All parents are invited and encouraged to take an active and ongoing role in Catholic Youth Ministry (CYM). Your participation is vital to the formation of your children. Parents are the first and primary teachers of our Catholic faith to their children. Catholic Youth Ministry supports parents in their role as primary teachers by working cooperatively with parents, by providing religious education and program opportunities to our youth and their parents, by gathering a community of believers who are peers of their children, and by offering pastoral ministry to enrich the faith formation of our young people and their families.
It is the intention of CYM that any communication to youth is also sent to parents. Some communications may be sent to parents only. Some communication may be sent to youth only if email address and cell phone numbers for parents are not given. Text and email messages to the youth and parents are the primary means of communicating CYM information. Text messaging is the most effective way to communicate with teens and with many parents. Email messages are nearly as effective. Therefore, a valid cell phone and a valid email address are essential for each parent and for each youth and are emphatically requested. Cell phone numbers will primarily be used to provide CYM notifications and information through text messages. The email address and cell phone for students may be the same as the parent email and cell phone number. However, separate email addresses are preferred and requested, especially for high school students.
All Catholic Youth Ministry activities are subject to photographs and video recordings for the purposes of recording the event, for recognition of the participants, and/or for promotional activities.