Back in fall 2023, the Diocese of Owensboro’s Office of Communications undertook a lofty project: recording and creating a series of videos to highlight the diocese’s 17 Catholic schools, which spanned from Paducah to Grayson County.
Youth
Welcoming 2024, Gasper River style
Every Dec. 29 to Jan. 1, current eighth grader and high school students are invited to attend Christmas/New Year’s Camp at Gasper River Catholic Youth Camp and Retreat Center in Bowling Green.
‘Fully alive’ NCYC youth challenged to celebrate mysteries of faith, science and self
Grace Stecker of the Diocese of Helena, Montana, pulled out her cellphone and called her dad, right in the middle of a talk during the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC).
Spending mornings with Jesus in Adoration gives students ‘new mindset’ at Catholic High
Beginning in June 2022 the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops called for a Eucharistic Revival among the nation.
Bishop confirms 17 young people at St. Michael Parish in Sebree
Bishop William F. Medley meets with the 17 Confirmation candidates at St. Michael Parish in Sebree on Aug. 12, 2023 prior to the Confirmation Mass. COURTESY OF JENNIFER GLENN Originally printed in the September 2023 issue of The Western Kentucky Catholic.
Following Logan Davis’s legacy, Gasper campers share ‘support and encouragement’ through new activities
Three years after the Catholic community in western Kentucky lost a beloved teen, his faith-filled impact is felt to this day by campers at Gasper River Catholic Youth Camp and Retreat Center.
Recipients of 2023 SLIM awards and certificates announced
This summer the Diocese of Owensboro’s Office of Youth Ministry recognized the recipients of the 2023 Servant Leaders in Ministry (SLIM) awards. Based on nominations from the parishes, the youth ministry office selects up to 18 youth from around the diocese who have made outstanding contributions to their parishes, communities and the diocese.
Vacation Bible School 2023 across the diocese
Across the diocese, kids spent the summer exploring, traveling the world, going on adventures with their pets, and some even went to outer space… all from the comfort of their parishes.
Sts. Joseph and Paul Parish hosts youth holy hour
On March 12, 28 youth and their families and various others gathered at Sts. Joseph and Paul in Owensboro in front of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, to offer a Holy Hour of Adoration in intercession for our young people.
Helping young people be the hands and feet of Christ in the world
On the night that Jesus instituted the Eucharist, surrounded by his disciples, he also modeled for them what a life of discipleship would look like.