St. Cecilia offers summertime opportunities for our youth interested in diving into their faith deeper while giving of their time, talents, and treasures. In the past, we have visited Great Falls, Montana with Young Neighbors in Action. We have also served at local sites in Portland- the L'Arche community, Maryville Nursing Home, and Night Strike with Hope NW. Every year, middle and high schoolers help lead Vacation Bible School at St. Pius for elementary students.

St. Cecilia also offers attendance at Catholic youth conferences and summer camps, specifically the Steubenville conference and Higher Calling Ropes Camp.
 

Local Works of Mercy:
July 19-21, 2018 // Portland Metro (MS and HS)
July 19: Night Strike (HS only) 
July 20: Maryville Nursing Home
July 21: L'Arche Community

8 spots available

Mother Teresa once famously said, “If you want to bring happiness to the whole world, go home and love your family.” Often times, when people use the term "mission trip'" it entails going to a different city, state, or even country. We know peace begins at our own home before it begins elsewhere. We bring this peace and presence of God by serving and loving our fellow Portland brothers and sisters in need. We are given the unique opportunity to see the face of Christ in those often neglected or marginalized in our society. St. Cecilia's youth perform "Works of Mercy" to our local community. Our service will include feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, visiting the sick and imprisoned, comforting the afflicted, and praying for the living and dead. Join us for one, two, or all three works of mercy!

Steubenville NorCal:
July 25 - 30, 2018 // San Mateo, California (HS only)
in conjunction with teens from St. Francis Church in Sherwood and Our Lady of the Lake in Lake Oswego!

8 spots available

“In this way the love of God was revealed to us: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might have life through him.” 1 John 4:9

We live in a world where there are voices shouting at us from all sides, trying to tell us who we are and who we aren’t, who we should be and who we shouldn’t be. If we pay too much attention to these voices, it won’t be long before we forget our true identity altogether.

But amidst all the noise is our loving Father, who wants to make Himself known to us and speak truth about who we are. God’s love is deeper and His plan for our lives is greater than anything the world has to offer – will we allow Him to reveal it to us?

This summer, over 50,000 Catholic teens across North America will participate in 25 Steubenville Youth Conferences, and we want you to be one of them! Come experience the love of God in a new and more profound way. He has so much in store for you.

Higher Calling Ropes Camp:
August 5 - 10, 2018 // Camp Yamhill, Oregon (MS and HS)

10 spots available

Higher Calling Ropes Camp is a week-long Catholic youth camp experience, featuring: Daily Mass, daily low and high ropes course challenges, nightly talks by keynote speaker Doug Tooke, music by David Casey, small groups and more. Throughout the week we have fun with messy games and talent shows and take time to gather and pray, celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation and praying together in Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Higher Calling Ropes Camp is a great opportunity to make new friends from all over Oregon and Washington and grow in faith. This camp is the combined effort of many youth ministers from parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon.

Who can attend: Incoming 6th grade youth through graduated high school seniors (June 2018).

Vacation Bible School
June 24 - 28, 2018 // St. Pius, Portland (MS and HS)

Unlimited number of spots!

What better way to impart your knowledge and love of your faith than to help out at Vacation Bible School?! Join about 50 other middle and high schoolers at VBS! You'll spend almost a week with cute children playing fun games, listening to helpful lessons, and eating delicious food. The experience will give you leadership skills and help you grow in your relationship with God. Volunteering at VBS looks awesome on your resume, too. It can be used toward any service requirements you might have from your school, Boy Scouts, etc.

Youth Volunteer Registration

All 2018-2019 incoming 6th grade-12 grade youth, and recent high school graduates from Beaverton Vicariate Parishes are invited to volunteer as Crew Leaders, Assistant Crew Leaders, and assistants in some stations. Volunteers will be approved on a first come, first serve basis and spots may fill up before the deadline, June 11th, 2018. All applications and emergency contact forms (from all vicariate youth) must be turned into Kristin Mombert at St. Pius X byJune 12th, 2018.

Youth that have any conflicts with times during VBS must communicate these to Kristin Mombert by June 11th to ensure the quality of the program and safety of the kids attending. Youth will be expected to arrive by 8:00am Monday and 8:30am Tuesday-Friday. You will have a wrap up meeting every day and will be released at 1:00pm. (There is also an option to volunteers in the evenings at the Spanish VBS from 5:15pm-9:15pm)

There is a MANDATORY Youth Volunteer Training Retreat Sunday June 24th, 2018 from 2:00pm-7:30pm (includes dinner and Youth Mass) in McMahon Hall at St. Pius X. We will go over contracts, daily schedules, how to lead crews, learn songs and crafts for the week and more! We will also be doing Called to Protect (Safe Environment Training) that all youth are required to participate in before serving as volunteers.