Posts with the category “youth-ministry”

New Year , New You!“Love the Lord your God with all your heart…”You’ve probably heard it before: most New Year’s resolutions are bound to fail. Only about 8% of people will accomplish their resolution. There are a lot of reasons why this happens—not being specific in the goal or how it’ll be achieved, setting goals that are unrealistic, or just getting discouraged—but I think it goes even deeper.M...  Read More

The entire STAY Life Teen family wishes you a blessed and merry Christmas! Tomorrow, our “thrill of hope” arrives “wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger” (Luke 2:12). The presence of the Christ-child reminds us that God is willing to enter into every aspect of our lives. With the love He first gives us, we have seen growth and change in many of those teens that attend Life Teen.  Read More

Coffee Shops are starting to serve pumpkin spice again, the balloon fiesta is around the corner and green chile is roasting around town. Something don't Change, BUT ALOT HAS CHANGED AT STAY (St. Thomas Aquinas Youth).  Read More

And just like that, Summer is Gone. Luckily, we've got you covered.Although School can be boring, Life doesn't have to be. We've got amazing things happening for you this Fall at STAY!1. Return of the...Life Teen? a long time ago, in a galaxy far far away... or In a parish not so far far away... LIFE TEEN RETURNS to Sunday Nights at 7PM. Join us also for 6PM Mass (a great opportunity to serve). 2....  Read More

What do the Teens say about the Confirmation Retreat?As Core, many times we look upon an event that we helped plan and execute and jump to the conclusion that it was a great event.  It's important for us (Core, & Parents) to actually hear what the teens thought and then over the coming weeks to discern the fruits that come from the event.  Below are what some of the teens thought of the Confirmati...  Read More

Today (Sun Nov 29) is the New Liturgical Year for Catholics!! In this letter we have the following info:Advent CalendarRetreats/ConferencesGiving TuesdayAmazon Prime and TwitchAmazon ListDonate We started decorating for Christmas about 2 weeks ago. I know, I know, we shouldn't decorate before thanksgiving but we did (don't hate). After this year, everyday seemed like the Movie "Groundhog Day", the...  Read More

This week let us take time to enjoy all those wonderful things that God has given us. Let us remember that our work should bring honor and glory to Him. As we begin our fall session we are excited to Share with you the many great projects that we have been working on for your teens. In the next week we will be announcing all of our fall Events and our improved to changes with your teen in mind.  Read More

Never thought I would be a Homeschooling Teacher.. Yesterday, I was holding my granddaughter as I was trying to work from home and assisting my youngest daughter with online classes. In the background my grandson is running around the house getting ready for online classes while my middle daughter started College (you guessed it, it was online too)  Read More

When Does Life Teen or Purpose - Confirmation begin? Good Question!Life Teen - Goes on all year long.   No real beginning or End but Parent and Teen Orientation is Sunday Sept 13, 2020 at 7pm This is the perfect time to begin, also we currently have our drive in Movie Life Night, and Drive in XLT Night coming up (these are in person events)Purpose - Confirmation - Entrance Ceremony & Orientation for p...  Read More