Youth & Young Adult Ministry

• Supports youth and young adult ministry in parishes and vicariates through networking with leadership, providing communication and resources.
• Supports ministry to specialized groups that provide services within the diocese.
• Provides training and formation for Adult and Young Adult leaders.
• Sponsors Youth Days, Events and Retreats.
• Offers Retreats for Youth Ministers

Resources

• United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) – High School Curriculum Framework
• United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) – Youth and Young Adult Ministry
• United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) – Young Adults
• Guidelines for Obtaining the California Catechist Certificates
• Region XI Formation Guidelines for a Specialization in Youth Ministry and Adolescent Catechesis
• United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) – Conformity Listing of Catechetical Texts and Series
• United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) – Youth Ministry
• The National Initiative on Adolescent Catechesis (NIAC)
• National Conference on Catholic Youth Ministry (NCCYM)
• National Catholic Committee for Girl Scouts USA and Camp Fire USA (NCCGSCF)
• National Conference on Youth Ministry (NCYM)
• National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) / National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM)
• National Association of Catholic Youth Ministry Leaders (NACYML)
• The Federation for Catechesis with Hispanics / La Federación para la Catequesis con Hispanos
• National Catholic Network de Pastoral Juvenil Hispana (La RED)

Contact

Youth and Young Adult Ministry Coordinator / Coordinadora de jovenes y jovenes adultos  VACANT AT THIS TIME

• (559) 488-7474