YOUTH MINISTRY
Coordinator: Catherine Gallerizzo
catherine.gallerizzo@portlanddiocese.org
 
Hi everyone! What a crazy time we are in! We will not be meeting in person for Youth Ministry for a while, but that doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t check in with each other and pray for each other. Here are some resources that we can offer for staying connected:

• ‘Catholify’ App – this is a great app that you can download where we can pray together, ask for prayer intentions and stay in touch. They also have a novena going for an end to the Coronavirus!
  • Please click on this link to join our High School Youth Ministry group:
    https://catholify.page.link/yDEX
  • Please click on this link to join our Middle School Youth Ministry group:
    https://catholify.page.link/WmQ6
• Facebook – follow us @GoodShepherdParishYouthMinistry
• Instagram – follow us @GSPYouth

 
Typically in Youth Ministry, we invite you to come and gather as youth to grow in your faith together and bring back that enthusiasm into your family and community environments – what a unique opportunity we have now to focus on evangelization in the family! I want to stay connected with all of you in prayer, but I also want to keep things simple so you can focus on growing in faith as a family here’s my suggestion for how we continue Youth Ministry for the next few weeks:
 
Sunday Nights – I invite you all to eat dinner together as a family and then @ 6:30 PM pray the Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet as a family and as a Youth Ministry group for an end to the Coronavirus and for all those who are sick. I will be tuned in to Facebook Live AND Instagram Live on the Good Shepherd Parish Youth Ministry page to lead this prayer so that you can follow along!
 
Tuesday Nights – I invite you all to eat dinner together as a family and then @ 7:00 PM pray the Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet as a family and as a Youth Ministry group for an end to the Coronavirus and for all those who are sick. I will be tuned in to Facebook Live AND Instagram Live on the Good Shepherd Parish Youth Ministry page to lead this prayer so that you can follow along!
 
I also invite all of you to continue growing in your knowledge and understanding of the Catholic Faith. Here are some resources for growing in your faith from home:

WEBSITES

• FORMED
• Dynamic Catholic
• Real Life Catholic (Chris Stefanick)

PODCASTS are super easy to turn on and listen to while you do other things around the house. Here are some great podcasts that I recommend for the whole family:

• Abiding Together (Heather Khym, Michelle Benzinger, Sr. Miriam James Heidland)
• Do Something Beautiful (Leah Darrow)
• The Fr Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast
• Pints with Aquinas (Matt Fradd)
• Among the Lilies (Cameron Fradd)
• The Lila Rose Show
• The Catholic Conversation (Steve and Becky Greene):

YOUTUBE is also a great way to stay connected to your faith. Here are some of my favorite channels on YouTube:

• Ascension Presents featuring Fr. Mike Schmitz, Jackie & Bobby Angel, etc.
• FOCUS Catholic
• FOCUS Equip
• Chris Stefanick / Real Life Catholic
• Catholic Answers
• Matt Fradd
• Chastity Project
• Steubenville Youth Conferences
• Audrey Assad
• Matt Maher 

I know that this is a difficult time for all of us, but we need to remember to find the good! We have a unique opportunity to step back, simplify, pray and spend time together as a family which we don’t get very often. I pray that you all stay safe and healthy and that we see each other again soon!