Welcome to the Diocese of Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma Youth Office! We are here to support and empower youth ministers and their ministries, helping them to develop successful youth ministries in accordance with the goals of the USCCB's "Renewing the Vision."
- To empower young people to live as disciples of Jesus Christ in our world today.
- To draw young people to responsible participation in the life, mission, and work of the Catholic faith community.
- To foster the total personal and spiritual growth of each young person.
We do this through a variety of ways:
- Leadership Formation and Training
- We provide training for parish staff and leadership, coordinators of youth ministry, adult youth ministry team members and youth leaders.
- Providing Resources
- We provide and identify resources needed for parishes to implement effective youth ministry.
- Promoting Ministry with Youth from Diverse Cultures
- We collaborate with other departments and faith communities in the development of youth ministry for youth from diverse cultural groups.
- Consultation Services
- We provide on-site assistance for parishes and clusters of parishes by helping parish teams to plan for and implement various aspects of youth ministry.
- Networking
- We work to provide a support network for youth ministry at a variety of levels, parish based, vicariate based, and diocese based.
- Direct Ministry with Youth
- We put on gatherings for youth on a diocesan level to support the development of parish youth ministry.