1) Introduce teens to Jesus Christ and bring them closer to Him through the Sacraments.
2) Establish meaningful relationships between the teens, growing in fellowship and calling one another on to greater holiness.
3) Help teens develop leadership skills in order to evangelize to others and be the face of Christ in their community and the world.
C.I.A. Youth Group Events (Rising 8th-12th Graders):
School Year (After Labor Day until Memorial Day):
To Sign up for any C.I.A. Youth Group events, please complete an SJA Annual Liability waiver (if you have not done so). Due to the fluid schedule of youth events we highly encourage our parents and teens to sign up for the myparish app, check out our Facebook (@C.I.A. Youth Group) and Instagram (@c.i.a.youthgroup) Pages, and email the youth minister to subscribe to our weekly event emails.
Please do not hesitate to reach out to our youth minister with any questions.
In the Diocese of Richmond, the Sacrament of Confirmation is received by youth who are in at least the 10th grade of high school and are 15 years of age as well as attending Mass and Reconciliation regularly. Families must be registered at SJA parish.