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What is Life Teen?

Life Teen is a Catholic high school youth ministry program that is committed to providing our teens with the best possible opportunities for personal and spiritual growth through catechesis (religious education), fellowship, service, outreach, and leadership.

All high school teens are invited to Life Teen! 

Following the Youth Mass on Sundays, we gather for snack followed by our program for the night – we kick off with a game; followed by a talk on the topic for the evening; then we go into small groups and end with a prayer activity. All Life Nights are for the purpose of providing opportunities for our teens to explore their faith and form friendships with other Catholic teens who are also walking the journey of discipleship.

Time: 6:30PM to 8:15PM

Location: Parish Center Family Room

Join us for WATER GAMES! RSVP HERE

Besides RSVPing for our Kick-Off, be sure to also register for our Youth Ministry Program 2024-2025 Year. The cost is $25 for the year and includes receiving a t-shirt.

Upcoming…

September 8               Water Games (Kick-Off) *

September 22             Noticed. Named. Known. (Expectations & Goals)

September 29            FaceTime (Necessity of the Catholic Church)

October 13                 Begin at the End (Why God Humbled Himself in the Eucharist)

October 20                 Uncontainable Contents (Who is Present in the Eucharist)

October 27                 Perfection through Imperfection (How we Access the Eucharist)

November 3               Two Equals One (The Wedding Feast of the Holy Lamb)

November 17              Operation Christmas Child *

November 24              Turkey Olympics

December 8                XLT and Advent Party with EDGE *

December 12               Living Your Strengths * (Thursday)

January 5                    Family Plan (Community Building)

TBD                            March for Life in Charlotte / Pro-Life Speaker *

January 26                  On the Same Page (Praying with Scripture)

February 2                  Cross my Heart (Redemption through the Cross)

 Feb. 28-Mar. 2          Life Teen Retreat at Camp Thunderbird *

March 16                    XLT Eucharistic Adoration & Reconciliation with EDGE *

March 23                    Just Keep Smiling (Dealing with Stress)

March 29                     Diocesan Youth Ministry presentation of the Way of the Cross * (Saturday)

March 30                    You’re Overreacting (Drama & Toxic Relationships)

April 6                         Don’t Worry About It (Vaping and Substance Abuse)

April 13                      SMLT Prom *

May 4th                      Welcome to Life Teen (8th grade)

May 18th                    Onward & Upward-Senior Send-Off *

 June 1st                      Baccalaureate Mass *

 

Questions?

Reach out to our High School Youth Minister!

Sarah Jerome

sjerome@stmatthewcatholic.org