SPPCC Youth Ministry

"Dear young people, do not be afraid to risk your lives by making space for Jesus Christ and his Gospel. This is the way to find inner peace and true happiness. It is the way to live fully as children of God, created in his image and likeness.  Seek joy in the Lord: for joy is the fruit of faith."  - Pope Benedict XVI

Saint John Paul II once said, “It is Jesus that you seek when you dream of happiness; He is waiting for you when nothing else you find satisfies you; He is the beauty to which you are so attracted; it is He who provoked you with that thirst for fullness that will not let you settle for compromise; it is He who urges you to shed the masks of a false life; it is He who reads in your hearts your most genuine choices, the choices that others try to stifle.”

We seek to bring teens into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ and our faith community. In relationship with Jesus, we seek to know and love Him more through prayer, the Sacraments, and what He teaches us about who He is, who we are, and how we are to live. In relationship with our faith community—the community of our peers, families, and of the greater Church—we learn what it means to become missionary disciples leading others closer to Christ.

What is Life Teen?

Life Teen is a movement within the Roman Catholic Church, it leads teenagers and their families into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ and His Church. This program is The Shrine of St. Padre Pio Catholic Church's  Formation program for grades 9-12.  The program is an international Catholic youth ministry and catechesis program that seeks to lead teens closer to Christ. 

Life Teen is 100% Catholic, teaching the totality of the Truth of our faith, challenging teens to live that same faith.  Our curriculum materials are in line with the USCCB guidelines for instructing youth. 

All 9th-12th grade members of the parish are invited to participate in the Life Teen program as a way to morally and spiritually prepare for college, the work force, adult parish life and married life after high school.  Coupled with fulfilling their Sunday Obligation of attending Mass each Sunday and Life Teen gatherings, we offer adoration, praise and worship and youth group activities throughout the year.

When: Sunday 5:30 - 7:00 PM
Where: Classrooms 7 8 & 9