St Joseph | teen ministries

“The Church needs your energies, your enthusiasm, your youthful ideals, in order to make the Gospel of Life penetrate the fabric of society, transforming people’s hearts and the structures of society in order to create a civilization of true justice and love.”

–Pope St. John Paul II

Forged in the Pit

Sundays | 6:00 – 8:00 pm (Food @ 5:30 pm)

Open to all middle & high school youth.

Get serious about your Catholic faith. Look for answers, grow in your spirituality, learn and experience more about your faith, or just hang out. Bring yourself, bring your friends, bring your appetite for truth.

Come early, at 5:30pm, and join us for a meal. At 6pm, we dig into a different kind of feast. First we gather together, then we listen to God’s Word proclaimed. Then we break into smaller groups to explore what we’ve heard. Finally, we’re sent back out into our daily lives, to put what we’ve discovered into action. If you’re ready to go deeper with Jesus, come to the Pit.

Confirmation & Youth Schedule 2024-25

(click the button above to download a printable schedule)

thursdays in the Pit

Thursdays | 3:00 – 5:00 pm

Open to all middle & high school youth.

Join us–come hang out after school in the Fellowship Hall at St. Joseph Parish. Snacks, music, ping pong, foosball, darts, Wii, and more.

fortified - young adult group

Saturday evenings | After the Vigil Mass – 8:00 pm

Join us in the Fellowship Hall at St. Joseph after the Vigil Mass. Dinner provided!

“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity.” –1 Timothy 4:12

IGNITE YOUR TORCH NW  

In 2023, Clallam Catholic’s youth group made their first trip to Ignite Your Torch NW, an annual Catholic youth conference, at University of Portland. Surrounded by 300+ other Catholic youths and clergy, our youth had the opportunity to worship God in fun, new ways with like-minded people.

IYT offered daily Masses, keynote talks and workshops led by clergy and religious (including our own Dcn. Dan Powers), Latin Mass, a Rosary procession, Eucharistic Adoration, Benediction, rec time, small groups–we even prayed the Rosary and Chaplet of Divine Mercy outside a local Planned Parenthood.

Everyone had a great time! Thanks to all who supported us, both financially and through prayer.

Save the date for next year: July 9th to 13th, 2025!

If you would like to donate to our youth program, please make checks payable to St. Joseph Parish with ‘Ignite your Torch’ on the memo line.