St. Peter Parish: Shrine of Leaders Youth Ministry

Who composes the Youth Ministry?

The Parish Youth Ministry is composed of all youth members of mandated organizations, other groups and movements in the Parish and individual youth in the Parish who are not yet involved in any organization or group within the age of 13 to 39.

Young Professionals
Out-of-school Youths and Associations
Youths of schools and student organizations
Take note: Youth are characterized as single individuals and those without any kids yet. If you are a mom or dad already, you belong to the Family Life Ministry.

The church must become the traveling companion of young people—and that is what we mean by youth ministry. If, indeed, “it takes an entire village to raise a child,” then it certainly takes an entire church to journey with young people as they grapple with the Good News and respond in discipleship.

The National Conference of Catholic Bishops, in their 1997 document, Renewing the Vision: A Framework for Catholic Youth Ministry, identified three goals and eight components which provide direction for this ministry. Youth ministry, at its best, is characterized by the following five hallmarks:

Discipleship
Connection
Giftedness and growth
Comprehensiveness
Entire church (parish) involvement