Youth Group
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Welcome to DYM, the Basilica's Downtown Youth Ministry!
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DYM for Middle & High School meets Wednesdays from 6-8pm in Varallo Parish Hall. All 6th to 12th grade students are welcome. We hope you will join us!
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Upcoming DYM EventsFriday, January 21:
Ice Skating @ Chattanooga Choo Choo 6-8pm (RSVP*)
Saturday, January 22:
March for Life Chattanooga @ Coolidge Park 10:30am
Saturday, January 23:
Students for Life March & Rally @ Coolidge Park 2pm
Saturday, February 12:
Galentine’s Day Brunch (for the DYM ladies) Puckett’s Grocery and Restaurant 10:30am-12pm (RSVP*)
Saturday, February 19:
Fellas’ February (for the DYM gentlemen) Details TBD (RSVP*)
Saturday, February 26:
Community Kitchen 9:30am-12pm (RSVP*)
Ash Wednesday, March 2:
No Youth Group meeting
Wednesday, March 9:
Parent meeting 6:15pm Varallo Parish Hall
Wednesdays March 9, 16, 23, & 30:
Parent and teen series called NOVA ("new" in Latin)
*RSVPto hillsjulianna@gmail.com for ice skating, Galentine's Day, Fellas' February, and Community Kitchen service.
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Outside of DYM Youth Events
Steubenville ATL Conference July 8-10, 2022
Register by Feb. 4 to join the Basilica DYM on this trip!
This event is July 8-10 and is open to all High School students (including rising 9th graders through graduated Seniors.) Father Mike Schmitz is the guest priest this year! DYM will be chaperoning a group and would love to have ALL of our High Schoolers join us for this epic weekend! Never been to a Steubenville conference? Check out this video!
The cost for this trip is $275 per student. This fee covers admission to the conference, lodging, transportation, and all meals. A $50 deposit is required to secure your spot. The non-refundable deposit serves as your registration and is due by February 4. The full balance is due by April 15.
You can have your teen bring cash or check to me at any DYM Wednesday night, or you can send it or drop it off to/at the Basilica office.
Life Teen Summer Camp
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Safe Environment
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Youth must be accompanied by a PARENT or ADULT guardian at all times while on the Basilica campus. This includes every visit to the restroom, the nursery, the parking lot, the sidewalk, and even walking to class and leaving class. Read policy here.
Adult volunteers must be certified under the Diocese's Safe Haven program.
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Parish Events
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Friday, January 21, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
All Middle and High School Youth are invited to join our Downtown Youth Ministry for Ice Skating on the Landing at the Chattanooga Choo Choo! Click for details and RSVP infoRead More -
January 22 - January 23
St. Vincent de Paul Society is a lay Catholic ministry that promotes the spiritual growth of its members through service to the poor. Their food pantry at OLPH is in need of: jelly (18 oz. or smaller), peanut butter (16 oz. or smaller), canned items: chicken, carrots, & peas, Parmalat or any brand boxed milk (not refrigerated - best price is at Dollar Tree), and toiletries (small-sized). Place food items in the basket in the Basilica vestibule for our food drive on January 22-23. Click for more information.Read More -
Saturday, January 22, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
On the 49th anniversary of the dreadful Roe v Wade decision, we are having the first annual March for Life in Chattanooga. With Planned Parenthood knocking on our door and the Mississippi abortion case before the US Supreme Court, it is more important than ever for us to expose the sanctity of human life! Will you join us? Doors open at 10:30 at Walker Pavilion in Coolidge Park, a short program of music and speaking will begin at 11:00, and then we will March for Life at 11:30 am! You can walk the full route or a shorter route. We will have free signs for 50 people, or bring your own sign. Click for more information.Read More -
Sunday, January 23, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Join the Students for Life of America in a pro-life rally and march Sunday, January 23, beginning at 2pm at Coolidge Park near the carousel. Following a program of speakers including Fr. David Carter, the group will march across the Walnut Street Bridge. At the end of the march, you are invited to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet together. All ages are welcome!Read More
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News
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The Church has begun a Papal Synod. In response to the invitation of our Pope and our Bishop, please visit synodsurvey.org to complete an anonymous 20-minute survey about your experiences with your local church, faith/religion and other circumstances. Catholics and non-Catholics of East Tennessee, ages 14 and up, are invited. Thank you for your input.Read More -
SEEK is a 3 day conference that will have over 1200 college students seeking an encounter with Jesus while immersed in Catholic community, participating in Sacraments, receiving talks from dynamic Catholic speakers, and prayer. For many students who are on the fence about following Christ this conference is a life-changing event. Please prayerfully consider donating to sponsor a student's conference attendance. Click for more info on donating.Read More -
14-year-old Basilica parishioner, Lorelei Truett, daughter of Lance and Ashley Truett, passed away on Dec. 2, 2021, after a seven-month battle with leukemia that was diagnosed on April 27, 2021. Let us surround her family with our prayers. May Lorelei rest in peace. May her soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Lorelei's Funeral Mass was celebrated at the Basilica Saturday, December 11. (Click to read much more about Lorelei, and for ways to support the Truett family.)Read More -
Select the title to view a list of our regular scheduled ministry activities, and then click the name of the particular ministry for more information. Please note that parish activities on campus are limited during the coronavirus outbreak. However, many of our groups have resumed on-campus and others are continuing to meet virtually, outdoors, off-campus, etc.Read More
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