Thank you for supporting NCYC 2025

As we begin 2026, on behalf of families and pilgrims with a grateful heart, I would like to thank our Holy Trinity family for supporting our fundraisers and the generous donors who supported our teenagers that attended NCYC 2025.

It was a great blessing for Fr. George, Jen Schoene and myself to accompany our teenagers on the pilgrimage to their personal encounter with Jesus at NCYC for 3 days of praising God, Masses, Confession, Adoration, conferences and lots of fun.

Abby: “My favorite part of NCYC was walking around the exhibit hall and going to the General Sessions at Lucas Oil Stadium.”

Claire: “My favorite NCYC experience was listening to Echo Harbor Worship at the Lucas Oil Stadium!”

Ella: “NCYC was a very moving experience, and I learned a lot from the EMCEES and keynote speakers.”

Eve: “During NCYC I enjoyed all the new friends I made and learning where around the country they were from. I also liked growing in my relationship with God.”

Gen: “Going to NCYC not only taught me about God, but helped me understand my connection with God”

Lilly: “Going to NCYC was awesome seeing over 16,000 kids around my age with the same beliefs, so strong in faith. It was beautiful to see, and I was able to witness it.”

Lillian: “It’s impossible to overstate just how incredible this conference was, from the music to the
breakout sessions to meeting our Holy Father Pope Leo XIV. I truly cannot believe I had this beautiful opportunity to experience the Holy Spirit in such a powerful way.”

Joey: “NCYC 25 gave me the chance to speak in front of 16,000 youth, reconnect with the people I served with in Ghana, and realize how powerful faith becomes when it brings people back together to serve something bigger than themselves.”

John: “My time at NCYC was a life-change experience where, amidst 15,000 pilgrims, I felt and inexplicable pressure against my side despite my friend being over a foot away and heard God whisper, ‘Don’t worry John, I’m right here,’ which overwhelmed me with such desirable sense of the Lord’s presence that I wept uncontrollably for thirty minutes before composing myself to return to the hotel”

Mya: “NCYC was a fantastic experience and changed how I view the world allowing me to act more like Jesus. I would like to thank the parishioners for their donations that allowed me to go on this wonderful trip!”

Michael: “Attending NCYC helped me view my faith differently.”

We were blessed that Pope Leo XIV addressed the youth stating: “Let me begin with something important. You are not only the future of The Church, YOU ARE THE PRESENT!

Your voices, your ideas, your faith matter right now. And The Church needs you; The Church needs what you have been given to share with all of us!”

God Bless,
Ivan Luqueno-Tlayeca