by Carol Wiget | Jan 28, 2020 | Culture, Evangelization, Featured, Front Page
Ministry is great, isn’t it? The teens are always smiling and laugh at all of your jokes. They are super polite to every parent and volunteer who walks through the door. They eat all of their food and even help clean up after dinner. They never speak during the talks...
by Carol Wiget | Oct 8, 2019 | Discipleship, Featured, Front Page
Mass is always a struggle for us. It’s just the phase of life we are in right now. With four little ones ages 6 and under who have been over-exposed to screens and live in an instant gratification world, asking them to participate in Mass for one hour each week seems...
by Carol Wiget | May 20, 2019 | Culture, Featured, Front Page
Most of the time our youth group meetings are a bit of a blur without a lot of opportunity for tons of one on one time. Every now and then I have a conversation with my teens that has an impact on me, if not on them. A few years ago during small groups is one such...
by Carol Wiget | Mar 21, 2019 | Culture, Featured, Front Page
When I first started working with middle schoolers, other youth ministers were quick to give me praise. “Oh, you work with middle school? God bless you!” “It takes such a special person to work with that age!” “I could never do that. You must be some kind of saint!”...
by Carol Wiget | Sep 5, 2018 | Discipleship, Featured, Front Page, Leadership
As we prepare for our elaborate Fall Kick-Offs designed to reel in the teens and get them hooked on our absolutely amazing youth ministry programs, I am reminded of my past failures in achieving what is most important in a new beginning. Welcoming new teens is not a...
by Carol Wiget | Sep 26, 2017 | Culture, Featured, Front Page, Inspiration, Professionalism, Resource, Uncategorized
If you’re like me, you had big plans for your summer. May arrived and with it all of my big plans for getting ahead and preparing to amp up my ministry game for the coming year. I was finally going to organize the YM closet, I mean, office, and move out all...
