Summer is almost here, and with it comes the season of planning for the next year of ministry. Before you pull out the calendar and the sticky notes, take some time to look back and enjoy all that was done this ministry year. Think of all the conversations you have had, the trust that has been built, the curiosity that has been sparked, and the relationships that have been started or strengthened between you and your teens and/or volunteers. Thanks be to God for all the connection that has taken place, however small! As Saint Paul reminds us in his first letter to the Corinthians 3:6, I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. Our job is to plant and water, but God gives the growth. So, let’s plan with a heart full of hope, and let’s continue to accompany our teens and ‘water’ those relationships this summer!
On behalf of the entire Youth Ministry/Pastoral Juvenil team, we wish you a safe and joyful summer. We are here to support you, so reach out to us anytime: 303-715-3247 or youthministry@archden.org. We hope to see you at Elevate, Elitch Gardens and/or Steubenville of the Rockies!
Monthly Meetings
Our Monthly Youth Minister Meetings will be taking a break for the summer, but we will be back in September! Save the date for these meeting dates:
Youth Minister Monthly Meeting – Thursday, September 11
Pastoral Juvenil Monthly Meeting – Wednesday, September 17
YOU ARE INVITED: In August we will be hosting our Annual Parish Leaders’ Convocation, and all Youth Ministers are invited! More information on this later in this newsletter and save the date on your calendar!
Upcoming Events
SPACE IS STILL AVAILABLE: Elevate 2025
June 7, 2025 | $30 per person | Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School
Don’t forget to register your group for Elevate 2025! Elevate is a bridge from elementary school to middle school; this one-day rally will help you build excitement for youth ministry and all the opportunities these young people will have in the coming years. We seek to engage young people, encourage them in faith and send them back to their schools and parishes to be a part of the communities they are already planted in. Register today!
Have you ever celebrated the feast of Corpus Christi in a big way? If not, come and learn how to make sawdust mats this year! Join us to celebrate the Lord in a big way! Register your youth group today using the button below.
Join us for Catholic Youth Day at Elitch Gardens Amusement Park on June 25! Tickets are $40 each. Parking passes are not included in the price (discounted to $20 per vehicle). The deadline to reserve tickets for your parish is June 18. You can reserve tickets by filling out the form below!
Our BASIC Application is not yet available. We are working on some updates to the program. We will send a separate email once the application is ready. Thank you for your understanding!
YM Fall Retreat Date Change
Our annual Youth Ministry Fall Retreat, typically held in September the week after Labor Day, will not be taking place this year.
Instead, we’re excited to announce that we’ll be offering a new retreat experience later this Fall! More details will be shared in our July newsletter—stay tuned!
SAVE THE DATE: 2025 Parish Leaders Convocation
August 12 | Light of the World | More details coming soon!
Please save the date for our 2nd Parish Leaders Convocation on August 12, 2025, hosted at Light of the World Parish. Our Spanish Parish Leaders Convocation will be on August 23, 2025. More details on both of these dates are coming soon!
Summit Night @ JPG
July 15, 2025 | 5-9 PM | St. John Paul the Great Catholic High
School | Free!
St. John Paul the Great Catholic High School invites all rising 7th and 8th graders out to their school for fellowship and worship! Invite all the teens you know and tell them to bring a friend because this event is free! Sign up below and share the flyer!
This month, we would like to wish a very happy birthday to the following leaders. May God bless you abundantly and continue to strengthen you for the work of ministry!
Elizabeth Marmolejo – June 10
Megan Matthew – June 16
Krissy Jensen – June 20
Brad Farmer – June 20
Youth Ministry Mission Support Page
Our Youth Ministry Mission Support Page offers resources to support you in ministry! We have included some of the most commonly used Risk Management forms and recordings of our recent meetings. This website also contains a Youth Ministry calendar with all the major events that happen throughout the year.
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