St. Vincent's believes that actions speak louder than words, especially with teens & tweens. Our Youth Ministry Program is designed to engage Middle School & High School youth (grades 6-12) in hands-on learning, intentional service & meaningful faith experiences.
 

Youth Day Sessions

A primary component of our comprehensive Youth Ministry program is our monthly Youth Day Sessions on Sundays from 12:15-2:30 pm.  These include lunch, so families can attend the 11:00 Mass to save a trip.  The sessions incorporate prayer and community-building, as well as focused time for that day’s content topic.  The theme for this year is "Creed".  Each month we will explore one of the Components of the Creed (Who is God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Saints, etc...) woven into these sessions.  Youth are encouraged to make participating in service a priority this year.  New youth are welcome to join our program at anytime during the year.  
 

Service Opportunities

Throughout the year, we have a wide variety of opportunities for service to the parish and larger community.  Parents are needed as chaperones and drivers.  Families are welcome to join in many of these service activities.  You can indicate which service activities you are interested in on the back of the Faith Formation & Youth Day Registration Form or Family Information Form.  You can also contact Angela Warner for more information.  Check out the Photo Albums below for pictures from some of our recent service activities.
 

Confirmation Preparation

At St. Vincent's, we do immediate preparation for the sacrament of Confirmation in the fall for HS juniors (& HS seniors who haven't celebrated the sacrament yet).  After Confirmation, the newly Confirmed engage in service & ministry to our parish and larger community.  If you missed the Confirmation Information Meeting in April, please check out the Confirmation Schedule and additional information on the left and contact Beth Carlin if you have any questions.  Preparation sessions will begin in September.
 

Youth attending Catholic School or doing Faith Formation at other parishes are welcome to participate in any of our service opportunities or Youth Day sessions also.  To help us include all St. Vincent’s families in service, sacramental preparation and other parish activities, we have created a Family Informaion Form for youth not enrolled in St. Vincent’s Youth Day sessions.  We encourage families who attend Catholic school, other parish's Faith Formation programs, etc. to complete the Family Information Form or contact Tahlia Hadley if you have any questions.

Youth Day Facilitators -- We are in need of Youth Day Facilitators for the 2017-2018 school year.  If you have an interest in sharing your faith and blessing our community please contact Tahlia Hadley, youthministry@stvincentalbany.org or 518-489-5408 ext. 103.