Youth Formation
Middle School Youth Ministry (Ignite)
Middle School Youth ministries at the parish focus on enhancing the spiritual, social, and emotional development of students in grades 7 and 8. Ignite, the Middle School Youth Group, meets every Thursday in the School Cafeteria from 7:00-8:30 pm.
Medical Release Form: https://stthomaswichita.formstack.com/forms/youthwaiverandpermissionform
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February
13 - Ultimate Frisbee
20 - Pillow Hockey
27 - Mardi Gras Party
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March
6 - Lent Talk / Cops and Robbers
13 - NO IGNITE
20 - NO IGNITE
27 - 6th Grade Welcome Night - Kickball
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April
3 - Photo Scavenger Hunt
10 - Football / Chalk Night
17 - No IGNITE
24 - Easter Party
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High School Youth Ministry (STAY)
High School Youth ministries at the parish focus on enhancing the spiritual, social, and emotional development of students in grades 9-12. STAY, the High School Youth Group meets weekly on Wednesday evenings from 7:30 - 9:00 pm and is open to all high school students. Throughout the year, high school students have the opportunity to participate in various events across the diocese, including TEC, Totus Tuus, Prayer and Action, Steubenville Conferences, and the Dream Conference.
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February
12 - Prayer Night
19 - Bucket Ball
26 - Anything but a Bowl Cereal Night
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March
5 - Ash Wednesday Talk
12 - Bonfire and Swing Dancing
19 - Spring Break - Activity TBD
26 - Fishbowl
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April
2 - Escape Room
9 - Human hungry Hippos
16 - Holy Week Prayer Night
23 - Easter Party
30 - Kickball
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Jesus said, "Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."
Matthew 19:14
Altar Servers
Altar Servers must have received the Sacraments of Baptism and the Eucharist. Youths who have not been confirmed may serve. All students in grades 5th - 8th at St. Thomas Aquinas are required to participate as an Altar Server. Only young men selected to be Masters of Ceremony (MCs) serve after 8th grade. Servers are expected to be appropriately prepared, committed to giving their time and talent to their parish, and willing to serve God's people.
Parish School of Religion (PSR)
The Parish School of Religion (PSR) is the religious education program for Grades K-8, which is offered to children in the parish who attend a non-Catholic school. PSR classes are held in the classrooms of our parish school on Wednesday evenings from 6:00 - 7:15 pm. Students in grades 1-8 begin classes in September. Kindergarten students begin classes in January.
The purpose of PSR is to nourish young people in the knowledge of their faith and help give them the tools to have a working knowledge of the faith and the beliefs of Catholicism.
It would be a joy to have your child join us. Click HERE to register!
Totus Tuus
Totus Tuus (Latin for "Totally Yours") is a Catholic youth program dedicated to sharing the Gospel and promoting the Catholic faith through catechesis, evangelization, Christian witness, and Eucharistic worship. The goal of Totus Tuus is to help young people grow in their understanding of and strengthen their faith in Jesus Christ. It is only by establishing a real and personal relationship with Him that we can be led to the love of the Father in the Spirit, and so be made sharers in the life of the Holy Trinity. "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me" (John 4:16).
Totus Tuus strives to bring our faith to life by creating a balance between knowledge of the meaning of the Sacraments and an authentic Sacramental life. Totus Tuus seeks to foster openness to vocations in the young people we serve as well as among the teachers. This is accomplished by placing special emphasis on the importance and necessity of prayer, Eucharistic devotion, and Marian devotion, in addition to catechetical instruction and formation in the Catholic faith.
Totus Tuus 2025 will be June 22-27.