One of the most critical missions of St. Patrick’s Church is to serve our young people, to help them grow into responsible, mature men and women, who ground their lives in an authentic, personal relationship with Jesus Christ.   St. Patrick’s Youth Team is a Dynamic Youth Program for High School Teens.

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What is God's TYM
It is not CCD.  Rather,  it seeks to help young people in all dimensions of their lives–emotional, spiritual, and relational–and addresses issues especially important to teens, such as peer pressure, sexuality, and drugs.   The Youth Team helps teens explore their commitment to Jesus Christ, but all in a context of exciting activities and excursions, service projects, and serious dialogue about what’s important in their lives.

Youth Night
Is centered on the Sunday Eucharist. The 5:00 PM Sunday Mass is followed by a Youth Night from 7 to 9 PM for teenagers of High School age.  During the Youth Night, young people explore important faith issues like the role of the Eucharist in their lives, and hot topics especially important to teens, such as dysfunctional families, peer pressure, healthy and unhealthy relationships, and addictions. 

Social Night
Each month there is also a social night, when we enjoy such activities as bowling, the movies, or ice skating.   In addition, we go on excursions such as a weekend skiing trip.  In all cases, we center our activities around Jesus Christ through shared prayer which usually concludes the Youth Night.

Service Projects
An important part of the Youth Team is an emphasis on service projects, to help people in our parish and larger community.  Service projects include a dinner for senior citizens, gift wraps, caroling at Holy Comforter Nursing Home, and an annual fund raising venture to help a worthy program such as breast cancer research.

Fun
Above all, the Youth Team is fun!  Teens get to know each other, and by shared activities build friendships which go on to adult life.

Give  our Youth Team a try! You will not regret it