Youth Group
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Welcome to DYM, the Basilica of Sts. Peter & Paul's
Downtown Youth Ministry!
All 6th to 12th grade students are welcome!Register for the middle or high school youth group online here!
Summer Gatherings
DYM will be meeting for summer social gatherings around Chattanooga on the following dates:
June 2nd 6:30 - 8pm at Coolidge Park for games (meet at the fountains)
June 17th 6:30pm at Splitz Alley for Laser Tag and Bowling ($23/person - RSVP to Kalista Bartee)
*** July 7th CANCELED DUE TO RAIN ***
July 21st 6:30 - 8pm at Coolidge Park for games (meet at the fountains)Schedule during the School Year
VIRTUALLY: Sundays from 6:30-8PM
IN-PERSON: Wednesdays from 6-8PM in the Parish Hall
Please note: For us to be able to gather in person, all participants MUST abide by the COVID safety precautions laid out by the Diocese of Knoxville. For indoor events, this includes social distancing from those outside your household (sibling groups, for instance, may sit together.) Masks are optional. Our volunteer team will also be following guidelines for sanitizing/disinfecting the space.Contact our Youth Ministry Director, Kalista Bartee, for more information.
Diocesan Youth Leadership Camp for High Schoolers Sept. 17-19, 2021
The Diocesan Youth Leadership Camp for high schoolers will take place Sept. 17-19 at Ocoee Retreat Center. Cost: $110, additional $10 for transportation. Activities include low ropes, zip line, climbing wall, adventure mud race, bonfire, adortion, speakers, music, and sports. Click here for more information and to register. Deadline is Sept. 3. Download flyer here.
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July 31 - August 1
St. Vincent de Paul Society is a lay Catholic ministry that promotes the spiritual growth of its members through service to the poor. Their food pantry at OLPH is in need of: spaghetti sauce, pastas, jelly, canned cut tomatoes, corn, peas, carrots, green beans, and other canned beans, dried beans, rice, soup, canned fruit and fruit cups, canned chicken and tuna, pancake mix, and syrup. Also, small individually wrapped snack items such as: peanut butter crackers, chips, and breakfast bars. Place food items in the basket in the Basilica vestibule for our next food drive on July 31 - August 1. Click for more information.Read More
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In-person VBS for preK through 6th graders will be held August 2, 3, and 4 from 8:45 to 11:45am. Registration is due to Florence Porter by July 25. Register online (click for registration form) or fill out the printed form in the vestibule. Both adult and teen volunteers are needed. Please contact Florence Porter at dre@stspeterandpaulbasilica.com to sign up to volunteer. All volunteers 18 and up must be certified with Safe Haven.Read More -
The Basilica parish family asks your prayers for 14-year-old Lorelei Truett, daughter of Lance and Ashley Truett. Lorelei was diagnosed with leukemia on April 27, 2021. After receiving the sacramental Anointing of the Sick, she began chemotherapy treatment on April 28 at T. C. Thompson Children’s Hospital at Erlanger. The first 30-day treatment did not put her into remission, and so she returned for a more aggressive and difficult 30-day treatment on June 8. We are posting updates and needs here. (Click to read more.)Read More -
The Diocesan Youth Leadership Camp for high schoolers will take place Sept. 17-19 at Ocoee Retreat Center. Cost: $110, additional $10 for transportation. Activities include low ropes, zip line, climbing wall, adventure mud race, bonfire, Adoration, speakers, music, and sports. Click here for more information and to register. Deadline is Sept. 3.Read More -
Joseph Shramko, a teen in our parish and an NDHS student, suffered a serious fall on April 8. He has begun a lengthy healing process from several brain injuries and now undergoing intense rehabilitation at Shepherd Center in Atlanta. The Shramkos are praying for Joseph's full functional recovery, and they are asking for our prayers especially through the intercession of Fr. Patrick Ryan. They have set up a Caring Bridge site to share updates and needs. Click for updates, ways to help, and to access Joseph's Caring Bridge site.Read More -
On May 1, 2021, Fr. Carter interviewed Kevin Doerge, a Basilica parishioner who is involved in ecumenical outreach among friends. Click to watch and/or read the inspiring interview.Read More
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