Quest Info
“Speak, for your servant is listening.”- 1 Samuel 3:10
Quest Middle School Youth Ministry is a ministry for the young church, grades sixth through eighth, to gather to grow deeper in faith and friendship in a Christ-centered environment. Quest meets monthly for faith, food, and fellowship during the school year.
Registration is Required and is available in the Youth Ministry Newsletter, St. Malachy E-newsletter, and the bulletin.
Quest for Prayer
Quest for Prayer is a new branch of the Middle School Ministry's Quest, which focuses on learning to pray and building a relationship with God. They meet on the first Tuesdays of the month from 4-5 PM (before Adoration/Confession & Mass). No registration is required.
Journey Info
"For I know well the plans I have in mind for you...plans for your welfare and not for woe, so as to give you a future of hope." Jeremiah 29:11
Journey High School Youth Ministry is a ministry for the young church to unite and walk beside each other as they seek the truth through faith, friends, food, and fun.
Regular meetings occur on Sundays from 6 to 8 p.m. when school is in session (August to May), with a Bible Study from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Holy Family Room!
St. Malachy Sacristan Program
All young ladies in 6th—12th grade are invited to participate in our teen sacristan program. Sacristans are responsible for preparing the sacred vessels and vestments used in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. As a sign of their ministry in preparing the altar, the Sacristans carry up the gifts at Mass. Sacristans also ring the outside bells at the Consecration, calling all of the community’s attention to the moment the presence of Christ among us is made real in the Eucharist.
Many female saints throughout history, including St. Therese of Lisieux, were sacristans. St. Therese even wrote a beautiful poem about being a sacristan, including the beautiful verse:
Here below, Our sweet office is to prepare for the altar the bread and wine of the Sacrifice which brings to Earth, Heaven!
A sacristan must be in 6th grade or older and a practicing Catholic. This means she follows God's commandments by participating weekly in Sunday Mass and frequenting the Sacrament of Reconciliation. A sacristan must have received the Baptism, First Reconciliation, and First Holy Communion sacraments.
St. Malachy Altar Server Program
The overall vision of our Altar Servers Ministry is to provide the boys with the opportunity for prayer, fellowship, and formation. It is not a priestly vocation development club, but it helps the boys become familiar with worship at the altar and normalize priesthood in their minds as a viable option.
Monthly training sessions occur on the first Wednesday from 4-6 pm. There is a training session for Christmas and another for Holy Week / Easter. Altar Servers must be practicing Catholics. This means he follows God's commandments by participating weekly in Sunday Mass and frequenting the Sacrament of Reconciliation. An Altar Server must have received the Baptism, First Reconciliation, and First Holy Communion sacraments.
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