St. Maria Goretti

St. Maria Goretti offers numerous ministry opportunities for 3rd-12 graders. We need youth ministers who are willing to accompany and walk alongside the youth of our parish.

Use your gift and talents to help children and teens encounter Christ. We have amazing children and teens who need you to walk alongside them on their faith journey. We need catechists, youth ministers, retreat leaders, and one time event chaperones. Whatever your interest and availability, we have spot for you. You must be Safe & Sacred trained to work with St. Maria Goretti youth!

St. Maria Goretti, pray for us!!!

St. Maria Goretti’s junior high program is called HOPE, which stands for Hands Open Praising Eternally! We meet two Wednesday nights a month in the youth room (Church Basement) from 7:00pm – 8:30pm! We play games, rock out to great music, engage in talks and discussion, and learn to love Jesus together! Snack is provided and fun is too! HOPE is a place to meet new friends who love Jesus too!

We need small group leaders as well as potential speakers.

https://smgonline.org/hope

Lilies inspires Jr. High girls to grow in faith, emphasizing how a girl’s identity is rooted in Christ as God’s chosen, beloved daughter. Lilies will meet two Mondays a month. We need small group leaders as well as potential speakers.

https://smgonline.org/lilies

7th & 8th Grade Boys- "Valor" is crafted to respond to the unique needs, questions, and realities of young Catholic BOYS in today’s world, focusing specifically on virtue and apostolic service. Valor meet 2 Tuesdays a month. We need leaders to help with games as well as potential speakers.

https://smgonline.org/valor-boys

TRUTH meets two Sunday afternoons a month in the youth room (Church Basement) from 7:00pm – 8:30pm! We use Life Teen curriculum as a guide and supplement with interactive faith experiences.

We need small group leaders as well as potential speakers.

The Temple Knights of the Holy Eucharist is a group of male high school students who are devoted to Jesus in the Eucharist and who witness to this devotion through their service in the sacred sacrifice of the Mass.

The Temple Knights is a high school fraternity to encourage teen boys growing toward manhood to stay active in their faith and to discern their future vocations as Christians as either married, consecrated, or ordained men. This ministry is open to all high school boys, grades 9-12.

Monthly meetings are usually on the fourth Sunday of the month from 11:00 am- 1:00 p.m. We need mentors as well as potential speakers.

The Sisterhood of Marietta’s mission is to imitate our patroness, Saint Maria Goretti, in her deep devotion to and love of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist. We strive to grow in faith, form Christ-centered friendships, serve our parish community, and offer intercessory prayer to our patroness. Mariettas meets two Mondays a month. We need small group leaders as well as potential speakers.

https://smgonline.org/marietta

TAG Small Group Leaders

Small Groups are an essential part of a youth ministry discipleship ministry. Our TAG (The APOSTLE GROUP) are high school small groups which create a caring environment where the beauty of our faith is shared together and where young people are mentored in a way that helps them pursue God. In the spirit of teamwork, they report to the Coordinator of Youth Ministry while building and better equipping the youth to become a disciple of Christ. Small group leaders model and carry out the shepherding and discipling of God’s people to equip them to pursue God and to help others pursue God. A small group leader’s end goal is to allow the Holy Spirit to work through them to bring our teens closer to Christ. Small group times will vary and be scheduled by the small groups themselves with the help of their youth minister leaders. We will use the YDisciple model. Lots of fun and exciting changes to LAUNCH disciples and create an apprenticeship in the Christian life as we “think smaller” to reach more teens. To learn more about our dynamic, Christ-centered 2023-24 TRUTH program we will use, visit https://ydisciple.com/. We need small group leaders for TAG as well as potential speakers for TRUTH Whole Group Events. https://smgonline.org/truth

Calling all high school teens who want to learn more about the Faith! Learn how to answer when asked questions like “Have you been saved?” Develop and strengthen your personal relationship with Jesus. Come any Tuesday you want from 7-8:30pm in the parish office lobby. Bring your questions, sense of humor, and especially your friends! We need leaders to walk through scripture with our teens as well as share experiences of how Scripture has impacted your life. https://smgonline.org/ybs