Youth
Bishop confirms 17 young people at St. Michael Parish in Sebree
Bishop William F. Medley meets with the 17 Confirmation candidates at St. Michael Parish in Sebree on Aug. 12, 2023 prior to the Confirmation Mass. COURTESY OF JENNIFER GLENN Originally printed in the September 2023 issue of The Western Kentucky Catholic.
Following Logan Davis’s legacy, Gasper campers share ‘support and encouragement’ through new activities
Three years after the Catholic community in western Kentucky lost a beloved teen, his faith-filled impact is felt to this day by campers at Gasper River Catholic Youth Camp and Retreat Center.
Recipients of 2023 SLIM awards and certificates announced
This summer the Diocese of Owensboro’s Office of Youth Ministry recognized the recipients of the 2023 Servant Leaders in Ministry (SLIM) awards. Based on nominations from the parishes, the youth ministry office selects up to 18 youth from around the diocese who have made outstanding contributions to their parishes, communities and the diocese.
Vacation Bible School 2023 across the diocese
Across the diocese, kids spent the summer exploring, traveling the world, going on adventures with their pets, and some even went to outer space… all from the comfort of their parishes.
Sts. Joseph and Paul Parish hosts youth holy hour
On March 12, 28 youth and their families and various others gathered at Sts. Joseph and Paul in Owensboro in front of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, to offer a Holy Hour of Adoration in intercession for our young people.
Helping young people be the hands and feet of Christ in the world
On the night that Jesus instituted the Eucharist, surrounded by his disciples, he also modeled for them what a life of discipleship would look like.
Catholic Schools Office announces 2022-2023 student contest winners
In April, the Catholic Schools Office of the Diocese of Owensboro announced the 2022-2023 winners of this year’s National Eucharistic Revival Catholic Schools Contest, which was open to all kindergarten through 12th grade students in the diocese’s Catholic schools during the current school year.
‘A new horizon, a decisive direction’
As I go around the diocese trying to aid parish youth ministry efforts, my message has become the need for 1) adults who care (as noted in the January issue of The Western Kentucky Catholic), 2) opportunities for the faith lives of youth to come alive, and 3) opportunities for youth to live out their faith as disciples.
Union County youth ordained by bishop
On Feb. 12, Bishop William F. Medley confirmed several young people at St. Agnes Parish in Uniontown.
A teaching legacy
In their 109 years of existence, bringing quality education to the “country” schools in Kentucky and other states has been a hallmark of the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph.
