The National Catholic Youth Conference, a powerfully unique three-day experience of prayer, community, evangelization, catechesis, service and empowerment for Catholic high school-aged teenagers and their adult chaperones will take place Nov. 10-12 in Long Beach, California. The gathering is the premiere Catholic youth event on a national scale that gathers people from all across America […]
The rain exploded with a mighty crash as YouCon: Rise began. Keynote speaker Mark Hart said he saw more rain coming from the airport to St. Gregory the Great Parish in Williamsville then in the last six months at his Phoenix home. But the weather did not dampen the spirits of the 160 high schoolers […]
St. Gregory the Great’s Youth & Young Adult Ministry is hosting a conference for high school-aged teens Aug. 5-6. “YouCon: Rise” will take place on St. Greg’s Williamsville campus, and feature national speaker Mark Hart. The experience will include amazing talks, prayer moments, fun activities, and food. “The idea came from seeing the state of our youth have been […]
My cradle Catholic parents instilled in me the importance of going to Mass religiously (no pun intended) but were never able to articulate why we went, answering only “because we are Catholic and that is what good Catholics do.” It wasn’t until a youth minister explained the significance, depth and beauty of the Mass that […]
