YOUTH FORMATION
CATHEDRAL YOUTH FAITH FORMATION
SUMMER 2026
Summer 2026 is just around the corner!
Below are important dates for your reference as you make your summer plans.
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Girls Totus Tuus, Rapid City - June 7-12, 2026 (Middle & High School)
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Cana Life Teen Summer Camp, St. Genevieve, MO - JUNE 21-28, 2026 (finishing grade 8+)
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Boys Totus Tuus, Rapid City - July 12-17, 2026 (Middle & High School)
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Steubenville Conference, St Paul, MN - July 23-26, 2026 (High School)
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Cana EDGE Summer Camp, St. Genevieve, MO - AUGUST 2-9, 2026 (Middle School)
Links to the various opportunities with more information can be found here:
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Totus Tuus (Please note, this is last year's link but has good information.)
If you were unable to join us for our Zoom meeting earlier, watch the recording here.
To sign up for any of the opportunities, please use the form here.
** PLEASE NOTE: INITIAL DEPOSITS OF $100 ARE DUE NOVEMBER 12 FOR ANY ACTIVITY **
If you would like more information on a particular event, please contact holly@cathedralolph.org.
YDISCIPLE
Welcome to Our Lady of Perpetual Help’s YDisciple Ministry!
It is with great joy and hope that we introduce you to YDisiciple and the blessings already unfolding in our disciple groups here at the Cathedral. YDisciple groups provide opportunities for teens to cultivate relationships with each other and Jesus Christ. Through intellectual, spiritual, human and pastoral formation, true friendships are built and sustained.
Are you a 12-14 year old who is looking to dig deeper in your Catholic faith? Are you questioning your Catholic faith? Are you looking for answers to God’s purpose for you? Contact the Faith Formation office or click the button below to learn how YOU can start your YDisciple journey.
What is YDisciple?
YDisciple is a Catholic Youth Ministry initiative powered by the Augustine Institute in Denver, Colorado. It is our firm conviction that the future of the Church depends on good youth ministry. Future priestly and religious vocations, future marriages and families, future strong Catholics... all grow exponentially when a solid foundation is experienced during the formative teenage years. Yet, in the past 35 years as Catholic Youth Ministry has emerged, we still are seeing consistent and engaging youth ministry being offered in only a fraction of the parishes in our country. Many parishes desire a strong youth ministry program, but scarce finances and limited staff resources make it seem like an elusive goal.
But, there is a solution – one that is possible for every parish in the country, regardless of demographics, financial resources, or even staff. We advocate an approach to youth ministry that models the strategy of Christ Himself – intentional discipleship. And for such a model to be effective in our modern times, it must engage parents as the primary driver for the overall ministry.
YDisciple is a process for youth ministry that empowers parishes to bring the vision of the New Evangelization to life through a comprehensive approach to youth ministry that includes:
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Adult Leader Training
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Curriculum Resources
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Ongoing Support
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Parent Resources
HIGH SCHOOL MINISTRY
At every meeting, we, The Church Militant, learn about and seek the intercession of the great saints - The Church Triumphant - while praying for the Souls in Purgatory - The Church Suffering.
We learn the lives of the Saints (who are only dead by the world’s definition and are certainly alive with Jesus in Heaven.) Their lives of heroic virtue continue to inspire. Using the interesting and engaging DTS format and through the examples of the Saints, young people are catechized and develop positive role models at a time when they are truly needed. In addition, members make use of time-honored Catholic prayers, devotions and sacramentals such as, Eucharistic Adoration, the Rosary, the Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, and more!
A special charism of DTS is to pray for the Souls in Purgatory.
Have a high school interested in joining us? Great, we'd love to have you! Register today!