iGiveCatholic - 12/2/2025

Thank you to everyone who donated! We made $25,000 this year, and we are incredibly grateful for your generosity.


We are so pleased to experience an incredible & steady 80% growth from 2024 to 2025 in our LIFE TEEN program at Our Lady (from 25 to 45 weekly)! With our numbers consistently rising & our Catholic youth opportunities increasing, we need your support more than ever!


Check out below our added opportunities from this year and the Online Giving link to donate to help us continue our growing and exciting ministry. If you have any questions, please contact Jeff Botos at jjbotos@gmail.com or (216) 973-6711 or Jill Lieser at jill.lieser@yahoo.com. We thank you for all your help last year and our continued prayers and thanks for another successful year for our teens.

New Retreat Opportunities Added in 2025-2026:

LIFE TEEN Summer Service Retreat

(3 days/2 nights: July 14-16 - Our Lady)

LIFE TEEN Winter Retreat

(3 days/2 nights: February 20-22, 2026 - Loyola Retreat House, Clinton, OH)

NCYC: National Catholic Youth Conference

(4 days/3 nights: November 20-24 - Indianapolis, IN)

Steubenville Summer Youth Conference

(3 day/2 nights: June 2026 - Franciscan University, Steubenville, OH)

Costs:

Retreats: $200/person

Weekly Life Nights: $10/person

LIFE TEEN Online Giving

Nature's Symphony

Life Teen is a Worldwide Catholic Youth Ministry organization serving high school teens in 30 countries and 1600+ parishes for nearly 40 years.

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Faces of Humanity

Life Teen's Goal is to provide a safe and fun place for high school youth to find a solid Catholic community, get answers to their questions, and, most importantly, to experience and encounter Jesus in a profound and personal way. 

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Sands of Time

Life Teen uses both the Small Group Model and the Large Group Model:


Small Groups are fostered by Adult Mentors (VIRTUS trained Life Teen Core) who help facilitate relational ministry that leads teens closer to Christ.


Large Group brings the Small Groups together to create one dynamic weekly event.

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Over 1,000,000 Teens have attended a Life Teen program, camp, or event.

Life Teen strongly supports & promotes all Catholic religious vocations.

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Number of all seminarians in the world who have come from parishes implementing Life Teen.

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Life Teen creates a weekly, dynamic event in a youth-friendly environment on Mondays from 7pm-8:15pm (during the school year) at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish.

Life Teen is centered around the Mass, the Eucharist, Catholic teaching, and dedicated to Mary, the Mother of God.

Life Teen has existed for nearly four decades and we are excited to be a part of the movement of the Holy Spirit here in Portage North!

With all of the challenges in this world, your teen is trying to find their place.

Teens need to be encouraged to come, especially as they face the question of "Why should I remain Catholic" at 2 critical points in their life:

1. From Grade School to High School

2. From High School to College

Life Teen gives your teen a place to ask questions during this time, explore the Catholic Faith, and truly encounter Christ.

Encourage your teen to come and be part of Life Teen Portage North Events every Monday from 7pm-8:15pm throughout the school year.

Contact: Jeff Botos (jjbotos@gmail.com) or Carol Rondini (carol.rondini@gmail.com) to join our Flocknote text/email

Click below to get a snapshot of Life Teen: