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Youth Ministry
At the Basilica of St. Josaphat we value our youth. They are a wealth of untapped potential — not to save for later, but to nurture right now! Our youth group, Ignited, will give students an opportunity to pray, learn, serve, eat, socialize and grow together through a youth group, service projects, mission trips, retreats, movie nights and other social events as well as diocesan-wide events which include other Catholic youth in the Milwaukee area.
Email Talia if you (parent or teen) would like to be added to the Ignited email group.
Follow the Ignited blog!
Ignited Youth Group Meeting
All teens in grades 7-12 are invited to come to the BasilicaÕs youth group that meets most Sunday nights from 6:00-8:00pm in the Parish Center. WeÕll have time to hang out with other Catholic teens, learn about the Bible and our Catholic faith, skits, movies, talks and SNACKS! No need to call ahead Š just come and bring your friends!
January 29th
February 19th, 26th (We will not meet on the 5th because of the Superbowl and the 12th because
of Arise — see details further down.)
March 4th, 11th, 18th (We will not meet on March 25th because of WCYR — see details further
down.)
April 1st, 15th, 22nd, 29th (We will not meet on April 8th because it's Easter!)
May 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th
Ignited Social Nights
Once a month all teens are invited to a social night at St. JosaphatÕs School. We will meet from 6-9pm on a Friday night (usually the 1st of each month). High schoolers will watch a movie while middle schoolers have a game night in the schoolÕs gym. Bring friends! Press the buzzer to the school on the Lincoln Avenue entrance, and weÕll let you in!
High School Movie Night
February 3rd: Pirates of the Caribbean
March 2nd: Thor
April 13th: Alice in Wonderland
May 4th: Where the Wild Things Are
June 1st: TBD
July 6th: TBD
Middle School Game Night
While the weather is cold we will play games over at the Parish School. Feel free to bring your
board games and dress for sports and games!
Confirmation
High School Juniors (and Seniors) that have not been received the Sacrament of Confirmation will participate in a class every other Sunday from 11am-1pm in the Parish Center. It will follow the "Oneight" model from Life Teen. Students will meet for class, participate in service projects and one retreat and attend the presentation Mass, rehearsal and Confirmation Mass.
Contact Mary Beth Clowney to register at (414) 645-5623.
Arise
All are invited to Milwaukee's newest Catholic prayer event, ARISE! Come be a part of an experience that Milwaukee has never seen before! Arise is the opportunity for Catholics of all traditions, ages, and backgrounds to come together around the traditional rite of Eucharistic Adoration as it is blended with the contemporary charism of praise and worship music. 10+ priests will be available to hear Confessions.
Arise will happen four times each year at different parishes around the city. This is a great opportunity for Milwaukee to rejuvenate its spirit, and we pray that you will take part.
"God will arise" — Psalms 68:2.
For more information see AriseMilwaukee.org.
If you would like to volunteer, contact Talia Fehrenbach.
Saturday, February 18th from 7-9pm at St. Thomas More High School.
Conferences and Retreats
WCYR
March 24th and 25th: Mt. Mary College
Both the middle school and high school groups will be going to the Wisconsin Catholic Youth Rally, sponsored by Wisconsin Youth Rosary Evangelization. We will attend as a group.
The high school rally is on Saturday, March 24th from 9:00am-9:00pm, and the cost is $30 per person.
The middle school rally is on Sunday, March 25th from 12:00-6:00pm, and the cost is $15 per person.
Contact Talia if you are interested in your teen attending. Reservations must be made by March 10th (High School) or March 15th (Middle School).
Steubenville Conference
July 13th-15th: Steubenvile, OH
We, along with 3 other Milwaukee-area youth groups, will be taking a bus to Steubenville, Ohio for their annual youth conference. We are going from July 13th through the 15th.
Our total cost will be around $300 per teen. We will be doing fundraisers from now until then to lower the cost. This retreat is open to all high school students (whether they just graduated or are heading into high school).
Contact Talia if you are interested in your teen attending. This conference fills up, so you must let Talia know ASAP as she will make the first reservation on January 8th, and the deposit is $50 per teen.
Steubenville conference website
Vacation Bible School
Teens will have an opportunity to help younger students during a week-long Bible school at the Basilica's Parish School this summer. The dates are tentatively set for June 25th-29th. More details are coming soon!
Mission Experience
Instead of heading out to another city, state or country to do mission work, we are going to serve our local community, here in Milwaukee.
This summer we will meet at five different mission locations (one per day for five days), serve our community and then head back to the Parish Center to talk about it and pray for those we served. The dates are tentatively set for July 23rd-27th. More details are coming soon!
Please contact Talia Fehrenbach, Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry,
with any questions:
(414) 645-5623 x280
youth@thebasilica.org