Youth Ministry
Serves as the parish Youth Minister. Design and implement comprehensive programs that nurture a personal relationship with Jesus
Christ among middle and high school students, while fostering a culture of discipleship, authentic community, and spiritual growth.
• Plan, develop and implement a schedule of social opportunities for the youth (7-12 grades) of the parish to form community
identity and establish peer relationships within the parish community.
• Plan, develop and implement a schedule of service activities for the youth (7-12 grades) of the parish to develop their sense of
responsibility to and awareness of the needs of the parish community and the Diocesan church community and the larger social
community.
• Keep youth and parents informed of Diocesan programs, social, service and retreat opportunities through distribution of a
calendar of scheduled activities.
• Obtain, when necessary, parental support and consent for activities, particularly those involving travel outside the parish
boundaries.
• Recruit adult youth leaders to maintain adequate supervision and always provide safety.
• Ensure all adult volunteers are compliant with the Diocesan Safe Environment requirements.
• Maintain current records on all youth participating in programs and all adult leaders.
• Manage youth ministry budget.
Faith Formation
• Provide support to the ministry lead for the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) process while also overseeing the
experience, ensuring it prioritizes an authentic encounter with Christ before catechetical information, and coordinates with
sponsors, catechists, and liturgical ministers.
• Direct the parish Religious Education program by empowering the part-time religious education coordinator to minister through
a missionary discipleship lens, focusing on forming young people as disciples rather than simply transmitting information,
including curriculum selection, catechist recruitment and formation, sacramental preparation, and parent engagement.
• Develop and implement adult faith formation opportunities that move beyond intellectual understanding to foster a
transformative encounter with Christ, including Bible studies, theological formation, spiritual enrichment, and small group
initiatives.
• Create and implement programs for marriage and baptism preparation.
Liturgical & Outreach Ministries
• Coordinate and execute the recruitment, formation, and scheduling of all liturgical ministers, including lectors, extraordinary
ministers of Holy Communion, altar servers, ushers, and music ministers.
• Coordinate with the pastor to ensure liturgical celebrations are prepared with reverence and attention to detail according to
Church directives.
• Provide ongoing formation for all liturgical ministers, deepening their understanding of the sacred liturgy and their role in
fostering a spirit of prayer and encounter.
• Develop strategies to enhance the quality and spirituality of parish liturgical celebrations.
• Supervises the Ministers of Care program, coordinating visits to homebound parishioners, nursing facilities, and hospitals.
• Ensure proper training and spiritual formation for all Ministers of Care.
• Develop systems to identify and respond to the pastoral needs of the parish community.
• Creates opportunities for the parish community to support those experiencing grief, illness, or other life challenges.