Welcome to the Home Page for the Youth Ministry of St Mark Catholic Church. Select the links below for the desired topic of interest.

If you have information that would be of interest to the young people of our parish, please contact Nicholas Moragues, Director of Youth Ministry, at the Parish Office 720-348-9700 or send email to Nicholas@StMarkHighlandsRanch.org to have it added to this web site.

Listen as our new Youth Director shares some of his views on Youth Ministry.

Note: It is required that the approved Activity Release forms (permission slips) are filled out and signed for each participant.
Hand-written slips will NOT be permitted. Check with the Youth Ministry office for verification.

• Activity Release     (required with registration forms)
• RAFT Registration 2008-09   (7 & 8th grades)
• TUFF Registration 2008-09   (High School)
• Youth Ministry (RAFT & TUFF) Online Registration at ShowMyEvent Website.
  
  
• Note: Registration in the Sacrament Preparation Program for Confirmation
      is automatic through registration in TUFF.
  

Fall 2008 Events:     RAFT (7 & 8th grades) will meet on Sundays from 4:00 to 5:30 pm in the Youth Room.
    TUFF (High School) will meet on Sundays from 6:30 to 8:30 pm in the Youth Room.
    Confirmation Preparation Sessions will meet once a month on Sundays beginning with
    Mass at 9:15 am and continuing with formation in the Youth Room until 12:30 pm.

Date	Middle School (RAFT)	High School (TUFF)
---------------	------------------------------------------------------	------------------------------------------------------
Aug 16		BBQ & Games
Sept 7	Kickoff for Fall 2008	Kickoff for Fall 2008

    * See also, the latest bulletin for topic of the week.

2008 Flyers, Calendars, Sign-Up Sheets or Online Reg: (click on desired link)

• July 19, 2008 RAFT and TUFF - Food Bank of the Rockies     (reg deadline Jul 7th)
  
  

Various Topics:

• Colorado Springs Diocese Youth Ministry
  
  
• World Youth Day Website - Sydney, Australia July 15-20, 2008
• Pope Benedict XVI's message for World Youth Day 2008.
• Video clips via the WYD08 Media Player website link
• Coverage by EWTN - Eternal Word Television Network
• Stories and pictures at Colorado Catholic Herald Online
• Blogging at The Herald Blog << many pictures, stories and audio
• Photo of the Group (The Herald Blog)
• Find the Pope in this Photo (The Herald Blog)


• June 15-20, 2008 - Cortez Mission Trip Blog
  
  
• Nov 5, 2006 - RAFT Yard Cleanup Raking Project
  
  
• 2006 TUFF Service Trip to La Puente Home (Alamosa)
• 2007 TUFF Service Trip to La Puente Home (Alamosa)
  
  
• Oct 8, 2006 - Youth Group Care Package Project
  
  
• June 2007 New Orleans Mission Trip Slide Show [A/V]
• June 2006 New Orleans Mission Trip Slide Show