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​Contact:
James Holzhauer-Chuckas, ObSB
Senior Director
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St. Nicholas Parish is proud to be part of United Catholic Youth Ministries! 

UCYM is a regional parish-based ministry that serves youth, young adults, and families. UCYM has four main pastoral ministry focuses:
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  • ​Youth Ministry
  • Campus Ministry
  • Young Adult Ministry 
  • Hispanic Ministry

​UCYM currently serves the parishes of St. Athanasius, St. Joan of Arc, St. Mary, and St. Nicholas as well as St. Athanasius School and Pope John XXIII School.

Find more information below, or visit our main website at www.ucym.org.

Our Ministries

Children's Ministry
Religious Education Kid's Choir & Teen Ensemble ​Nursery Co-op
  • Parents can drop off their children in a fun play space during the 10:15 am Mass to participate in a shared nursery program. Sign-up and parent participation required.
Children's Liturgy of the Word
  • Children meet to break open the Word of God in an age-appropriate way, no registration or regular attendance required. 
​Books Bags
  • Borrow a different bag of books during church for your child each week to read and discover during Mass - simply return to the book tree when you’re done. Contact James Holzhauer-Chuckas, ObSB for more information or to donate books.
Youth Ministry
​​​​Youth Ministry at St. Nicholas Parish offers a number of opportunities for young people in 6th-12th grade. Youth Ministry has four pillars that support it: 
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  1. Faith Formation
  2. Prayer & Worship
  3. Service & Mission
  4. Youth Development

Through UCYM, Youth Ministry at St. Nicholas Parish is able to offer strong formation programs, retreats, liturgical, service, and community building opportunities and more.
Pope John XXIII Campus Ministry
Campus Ministry supports and assists in enriching the lives of students at Pope John XXIII School through participation in liturgy, opportunities for service, and connection with parish life. 
Young Adult Ministry
​Young Adult Ministry (YAM) ​at St. Nicholas Parish offer opportunities for young adults (18-39) to get involved in parish life. ​
Hispanic Ministry
We are a multi-cultural ministry! 

UCYM offers a number of events and programs that aim to enrich the lives of young people and families in Hispanic/Latinx tradition through prayer, service, and more. 

UCYM supports the Hispanic/Latinx community through four basic ministries:
  • Quinceañera Ministry
  • Pastoral Juvenil (Hispanic Youth Ministry)
  • Pastoral Familiar (Family Ministry)
  • Consejo Hispano (Hispanic Council)
Quinceañera Ministry
Please visit the UCYM website for more information.

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