Hello Teens
and Parents of Teens
Regretfully I write to let you know that because of the continued restrictions on gatherings caused by the Covid-19 virus pandemic, youth group has ended for the year and Confirmation remains in a holding pattern awaiting further word from the Diocese once parishes are again allowed to celebrate the sacraments. For the time being, we are waiting to hear when health and government officials give us specific information of when people are able to gather again in churches and under what conditions.
For Confirmation, the Diocese has postponed all parish and group Confirmations scheduled for the month of May. The Diocese will advise us later on when and how to reschedule the Confirmations set for this year. Confirmation Candidates, if you have Called to Be Catholic" response packets, keep them until we meet, or drop them off at the parish office for safekeeping.
I have suspended all future Teens A St Perpetua communications to our Youth Ministry list for this year. However, if you would like to still receive a note on faith formation focused on teens, please send me a note back. Starting this Sunday I will send out a short communication to those who would like to receive it, that addresses teen needs in light of the current scriptures we would hear at mass.
Look for regular communications on Youth Ministry at St. Perpetua once we have direction we need to have our gatherings.
Thank you teens for spending time investing in your faith. Spend time in prayer. Ask for God's joy to be formed in you, Stay safe, keep one another in your prayers, and show the world the best version of yourself. You are all ever in my thoughts and prayers. Drop me a line if I can help you during this time and I will respond to you. I am deeply grateful for your dedication to Youth Ministry here in our parish, as well as with your patience, and flexibility as we confront this current challenge together. As we move forward, remember to be who you are and be that perfectly well.
Gary
Gary F. Guerrero
St. Perpetua
Director of High School Youth Ministry
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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:
St. Perpetua's High School Youth Ministry
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.