Unity Through Christ has been a home for the teens of Holy Family and surrounding areas for over 10 years. Today, with faith & fellowship at the forefront, we pray that the youth who come through our doors find Christ.
Youth Leadership
Not only do we cater to the youth - we are also led by them. All of our leadership teams consists of teens and young adults who meet weekly to plan all of our general meetings, fundraisers, and events.
Spiritual Enrichment
We seek to always challenge the youth in their faith by giving them opportunities to grow and learn always. Every year we have rallies, gatherings, and retreats to further their spiritual growth.
Community Service
Our church and community need our help and we call our youth to not only learn their faith, but also to act it out in their lives today. Inside and outside of our church; we are always lending a helping hand.
History
Holy Family Catholic Church has developed effective ministries and departments throughout its 75 years that catered to the diversity of our parish. During that period, several advocates of the youth insisted that the Youth Ministry program resume. It wasn’t until the Vincentian priests arrived in 2004 that a Youth Ministry program would have any hope of starting up again.
The Confirmation Team, spearheaded by the late Mary Eggert, along with a few young adults and other Parish supporters became strong advocates to get the Youth Ministry started once again at Holy Family. Many ideas for the Youth Ministry program flourished as a result of the excitement of seeing the youth active in the Parish once again. The consensus of the planners was to follow the Archdiocesan guidelines for Youth Ministry as the best model to implement at Holy Family. Together, they developed the vision, mission and the goals of the program.
Though this ministry has posed its challenges, the richness of our multi-cultural parish and its diversity inspired us to unite our talents to make this ministry the best it can be. So, we found it fitting to name our Youth Ministry, "Unity through Christ". Several young adults and youth leaders still meet on a weekly basis to continue developing the structure of the Youth Ministry program today, while many youth continue to join the general youth meetings.
Where are we now?
Unity Through Christ has been a home for the teens of Holy Family and surrounding areas. With faith & fellowship at the forefront, we pray that the youth who come through our doors find Christ.
We are a vibrant, energetic, and passionate community of young people. We aim to further our understanding of our faith and to grow with our peers. This youth-friendly parish we call home has opened the doors to many young people.
.The youth ministry had grown to 60 members strong over the summer of 2005. Ten years later, Unity through Christ continues to grow in size. We now assist in Religious Education, Youth Mass, Confirmation, and much more. We encourage the full participation of all the youth of this parish to join our efforts as we continue to bring them to Jesus Christ. We invite YOU to be part of this wonderful Youth Ministry.