High School Youth
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Confirmation
The Sacrament of Confirmation is available to those in high school. Completion of the preparation program is required to receive this sacrament.
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NCYC - National Catholic Youth Conference
The National Catholic Youth Conference brings together over 20,000 catholic high school youth to celebrate their faith with national speakers, service, music, prayer, adoration and mass. Check out this promo video This conference is held every two years.
This year, the conference will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana, from November 21-23, 2019 (return date home is Sunday, November 24).
Our parish will be part of the Archdioceses of Indianapolis Delegation. Youth that will be in high school during the 2019/2020 are welcome to register and attend.
Registration for this conference is now open with JPII. Registration info, along with parish registration form and release sheets, can be found here. An online registration and release form for the Archdioceses must be completed as well and the link can be found on the parish registration form. All paper and online forms along with initial deposit are due by June 1, 2019.
Questions can be directed to Fr. Tom at tclegg@stjohnpaulparish.org or 502-553-3770
There are several youth and adults in the parish that have gone and would be more than happy to tell you about their experiences at this conference. Feel free to reach out to Jeff Dethy, Paul Baker and Jennifer Hannon who have served as adult chaperones. Some youth that attended two years ago inlcude Payton Dethy, Tyler Upton, Taylor Hannon, and Hannah Baker. -
High School Youth Ministry Activities
Youth are an important part of the church. If you have suggestions for programs or activities you would like to do, please speak up and let us know! We are open to suggestions and feedback!
All activities require an annual permission slip/medical release form to be on file.
Did you know that sometimes activities sneak up and we may not get them on the website? If you would like to be on the youth ministry email list please send an email to Marlene Stammerman at mstammerman@StJohnPaulParish.org, so we can add your email address to our database! Also, if your email address has changed, please let us know your new email!
Other Events & Activity InfoCalling All Babysitters! On occasion, parents will ask Kristina or Marlene or Fr. Tom if they know a good babysitter. We don’t mind handing out names and phone numbers, but you have to tell us that you want to babysit!
Service Hours listed are available for Confirmation or for NHS or other school related groups! We are more than happy to sign slips stating you helped.
Weekly Service Opportunities:- Helping on Sunday mornings in the nursery during 9:30 or 11:15 mass! Can you dedicate one hour a month playing with little ones? Contact Kristina.
- CLOW – Children’s Liturgy of the Word. Help share the weekend mass readings with children during the 9:30 and 11:15 Sunday Masses. Contact Kristina.
New Driver Blessing—The Catholic Community of Sellersburg will be blessing new drivers (those who just got their driver’s license) twice a year at all masses. The next blessing will be in the Fall 2019. We will send out an email about one week prior to the weekend of the blessing.
All deadlines are final, no late registrations are accepted.
To register funds must be received by registration deadline. -
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