1 MISSION

​"Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”

MATTHEW 28: 19-20

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​Since 2011, St. Vincent's Edge has echoed Jeremiah 1:7 in exhorting our young people, "Say not that you are too young."  Our goal is to lead Middle School youth into intimacy with Christ and to instill within them a lifelong desire for discipleship within the Church.  Edge flows from and points directly to the Eucharist, which is the source and summit of our faith.  Through Scripture, Sacraments, the witness of countless adults and high school teens, the community of a small group,​ which meets within the context of the Edge night, conversation, and fun, youth are led to encounter Christ and take ownership of their faith.

Edge serves the 7th and 8th grade youth of our parish.  Youth from various area middle schools, the parish junior high, and homeschooled students make up the Edge community.  

If you have a young person in the 7th or 8th grade, he/she is invited and welcome to join our Edge family!  We hope to see you soon!
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For over 20 years St. Vincent's Life Teen has been leading high school aged teens closer to Jesus Christ through His Church. Though LT has a long history at our parish, its Youth Ministers and Core Team members habitually rely on the freshness of the Holy Spirit to draw teens ever more deeply into a relationship with Jesus Christ, through prayer, the Sacraments, works of mercy, and in challenging them to evangelize others. God has truly blessed us with so many former Life Teen participants who later in life courageously embraced their respective vocations (7 diocesan priests 10 seminarians 6 consecrated religious and countless faithful married couples).  

Ultimately this ministry shares in the universal mission of the Church, that of making saints, and in the particular mission of St. Vincent's, that of making our kids saints! 
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St. Vincent's YDisciple is an additional ministry for teens besides Lifeteen. It's an intuitive online platform designed to help adult leaders, especially parents, work together to reach more teens more effectively with the Gospel through the formation and multiplication of small groups. These groups meet at various locations and discuss content at their own pace and depth. YDisciple offers training, streaming video content, well-crafted leader guides, and more to aid the forming and multiplication of small groups.

Though this ministry is fairly new at St. Vincent's, it has led many teens into a closer relationship with the Lord, one another, and their adult leaders. 

"We love Jesus, His Body, the Church. We also love young people. Our comprehensive Youth Ministry strives to bring our two loves together."

-STEPHEN JAGLA, H.S. YOUTH DIRECTOR