Youth Groups at UCYM!
UCYM offers a few options for youth group activities! There is a general list for youth group that gathers young people and then there are "affinity groups" for youth to join. For general questions, feel free to contact us at youthministry@ucym.org.
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LGBTQ+ Youth GroupOur group will be centered around navigating our complex faith and relationships with it. We will explore ways to deepen our faith as well as our church relationships. In addition to this, we will work together to navigate finding ourselves in this community as queer people. This will include participating in Lectio Divina, having conversations about our church’s ever changing views and stances, and working with the other youth groups to make change in our communities. A core part of our group will be community service, as that is a large part of our catholic faith and outreach, and other queer people and people in need will also benefit it. It is a wonderful opportunity to do self reflection and growth while helping those in our community. We will also be learning about other queer people, particularly faithful ones, to find positive role models that are like us. I want the members of this youth group to feel like they have a space in the church to feel unsure, learn, and grow. It is important to me that everyone is validated in their struggles with their faith because I have them too sometimes.
Group Contacts
Robin Vincent Associate Director, Youth Ministry robin@ucym.org Malakai Chuckas Associate Director | Diversity, Equity & Inclusion kai@ucym.org |
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Hispanic Youth GroupOur Hispanic Youth Group gathers to build community and discipleship around being young Hispanic Catholics and friends. Our group has an emphasis on including the family in the formation of the group.
Group Contacts Mayra Salazar Ministry Assistant mayra@ucym.org Mireya Dominguez Associate Director, Pastoral Juvenil mireya@ucym.org |
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Interfaith Youth GroupOur interfaith youth group brings together youth from across faith traditions to build community, learn about each other's faith traditions, and do service work.
Group Contact James Holzhauer-Chuckas, ObSB Senior Director james@ucym.org |
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Service ClubThe Service Club is a group that meets regularly for service opportunities. We do service both within our parishes and in the wider community. This group is interwoven with all our youth groups, but also can be joined by any youth who just want to be involved with UCYM through service.
Group Contacts Mayra Salazar Ministry Assistant mayra@ucym.org Guadalupe Hernandez Coordinator, Youth Ministry guadalupe@ucym.org |
