Confirmation will be celebrated at St. Joseph's in May 2019. Any teen in entering High School in the fall of 2018 is eligible for the formation year. Contact Norma in the Parish Office for information of the prerequisites. Confirmation Flocknote List Be sure your settings are correct to get updates the way that best fits your needs. 

Watch the Parent/Teen video here.

Stewardship Opportunities

Looking for opportunities to share your gifts with the parish or larger community. 

The following ministries serve the parish:

Youth Choir:  Come share your gift of voice with our parish and let others experience God in a youthful way! More voices are needed to keep this ministry going. Practice is at 9:30 am in the choir loft on the second Sunday of the Month.

Usher/Greeter: Our parish is in need of ushers to welcome and help parishioners and visitors at Mass. Contact the Youth Minister for direction to training.

Reader: Do you have the gift of sharing God's word? Help reading during Mass and receive the benefits of participating deeper in our Liturgies! Contact the Youth Minister for direction to training.

Altar Servers: Get an up close view of what is happening at the Altar and help lead younger teens to assist in the Liturgy! Young men at the Altar give hope to our Church. Contact the Youth Minister for direction to training.

St. Vincent de Paul Food Distribution: Every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month, set up begins at 8 am, distrubtion at 10 am. Come and join the fun and feed those in need.

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The Life Teen high school youth ministry leads teens closer to Christ by reaching teens on social, emotional, spiritual & educational levels. Life Teen meets Sunday evenings from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm (see calendar). Youth group sessions incorporate teaching Catholic beliefs, interactive activities, and socialization. The members of Life Teen are eligible to attend various activities including retreats, mission trips, and the National Catholic Youth Conference held every other year. See Life Teen Happenings at the bottom of the page for what is coming up!

For more information about Life Teen, contact the Youth Minister. 

Check back for updates and added events.

Life Teen Registration

Registration for 2018-2019 will be available soon!           

You will be able to register directly online by signing into ConnectNow or completing the form on this website. 

Parents of teens not yet confirmed: Please be aware of the diocesan guidelines that require formal religious education participation at least the year prior to formation for a sacrament. If your high school teen is to receive Confirmation in the Spring of 2019 they need to be participating in religious education the school year prior to formation sessions. If they do not, you will need to contact the Youth Minister/Confirmation Coordinator to make arragements to meet this diocean guideline.

LIFE Nights begin with Dinner

Life Teen Service LOCK-IN

St. Joseph's Life Teen is planning a Service Lock-in June 14-16, 2018. All teens entering high school are invited to share their gifts. We will focus not only  serving our parish but the larger community. We will have a fun time celebrating our service and talents and will learn and witness Scripture and Church teachings in action. There will probably be some late night fun during our LOCK-IN hours overnight. If you have summer school or sports commitments and cannot be present during the entire day, please consider serving when you can and join the mini-retreat. Permission slip is available HERE. Arrangements for schedule adjustments should be made prior to June 6. If you are interested in obtaining stewardship events and a retreat for confirmation during the summer, here is your chance! Contact Norma for more details if you are interested. Cost: a individual bottled drinks to share, ie pack of sports drinks, juice or water. Please register as soon as possible or by June 3.

Milkshakes on Monday/Frozen Cuppa Joe

During June and July the high school and middle school youth will be gathering to share a milkshake and Mass readings from the day before. This Frozen Cuppa Joe is a gospel reflection with relevance to young peope. Come join us at 7 pm in the St. Gregory the Great Room! Parents and college students who would like to assist in the ministry*, please contact the parish office.
                 *Safe and Sacred online training must be completed by adults ministering to minors. 

NCYC 2017 Called

National Catholic Youth Conference was held in Indianapolis in November 16-18, 2017. The teens and chaperones from St. Joseph's joined over 20,000 others Catholics from all over the United States. We welcomed teens, preist, religious brothers and sisters, musiciancian and speakers to Indiana, served and packed meals for those in Africa, experienced in many different prayer exercises, participated in Mass with different bishops and heard some awesome speakers and muscisians from all over the world. We saw how teens are changing the world and know we need to continue to fill our spiritual tank to hear and grow closer to God. From craziness to silence in Lucas Oil Stadium and the Indianapolis convention center we were CALLED and are ready to repond to that call. Ask any of us teens about our experience, we have alot to say! Thank you for your support in allowing us to represent St. Joseph's, the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana and just teens in general who are on fire to live our faith! You can check out who and what happened at NCYC here: NCYC.info. You can see some of our pictures below.
If you would like to attend NCYC, you will have to wait until November 2019. Start praying and join us in fundraising!            
                   


















 

2018 St. Joseph's Parish Caledar is available and will benefit NCYC 2019. Click here to request your calendar!