St. Philip the Apostle Youth

“RENEWED” High School Teen Retreat❤️‍🔥

Registration is now open for this summer’s retreat! Since January, our retreat team has been dedicated to giving other students in our community an amazing experience at this year’s retreat.

We want to invite all our High School students to prayerfully consider joining us for this amazing opportunity! This will be a “yes” you won’t forget. A “yes” filled with great memories & experiences with Our Lord. A “yes” you’ll never regret because one of the great gifts we receive is an amazing family of Brothers & Sisters who will always be there for you when you reach out.

We pray to see you soon!

All you Holy Men & Women, Pray for Us! 🙏🏽

Journey to the Fount of Mercy ❤️

Youth Group returns THIS SUNDAY which is Divine Mercy Sunday! Join us as we retell the story of Our Lord’s humble servants St. Faustina & her confessor Blessed Michael Sopocko, the messages & devotion given to St. Faustina, and how this devotion spread! This will be one you won’t want to miss, TRUST ME! 🤯

Please note the time change for this Youth Group Session as we will be joining the Parish community in praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet at 3pm! Parents & Family Members are more than welcome to stay with us and join us in praying the Chaplet.

St. Faustina & Bl. Michael Sopocko , Pray for Us! ❤️‍🔥

April 🐣

A new month filled with amazing fun-filled activities & lessons! Don’t forget to take some time to join us as we are quickly approaching the end of our regular scheduled events and will move into the NEW summer schedule! We hope to see you soon! 🤩

Christ has risen! He is risen indeed, Alleluia! ❤️‍🔥

“Quo Vadis Domine?” - Picking up Our Cross ✝️

At our last Youth Group Session we read from the Gospel of Matthew where Jesus lays down the Conditions of Discipleship. We must deny ourselves, take up our cross and follow Our Lord. It was a great session to be able to express the joyful sacrifice we must choose daily to pick our cross and follow Him.

Moving into the Parish, we prepared ourselves to follow in Christ’s footsteps. Fr. Thomas gave us an explanation of why we meditate over the Stations of the Cross and where they come from. Before we began our journey with Christ, we invited all our teens to write down their crosses they carry and to pray for the strength to say “yes” to God’s will.

As we have now entered Holy Week, please pray for our Youth and especially for the crosses that they carry daily!

ATTENTION ALL GRADUATING JUNIORS & SENIORS🎓

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Our Lady of the Mystical Rose, Court 2399 has opened their scholarship application!

You can find the application on the parish website! Once you are on our High School youth page you will find it under the "YM Link" Section.

❗Please turn in all applications to the Parish Office by April 5th, 2024, before 11am.❗

March 🌳

After gathering information from our parents and youth we have begun to adjust our schedule! We will revert to our biweekly scheduling for our weekday activities. We hope to see you soon!

Holy Family, Pray for us! ❤️

Vocations Luncheon 🍽️

We are grateful to the guests who joined us for yesterday's youth group session! “Who has thought about their future Vocation?”, with curious smirks and various “hmms” in the group we knew this was going to be a fantastic day! 😎

Our panel of guests retold their stories of how they were called to their Vocations! In these retellings we were taken to various places like Chicago, Italy, India, Louisiana, and even our southern neighbors in Kingsville, Tx. After these amazing testimonies we opened the floor for Q&A, giving the opportunity for our youth to ask honest questions!

We all continue to pray that our youth will be granted the graces necessary to say “Yes” when they hear Our Lord calling them to the Vocation they were created for! 🙏🏽

We’d like to give another special thank you to our amazing Diocesan Vocations Directors - Sr. Mary Claire, SOLT & Bob Cummings, the Pax Christi Sisters, the Sisters of St. Ann, Seminarian Luis, and of course of very own Deacon Bob & his wife Jenny Allen, and Fr. Thomas!

St. Ignatius of Loyola, Pray for Us! ❤️‍🔥

YOUTH & PARENT FOCUS GROUPS ✍🏼

Come join the conversation and be a part of something great! We are constantly pushing the boundaries in our ministry by exploring new events, evangelization efforts and curriculums.

We want YOU to be a part of it all! Let’s work together to thrive and make a real difference in the lives of those we serve. We hope to see you soon!

St. Philip the Apostle, Pray for us! 💚

Vocations Luncheon 🍽️

We’ve reached out to many special guests in our Diocese to join us at our next Youth Group meeting! We invite you to come hear real stories from our beloved Consecrated Singles, Married Couples, Seminarians, Sisters, Deacons, and Priests on how they came to serve Christ in their Vocation!

This is an exciting opportunity for us to have for our Youth! Please do not miss out on this fantastic day to ask questions, and begin your journey of praying for your Vocation!

Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati, Pray for us! ❤️‍🔥

February 2024 🎉

February is going to be an EXCITING month for us in Youth Ministry! Don’t forget to take some time to join your community at our events. We can’t wait to see you!

St. Philip the Apostle, Pray for us! ❤️

🌿 REPENT & BELIEVE 🌿

Join us this Sunday, February 4th 12:30pm - 3:00pm inside the parish hall for our Youth Group Session!

The season of Lent is quickly approaching. We want our youth community to enter into this season like they never have before! We want to challenge them to really listen to their hearts in prayer and see where the Lord is calling them!

We can’t wait to see you!
St. John the Baptist, Pray for us! ❤️‍🔥

“New Year, New Me” 🎉

We have officially resumed our Youth Group sessions and we were so excited to see everyone back! We focused our time together, diving into the depths of our hearts.

We wrote down 3-5 goals for our spiritual life. We began by asking ourselves what goals would be beneficial. Where is the Lord calling us this year, are there areas of growth, or are there things we need to let go of? Then, we spent sometime uncovering our “why?”. After this, we then wrote a letter to our future self!

The youth who were able to participate in this activity yesterday will be getting their letters back in 6 months from now! Please pray for them to strive for their goals and deepen their relationship with Christ and our amazing Parish!🙏🏽

St. Philomena, Pray for us! ❤️‍🔥

RENEWED: High School Teen Summer Retreat 🔥

Starting this month, members of our High School Community will be coming together to prepare this Summer’s Teen Retreat!

It is with great joy that I introduce you to our Teen Director and Codirectors : Lillian Brown, Meredith Gayanilo, and Jacob Peña!❤️‍🔥

You will find short summaries of their best experiences from coming to St. Philip’s Teen Retreat & their personal prayer intentions. I humbly ask all those who read through each of their pages to please pray for them, their intentions, and this year’s Retreat Team Members!

We will be putting out more information in the coming weeks on how you can sign up your teen to join us this summer! We cannot wait to see what’s in store! 🙏🏽

St. John Paul II, Pray for us! ❤️

Youth Advent Party 🎁

Join us this Sunday, December 17th 12:30pm - 4pm inside the Parish Hall for our Advent Party!🎉

We will be having an ugly sweater contest, gingerbread house contest, secret santa gift exchange, “right-left” gift exchange, and plenty of time to make memories with everyone before we get ready for the Christmas break! Of course, we will also be having the BEST BBQ EVER!

We hope to see you all there! 🫶🏽

🎥 MOVIE NIGHT: The Grinch🍿

Join us inside the St.Bosco room THIS Thursday, December 14th for Movie Night! Doors open at 5:30pm and the movie will begin no later than 6:15pm so we can get out by 8pm!

Bring your favorite snacks and dress comfortably/ festive (Ugly Sweaters, Christmas hats etc.)! We will be providing the popcorn, pickles, and drinks!

We hope to see you soon!!!! 🫶🏽

Youth Group Advent Session 🎄

This coming Sunday we will be reclaiming the reason for the season! Too often we get sucked into the hustle and bustle of a secularized Christmas time! We forget that we must first prepare ourselves during Advent and not rush into the celebrations of the Christmastide.

We can’t wait to see you all inside the Parish Hall 12:30pm - 3pm (Middle School and High School Session) December 10th, 2023! ❤️‍🔥

St. John the Baptist, Pray for us! 🕊️

December 2023 🎄

Faster than we could’ve possibly imagined, we are already preparing to enter into the Advent season. We are EXTREMELY excited for another month filled with amazing opportunities to grow closer to Our Lord with our youth community!

Here’s our December Calendar. Make sure to stay in the loop by checking our Ministry pages on the Parish website, Social Media pages, and of course our Youth Ministry Flocknote!

Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Pray for Us! 💙

Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe ☀️

To honor Our Lord, we planned a Eucharistic Procession around our campus! Singing hymns and lifting prayers of thanksgiving, we offered our King all the things we’ve done as a parish for His greater glory and all the things we have planned for the future.

We reminded ourselves of putting all of our trust into Our Lord’s hands. We make the commitment to fit all our plans to His so that, his will, will be done on earth - through us His people - as it is in heaven. 🙏🏽

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, Have Mercy on Us! ❤️‍🔥

Youth Ministry Turkey Bowl🦃

Alright, confession time … some may say we played the “wrong” football but our youth director would say otherwise! 🫣

Either way, we had a blast coming together to watch some college football, eat canes, and spend some time in fellowship with each other. Most importantly, we were able to give thanks for the countless memories the Lord has allowed us to make together!

We are more than just friends here at St. Philip the Apostle, WE ARE FAMILY! ❤️‍🔥

St. Joseph, Head of the Holy Family, Pray for us! 💚

Road to Emmaus Day-Retreat ❤️‍🔥

We had a BLAST at this month’s Day-Retreat. It’s such a privilege and blessing to see our young students open their hearts to the Lord! St. Philip’s Youth Community continues to encourage all of our Youth to make a courageous commitment to Christ!

We want TO KNOW Christ! Not just intellectually but KNOW Him in the covenantal relationship we are called to have with Him! We are all striving for Sainthood!❤️

We want to give a HUGE THANK YOU to our Speakers: Sarah Soto, Jacob Zamarron, Fr. Brady Williams, SOLT, Sister Maryam Caritas Sparke, SOLT!

St. Thomas Aquinas, Pray for us!🙏🏽

Friendsgiving 2023 🦃

Rain or shine, we’ll always make memories and have a great time! We had a blast at our Friendsgiving Youth Ministry Party!

We are all thankful for each other and for our parish () that continues to give us a fantastic environment to grow in friendship and fellowship!

Continue to pray for our youth community!

Holy Family, pray for us!🧡

🦃Youth Ministry Friendsgiving🦃

We will be having a combined Youth Ministry Session this coming Sunday, November 12th from 12:30pm - 4:30pm! We will be having a "Friendsgiving" Lunch and Party!

We are encouraging our Youth to come dressed comfortably for food, games, and fun! We will be serving BBQ for lunch (Chicken & Beef Fajitas along with Pork & Beef Ribs). However, we are asking our Youth Families to volunteer to bring your favorite thanksgiving side dish, dessert or drink!❤️

Follow the link below to fill out our Friendsgiving Google Sheet or go to our youth ministry website pages to access the link!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1P6k7BkH3NC-XxtvQ7ghH2r4XULDfjanm1yZgosMopqw/edit?usp=sharing

🍂NOVEMBER CALENDAR🍂

Here's a look at our calendar for November! We can't wait to have another amazing month with this fantastic community!

You can always find our calendar on our Middle School and High School Ministry pages on our Parish website!😊

❤️‍🔥 Road to Emmaus Day-Retreat ❤️‍🔥

St. Philip the Apostle’s Youth Ministry program will be hosting a Middle School (6th - 8th) and High School (9th - 12th) Day Retreat!

This is a fantastic opportunity for our Youth to take a step away from a world filled with distractions to refocus their eyes and their hearts upon the Lord and have a spiritual renewal! We continue to pray that our youth will repeat the words of the Disciples at Emmaus, “Were not our heart burning [within us]…” (Luke 24:32), after they encounter our Lord.

To register, go to our Middle School & High School Youth Ministry Pages and click on the registration button located on the sidebar!

St. Philip the Apostle Parishioners PLEASE USE CODE: “STPHILIP” BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR REGISTRATION!

We can’t wait to see you! 🙏🏽
Blessed Carlo Acutis, Pray for Us!

☀️Parent & Altar Server Meeting ☀️

We will be holding an Altar Server meeting inside the Church, Saturday, November 4th 11am - 12:30pm!

We are encouraging all NEW & CURRENT SERVERS as well as our PARENTS to make time for this meeting! If there are any interested youth who’d like to join our ministry, please come by!

We will be training new servers, having a refresher for the upcoming season on Advent, seeking volunteers for special Advent masses, and measuring our servers to prepare for our NEW ALTAR SERVER GOWNS!!!!! 😎

We hope to see you there!! 🫶🏽

🚨INVITATION TO MEN OF OUR PARISH 🚨

Fr. Thomas will be accompanying a group of men to this year’s Andrew Dinner! This is a FREE event for men who’ve heard the calling to the priesthood or are curious to learn more.

This is an evening of dinner, discussion, and fellowship with many priest of our Diocese, current seminarians, and Most Reverend Michael Mulvey.

We are encouraging our parishioners to talk to their Son’s and ask them to think about tagging along with us to this event! We hope to hear from you soon!

Don’t forget to RSVP with Fr. Thomas!

Pray for Vocations!
St. John Vianney, Pray for us! ❤️

Searching for the Source☀️

Following the 11:30 AM Mass (October 29th), Fr. Thomas will be leading us on our journey towards uncovering the source of our Christian Lives!

Our Middle School and High School Youth Groups will be combined.We hope to see you soon!

St. John Paul II, pray for us!❤️‍🔥