Our first homecoming was a wonderful celebration of a community focused on Jesus – and it was beautiful!
Youth
You’re invited: Gasper River homecoming takes place Sept. 13
You and your family are invited to our first-ever Gasper River Catholic Youth Camp Homecoming, kicking off our 20th year! If you’ve ever been a summer staffer, camper, camp family, donor or involved with camp in any way, you are more than welcome to attend.
Office of Youth Ministry announces 2026 SLIM award and certificate recipients
This summer, the Office of Youth Ministry announced the recipients of the 2026 Servant Leaders in Ministry (SLIM) awards.
St. Martin VBS 2026 supports The Foster Shop
Three years ago, St. Martin Parish director of religious education, Debi Hopkins, had a vision of creating more than just a summer activity for children.
‘This is the place for you!’
At Gasper River Catholic Youth Camp and Retreat Center, “you learn to honor and glorify God in everything, not just prayer and Adoration, but also in adventure time and the canteen,” according to a Hopkinsville camper who attended this past July.
Scouts grow and learn during camp at Skymont
Thirty-six scouts and adults from Troop 2007, chartered by St. Thomas More Parish in Paducah, attended Skymont Scout Reservation in the Appalachian Mountains for Scout Camp during the week of June 7-13.
St. Thomas More’s 2026 youth trip to Cherokee, Ocoee River, helps all encounter God in nature
St. Thomas More Parish youth enjoyed praising God, praying, and celebrating the outdoors in the Cherokee National Forest and on the Ocoee River in southeastern Tennessee during the final weekend of May 2026.
How Gasper River Changed My Faith
Can one week really change your life?
NET retreat held for youths across Union County
This year, NET (National Evangelization Teams) held a retreat for Union County high schoolers during Holy Week and the Sacred Triduum.
Youth provide ancient Lenten prayer experience at local park
Brave Catholic Youth, the shared youth group of the parishes in Union County, held a Scala Sancta devotion at a local park on March 28 in the evening before Palm Sunday.