Office of Youth Ministry - St. Louis

Know a young adult who is looking for a summer like no other?
Come be a part of something great in the Archdiocese of St. Louis

-Spend a summer on mission with other young adults.
-Witness to youth through evangelization and catechesis
-Grow in faith and community and never be the same!

Learn more and apply: https://stlyouth.org/youth-events/totus-tuus-missionary/

We’re celebrating 25 years of Youth Ministry! Join us for a Trivia Night celebrating St. John Paul II’s visit to St. Louis and the founding of the Office of Youth Ministry. Prepare for a night of pure fun and renewed community as we remember the Office of Youth Ministry’s past and step into the future. Together we will renew St. John Paul II’s call to young people to live “lives of prayer and joyful service of others” – St. John Paul II, Address to the Young People at the Kiel Center, St. Louis, January 26, 1999.

This event is for people 21+ who have been a part of parish youth ministry in St. Louis—youth ministers, core members, priests, scout leaders, volunteers, interns, supporting family members, and more! Get your tables ready—$250 for tables of 8-10. Registration is now open! https://stlyouth.org/anniversary-trivia-night/

All proceeds go to the Office of Youth Ministry’s St. John Paul II Scholarship Fund, which directly provides financial support to youth programs and teens, making essential tools, training, formation, and events available.

Let’s celebrate! 25 years ago marks St. John Paul II’s visit to St. Louis and the start of the Office of Youth Ministry! Join us for a Trivia Night for an evening of fun, memories, and a renewal of St. John Paul’s call for youth to rise up in Christ! This event is for people 21+ for those who have been a part of parish youth ministry in St. Louis—youth ministers, core members, priests, volunteers, interns, and more! Get your tables ready—$250 for tables of 8-10. Registration opens soon!

All proceeds of this event go to the Office of Youth Ministry’s St. John Paul II Scholarship Fund, which provides financial support to youth programs and teens, making essential tools, training, formation, and events available. More information to come!

Demonstrating the Father’s love to teens Youth minister Grace Makowski credits time as a Totus Tuus missionary with leading her to youth ministry

This week during training many alumni from the past 6 summers gathered to pray with newly ordained, Fr. Jacob Braun,who served on our first team.

Totus Tuus has launched over 50 missionaries who are receptive to grace, devoted to Our Lady, and building community in our Church.

We’re so excited for these newest teams to serve this summer and give everything!

Meet your 2023 Totus Tuus Missionaries! We can’t wait to start training in just one week.

St. John Paul II, pray for us.

Congratulations to all of the youth and adults who are receiving Catholic Awards in Scouting across the Archdiocese the year! Religious Award Sunday was held at the Cathedral Basilica on February 5th and many parishes are holding Scout Sundays this month!

Check out photos from RAS here! https://stlyouth.org/youth-events/religious-awards-sunday/

If you are interested in learning how your parish or troop can participate sign up here: https://stlyouth.org/ministry-support/1-on-1-ministry-consultation/

Religious Awards Sunday - OYM Each year the Catholic Committee on Scouting-BSA and the Catholic Committee for Girls Formation celebrates the achievements of our youth in faith formation programs, as well as an opportunity to honor adult leaders who have displayed outstanding service to the youth. Religious Awards Sunday is the c...

CALLING ALL 7-12 GRADERS!

You’re invited to a revival of belief in and devotion to the Eucharistic Lord! On February 17, thousands of youth from our area will gather for a rally, with speaker Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP and praise, worship & Eucharistic Adoration—we’d love for you to join!

Register NOW at https://bit.ly/3QSDgBh!

Preparing your family's summer schedule? Make sure to block off a week to attend Totus Tuus! See all of our locations and dates here: https://stlyouth.org/youth-events/totus-tuus-summer-schedule/

Totus Tuus Summer Schedule - OYM This summer we served 22 parishes across the Archdiocese of St. Louis! Use the interactive map to the left to find the parish nearest you to help in 2023! If you would like your parish to host please visit: https://stlyouth.org/youth-events/host-totus-tuus/

Young disciples of faith Youth ministry efforts at Assumption Parish in O’Fallon seek to build young people in their head and heart knowledge of the faith to become disciples of Christ

Are you interested in learning more about Our Lady?
Girls in grades 5th-8th are invited to a special day devoted to Mary!

Looking for a way to celebrate the memorial of St. John Paul II? Apply to be a Totus Tuus Missionary! www.stlyouth.org/youth-events/totus-tuus-missionary

What a great first half of Totus Tuus 2022! We’ve enjoyed every minute sharing Jesus with over 1000 youth.

Here’s a few highlights from the past couple of weeks.

A pretty sweet start to the summer of Totus Tuus at 4(!) different parishes. So thankful to Holy Infant Catholic Church Queen of All Saints Ascension Catholic Church St Charles Borromeo Catholic Church

Totus Tuus missionaries are reporting to their first parishes today! What are some quick facts about these amazing men and women?

Members of {12} parishes in the Archdiocese
Attending {10} different colleges
{8} new {4} returners {4} alumni staff

{1} totally awesome Totus Tuus summer!

Our Totus Tuus missionaries were commissioned yesterday and are currently in training! We can’t wait to see what the Lord will do through their “yes” this summer. Please pray for them!

We're overjoyed for all of our transitional deacons who were ordained this past weekend.

Shout out to our first Totus Tuus missionary to be ordained, Deacon Jacob Braun!

Pictured here are some of his teammates from our first summer of Totus Tuus. Of these four missionary alums, two are youth ministers and the other is a seminarian all serving our Archdiocese!

These youth leaders from five parishes in the Archdiocese of Saint Louis are over halfway through tier 1 of their Wellspring formation! Swipe for a behind the scenes look at creating this photo.
Are you a youth leader looking to take your ministry to the next level? Reach out and ask about the Wellspring formation program today.

Youth leaders, are you ready for a weekend just for you?
If spiritual refreshment around great people sounds like just what you need, we hope you’ll join us February 25-27 for our annual Youth Leader Retreat at Kings House.
All details can be found on our registration form on our website. See you there!

Youth Leaders, ready to kick your engagement with teens' families up a notch?
You’re invited to our next STL Gathering on Tuesday, February 8 at 10am at Assumption in South County. Ben and Lisa Harris, former Core members and parents of former youth ministry teens, share why and how you can best serve families through drawing upon their personal experiences and facilitating discussion.
We'll hope you'll join for good conversation, coffee, and bagels!

Are you a young adult faithful to the Church and interested in evangelization? Are you looking for a summer internship? The OYM summer internship applications are now live and will be accepted until February 1st.

https://forms.gle/BaJ1waKwQAqJBz1b6

Office of Youth Ministry Summer 2022 Internship OYM Interns work alongside the full time staff to plan and execute our summer programs including, but not limited to, Totus Tuus assistance, office prep, general youth ministry support and the Steubenville Youth Conferences. Tasks include fielding phone calls, emails, planning social media content,....

Join the mission and help fund the St. JPII Fund to support youth ministry in St. Louis!

https://stl.igivecatholic.org/organizations/office-of-youth-ministry

We are less than one week away from Giving Tuesday!

If you, your teen, or your parish benefits from youth ministry, consider paying it forward and donating to the OYM's fundraiser.

100% of the money raised will go to the St. John Paul II Fund, which will go directly into St. Louis parishes to start or strengthen youth ministry.

https://stl.igivecatholic.org/organizations/office-of-youth-ministry

Have you witnessed youth ministry change lives?

Join the OYM in our goal to raise $10,000 through from November 15th through Giving Tuesday on November 30th! All of the funds raised will help start the St. John Paul the II Scholarship Fund. These funds will go directly into parishes of the Archdiocese of St. Louis to support sustainable youth ministry for years to come.

https://stl.igivecatholic.org/organizations/office-of-youth-ministry