Youth Group
For young men and women of high school age.
St. Catherine of Siena's EPIC youth group will empower young men and women to live as disciples of Christ through service to others, fellowship in the Lord's name, and Christian Education. Our programs are fun, educational, and spiritual.
EPIC supports OLHC, St David and St Catherine parishes. EPIC is open to any 8th - 12th Grade Teen even those outside these parishes.
We know God has great plans for our youth group and we want your teens to be a part of it.
This ministry has made tremendous impact on teens' lives. I hope your teens will have the same experiences.
https://epicyouthgroup.wordpress.com/
EPIC youth group meets every 4th Sunday 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Contact: Duncan Fischley..... 215-672-2881 ext. 114
EPIC's New Website!
Check out the new website for EPIC where you can see all of the latest events, sign up to receive our newsletter, see our crazy shenanigans and so much more!
epic-ministries.org or follow us on Instagram @e.p.i.c_ministries
Check out the new website for EPIC where you can see all of the latest events, sign up to receive our newsletter, see our crazy shenanigans and so much more!
epic-ministries.org or follow us on Instagram @e.p.i.c_ministries
Faith Alive! A Brand new ministry for 6th -8th grade students exclusively.
If you're looking for a chance to make new friends and have some fun along the way, then Faith Alive is for you. This middle school group meets twice a month. See our schedule at epic-ministries.org
EPIC Mass and Thanksgiving Dinner
Faith Alive Students are welcome to come to the EPIC Mass and Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner Nov. 17th. Mass starts at 6:30 pm at OLHC Parish and dinner will follow afterwards down in the EPIC Hall. We ask that all that are able to please contribute to the meal by bringing one dish. Also, students interested in volunteering at the Mass may contact Duncan at e.p.i.c.inform@gmail.com
Service Opportunity Friday Dec 6th 6:15 p.m. @ Garden Springs
Join this Christmas Party with the residents of Garden Springs Nursing Home. Be present as for someone who needs a present. If there is interest we can grab a bite to eat at Chick-Fil-A or other restaurant.
EPIC Service Opportunity November 10th 12:15 - 1:30 pm
St. David's Fr. Curran Hall Help with the St. Vincent de Paul's Thanksgiving Food drive by loading up the collection of goods to be transported to the various food pantries around the area. This hour of service work can count for school, confirmation, or just because you want to help out. All can participate!
EPIC Night of Spirit November 10th 6:30 - 8:30 pm
SCS Farmhouse Who is the Holy Spirit? What is the Holy Spirit, why should we care? We dive into one of the mysteries of the Catholic Church, The Trinity and what that means for us. All are welcome to hang out with us at SCS Farmhouse for snacks, discussion, and friends.
EPIC Mass and Thanksgiving Dinner November 17th 6:30 - 9:00 pm
OLHC Parish and Epic Hall It is the time for gratitude and family, join your EPIC Family for Mass and a potluck dinner. All are welcome to come to the table for Mass at 6:30 pm at OLHC with Fr. Janton and stay afterwards for the dinner table as we have our own potluck dinner. Bring a dish or dessert. Volunteer with a dish, or be a part of the Mass by emailing e.p.i.c.inform@gmail.com
Stand Up for Life Dinner November 24th 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Philadelphia, PA Join EPIC for an opportunity to listen to people speak on life issues around dinner in Philadelphia. Keynote Speaker Rachel Guy, who founded His Love and Care will present her experiences and what her organization has done to support life. Cost for the event is $20 for the first 10 people to sign up. Transportation will be provided to and from St. David's Parish. Sign up quick via e.p.i.c.inform@gmail.com or sign up online at epic-ministries.org
Check out our Schedule online at epic-ministries.org. From service, to retreats, to movie nights and more; find out what it means to #live EPICALLY
If you're looking for a chance to make new friends and have some fun along the way, then Faith Alive is for you. This middle school group meets twice a month. See our schedule at epic-ministries.org
EPIC Mass and Thanksgiving Dinner
Faith Alive Students are welcome to come to the EPIC Mass and Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner Nov. 17th. Mass starts at 6:30 pm at OLHC Parish and dinner will follow afterwards down in the EPIC Hall. We ask that all that are able to please contribute to the meal by bringing one dish. Also, students interested in volunteering at the Mass may contact Duncan at e.p.i.c.inform@gmail.com
Service Opportunity Friday Dec 6th 6:15 p.m. @ Garden Springs
Join this Christmas Party with the residents of Garden Springs Nursing Home. Be present as for someone who needs a present. If there is interest we can grab a bite to eat at Chick-Fil-A or other restaurant.
EPIC Service Opportunity November 10th 12:15 - 1:30 pm
St. David's Fr. Curran Hall Help with the St. Vincent de Paul's Thanksgiving Food drive by loading up the collection of goods to be transported to the various food pantries around the area. This hour of service work can count for school, confirmation, or just because you want to help out. All can participate!
EPIC Night of Spirit November 10th 6:30 - 8:30 pm
SCS Farmhouse Who is the Holy Spirit? What is the Holy Spirit, why should we care? We dive into one of the mysteries of the Catholic Church, The Trinity and what that means for us. All are welcome to hang out with us at SCS Farmhouse for snacks, discussion, and friends.
EPIC Mass and Thanksgiving Dinner November 17th 6:30 - 9:00 pm
OLHC Parish and Epic Hall It is the time for gratitude and family, join your EPIC Family for Mass and a potluck dinner. All are welcome to come to the table for Mass at 6:30 pm at OLHC with Fr. Janton and stay afterwards for the dinner table as we have our own potluck dinner. Bring a dish or dessert. Volunteer with a dish, or be a part of the Mass by emailing e.p.i.c.inform@gmail.com
Stand Up for Life Dinner November 24th 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Philadelphia, PA Join EPIC for an opportunity to listen to people speak on life issues around dinner in Philadelphia. Keynote Speaker Rachel Guy, who founded His Love and Care will present her experiences and what her organization has done to support life. Cost for the event is $20 for the first 10 people to sign up. Transportation will be provided to and from St. David's Parish. Sign up quick via e.p.i.c.inform@gmail.com or sign up online at epic-ministries.org
Check out our Schedule online at epic-ministries.org. From service, to retreats, to movie nights and more; find out what it means to #live EPICALLY
New Director of Youth Ministry
We are excited to announce the hiring of Duncan Fischley as the new Director of E.P.I.C. St. Catherine’s joined E.P.I.C., a regional youth ministry that includes St. David’s Parish in Willow Grove and Our Lady Help of Christians Parish in Abington, in December. E.P.I.C. is one youth group in three parishes.
Duncan Fischley is originally from Cincinnati, Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Religious Studies and Secondary Education at the University of Dayton. While studying, his spiritually was formed by the Marianist tradition of community, inclusivity, mission, service, and Mary’s fiat. After graduating he spent two years volunteering for the Catholic Student Center, a Newman Community at Washington University in St. Louis, MO. He found his calling of ministry through his work with young adults and students. After finishing out his time there, he accepted a Graduate Internship at Villanova University for Theology, Pastoral Ministry, and Campus Ministry. It is at Villanova he met his future spouse, Lacie Michaelson. He went on to work at Felician University as their Director of Campus Ministry before being called to work as the Youth Minister for E.P.I.C Ministry.
From Duncan...I enjoy the simple things in life, hiking, camping, board games, Harry Potter, college basketball (Go Dayton Flyers), the Cleveland Indians and Browns, being with friends, and finding God in all things. If you are ever looking for a bad joke, a person to talk to, a conversation on geek culture, to complain about your sports team, or just someone who will not judge you and only love you; please reach out to me any time. I am here for you! Duncan has an office here at St. Catherine’s and can be reached at extension 114 or at E.P.I.C.inform@gmail.com.
We are excited to announce the hiring of Duncan Fischley as the new Director of E.P.I.C. St. Catherine’s joined E.P.I.C., a regional youth ministry that includes St. David’s Parish in Willow Grove and Our Lady Help of Christians Parish in Abington, in December. E.P.I.C. is one youth group in three parishes.
Duncan Fischley is originally from Cincinnati, Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Religious Studies and Secondary Education at the University of Dayton. While studying, his spiritually was formed by the Marianist tradition of community, inclusivity, mission, service, and Mary’s fiat. After graduating he spent two years volunteering for the Catholic Student Center, a Newman Community at Washington University in St. Louis, MO. He found his calling of ministry through his work with young adults and students. After finishing out his time there, he accepted a Graduate Internship at Villanova University for Theology, Pastoral Ministry, and Campus Ministry. It is at Villanova he met his future spouse, Lacie Michaelson. He went on to work at Felician University as their Director of Campus Ministry before being called to work as the Youth Minister for E.P.I.C Ministry.
From Duncan...I enjoy the simple things in life, hiking, camping, board games, Harry Potter, college basketball (Go Dayton Flyers), the Cleveland Indians and Browns, being with friends, and finding God in all things. If you are ever looking for a bad joke, a person to talk to, a conversation on geek culture, to complain about your sports team, or just someone who will not judge you and only love you; please reach out to me any time. I am here for you! Duncan has an office here at St. Catherine’s and can be reached at extension 114 or at E.P.I.C.inform@gmail.com.
Steubenville Catholic Youth Conference 2019
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The youth group JAM now E.P.I.C. went on our second trip to the Steubenville Catholic Youth conference at Franciscan University campus in Ohio. We had 13 high school parishioners attend this inspirational and amazing weekend (this includes 4 new members). The weekend allowed students to be surrounded by thousands of other students all searching for meaning in their busy, hectic lives. The peace that they experience can be life changing, it shakes their faith, makes them think, and allows them to share their love and passion for Jesus so openly, and makes me hopeful for the future of our parish. Attending mass with these students, being welcomed daily by the student volunteers, music ministry team, priests, sisters, speakers, and deacons who attend from all over the country, who give of their time to celebrate mass, hear confessions all weekend and evangelize in a safe environment is very powerful to witness.
I appreciate the ongoing support of our pastor Father Rymdeika, our JAM team; Jocelyn and Erik Aaron, Angela Gallichio. They have supported these students as we continue to teach; mentor, inspire, and expose them to their faith through Jesus' teachings, and watch them develop a deeper connection with Jesus, and learn a greater responsibility and purpose as a member of our SCS family. Thank you for your continued prayers for our students of our parish, they are our future, and they need our prayers to stay the course, even when they feel great despair, or they fall short, Jesus loves them and sees their pain. My prayer is that our parish continues to embrace them when they become living witnesses of their faith. We have students now lectoring, serving as extraordinary ministers, cantering, singing in the choir, volunteering at our St. Vincent de Paul food pantry, ushering, and some soon to become adorers with Jesus in St. Catherine of Siena Adoration Chapel. Please continue to pray for us and welcome and encourage their efforts to become more visible and vibrant members of our parish, they are ready and they want to serve. Just last week before leaving for our trip to Steubenville, our JAM youth stepped into action when a call came in that we had little to no meals for our parish homebound. Students prepared meals to fill our freezer in our parish office that feeds our parish homebound all year round. Please encourage your high school student to give JAM a try. It will only lead to great friendships, calls to service, and becoming living examples of Jesus through their deeds and actions.
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