Youth Ministry

St. T's Youth Ministry serves two groups: Middle School students (Grades 6 - 8) and High School students (Grades 9 - 12)

There are descriptions of the ministries below our calendar.  Click on specific calendar events for more information.  If you would like to contact our Youth Ministry Director, Emily Sutton you can email her at emily.sutton@valpo.edu or call the office at 219-464-4042.

Saturday, February 15th - Grab your dancing shoes and head to Avila Hall for food and a dance lesson!  This promises to be a fun night out for friends and couples alike!

Guests will be asked to arrive at 6pm for mingling and hors d'oeuvres.  Dinner will be served at 6:15. Our beginner dance lesson to be taught by Professional Dance Instructor, Hannah Pender starts at 7pm.  We will have open dancing to practice our new moves starting right after the lesson ends.

Free child care provided throughout the evening in the Antioch room with movies, games and food for the kids as well.

Hannah Pender has been teaching Ballroom Dance for over 7 years.  She and her students have won National Championships and have placed in competitions over the last several years.

All proceeds go towards St. Teresa's Youth Ministry Programs. 

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Special Opportunities

Igniting the Fire - ITF is a Diocese of Gary 6th-12th grade youth gathering.  ITF has a prayerful retreat-style feel with elements of lock-in-style fun! It is typically one overnight, on a weekend in September, annually.

Inter-Parish lock-ins are events where middle school students can get together with those from other Catholic Churches in the area to share and grown in their faith, get to know their neighbors, and come together for community service projects.

Youth ministry

The High School Youth Ministry will be meeting every week starting in January of 2020.  The meetings are on Tuesday nights from 6:30pm-8:00pm.  The first Tuesday of the month we meet at a local coffee shop in Valparaiso for a more laid-back meeting, the other Tuesdays of the month we typically meet on the St. Teresa property for more formation-style meetings, discussions, some games and plenty of snacks.  For information on a specific meeting date, please click on the calendar information above.

SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES 

he Diocesan Youth Council is an advisory body to the Diocesan Office for Youth & Young Adults (OYYA). It is a group of high school-aged youth who represent the parishes and Catholic high schools in the Catholic Diocese of Gary. The members of this body will advise the Office in two ways. First, they act as a spokesperson for the needs of youth in their parishes and schools. Second, they are an integral part of the planning and implementation of youth activities that encourage and support total youth ministry in the diocese. The Youth Council consists of two representatives from parishes and Catholic high schools throughout the Diocese.

Introducing St. T's DYC Representatives: 

Grace Klimczyk and Aubrey Lundquist