Youth Ministry

Merissa Newton
Youth Ministry Coordinator
(207) 725-2624
merissa.newton@portlanddiocese.org

Debbie Poulton
St. Charles Junior High Youth Ministry
(207) 725-2624
deb.poulton@portlanddiocese.org

Sarah Buchwalder
St. Patrick Youth Ministry 
(207) 563-3240
sarah.buchwalder@portlanddiocese.org

Online Youth Ministry Registration Form 2021-22

Printable Youth Ministry Registration Form 2021-22

Faith and Science:
Conflict or Harmony?  

When: Wednesdays 6:30-7:30 PM in May and June
Where: St. Charles Borromeo Church Library, 132 McKeen Street, Brunswick ME
Who: For Teens, Young Adults, and their Parents
What: Presentation and Group Discussion

May 11: Creation and Evolution: Neo-Darwinism, Creationism, & the Church’s “Middle Way”
May 18: The Galileo Affair: The Church, Aristotle, and Pope Urban VIII
May 25: Einstein, Science, and Religion
June 1: Famous Priests and Catholics in the History of Science
June 8: Modern Science and Faith: Quantum Physics and the Counterintuitive

Presented by: Merissa Newton (Youth Minister All Saints Parish and Philosophy of Science Instructor at University of New England)

St. Charles Borromeo Church hosts 5pm Mass every Sunday except Christmas, Easter, and summer. This is a regular parish Mass but engages students in all liturgical ministries. Meetings for junior high and high school students follow Mass. Snacks are provided.

Our high school teens have created a community where people feel comfortable sharing their process of getting to know God and the Catholic faith as we journey through life together. We meet Sunday nights from 6:00-7:30 according to the calendar.

Junior High Ministry (grades 6-8)

Junior High Ministry focuses on the message of the Sunday Gospel. We spend time reading the Bible, playing games, doing activities, and praying together. We meet Sunday nights from 6:00-7:00 according to the calendar.

Special events

We have special events throughout the year such as dodgeball, snow tubing, and white water rafting. 

Youth Ministry  encompasses grades 7-12. We grow our faith through participating at Mass, through use of the Decision Point program (published by Dynamic Catholic), through service to our parish and service to the poor in our local community. Youth Ministry meets Sundays after 11am Mass according to the calendar.