Welcome to Youth Ministry!

The ministry of Adolescent Faith Formation fosters the development of a comprehensive Catholic Youth Ministry rooted in gospel values, which reflects a family and multicultural perspective in all the parishes and schools of the Diocese of Brooklyn.

We accomplish this by:

• Working with parishes and schools to develop, promulgate and enforce policies and guidelines which foster a comprehensive youth ministry, and which reflect best practice in Catholic Youth Ministry
• Presenting a vision for ministry
• Promoting ministry to the young church as the responsibility of all the baptized, especially among the adults in the local faith.
• Promoting ministry with youth from diverse cultures.
• Collaborating with diocesan agencies and organizations, regional and national Catholic youth ministry leadership on activities and issues of mutual concern and benefit, consistent with the goals of the Office of Faith Formation.
• Serving the training needs of adult parish youth ministry leadership.
• Advancing the use of technology in support of formation and training, service of parish leadership and the conduct of Adolescent Faith Formation.

We work to provide:

• Leadership Formation and Training which includes skill development, theological formation and spiritual formation
• Resources
• Networking
• Direct Ministry with Youth
• Consultation Services

                               Marilyn Santos
                               Coordinator of Adolescent Faith Formation
                               R.C. Diocese of Brooklyn
                               7200 Douglaston Parkway
                               Douglaston, NY 11362
                               (718) 281-9584
                               E-mail:  msantos@rcdob.org