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.

Senior year glory days were definitely different than any of our high school seniors could have imagined. The coronavirus may have robbed them of spring sports, concerts, theatre, prom, and graduation ceremony, but it hasn’t taken away our sense of pride in them.

Congratulations Class of 2020! May you be guided by the gift of faith, may you never stop hoping in your dreams and the promise of Christ to be with you, and may God’s grace guide you to know His love, that you might become the very best version of yourselves.

STAP Graduating Seniors 2020
Ainhoa Calderon
Casey Cash
Milana DesRosier
Max Duenas
Luis Estrella
Connor Fischahs
Audrey Ganem
Preston Grandpre
Giulis Guerra
Brooklyn Hamilton
Victoria Hermann
Matthew Kelan
Robert Kittle
Michael Lamberton
Christina Lamberton
Natalie Mak
Braden Melladay
Ana Mendoza
Isabelle Oildaker
Natalie Paredes
Ivan Pereira
Mia Pearson
Stephanie Rehwaldt
Jaret Rickel
Alyssa Roudebush
Masi Sanchez
Selena Tang
Lindsay Tong
Julio Trejo
Carolina Velazquez
Aleksei Weinberg
Jascha Weinberg

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.