Youth Ministry

Saint Thomas the Apostle Youth Ministries is your home to find out about all of the programs and events we are hosting for the youth in our community! STAP Youth is involved in the lives of our youth in several ministries that all work closely together.

Life Teen is our high school program that meets Sunday nights after the 5 PM Mass to share fellowship and learn about Jesus Christ and His Church. Life Teen also includes Purpose, our confirmation prep program which meets on Tuesday evening. EDGE is our once-a-month meeting for middle-school youth and a great primer for jumping into the Life Teen experience!  More Than Words is our social justice ministry which caters to all middle and high-schoolers. MTW meets once a week and covers a social justice topic over the course of a month and then, true to the name, heads out to put what was learned into action somewhere in the community.

Browse through our programs and see what would be a good fit for you and go check out our blog page for all the newest and upcoming events!  For any questions contact our Youth Ministry Director, Deacon Ed Sheffer or Associate Youth Minister, Eric Huelsman.

A loud round of applause for St. Thomas the Apostle teens who received the Diocese of Tucson St. John Paul II Award: Kelly Mannenbach for the Liturgical Leadership Award, Ryan Pittner for Missionary Disciple Award and Sean Huelsman for Missionary of Mercy Award.