LIFE TEEN
High School

Leading Teens Closer to Christ

Join us for Mass on Sundays at 5:30pm followed most Sundays with a Life Night in the Hall for all high school teenagers.

Life Teen is our dynamic Catholic Youth Ministry for high school students. Check out the calendar below for a schedule of events.
There is no formal registration required for Life Teen.  All high school teenagers are always invited to join us!

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MASS
Life Teen is focused on bringing teens to Christ in the Eucharist.  Beginning on Sunday evening with the 5:30pm Mass where the teens are welcomed into a unique environment.  At Mass they have an opportunity to grow in their own relationship with God through Jesus Christ and His Church.  The music and the teachings speak to the hearts and minds of today’s teens.

LIFE NIGHTS
About every other Sunday, following Mass, teens gather in the Hall for Life Night.   Life Nights are the catechetical component of the Life Teen ministry.  Life Nights present the Catholic faith in a non-classroom format, making the faith relevant for teens today. The flow of a Life Night follows the flow of the Mass – Gather, Proclaim, Break, and Send.

TYPES OF LIFE NIGHTS
Catechetical Life Nights follow the USCCB's semester theme and break open a particular tenet of our Catholic faith.
Issue Life Nights deal with specific "real world issues" that teens deal with (i.e. drinking, gossip, chastity, etc.).  These nights help teens see how their Catholic faith is relevant to every aspect of their lives.
Social Life Nights build Christian community and friendships.

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1985
LIFE TEEN WAS LAUNCHED AS A PARISH-BASED YOUTH MINISTRY IN MESA, AZ FOCUSED ON THE MASS AND GATHERING TEENS TOGETHER AT A LIFE NIGHT. WE CONTINUE TO BE FOCUSED ON BRINGING TEENS TO CHRIST IN THE EUCHARIST AND GATHERING THEM TO BE FORMED IN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC FAITH.

1,800+
NUMBER OF PARISHES IMPLEMENTING EDGE OR LIFE TEEN. LIFE TEEN CAN BE FOUND IN 31 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING CANADA, SOUTH AFRICA, CHINA, MALAYSIA, THE PHILIPPINES, EAST AFRICA, UGANDA, GERMANY, MEXICO, ARGENTINA, SPAIN, ENGLAND, AND THE NETHERLANDS.

100,000+
COMBINED NUMBER OF TEENS AND ADULTS WHO GO TO A LIFE NIGHT OR EDGE NIGHT, GO TO A SUMMER CAMP OR STEUBENVILLE YOUTH CONFERENCE EACH SUMMER, INTERACT WITH US ON LIFETEEN.COM OR SOCIAL MEDIA, OR WHO GO TO A WEEKLY YOUTH MASS. THE MOVEMENT CONTINUES TO GROW.

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MISSION
AS A EUCHARIST-CENTERED MOVEMENT WITHIN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, LIFE TEEN LEADS TEENAGERS AND THEIR FAMILIES INTO A DEEPER RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST AND HIS CHURCH. WITH THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY AS OUR INTERCESSOR AND GUIDE, LIFE TEEN SEEKS TO UNLEASH THE FULLNESS OF THE SACRAMENTAL POWER PRESENT WITHIN THE YOUNG CHURCH.

MINISTRIES
THROUGH POWERFUL EUCHARISTIC ENCOUNTERS AND ENGAGING CATECHESIS, OUR TEENS ARE IMMERSED IN A DYNAMICALLY CATHOLIC PARISH CULTURE. WITH THE PARISH AS THEIR TRUE HOME, OUR TEENS ARE THEN FURTHER STRENGTHENED BY OUR EVENTS, RESOURCES, AND DIGITAL EVANGELIZATION.   OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE CATHOLIC TEENAGERS FEEL SUPPORTED AND ENGAGED THE OTHER 167 HOURS A WEEK, OUTSIDE OF SUNDAY MASS

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Jason Manley
Director of Youth & Family Ministry

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