Youth Ministry

Coordinator:  Katie LeBlanc kleblanc@staugustineparish.org

“If you want God to hear your prayers, hear the voice of the poor.
If you wish God to anticipate your wants,
provide those of the needy without waiting for them to ask you.”
~St. Thomas of Villanova

The dual focus of the St. Augustine Youth Ministry is SERVICE and PRAYER.  We provide opportunities for all teens (grade 9-12) to grow in their faith while encouraging peer leadership within our church community through service days, service weeks, prayer nights and monthly teen Masses.

Youth Ministry Events 

  1. Prayer Nights – 12 per year with specific topics and themes at each 
  2. Monthly Teen Masses – our teens take key liturgical roles such as lectors, musicians, and hospitality ministers
  3. Service opportunities – 3 planned for 2012 through our partnership with IMEC- packing up Medical supplies to 3rd world countries (75 teens per day)
  4. Spring Mission Trip –  currently being planned to Dominican Republic – April 2013 (JUNIORS & SENIORS ONLY)
  5. Summer Mission Trip – with Young Neighbors in Action – July 2013 (ALL TEENS INVITED – 20 spots open)
  6. Weekly Random Reflections – weekly email challenge usually based on daily scripture.  During lent this is a daily “email challenge”. 

Leadership and Evangelization

Members of the Teen Service Teams, made up of Juniors and Seniors will be given leadership roles in assisting at the various activities.  We currently  have 35 teen members on the service teams.  Each teen will be given a Teen Leadership T-shirt to distinguish themselves as a peer leader and will assist with:

  1. Prayer nights – assistance with managing
  2. Service options – help as a “team leader” in guiding freshman and sophomores
  3. Monthly Teen Mass – taking attendance and assisting with reading and hospitality
  4. Week long Spring/Summer Mission Trips
  5. Seeking teens to assist with Religious Education classes at various grade levels

Schedule for 2012 Prayer Night