Sunday, March 8, Teen/ Family Youth Mass at 11:30
• Tuesday, March 10, Youth Group gathers starting at 7:30 in the Community Center for a look at how to "Turn a New Leaf" this Lenten season.

Teens, temptation is an unpleasant part of everyone's lives.  How we respond to temptation and how we manage ourselves in such situations matters.  The Gospel reading from Sunday showed us the strength and determination we need to fend off temptation and to rely on prayer to guide us.  Join us in youth ministry as we gather to see how Jesus dealt with temptation and how we can too.

St. Perpetua's High School Youth Ministry

Youth Ministry provides teens in high school with opportunities to learn, share, and build a faith community.  We partner with parents to continue to build and support their teen’s faith journey during the high school years in five ways:
+ By fostering their spiritual growth in the sacramental life of the Church,
+ By promoting teen participation in the life of our parish,
+ By reminding teens that they are a child of God and loved by Jesus,
+ By showing teens how their life has purpose as they discover and develop the gifts
   in each that God has graced them with, and, 
+ By working with teens as they serve others in need.

Teens have many opportunities at St. Perpetua for learning and experiencing to see how their faith can help them navigate the challenges of being a teen in today’s world.  We meet weekly in different ways from early September through mid-May to take a look at our faith at work today (sacraments, scripture, the Church, morality, community, and prayer).  There are four components of our parish youth ministry. Follow the link for each component in the left hand column for details and the calendar.

1. Youh Group Gatherings - Teens explore how they can incorporate our faith into everyday life. 
2. Sacrament of Confirmation preparation - we offer a one-year intensive program that starts in September.
3. Teen / Family Youth Masses and Liturgical Celebrations; and,
4. Service oppoertunities in the parish and community.

To start this year, follow the link for registering. Complete the registration and drop it by the parish office, bring to mass, or the first gathering.  For further information, go to the page in the links section. Once you are registered, look for a confirming e-mail and weekly communication.

Questions?
Send me an email at  and look for a response within a day. Thank you for your interest in Youth Ministry at St. Perpetua.  Hope to see you soon!
 
Gary F. Guerrero
Director of High School Youth Ministry
Updated: January 31, 2020