CYO is a youth group for 8th-12th graders at St. Catherine of Siena Parish. We seek to make disciples of Christ through social, service, and faith based activities... and set the world ablaze!

"If you are who you are meant to be, you would set the world ablaze" - St. Catherine of Siena

• SOCIAL (monthly): CYO Youth Nights: CYO meets on the 2nd Sunday of the month in the Youth Room from 6:30-8pm, following the 5:30 CYO Mass. It is a night of food, a fun topic and community. All 8th-12th graders are invited!

• Monthly (service):  CYO Service Projects: We gather for service projects monthly including: Second Harvest, Rebuilding Nola, Homeless shelters, and more!) See CYO EVENTS page for this months service project.

• SPIRITUAL (weekly): With Wednesdays or Alpha is our central ministry night held every Wednesday at 7 - 8:30pm  "with" food,  "with" fellowship, and "with" faith. This night is our youth group faith formation night. We talk about hot topics like: relationship, bullying, sex, peer-pressure, poverty, and prayer.  In place of With Wednesday, we will be running the Alpha Youth Series  from Sept 12-Nov 28th. See below promo video for information.

St. Catherine's CYO  also offer a variety of events include: Kick-off (Sept), Lock-Out (Nov), March for Life (Jan), Abbey Youth Fest (March), Ignite Retreat (April), Ablaze Service Retreat (June), and our Summer Fun Trip (July)!
See CYO Events page for  upcoming events!
                         
                      CYO FUN TRIP 2017-18

• CYO is offered to eighth to 12 graders. (6-7th graders please see Jr. CYO).

• Once you have registered, bi-monthly email blasts are sent to both the youth and the parents with important information.  All upcoming events and registration information are updated on the CYO EVENTS page.  

• There is no fee to register for CYO. St. Catherine's is honored to support our youth. (*off-site event and retreats do charge a fee. The cost is based on the type of event.) 

• We are always looking for adult volunteers and chaperones to mentor our youth.  All adults who serve at St. Catherine's Parish are safe environment certified. Contact Mary Bielski for more information.