The Youth Day Retreat was a wonderful success! Sixty pre-confirmation teens from St. James-St. Leo and St. John came together for a day filled with prayer, inspiring talks, delicious food, and fun as one united community of faith. A heartfelt thank you goes out to Sister Katia A. Chavez, SJS, for her wisdom and guidance,…
Thanks to all who made this retreat possible, to all the parents and teens who placed their trust in us…and all who kept us in your prayers! We had fun in the snow and time to reconnect with God. The retreat theme was on the Epiphany and now we are back home to continue our…
Stephen Williams is the new Assistant Youth Minister at St. James – St. Leo Catholic Community. He will be primarily working with the St. James Youth Group (which meets every Sunday after the 6pm Mass) and with the St. James Academy. Stephen recently graduated with honors from the University Dallas with a Major in Pastoral Ministry, a concentration in Youth and Young Adult Ministry, and a minor…
Evangely Aliangan Ward has accepted the position of Director of Youth Ministry as of August 2018. She will be working with the youth of St. James & St. Leo as well as implementing the new Confirmation Preparation Program. Evangely served in youth ministry as a teen herself and then as youth minister at Our Lady of Angels and…