The Mission of St. Francis Youth Ministry

Understanding the social experiential nature of youth, the St. Francis’ Youth Program focuses on community and faith building. We look to provide guidance and teaching for the youth in the areas of stewardship, worship, evangelization, scripture, and having a personal relationship with God. Our goal is to develop the youth into mature, life-long members of the Body of Christ.

About St. Francis CYM

Effective ministry with adolescents is built on relationships – to include our relationship with young people and their relationship with God. For this reason, everyone in a community has a role to play.

As ministers of youth, we must always be open to the personal, social, and spiritual needs of the young people in our community! We must be ever vigilant to find ways to involve young people in projects and activities of formation, spirituality, and service. When we can give them ownership of their faith they can begin to take reverence in it and treat it accordingly!

These goals are interdependent and equally important. This is our response to the need to involve young people in the larger community.

  • Goal 1: To empower young people to live as disciples of Jesus Christ in our world today.

    • Ministry with adolescents helps young people learn what it means to follow Jesus Christ and to live as his disciples today, empowering them to serve others and to work toward a world built on the visions and values of the reign of God.

  • Goal 2: To draw young people to responsible participation in the life, mission, and work of the Catholic faith community.

    • Ministry with adolescents recognizes the importance of each of the faith communities (family, parish, Catholic school, youth serving organization) in helping young people grow in faith as they experience life in community and actively participate in the mission of Jesus Christ and his Church.

  • Goal 3: To foster the total personal and spiritual growth of each young person.

    • Ministry with adolescents fosters positive adolescent development and growth in both Christian discipleship and Catholic identity. Promoting the growth of young and older adolescents means addressing their unique developmental, social, and religious needs and nurturing the qualities and assets necessary for positive development.