"I was able to take a step back and see how we can put ourselves in the shoes of the disciples and reflect on what God is saying in our own lives," said Emil Liden, a parishioner of St. Therese in Deephaven.
Summer weekend spent hearing dynamic presentations and spending time in prayer, workshops and fun with hundreds of young people has a positive impact on the practice of the faith by youth today.
Gina Tupy, director of confirmation and senior high youth ministry at St. Michael in Prior Lake, is receiving the Franciscan International Award May 9 at the Wilds Golf Club for inspiring, motivating and evangelizing young people.
A capacity crowd of 900 youth is expected to attend Archdiocesan Youth Day next month at DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis, and the large number of participants comes as no surprise to Bill Dill, the archdiocese’s youth ministry events coordinator.
Teens say youth conference experience was ‘powerful’
Sadie Korsich, a sophomore at AFSA High School and parishioner at St. Pius X, said she “felt the presence of God” at the event, which was “pretty amazing.”
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