The St. Agnes Youth Ministry Program exists to foster the total personal and spiritual growth of the young people in the parish by offering the opportunity for growth and development in their lifelong journey through prayer and worship, catechesis, justice and service, and evangelization. St. Agnes Youth Ministry nurtures relationships between youth and their peers, families, parish, and local and world communities. Youth Ministry also works to empower young people to live as disciples of Christ in our world today. Our ministry seeks out and develops leadership potential in our young people in order for them to assume responsibility for the present and future of our church.
Goals
- Create a community that centers on respect for one another. Encourage our young people to reach out to one another and invite others to join them.
- Provide opportunities for the youth to experience the many aspects of the church (service, worship, evangelization, etc.) in action.
- Create and active team of adult and young adult volunteers to share their life experiences with young people so that all of us are influenced in a positive way.
- Create means for the young people of our community to openly share their talents and gifts to our parish community.
- Create a means for our adult parish community to welcome, encourage, and challenge our young people to be more involved and active in our numerous ministries.
- Develop opportunities for the youth to be involved with other youth in the Archdiocese.
- Network with other ministries to foster better understanding of ourselves and the communities in which we live and offer opportunities to involve and include the youth.