Our Lady of Victory, High School Youth Ministry primary focus is to help your teens have a closer relationship to Jesus Christ present in the Eucharist. We use the LifeTeen.com curriculum program to impart the Scriptural and Church teaching knowledge needed for teens to develop a sacramental relationship with Jesus Christ. Our focus remains fixed on teens understanding why His Presence in the Eucharist is the “source and summit (LG 11)" of our Faith.
REGISTRATION Registration is open for grades 9 through 12 and available at anytime, we welcome you, “come and see (John 1:39)”. Please, if you haven’t registered your family, follow this link:https://olvnow.com/parish-registration-formand make sure to register your children for RE. We also have Annual Diocesan forms that are required for every teen registered. These diocesan forms use an online system called PermissionClick. Here are the links:
YOUTH DINNERS. Sharing a meal with other teens is another opportunity for fellowship to grow. Youth Ministry meets about 33 times between August to May. We are asking adult parishioners, ministry groups, and parents to volunteer to cook meals for the teens. The parish will provide the food materials. You provide your culinary skills. We will also need assistance with setup/clean up. If we have enough volunteers, this may a loving service you provide for the teens once a year, but it will be greatly appreciated. If you are interested, please sign up on this page or contact Christine Paris at (850) 634-6409 for additional information.
LIFETEEN NIGHTS Our ministry sessions start from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. Until further notice, we will meet in the Parish Hall. Afterwards, we will meet at the Parish Conference Room, next to the office.
We use LifeTeen in order to empower teens, through prayer, engaging activities, small groups discussions, and fellowship opportunities. We seek to help them grow confident in the Truth of Jesus Christ, as taught by The Church. Empowered by the Truth of Jesus, we want them pick up the cross of discipleship, to live in a manner that leads others to “glorify God (Galatians 1:24)”.
Our ministry will always remain centered in the person of Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Savior. We are also a ministry of Evangelization, Charity, and Social Justice. There will be several activities throughout the year to support these goals. We are blessed with a team of CORE Adult Volunteers who share their own Faith experiences and make a Safe Environment for the teens to grow more confident in God’s Love.
Our annual schedule is posted online (see this page) and it will be updated as more activities are added depending on ministry resources, parental support, and teen participation. We do host a Social Night once a month. Usually, our Social Night is at the end of the month unless schedule requires a change (Thanksgiving, Christmas). There are no social nights during Lent.
COMMUNICATION is key. Once you are registered with the parish and for religious education, we use the Flocknote system to send you pertinent texts and e-mails. Read our Monthly Newsletter to stay informed. We strive to keep our text/e-mails to the minimum required. We rely on them to keep you informed in the least intrusive way. Please read and provide feedback as required.
FUNDRAISING Last year, we fundraised over $10K for eight teens & chaperones to attend the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis, IN. Additionally, we were able to support those who could not financially afford to participate in the Diocese Youth Campout and Youth Conference. Finally, we supported teens who wanted to attend the Steubenville Catholic Youth Conference in Orlando, FL. There is much more we would like to achieve in the upcoming years in order that teens experience our Church well beyond the boundaries of our parish. We will have a continuing conversation on fundraising goals and which activities to support.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED We are always looking for more volunteers. Help in whatever you can. If you would like to join our CORE Adult team on Wednesday’s for Life Nights, or volunteering as chaperone/driver to activities please contact us to provide the information for Safe Environment requirements (fingerprints/training) that everyone must meet, but we do need help to succeed. Feel free to contact me at [email protected]