Rise & Ignite Youth Groups

Rise is Our Lady of Grace’s youth group for middle school teens (grades 6-8), and Ignite is our youth group for high school teens (grades 9-12). Rise seeks to teach and inspire young people to rise up and walk in the light of faith, while Ignite seeks to ignite an indistinguishable fire of faith in their hearts – so that young people of all ages may confidently and joyfully live as disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ, under the protection and guidance of our Blessed Mother, in a world that often leaves us longing for more. We want Rise and Ignite to allow pre-teens and teens to grow in healthy community with their neighbor, while they also grow in their personal relationship with Christ.

Both Rise and Ignite meet every Sunday. Meetings include faith discussion, games, free snacks, and time to hang out with other Catholic teens. Other events throughout the year include: Holy Hours, Mass & breakfast, movie nights, bonfires, holiday parties, Mario Kart tournaments, picnics, trips, retreats, service opportunities, and so much more. Members of Ignite are also invited to attend the Steubenville Catholic Youth Conference in Steubenville, Ohio each summer.

Join us for our next meeting! Any and all teens are welcome, whether you are a parishioner of OLG or not. Time and location details can be found in our current meeting flyer below.

Please contact our Pastoral Associate, Maddie Appleby, with questions, to be added to our email list, or for more information at mappleby@olg1.org or (215)-757-7700.

Click Here to download our Youth Ministry Membership Form

Rise and Ignite is off for the summer! While we won't meet weekly over the summer, there will be events and opportunities for us to get together scattered throughout. Stay tuned to this webpage, our Instagram page, or your email to see the latest news about upcoming summer events. Have a great summer! You are in our prayers! :)

Please note: We will continue to have our monthly Holy Hours throughout the summer - see below for details!

Now is the best time to build up your prayer life and spend quality time with Jesus. Join Rise & Ignite after school on the first Wednesday of every month from 4:00-5:00 PM in OLG Church for a quiet and peaceful holy hour. (Parents are welcome too!) Stop by for a few minutes or stay for the whole hour; join us every month or whenever your schedule allows. Jesus is longing for your presence with Him. Meeting Him in Adoration will radically change your life.