Welcome to the St Thomas Aquinas Youth Ministry Website. Most of our site is currently working, there are still a few things that are under construction. Feel free to check out all that we have up and running and let me know if you see any problems that we may need to correct. Welcome and God Bless you all!

If you have any questions please email Brandon.

St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church is proud to present an innovative and new Youth Ministry program model. These classes are intended to nurture teenagers’ catechetical, spiritual, and social needs. We will provide the teens with the best quality Catholic Instruction, a myriad of service opportunities, ample prayer and spiritual experiences, and social activities meant to foster community among our youth.Our curriculum works in conjunction with a textbook called The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth and with the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Each teen will be given a copy of both texts to work along side of the classes.

All Classes take place on Wednesday nights from 7:00-8:30 pm in St Clare Hall. Teens are encouraged to come early and have an opportunity to meet and socialize with other teens.

All retreat and service projects are separate events and will require a permission slip for attendance. As the dates approach, teens will be given permission slips in class.

Small group meetings are an opportunity for small groups to meet with their adult leaders outside of the normal class time. While this is not a mandatory part of the program, we do encourage the teens to take this opportunity to build relationships with those in their small groups. Activities will include service projects, social outings, and prayer meetings.

September 3, 2008- ONE

                  We recite the creed every week and yet, many of us skip over the fundamental elements of our beliefs each week. We know the words of the creed backwards and in our sleep, but many of us don't know what the words we are reciting actually mean. During the month of September we are going to look at one line in particular, "We believe in One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church."

September 10, 2008- HOLY

September 17, 2008- CATHOLIC

September 24, 2008- APOSTOLIC

Fall Retreat- October 3-5

Retreats are quite possibly the most powerful, life changing experiences availble to our teens. Each retreat lasts only a weekend, but it is one weekend that they will never forget. Throughout the weekend they are given opportunities to grow in every aspect of their life, but especially in their relationship with Christ. The weekend is broken into sessions, each session showing them a new way to focus in on the love that God has for them. The weekend peaks with Adoration of the blessed sacrament late Saturday night, which is always the most amazing experience of retreat. The teens open themselves to the power of the Blessed Sacrament and truly allow God into their lives to forever change them! In addition to being spiritually changed forever, we offer many different fun experiences throughout the weekend ranging from our Messy Wars games, to basketball, to a GIANT Rock Wall, to Paintball. It is an experince that teens will never forget!

For more information contact Brandon in the Youth Ministry Office or pick up a permission slip at our Wednesday Night Classes starting September 3, 2008!