High School Youth Ministry

We are a Life Teen parish, meaning we are a part of an International Catholic Movement of the Holy Spirit aimed at Leading Teens Closer to Christ through the intercession of our Blessed Mother Mary and The Eucharist; The Source and Summit of our faith! St. Matthew has implemented Life Teen as our Christian Formation program for 9-12 grades.  The Life Teen or Christian Formation classes are called Life Nights. Life Teen is 100% Catholic, teaching the totality of the Truth of our faith, challenging teens to live that same faith.  

All 9th-12th grade members of the parish should participate in the Life Teen program as their Christian Formation. Coupled with fulfilling their Sunday Obligation of attending Mass each Sunday and Life Nights, we offer additional retreats and youth group activities throughout the year. Life Teen is not taught by individual catechists, but led by a CORE TEAM of adults who are active in the life of the parish and work each week praying for the teens, connecting with them in a relational setting, and teaching the truth in a comfortable but content-filled program.

Relational ministry is a large part of our program where we as ministers and our core members get to know the teens on their ground (football games, band concerts, plays and so on). Teens are also invited to be a disciple by not only being at Mass but serving as Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors, Altar Servers and Greeters at Mass. Youth are a major part of St. Matthew Catholic Church and we continuously do what we can to serve those in need, in and around our parish.

Weekly High School Faith Formation:  Life Teen, Sunday evenings 7:00 - 9:00 PM

LIFE NIGHT MEALS

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!
Our teens love food! And teens with a full belly will learn more....
or so we've been told!   

We ask our parents to help out with at least one Life Teen meal per year.

The meal can cooked in our McDonald Center kitchen, cooked at home and then brought to us, or purchased and delivered.  Here are some meals that were served last year = pizza, sandwich trays, hamburgers, tamales, enchilades, pasta, hotdogs, frito pie, etc). It can really be anything that can easily be served in the McDonald Center Gym.  We provide the plates, utensils, napkins, cups, and water/lemonade for you. 
A Sign-Up Genius link will be sent out to parents who register their children.

Contact  Tracy Garcia, Director of Youth Ministry, with any questions about the Life Teen Program.

Please click on the box below to pay the registration fee(s) for all youth ministry programs for the 2020-2021 school year.  

Registration Payment