Youth Ministry Seniors, Making an Impact.

Many of the members of our very successful Youth Minis-try program are seniors and will be heading off to colleges, universi-ties, work and service once the summer months come to a close. And while their physical presence will be missed by our parish, their impact as thoughtful and actively involved young men and women practicing their faith will not fade with the summer temperatures.

Many of these youths have been with the new Youth Min-istry program from its very inception here—four years ago—while others have participated as school and sport schedules permitted, but all have had an impact on the program’s younger members and the parish-at-large.On the last night of the YM program for the year, Mrs. Pluta hosted a dinner for the seniors and gave them small to-kens of her appreciation for all that they have given in this ministry. Along with the small gifts, she highlighted the gifts each one of these youths possess and told them of her hopes for them in col-lege, work, service, and beyond—to become the potential God has created in them. From joy and openness and honesty to compassion and much, much more, these young women and men have been well formed by their families, their church and this ministry to be open to God’s love so that they then share that love and hope with others, enriching many lives. While we will miss them, we wish them all well and just take a moment to thank them and congratulate them for being the righteous folks that they are. May their faith and their family keep them grounded and safe!

Best wishes, blessings, and thanks to: Brittany Ballard, Caroline Carew, Christina Napolitano, Dominique Rounseville, Emily Downs, Holly Miller, Kelly Hanshaw, Katherine Sennott, Mallory Fleming, Megan Tighe, Danny Post, Dan Grbic, Caroline Pluta, Emily Mulvey, Jazmine Schwapp, Brian Teed, Meredith Willis, Meredith Miller.