Confirmation will be celebrated at St. Joseph's in May 21, 2019. Any teen in or entering High School in the fall of 2018 is eligible for the formation year. Contact Norma in the Parish Office for information & the prerequisites.

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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. 

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This Year in Life Teen
Life Nights and Confirmation sessions will include:

• The Mass. We will look at what is happening during Mass and how our Church, founded by Jesus, allows us to encounter the divine and human elements of the Living Christ.

• Social Justice Teachings. We will take a look at what we know and the questions we have about Christ’s mission for our Church.

• Vocations. We are all created for a purpose, we need to respond to His call for us to share eternal happiness with Him. We will look at how to discover that purpose and respond.

• L.I.F.E., diocesan required curriculum for Protecting God’s Children. L.I.F.E. is intended to teach about relationships and enhance communication of sexuality in the family.

• Chosen. Confirmation curriculum from Ascension Press has related information regarding all of the semester topics and will be utilized both in Life Teen and Confirmation Preparation Sessions.

 LIFE TEEN Breaks Bread before each gathering

Each Life Night and Confirmation Session begins with a meal. We pray each family will assist in providing a portion of the meal. Click here to sign up, confirm or change a date.

Life Teen Registration

Registration for 2018-2019           

You are able to register directly online by completing this form on this website or printing this form to turn into the parish office. 

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 teendid not participate in religious education last school year, they will not be able to receive Confirmation in the Spring of 2019. The next session begins in the spring of 2021.

Life Teen Service LOCK-IN

St. Joseph's Life Teen held its first Service Lock-in June 14-16, 2018. Fourteen teens shared their gifts to serve our parish and local community. We had a great time working in the Rosary Garden, the parish grounds, in the Church, painting for ARC of Greater Boone County and sorting for the Shalom Kids Lunch Program. Spending the night at St. Joseph's was great fun. Playing games and getting to know one another. The three day event culminated with 4:30 Mass. Everyone is looking forward to next year where more service will be included and hopefully more teens. 

Milkshakes on Monday/Frozen Cuppa Joe

During June and July, eighteen high school and middle school youth gathered for a milkshake and talked about what was said and heard at Mass the day prior. Frozen Cuppa Joe is a gospel reflection with relevance to young peope and will continue throughout the school year, once a month at 7 pm in the St. Gregory the Great Room! Watch for details to come.
                 *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!