Retreats, Forms, and Resources for Youth Ministers

Waivers, Forms, and Resources

Training and Formation Resources for Youth Ministry
Forms in Spanish

Youth/Young Adult Minister Coffee Meetings

Every month or two, youth and young adult ministers from Fort Wayne and South Bend gather together to discuss ministry trends, upcoming events, and ways to support our youth and their families.

Here are the dates of our upcoming coffee gatherings.

South Bend:
Wednesday, May 15, 2024- 12:30pm – 2:00 p.m.
Coffee Gathering at Chicory Cafe in South Bend 


Fort Wayne:
Monday, May 13, 2024 – 9:30 a.m. -11:00 a.m.
Coffee Gathering at Electric Works in Fort Wayne





First Things in Youth Ministry

Year-long training and accompaniment for new youth and young adult ministry leaders

Cost: Free


Each fall, our office launches a new cohort of youth and young adult ministry leaders that includes accompaniment, networking, and support as they learn the essentials of comprehensive youth ministry.

Our new ministry leaders meet in-person once a month to discuss the training modules that they completed since the last session. The cost is covered by the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry and includes a 1-year “Associate Membership” to NFCYM.

Here are the topics of the 6 sessions.

Session 1: First Things in Personal, Parish, and Diocesan Contexts of Youth Minstry
Session 2: First Things to Know About Comprehensive Youth Ministry
Session 3: First Things to Know About Young People, their Needs, and their Families 
Session 4: First Things in Volunteers and Safe Environments
Session 5: First Things in Youth Ministry Programming
Session 6: First Things in Budgeting and Fundraising

Youth and Young Adult Ministry Calendar

Wednesday
Jun 01

Spanish WYD Info Night

7:00pm – 8:00pm
Spanish WYD Info Night
Address
St Vincent De Paul Catholic Church, 1108 S Main St, Elkhart, IN 46516, USA
Monday
Jun 06

FW College Crew WYD Promo

7:00pm – 9:00pm
Address
St. Charles Borromeo Youth Center, 4904 Trier Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46815, USA
Tuesday
Jun 07

Pro-Life Holy Hour SB

6:00pm – 9:00pm
Address
St Pius X Church, 52553 Fir Rd, Granger, IN 46530, USA
Wednesday
Jun 08

Y/YA Ministers Happy Hour

6:00pm – 7:30pm
Address
The Pub at 1802, 1802 Spy Run Ave, Fort Wayne, IN 46805, USA
Wednesday
Jun 15

St. Charles HS WYD Promo

7:15pm – 8:45pm
Address
St Charles Catholic Church, 4916 Trier Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46815, USA
Sunday
Jun 19

Eucharistic Procession and Festival

Address
Kosciusko County Fairgrounds, 1400 E Smith St, Warsaw, IN 46580, USA
Thursday
Jun 23

Y/YA Minister’s Happy Hour

6:00pm – 8:00pm
Address
The Lauber, 504 E Lasalle Ave Suite 2, South Bend, IN 46617, USA

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Damascus Missionaries 2023-24

Once again, our diocese will have a missionary team from Damascus to help support youth and young adult ministry in our diocese. If you, your parish, or school would like to partner with the missionary team in the upcoming year for ministry events, please add your name and email to this form. We will keep you up-to-date on the Damascus calendar and ministry events for 2023-2024 in our diocese.

DRE / Youth Ministers’ Retreat

Sept. 13 – 14, 2024


Join other ministers to take a step back and reconnect with the Lord through silence, prayer, encouragement and a retreat.

Ministry Resources

Youth and Young Adult Ministry Calendar

Damascus Missionary Calendar 2022-2023

Youth and Young Adult Ministry

Staff and Contact Information

John Pratt

Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry
[email protected]
260-422-4611 x 3321

Jocelyn Alcalá

Associate Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry
[email protected]
260-422-4611 x 3355

Janice Martin

Administrative Assistant
[email protected]
260-422-4611 x 3318