"Do not be afraid of the restlessness within you! Take advantage of that impulse to draw even closer to Christ and to bear witness to the values ​​of the Gospel." Pope Leo.
St. Matthew's High School Youth Group
A ministry designed to help High School students deepen their faith with Jesus Christ and develop community with each other. This Ministry is designed with different activities to help our students stay connected and active being part of todays Church.
We are called to be saints!
Meeting Times
List of Services
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1. HS Youth Leaders Meeting @ 6:30pmList Item 1
They meet on the first Wednesday of each month.
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2. HS Bible Study @ 7:00pmList Item 2
Youth Group have a meeting every Wednesday of each month.
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3. HS Community Meal @ 4:00pm - 6:00pmList Item 3
St. Matthew Parish serves meals two days a week, offering dinner on Thursdays and both lunch and dinner on Saturdays. The young people of our parish help prepare the food every 2nd Thursday of each month.
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4. Youth Group Soccer TeamList Item 4
After participating in the soccer tournament during Hispanic Heritage Month in 2026, the young men wish to meet once a month to continue training in soccer, so that they are ready for the following year.
Stay tuned for parish announcements.
List of Services
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5. Youth Dance Hispanic GroupList Item 1
The Hispanic community started a youth dance group to preserve our cultures and teach our children and young people about the richness of our countries. Hispanic youth dance is an excellent way to combine art, physical activity, and deep cultural pride.
The young people meet on Thursdays at 5:30pm to practice the different dances that culturally identify different Hispanic countries.
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6. THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC YOUTH CONFERENCE- NCYC 2027List Item 2
NCYC (National Catholic Youth Conference) is a powerfully unique multi-day experience of prayer, community, evangelization, catechesis, service, and empowerment for Catholic teenagers (of high school age) and their adult chaperones.
NCYC is the premier Catholic youth event on a national scale that gathers people from all across America for a life-changing encounter with Christ.
Our parish is preparing to organize fundraising events to help young people interested in attending the youth conference. Stay tuned for parish announcements.
YOUTH RALLY 2026
EAST STROUDSBURG – More than 300 students in grades 7-12 registered for the fourth annual Diocesan Youth Encounter, which took place on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at Notre Dame Junior/Senior High School in East Stroudsburg.
This year’s Youth Encounter theme was “Do whatever He tells you.”
Participants from 17 parishes in the Diocese of Scranton took part in icebreaker activities, small group discussions, Eucharistic Adoration, Mass, and more.
Participants were invited to deepen their prayer life. When faith falters in our lives—whether when prayer becomes difficult, when circumstances overwhelm us, or when we deeply need God to be with us wherever we are—we can turn to Mary to guide us back to her Son with her instruction: “Do whatever he tells you.”
The day focused on who God is, how to hear his voice, and how we, as a young Church, can better align our will with God’s will. It was a day for young people to deepen their faith, make new friends, and enjoy a fun and friendly atmosphere.
The 2026 Diocesan Youth Encounter began at 11:30 a.m. and ended at 8:00 p.m.
Recap 2025 NCYC
POPE LEO ECOURAGED YOUNG CATHOLICS AT
"NCYC 2025"
Testimonials from our Youth Group
NCYC is an experience that I will always look back to as the trip that I learned to open my heart and say yes to God. This trip and taught me so much. How grow my faith, think in a different perspective, and it helped me be closer to my peers and chaperones. But the most important thing is how much closer this trip has brought me toward God. I am so thankful that I had this opportunity to go on this trip because not everyone gets to go and experience what we experienced. The emotions, the energy, love, music and especially the FaceTiming with the Pope. Hearing someone like the Pope spread his message and thoughts to the 16,000 of us is unimaginable. With this knowledge and experience I look forward to spreading this with many others. My one message that I want to share with everyone is say yes. Say yes to God, say yes to your parents, to your group leader. Open your hearts and say yes.
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This NCYC trip not only brought me closer to God and helped me open up my mind and heart, but it has also lead me to become closer to my peers and the accompanying adults. I want to take this moment to thank Father Don, Father Clark, and Mrs. Ramona, who inspired me to take on this journey of faith.
Those who I wished I knew better before, I got the opportunity to speak, share, and discuss everything I now have to call experience. It truly is a blessing to have been able to share this trip with everyone. Once again, thanks to all of you! This trip wouldn't have been possible without the hard work and commitment from the chaperones and other adults
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