About US

Who do we serve?

Youth

In the United States, "youth" are defined as those young people ages 12-18 in junior high school and high school. They are also known as "adolescents" or "teens." Youth are emerging leaders and protagonists in the Church and within their communities, schools, and society at large. (definition provided by USCCB).

Three Goals for Youth Ministry:

  • To empower young people to live as disciples of Jesus Christ in our world today.
  • To draw young people to responsible participation in the life, mission, and work of the Catholic faith community.
  • To foster the total personal and spiritual growth of each young person.

Young Adults

Young adults are persons in their late teens, twenties, and thirties who represent diverse cultural, racial, ethnic, educational, vocational, social, political, and spiritual backgrounds. They are college students, workers, and professionals; they are persons in military service; they are single, married, divorced, or widowed; they are with or without children; they are newcomers in search of a better life.

The Key Principles

The following principles are offered to guide the development of effective ministry with young adults. NOTE: This list is taken from the USCCB document, Sons and Daughters of the Light: A Pastoral Plan for Ministry with Young Adults (1996).

  1. Young adults internalize their beliefs and values within a supportive community and live their vocation in the world.
  2. Young adults seek opportunities for relationships with their peers and experiences that are intergenerational and multicultural.
  3. Young adults understand both the message of faith and the traditions of the Church when these are communicated through words, symbols, and activities that relate to life experiences.
  4. Young adults respond positively when the Church invites their participation and engages them in the planning of activities for the spiritual life of the community.
  5. The Church meets young adults where they are present: the workplace, the home, the campus, and the civic community.
  6. Effective ministry invites young adults into the life of the Church and collaborates with them to identify specific initiatives for the young adult community.
  7. Effective ministry assists young adults to become spiritual people, thereby developing a holistic and healthy understanding of life and deepening one’s relationship with God.
  8. Effective ministry provides young adults with constructive opportunities to ask questions and to discover answers present in the teaching and tradition of the Catholic Church.
  9. Effective ministry with young adults engages them in peer ministry, as well as family ministry.
  10. Effective ministry acknowledges, understands, respects, and celebrates the cultural diversity of individuals and communities.
  11. Effective ministry facilitates and engages young adults in an awareness of and an invitation to the work of justice, peace, and compassion.
  12. Effective ministry includes the commitment of necessary resources for the evangelization, catechesis, and pastoral care of young adults.

Our patron Saint

Saint Carlo Acutis

Novena

Your are the salt of the earth [...]Your are the light of the world (Mt. 5:13-14).Ustedes son la sal de la tierra [...]la luz del mundo (Mt 5, 13-14)