Welcome to Youth Ministry!

At Pax Christi, we are dedicated to guiding our youth in growing closer to Christ, building strong faith foundations, and forming lasting friendships within a vibrant Catholic community. Through our Youth Ministry, we offer dynamic experiences that inspire, challenge, and support young people as they journey in their faith.


Our Youth Ministry is proud to use Life Teen, an internationally recognized faith formation experience designed specifically for high school students. Life Teen offers engaging, relevant, and transformative resources that help teens encounter Christ in a personal way. Through dynamic sessions, small group discussions, and meaningful worship experiences, our teens explore the beauty of the Catholic faith while discovering their own unique relationship with God.


Join us on this journey of faith every Sunday, where we celebrate life, grow spiritually, and build a loving community grounded in the teachings of Christ. We welcome all teens to be part of something bigger—together, let's live our faith boldly!

Edge

Middle School

FOR ALL YOUTH GRADES 6-8

WEDNESDAYS, AUGUST - MAY 6:00-8:00 PM


Edge is a Catholic middle school youth ministry program. It provides a safe fun place for youth to find solid Catholic community, to get answers to their questions about faith, and, most importantly, to experience Jesus in a profound and personal way. Edge resources speak to the physical, psychological, cognitive, relational, and spiritual maturation of middle school youth. Edge resources make it easier for youth ministers to plan out their semesters of Edge Night, retreats, and to train a team of adults, the Core Team, to assist them in the ministry. The resources present Catholic teaching in a way that young people can understand.


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Life Teen

High School

FOR ALL TEENS GRADES 9-12

SUNDAY EVENINGS, AUGUST - MAY

6:15 - 8:15 PM (Includes Dinner)


Life Teen is a Catholic high school youth ministry program. It provides a safe fun place for youth to find solid Catholic community, to get answers to their questions about faith, and, most importantly, to experience Jesus in a profound and personal way. Life Teen resources speak to the physical, psychological, cognitive, relational, and spiritual maturation of high school youth. Life Teen resources make it easier for youth ministers to plan out their semesters of Life Night, retreats, and to train a team of adults, the Core Team, to assist them in the ministry. The resources present Catholic teaching in a way that young people can understand.


Click here to register for Life Teen


Chosen

CoNfirmation

FOR ALL YOUTH GRADES 8-12

1st and 3rd Wednesday Evenings

August-May 6:00-8:00 PM


Our curriculum for this sacramental preparation is The Chosen by Ascension. This curriculum is a dynamic, engaging Confirmation preparation program designed to help teens understand and embrace their Catholic faith on a deeper level. Using a combination of powerful video content, relatable discussion topics, and solid catechesis, the program walks teens through key teachings of the Church while encouraging personal reflection and spiritual growth.


Confirmation meetings will be the first and third Wednesday of the Month starting August 20th, 6:00pm-7:30pm. There will be take home work for students to do on the off weeks and students are encouraged to attend Edge and Life teen programs on off weeks also. The Confirmation Mass typical happens in May and more information on that will be available when class starts.


We will also be hosting a Confirmation overnight Retreat in Early November for all Confirmation Students. More information on this retreat will be provided in September 2025. Our goal at Pax Christi is to help teens not only understand what it means to be confirmed in the Catholic Church but also to embrace a lifelong journey of discipleship, service, and personal connection to the Body of Christ.


For any questions regarding Confirmation, contact Amanda Davis Smith, Director of Confirmation, at adavissmith@paxchristi.org.


Click here to register for Purpose