Youth Minister
Fr. Justin is a native of Tulsa Oklahoma, and a graduate of Furman University with a BA in Theater Arts and Asbury Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity. While he was ordained a priest in 2008, he has previously served as a youth intern at Willow Creek Community Church, and the Youth Director at Southland Evangelical Methodist Church in Lexington KY. Fr. Justin is married to his beautiful wife Julie, and they have a ten month old son, Eoin (the Gaelic spelling for John, pronounced “Owen”). Fr. Justin has a love for music, theater and the arts.
Youth Ministry Message
Parental Quarterly Meeting on Sunday, September 19: Meeting an hour before YACs (5:00 p.m.) at All Saints, it is imperative that all parents make it to this event. From Halloween party to Thanksgiving Celebration to Christmas Party to YouthQuake, at this meeting you will receive dates and an informational calendar on each event coming up for the next three months. Please make every effort to be there!
Fifth Quarter: September 10 will be our second Fifth Quarter, be ready to head over to All Saints at around 10:00 p.m. Hope to see y’all there!
YACs: All youth!!! You are invited to come and join us as we cover a twelve-week discussion on faith and how it applies to our lives as Christians. We will be reading Scripture, listening to music, watching video clips, and discussing the finer points of what it means to have faith in Christ. Bring friends!!
YOUTHQUAKE 2011 Bus Ride: While YouthQuake will not be until January, driving arrangements can take months to plan. Currently another parish, from the Memphis area, plans on taking a bus to the event, and they want us to tag along. The cost to each individual youth/parent would be an additional $80-100 to the $150 event cost. We have not yet made a commitment to the arrangement, seeing that parents would have to first approve the plan. Any parents who anticipate their youth will be attending YouthQuake, and who will not be able to make it to the Quarterly Parental Meeting, need to let Fr. Justin know their preference.
YOUTHQUAKE 2011 Adult Volunteers: We are in need of your help, adults. We need one adult male and one adult female, both over the age of 23, to come with us on the trip to YouthQuake. While we will be working on providing scholarships for volunteers, you may still be expected to pay for a portion of the event cost of $150.