Urban Youth Ministry

Programs and Events

OFFICE LOCATION

Diocese of Rochester

1150 Buffalo Road

Rochester NY 14624

1-585-328-3228 Ext. 1295

1 800-388-7177 Ext. 1295

The Urban Youth Ministry Initiative is an effort by the Diocese of Rochester to expand its youth ministry program to provide greater support for youth in its urban parishes.  Ministry for young people ages 12-18 creates a safe and empowering environment in which they can interact with peers and adults to develop faith, skills, and solutions to the problems they face daily.

GOALS

  1. To provide faith-based outreach to city youth, helping them to develop
    a) increased interaction with positive adult mentors,
    b) increased involvement in their communities and especially with a faith community,
    c) more effective relationships with parents and families, and
    d) leadership and life skills.
  2. Increased interaction, collaboration and empowerment of local urban parishes to better serve their youth.

Urban Youth Ministry Programs and Events

The following are programs and events have been developed in collaboration  with adult and youth leaders from the urban parishes within the City of Rochester.

Find out what’s happening in urban youth ministry.  You will also find interesting articles to help support your parish ministry.

 

 

The first National Encuentro for Hispanic Youth and Young Adults has ended after one year of hard work but this is only the beginning. Read the Executive Report of our local Encuentro process and continue to check back to see how it is being implemented in our Diocese.

 

Diocesan Encuentro Summary Report (acrobat pdf file...117kb)

The Faith in the City Initiative is an effort to develop leadership and increase community involvement within the urban areas of the Diocese of Rochester in order to better meet the needs of urban youth. 

 

Racism and discrimination is a reality in today’s world.  Many times these experiences threaten a young person’s emotional and spiritual well-being. This program facilitates an understanding of race-related stress and introduces urban youth to appropriate coping strategies.

Stress Management Brochure (acrobat pdf file...169kb)