Our Youth Group mini-mission at the Marywood Dominican Center last Saturday was truly a blessed day! First, we cut and woodchipped invasive Japanese Honeysuckle shrubs out of the St. Francis Sculpture Garden. Artist Mic Carlson created bronze statues of the life of St. Francis along a wooden trail. Mic was there and deeply grateful […]
Middle and High School Students, and their friends, are invited to the Youth Group Mini-Mission on April 25, 2026. We will travel to the Marywood Dominican Center in Grand Rapids to remove invasive plants from the St. Francis Sculpture Garden and spend with the Dominican Sisters. Afterwards, we’ll head back home to Sparta and enjoy […]
My name is Kamden Volkers. I am a 5th grader at Kent City Elementary School, and I have been attending Holy Family Church my entire life. I have been an altar server for almost two years. The main reason I wanted to become an altar server is because it is a family tradition. My uncle […]
Our next Youth Group meeting will take place on Sunday, March 15, 2026 from 12:00pm – 1:30pm. We will be putting together 1,000 Easter Eggs to be used at our third annual Easter Egg Hunt on Palm Sunday. There will also be pizza, a Rapid Reflection for Teens, and a game. Middle Schoolers and High […]
The next Holy Family Youth Group get together will be on Sunday, February 1, 2026. There will be pizza, a short impactful Bible study, a decoupage craft, and a fun game! Contact Sue at 616-460-2429 or sue.blackall@spartaschools.org with any questions.
Our Youth Group travelled to Steubenville, Ohio for the Steubenville Youth Conference July 11-13, 2025. The whole weekend was about how Jesus is alive and loves you! Our youth learned strategies on how to live with Jesus in confidence and strength. During the offertory at Friday night’s Mass, it came to me that every one […]