St. Anthony Catholic Church

Faith Formation

About SAY (Youth Ministry)

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Hearin' what You SAY
SAY, or St. Anthony's Youth, is our high school youth group. It is open to all high schoolers grades 9 - 12. Our Discipleship Groups are held weekly (during the school year) with options on Sundays between the hours of 5-8 PM and Mondays between the hours of 5-8 PM, This is a beautiful time for us to get to know each other, to grow in our relationship with God, and with the Church. We welcome all teens, Catholic or not, to join us on our faith journey. Teens who are already Confirmed are encouraged to be an integral part of our program - to help those who are not yet Confirmed on their journey, but also to expand their own conversion and discipleship. Through SAY, we offer retreats & other ministry opportunities which encourage an encounter with Jesus Christ. We believe that an authentic encounter with Jesus - not just the man we read about in the Bible, but the living Jesus who is present to us at every Mass and in our hearts today - transforms our lives! When we encounter Jesus, our lives are forever changed, and we cannot help but share the love that we have found in Him with everyone we meet!
The Core Values of Youth Ministry at Saint Anthony Church:
- To create an environment of unconditional love, acceptance, openness and respect toward the teens and their parents at St Anthony Church and the greater community
- To call teens into alignment with the teachings and traditions of the Roman Catholic Church, and to put their faith into action.
- To draw teens into a personal relationship with God by being living and guiding examples of the Catholic Christian faith and by teaching them new ways to pray
- To catechize & evangelize by helping teens become familiar with and to fall in love with Holy Scripture.
- To send teens out to be witnesses and evangelists of their Catholic faith
The Core Purpose of Youth Ministry at Saint Anthony Church:
To love and lead teens closer to Christ & His Church by sharing the teachings & traditions of the Catholic faith in a way that is encouraging, inspiring, and relational.