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The Office of Youth Ministry draws young people into a relationship with Jesus and the Catholic faith

09/01/2026

🎟️TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW🎟️
& will sell out!

CLE 216
January 9, 2027
John Carroll University

link in bio for details, tickets are purchased by youth minister / campus minister / group leaders only

08/28/2026

🥁🥁you ready for this??? 🥁🥁

John 21:6 // Cast the Net [Mittite Rete]

Are you ready to cast out the net into the waters the Lord is calling you into?!

Tickets for 2027 drop on TUESDAY (9/1)
Link in Bio

CLE 216
January 9, 2027
John Carroll University

08/26/2026

The shepherd cannot run at the first sign of danger. Witness the testimony of a priest who found his flock among the Tz’utujil people in Santiago Atitlan in the documentary that traces the story of Blessed Stanley Rother from his childhood in Oklahoma to his final days in Guatemala. Watch American Martyr: The Blessed Stanley Rother Story in theaters NOW!

08/25/2026

🚨‼️ 1 WEEK🚨‼️

This time next next week CLE 216 tickets will be LIVE! [Sept 1st, 2026 @ 9am]

Youth Ministers and Group Leaders be ready to purchase yours online.
Even though we are opening MORE TICKETS THAN EVER BEFORE, we do expect to sell out.

Link in bio, set your alarm, see you then.

08/24/2026

God doesn't make accidents.
Every young person has unique gifts, and every youth minister has been entrusted with helping those gifts flourish.
As this week begins, remember who you are, and help someone else remember who they are in Christ.

08/21/2026

The Jan Tyranowski Outstanding Youth Minister Award has been created to recognize an outstanding youth minister who like Jan, has left a lasting impact on the lives of the teens of their parish and helped them to grow deeper in their faith.

A recipient of the Jan Tyranowski Outstanding Youth Minister Award:
⭐️ Is currently working or has worked in youth ministry at a parish or school in the Diocese of Cleveland (a youth minister, campus minister, clergy member, or volunteer, living or deceased)
⭐️ Is a devout missionary disciple and an "unknown saint"
⭐️ Changed the hearts of teens and led them closer to Christ
⭐️ Exemplifies the qualities of Jan Tyranowski of desiring to relationally share life and prayer with teens of the youth ministry
⭐️ Has left a lasting impact on the lives of the teens to whom they minister(ed)

Nominations can be accepted from anyone who has worked with the nominee or been impacted by their ministry.
Timeline:
August - Nominations Open
October 22nd- Nominations Close
January 9th- Award Given at CLE 216

Link to Nominate: https://forms.gle/gJQTkbxvLXrXiwyaA

08/20/2026

Calling all youth ministers! 📣
We want to know: How are you kicking off youth ministry this fall? 🍂

🎉 Messy Games?�
🎲 Game night?�
🙏 Prayer experience?�
🍕 Food + fellowship?
Tell us your plans (or your favorite kickoff ideas) in the comments! Let’s share inspiration and help each other welcome young people back this year. 🙌

08/17/2026

Those four words appear throughout Scripture because God knows we'll need to hear them again and again.
When anxiety, comparison, or uncertainty creep in this week, remember: God isn't asking you to have everything figured out. He's asking you to trust Him with the next step.
Praying for all of our students, families, and youth ministers this week.

08/15/2026

🎒 A backpack carries more than books.
It goes with our students into classrooms, hallways, friendships, challenges, celebrations, and moments we may never see. It travels to places where parents, teachers, and youth ministers cannot always be there.
As a new school year begins, we pray that God blesses these backpacks and all who carry them, that He protects our young people, guides their steps, strengthens their hearts, and reminds them that they are never alone. 🙏
May every journey this year be filled with God’s love. ❤️

08/13/2026

youth minister question of the day:

what’s something every youth minister needs?? [drop your answers in the comments!]

Address

Cleveland, OH
44114

Telephone

+12166966525

Website

http://www.dioceseofcleveland.org/cleyouthmin

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