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Youth Ministry

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These pictures are just a small example of the youth ministry here at St. Uriel's. The top row of pictures are from YouthQuake07 and of other regular youth group activities. The next two rows of pictures are just a few of the pictures taken while on the mission trip. You can find more pictures of Youth Ministry in our Photo Album under, Ministry to Teens. For more pictures of the Mission Trip go to Mission Trip.

Each year our youth group goes on a mission trip. These mission trips can be live changing experiences for these kids. This year, their mission trip took them to St. Petersburg, FL. There, the youth group joined with other youth groups from around the country where they were active in working with the disabled, the elderly, and the indigent. As you can see by these pictures and the pictures in our Photo Album, they also had time for some fun in the sun.

YouthQuake07
January 12-14, 2007
Ridgecrest, North Carolina

At the heart of the church's mission is the challenge of discipleship, of following Jesus. All ministry with adolescents must be directed toward presenting young people with the Good News of Jesus Christ and inviting and challenging them to become His disciples. If we are to succeed, the church must offer our young people a spiritually challenging and world-shaping vision that meets their hunger for the chance to participate in a worthy adventure.

What is essential in the life of the church are young people, who know how to speak to the heart with the joy of the Gospel and the strength of the Mass. This is the goal of our youth ministry at St. Uriel's.

There is only one purpose for our Youth Ministry and that is to lead our teens into a deeper relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. It is only in knowing Him can our life have any real meaning. Our blessed Lord wants us to live in a love relationship with Him and then be Christ to the world. Our St. Uriel’s Youth Ministry seeks to live out our relationship in Him by:

1. Worship
2. Learning
3. Ministering to others in His Name
4. Loving life as He has given it to us

It is difficult to be a teenage in today’s world. With the rapid growth of sexually active youth, beginning as early as in the primary grades, we continue to teach abstinence and the respect for life beginning at conception. We have just returned from an awesome experience at YouthQuake 2005 where we have come to learn that we have been chosen and called by Jesus. We wish to be claimed by our Lord, not the world.

Outreach Projects:

Metro Ministries, Brooklyn, NY (Ministry to inner city families and youth.)
Madonna House, Belmar, NJ - Clothing
Mother's Care
Mission trip this summer 2007

We have listed some web-sites of interest for both of our teens and youth ministers.

Christian Teens

Episcopal Youth
(Diocese of Central Florida Youth Ministry)

Pure Love Club

Soul In the City

Movie Reviews

Voices of the Martyrs

Youth Ministry.com

Diocese of New Jersey Youth Ministry

Diocese of Central Florida

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