The Diocesan Office of Youth Ministry is accepting nominations from adult mentors and applications
from high school students (grades 9-11) for the 2025-2026 YCET. Students are trained and mentored to
evangelize in their parish / school. Click HERE for the YCET overview and application information.
Early bird registrations are open for the 2025 NCYC, to be held Thursday, November 20 – Saturday,
November 22, 2025. Due to the amount of planning for this pilgrimage, contact the Diocesan Office of
Youth Ministry by Friday, January 31, 2025, to inquire about attending or taking a group. Click
HERE for more information.
The completed 2024 report form and sacramental registers for Baptisms, Confirmations, Baptized Christians Received into Full Communion, Marriages, and Deaths for each parish must be returned to the Chancery Office.
Fillable forms are available on the website.
Open to Junior High youth (grades 6-8), the Diocesan Office of Youth Ministry will be sponsoring
CONNECT 25 on Saturday, February 22, 2025, 9:30am-4:30pm at Thomas More University. The
cost of the retreat is $40.00. The theme of the retreat is FOUND (Luke 15:1-7). Junior High youth are
invited to join for a day of connections with faith, friendship, and fun! Registration is required. The
registration deadline is Wednesday, February 5, 2025. Click HERE for the flyer. Click HERE to
register.
Please send to Angie Smorey or email [email protected].
Please email to Angie Smorey at [email protected] and to [email protected].
Email to Shannon Barnes at [email protected] by 4:00pm.