High School Youth Ministry

Our mission is to support teens, give them an environment and a community where they can encounter Christ, grow in their faith, and share the love of Jesus with others.

This is done through the Sacraments, engaging talks and discussions, and socializing. Whether you are actively pursuing your faith and striving to be a disciple of Christ or simply hoping to connect with a group of people to dive deeper into faith, we welcome you to this vibrant community of young people!

No need to sign-up, simply join us as often as you are able. Senior High Youth Group is an exciting way for people in grades 9 -12 to meet other people of faith and learn more about what it takes to live as a “true Catholic" in today’s world. Youth Group Nights have everything from speakers and games to small group time and lots of treats! Friends are invited and welcome. 

Youth Group will meet Wednesday nights in the West Meeting Room from 6:45pm - 8pm.

2018/19 Youth Group Schedule

*updated 4/8/19*

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Emmaus Peer Ministry is a monthly group for Juniors and Seniors in high school where we strive to be Catholic leaders. The goal of Emmaus is to form disciples that desire to walk alongside their peers to help them in any situation possible and lead them to Jesus.

Luke 24:13-35 is the story of Jesus appearing to these two men after his resurrection. They did not recognize it was Jesus with them, and Jesus asks, "What are you discussing?" The couple are confused about what has happened in Jerusalem where a man was innocently crucified. They believed he was to be the prophet to redeem Israel, but then supposedly rose from the dead 3 days later. Jesus walks with them as they were heading to Emmaus and shows them Scripture and interprets it for them. The couple invited Jesus to stay with them through the night. Jesus then takes bread, blesses it, breaks it, and gave it to them, and through that, their eyes were opened and saw that it was truly Jesus. The couple asks each other, "Were not our hearts burning while he spoke to us on the way and opened the scriptures to us?"

This is our model for our peer ministry. As peer ministers, we walk alongside those who are in need, those who are confused, those who are struggling. We are not there to fix people, but to simple walk alongside them in their journey and be willing to go out of our way to do so. We be Jesus to them and in the end, we bring them to Jesus as Jesus brought the couple to the Eucharist. We recognize as peer ministers that we are not counselors and we are not doctors, but Jesus works through us and our actions. That is what Catholic leadership looks like.

All Juniors and Seniors are welcome to come to Emmaus. We meet once a month. Our next meeting is April 28th at Noon in the Community Room.

What:Weekend long Catholic youth conference.  Music, speakers, entertainment, small groups, Eucharistic Adoration, and more. 

Where: The conference is held in Rochester, MN at the Mayo Civic Center.  We will be staying in a hotel in downtown Rochester, within walking distance of the conference.

Who: All current 8th-12th grade students can attend. The weekend is chaperoned by staff and volunteers from St. Vincent de Paul.

When: July 12th - 14th, 2019

REGISTER HERE!




 

What: Extreme Faith Camp is the only Xtreme Catholic Camp in Minnesota. It is a week-long Catholic camp with Summer camp-y stuff added in. They have mountain biking, mountain boards, canoeing, archery, crafts, slingshot range, swimming, waterslide, petting farm, ping-pong, foosball, apart from more traditional things like basketball, volleyball, and floor hockey.  Time at camp is not only spent playing games, but also celebrating the sacraments with other young people! 

This is a camp for Junior High students, BUT High School teens can join in on the fun and be a part of the Prayer Team or the Extreme Team and help to lead this awesome camp!

WHEN: July 20-26th, 2019

REGISTRATION HERE!!!

Christpower is a weeklong mission trip to our own hometown.  We live, work, pray and play for one week at the Church of the Ascension in North Minneapolis.  We go to work sites each day, play each afternoon, and pray each night.  

What are you going to do on Christpower? Paint, indoor/outdoor clean up, home maintenance and repair on existing homes, plant a garden, revitalize a neighborhood, pull weeds, distribute food to those who need it, minister to grandma and grandpa, basketball, soccer, Mass, Reconciliation, retreat experiences, save the world, spend time with Jesus Christ, and build community in a community that really needs you. For all 9th- 12th graders.

REGISTER HERE!


 

Who: Current 10th-12th graders.

What: Summer Stretch is a service oriented program we offer for our middle school students, as a teen leader you would help facilitate a small group of Jr. High students at service sites and get to tag along for the afternoon fun field trips. 
 

When: August 5th-9th, 2019

REGISTER HERE!

Registration Deadline: June 15th!



 

The March for Life is a pilgrimage with the Archdiocese to Washington D.C. to join roughly 600,000 people in the march in answering our Baptismal call to be on mission. We do not just go there to take a political stance, but more importantly, to grow closer to Christ, to be formed to be better disciples or Christ, and to evangelize in a concrete way. We will go as a St. Vincent de Paul Parish group, but it is organized through the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

SAVE THE DATE! January 21-26, 2020

When: January 15th - 20th, 2019
Deadlines: Last day to sign up is October 15th, 2018
Cost: $460 ($200 deposit with registration form due on 10/15, $260 remainder due on 11/15)

To register for youth participants, use the youth registration form to complete and submit to John Boyle at the Parish Office or scanned and emailed to johnboyle@saintvdp.org

To register for adult chaperones, use the adult registration form to complete and submit to John Boyle at the Parish Office or scanned and emailed to johnboyle@saintvdp.org

For more information, please go to the Archdiocese Website for the March for Life or email John Boyle.