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Sunday, September 13th - Our first Illuminate Youth Night of hte year!
7pm - 8:30pm in North Room A (in the church hall/basement). Come see what it is all about!
Attention upper classmen!
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Resources
Lectio Divina resources to encounter Christ through praying Scripture.
Practical ways to Guard against sinful anger
New for the 2026-2027 school year, Illuminate YM has changed to a new format! We are now centered as a relational ministry group where we discuss Catholic topics in small groups, play games, pray together, and explore our faith together. It is all about YOU as a teen and entering into discussion with your peers in high school. You have been taught about religion throughout your life. Illuminate YM is here for you to APPLY what you have learned, and determine what it all means to you and to develop your relationship with Christ.
No lectures, no movies, no textbooks. We will be exploring through discussion, getting to know other teens, and getting to know Christ. We are even changing our environment to encourage discussion!
Topics of our discussions this year will focus on various forms of prayer, and on apologetics (how to defend your Catholic faith in this world). The discussions are fun, challenging, difficult, rewarding and thought-provoking. So come experience it - own your faith!
No matter where you are in high school, you have an open invite to join us. Just show up. You are welcome - anytime.
Why?
“Young people – teens – are under incredible pressure to perform. Intense expectations are placed on them. As a colleague of mine has suggested, social media appears to be all about social performance, creating a personality that isn’t real, and teens are experiencing a deep unhappiness about this. I think churches are in a position to create a social space where people can be accepted for who they are and not be expected to perform. I’ve seen some congregations that do this.”
- Christian Smith
Curriculum
Illuminate Youth Ministry uses Life Teen resources. Life Teen is an organization that provides extensive Catholic teaching resources. It us USCCB approved, and stats show that 35% of seminarians come from parishes implementing Life Teen.
What is Illuminate about?
Our ministry program focuses on:
Relational ministry
Leadership development
Community service
Exploring different forms of prayer
Praise and Adoration
Faith building and sharing
Other benefits of attending:
Positive peer to peer support – teens will lead other teens
Discussion based learning/exploring (no text books)
Positive influences – mentorship with active Catholic adults
Christ-centered environment
Where and When?
We meet in North Room A (in basement of church) at St. Paul, North Canton 7pm – 8:30pm every Sunday during the school year.
Our 2026-2027 year will start Sunday, Sept. 13th and will go through April 25, 2027.
*No meetings on Dec. 27, Jan. 3, Feb. 14, March 28
Who?
Illuminate Youth Ministry is for high school students currently in grades 9-12.
For our summer 2026 events, we will welcome incoming 9th graders as well as all graduates of 2026.
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