XLT Tour
A night of praise and worship for the youth led by Catholic-recording artist Sarah Kroger or Joe Lundin and Miley Azbill, with messages from David Calavitta or Dom Quaglia, as well as Eucharistic Adoration.
Jr High Youth and Families
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High School Youth
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NCYC
In a distinctly Catholic setting, the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) invites participants to encounter Christ, experience Church, and be empowered for discipleship.
Purpose Retreat
This retreat weekend can be a launching point for (or continuation of) a young person and their mentor. It is for any high school youth (by invitation of their youth minister, pastor, or DRE) who has encountered Jesus Christ, is striving to live the Christian life, and desires to go deeper in their faith by being accompanied by a mentor in the Catholic faith.
Summit
This Fall, in partnership with NET Ministries, we are offering 4 SUMMIT’s for Junior High Youth & their Families. SUMMIT seeks to accompany 6-8th graders and their families through an event that will provide opportunities for fellowship, worship, and encounter. The evening includes Mass, Snack & Fellowship, Activity, Worship & Adoration, Keynote, and Small Group Discussion.
Encounter
Encounter are gatherings that allow youth ministers to encounter Jesus Christ in adoration and to invite their teens to pray with them. This event, open to high schoolers, seeks to gather groups of disciples from across the Archdiocese for an evening of worship, a powerful testimony, Eucharistic adoration, confession, and accompaniment
Contact Us
Contact me for:
- Questions regarding best approaches in the Process of Evangelization for Youth
- Onsite training and formation for your evangelization team (youth, family, adults)
- Questions regarding Evangelist or Youth Events
- Totus Tuus, or contact Mark Travis (email coming soon!)
Bio: My role at the Center mainly focuses on those who evangelize to the youth. I offer opportunities for youth evangelists to share life and prayer on a regional and Archdiocesan level, while encouraging that sharing of life and prayer at the parish level with their teams and volunteers. I also organize ongoing formation in catechesis and best practices for the mission of leading youth into relationship with Jesus Christ and offer opportunities for the youth to share life and prayer. My favorite part of my job is going onsite for a parish training with a team and watching them work together, pray together, and get excited to serve the youth together. The creativity and excitement that’s generated from their time together is amazing!
A Little About Me: I was born in Connecticut, raised in Georgia and currently reside in Dayton, with my two cats and dog, all of which God brought to me through humorous events so perhaps one day I will join St. Francis as a Patron Saint of animals.
Favorite Saint: I probably pray most often to St. Therese of Lisieux (stalking me since 2014) and my confirmation saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton.
First quote I ever memorized: “For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for woe, to give you a future full of hope.” Jeremiah 29: 11
Contact Me For:
- Assistance with youth evangelization grades K-6
- Questions regarding mentorship of new youth evangelists
- Questions on finding resources for teaching religion to grades K-6
A Little About Me: I have over a decade of catechetical experience in the classroom, and have directed catechetical programs for both adults and children, including overseeing and writing programs for Vacation Bible School. I have degrees in Economics and Spanish, as well as a degree from the Denver Catholic Biblical School. I have been married for more than 20 and have 5 children ages 19-8.
Favorite Saint: St. John Bosco
Favorite Bible verse: “For the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable,” Romans 11:29
Contact me for:
- Onsite training and formation for your youth evangelization team
- If you have questions about Athletics
- Youth evangelization questions regarding the Dayton area specifically
Bio: As the Assoicate Director for Youth Evanglization, my role is to assist with training and development for youth evangelists, mainly in the Dayton area. I also oversee the parish athletic programs for the Archdiocese.
A Little About Me: I have been married to my wife, Jenna, for just over 5 years, and have 13 and 10-year-old (foster) sons. I previously worked in youth ministry at the Catholic Communities of Northwest Dayton for over 7 years, while also serving on the Greater Dayton CYO Executive Board.
Favorite Saint: St. Kateri Tekakwitha
Favorite Bible Verse: “For if while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more surely, having been reconciled, will we be saved by his life.” – Romans 5:10
