"This is what is needed: a Church for young people,

which will know how to speak to their heart and enkindle,

comfort and inspire enthusiasm in it

with the joy of the gospel and the strength of the Eucharist;

a Church which will know how to invite and to welcomethe person who seeks a purpose for which to commit his whole existence;

a Church which is not afraid to require much, after having given much;

which does not fear asking from young people

the effortof a noble and authentic adventure, such as that of the following of the Gospel.”

John Paul II,  World Day of Prayer for Vocations, 1995

Welcome to the website of the Saint Cecilia Life Teen, Edge & Confirmation youth ministry programs at Saint Cecilia Catholic Community in Ames, Iowa. 

• For official information concerning our programs, please visit the pages to the left.
• To volunteer within our programs, please visit http://LeadingThemToChrist.blogspot.com.