Youth Ministry

        Welcome to St. John Starlight Youth Ministry!!                                                                           

All youth in middle and high school are encouraged to join us in parish, community, deanery, and archdiocesan events! If you are not receiving schedules and updates via email, please contact Stephanie Willis (smjacobi77@gmail.com) and you will be added to the list!! Please fill out a medical release form if you wish to participate in any activities

Deanery March for Life Pilgrimage-Indy-January 22^nd – Take a stand. Give a voice to the voiceless. Join the pro-life generation. Youth, young adults, families and adults from the New Albany Deanery will take a one-day pilgrimage to the annual March for Life at the Indiana Statehouse. This trip is coordinated by Catalyst Catholic, the Archdiocese of Indianapolis Pro-Life Office and through the generous support of the local councils of the Knights of Columbus. The total cost of the pilgrimage is $50 (registration will be closed at 4pm on January 15). The cost covers a deanery Mass at St. Augustine Catholic Church, coach bus transportation (with social distancing in place), a box lunch, and signs. Departure and arrival will be at St. Augustine Catholic Church (315 Chestnut St. / Jeffersonville, IN.) An email with details and further permission forms will be send on January 15 to all registered participants.

Middle School Monthly: December Event CANCELED

Confirmation 2022– Attention all High School Youth: If you are in grades 9-11, please contact Stephanie if you are interested in being confirmed in the year 2022. You will be required to participate in a year of formation prior to being confirmed. That program will be held at St. John’s. You must also have been baptized, had your first reconciliation, and first communion in the Catholic Church. Please let Stephanie know if you have any questions at all.

High School Retreats:  Please check out the Deanery Catalyst Catholic website for more information on High School Retreats for the 2020-2021 year! https://catalystcatholic.org/retreats 

Calling all High School Youth- We will have a “planning team” meeting on January 26^th upstairs in the YAC at St. Mary’s Navilleton. Pizza will be provided! Please plan to bring your calendars and face masks and we will plan our year ahead. We need some great ideas for activities, service projects, and spiritual growth in our youth group. I think activities could be a lot more exciting if chosen and planned by the youth. Please send Stephanie an email or text if you are interested in being on this team or have any questions.

Open YAC’s @ Navilleton— Please join us for the following dates from 6:00-8:00 PM in the YAC at St. Mary’s Navilleton: January 20^th, February 24^th, March 24^th, April 21^st, May 19^th, June 16^th & July 21^st.This will be open to both St. John Starlight and St. Mary Navilleton youth.