Name: Shelley Locke
Position: Director of Youth Ministry; Director of Religious Education
Parish: St. Ambrose
Office Phone: (571) 640-9938
E-mail Address: [email protected]
Website: www.stambroseva.org
Youth Ministry program includes: Youth group every Sunday night from 6-8pm, called God Squad. Activities dinner, games, sports, holy hour, theology lessons.
History/Resume
Active in Youth Ministry since: September 2024
In current position since: January 2025
Why I work in Youth Ministry:I love connecting with the youth because my youth group growing up was a big part of my life and formation. I grew up Protestant, and I think if I didn’t have that foundation, I wouldn’t have found the truth in the Catholic Church.
About Me: I grew up in NOVA and attended college in Mississippi (Ole Miss – Hotty Toddy!), where I have a lot of family, friends, and roots. I am the only Catholic in my family (aside from some distant cousins). I began the conversion process in 2019 during my senior year of college and got Confirmed on Pentecost during COVID. I have a dog named Layla (yes, after the song!) and enjoy arts and crafts, country dancing, and visiting Mississippi for Ole Miss football!
Birthdate: April 6
Favorites
Favorite Food(s): Sushi
Favorite Band: Zach Top, Flatland Cavalry; anything 90s country or classic rock
Favorite Pastime: Making bread, playing with my dog, arts and crafts, hanging out with friends
Favorite Saint: St. Cecilia, St. Maximillian Kolbe, St. Jude, and (although not a Saint yet) Archbishop Fulton Sheen
Favorite Scripture: John 3:8; Ephesians 4:17-5:20
