Blessings of Youth Ministry

As many of you know, last year was our first year doing youth ministry with St. Patrick’s Parish in Menasha.  This year we are continuing to work with St. Pat’s, but are also doing youth ministry for Resurrection Parish and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in Green Bay.  I am blessed to be able to specifically work with St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (SEAS) Parish with Noah.  SEAS has been such a welcoming community and it has been amazing to worship with and to serve them. 

One of the biggest blessings we have had is being able to be a part of their Faith Formation nights twice a month.  We have the opportunity to meet with the middle and high school students separately to talk about what they are learning about in their classes.  The chance to be able to see the same students and develop relationships with them is what I love about our ministry.  The same has been true to be able to participate in the confirmation classes, which are great because we are able to have some pretty great conversations about the joys and challenges the students see with the faith.

Last Wednesday all six members of the Green Bay team came to help out at our Faith Formation night, which has been nicknamed, “Wednesdays with Kate and Noah”, and we put on the Super Saints Show.  I was able to be the talk show host with celebrity guests like Blessed Mother Theresa, Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, St. Maria Goretti, and Alessandro Serenelli.  These holy people talked about loving others by their service to the poorest of the poor, becoming a saint by playing their friends in pool and then bringing them to prayer and being committed to the sacraments, and also what it means to love someone so much that you forgive as Jesus forgave.  Not only was this skit a blast, but it was also a great way for students to learn a little more about the saints.

All you holy men and women, Pray for us!