Name: Emily
Glass
Position: Director of Youth Ministry
Parish: St.
Francis de Sales
Office Phone: 540-338-6381 x103
Email: e.glass@saintfrancisparish.org
History/Resume
In current
position since: 8/22/2016
Active in Youth
Ministry since: 9/1/2012
Youth Ministry
program includes: Our youth ministry program is particularly lively and
active. St. Francis de Sales youth ministry promotes spiritual and social
growth by meeting in Christian fellowship and providing opportunities for the
celebration of Sacraments, spiritual sharing, service projects, and social
activities. We aim to discover how to accept God's love and learn to love him
back as we grow in faith and devotion. We look for Jesus in the faces of
others. We are passionate about serving others and we strive to do so joyfully
and regularly. We are active in all
aspects of our church and community. We help teach religious ed., lector,
perform in a band, usher, and have a Students for Life group. We even compete in
a One-Act Play festival through the diocese. Every month we cook and serve
dinner for a local homeless shelter. We have weekly Bible studies, fall and
spring retreats, lock-ins, a week-long mission trip every summer, attend
Mount2000, and have weekly youth night gatherings.
Favorites
Favorite Food(s): Cotton Candy
Favorite Pastime: Hiking
Favorite Saint: St. Agnes
Favorite
Scripture: John 10:10
Favorite Book: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Why I work in
Youth Ministry: I was deeply impacted by youth ministry programs when I was
in middle school and high school, ultimately leading to an intimate
relationship with Christ. I understand the huge role that youth leaders can
have in young people's lives, especially regarding faith, and I want to help
teens develop a relationship with Jesus just like someone helped me when I was
teen. I hope to open teens' eyes to their call to sainthood and walk with them
on their journeys to heaven.
Birthday: January 21