JSAY provides youth with a consistent Gospel message; one that inspires the heart to make bold strides in a relationship with Christ. It gives the youth the environment to have courage in being themselves, making new friends, and sharing the Gospel with one another. Finally, it empowers the youth and the volunteers to serve and evangelize in the parish community.
These three core values - consistency, courage, and empowerment - guide everything that we do at JSAY. Our smaller parish community thrives with the love of Christ and His Church because of our youth. They bring a vibrancy to the parish through their desire to serve, through their unending joy, and through their willingness to be conformed to Christ.
Every youth grows every year, and so do we. JSAY is a comprehensive youth ministry - one in which catechesis, evangelization, and socialization meet. It is through these three elements that we build trust between the youth and their Core Team Members, give them a safe space to encounter the Lord and one another, and challenge them to take an extra step toward Christ each and every week.
Our goal as a ministry is to provide youth with an opportunity to encounter Christ every week.