The Core Team is a group of adults, some young and others young at heart, without whom Verso l'Alto wouldn't be possible. Core Team members take an active role in forming authentic, Christ-centered relationships with teens, because teens don't connect to programs. They connect to people! Teens (middle and high school) need adults who will:
There is no better way to spend your time than pointing young people to Jesus. Volunteering is a deeply impactful way to serve Christ and His Church - it will change you, will change teens’ lives, and give you a whole new community to pray and grow with. We need help with both high school and middle school ministry, and there are lots of different ways to serve and commitment levels at which you can join - if you want to serve the youth of our parish, there is no ability or talent that the Lord can't use. Contact Joni Mulvaney at jmulvaney@smapgh.org or 412-561-0570.
- Love God and live for Him
- Be genuinely interested in the teens’ lives
- Go to “their world” – show up at their games and events with other Core
- Pray for them
- Be patient
- Laugh
- Remember their names and care about them
- Be authentic witnesses to God’s love
- Be consistent
- Enjoy life
- Love teens unconditionally
- Love Christ and His Church
- Have a personal prayer life
- Be open to the gifts of the Holy Spirit
There is no better way to spend your time than pointing young people to Jesus. Volunteering is a deeply impactful way to serve Christ and His Church - it will change you, will change teens’ lives, and give you a whole new community to pray and grow with. We need help with both high school and middle school ministry, and there are lots of different ways to serve and commitment levels at which you can join - if you want to serve the youth of our parish, there is no ability or talent that the Lord can't use. Contact Joni Mulvaney at jmulvaney@smapgh.org or 412-561-0570.
"I send you out, therefore, on the great mission of evangelizing young men and women who have gone astray in this world like sheep without a shepherd. Be apostles of youth! Invite them to walk with you, to have the same experience of faith, hope, and love; to encounter Jesus so that they may feel truly loved, accepted, able to realize their full potential."
- Pope Benedict XVI
- Pope Benedict XVI
