Morris Township conference reminds youth to be ‘Anchored in Hope’ #Catholic – Teenagers from around the Paterson Diocese in New Jersey gathered at St. Elizabeth University in the Convent Station neighborhood of Morris Township, N.J., for the annual Diocesan Youth Conference on Nov. 2. The theme of the event was “Anchored in Hope,” inspired by the Universal Church’s Year of Hope 2025. Youth grades 8 to 12 attended the conference, which also included music, games, activities, and praise and worship featuring AOH (Array of Hope) Music and witness talks by Alanis Vega, AOH content coordinator, and Josh Rosa, one of the founders of Agnus Dei ministry, an author, and a Catholic speaker. Click here to subscribe to our weekly newsletter. The conference also hosted an exhibition of Eucharistic miracles with a first-class relic of St. Carlo Acutis, who was canonized as the first millennial saint by Pope Leo XIV in Rome on Sept. 7. Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney celebrated a Mass for the conference participants, which was concelebrated with other priests. The diocesan Office of Youth Ministry sponsored the conference, which Array of Hope produced. BEACON PHOTOS | JOE GIGLI [See image gallery at beaconnj.org]  

Morris Township conference reminds youth to be ‘Anchored in Hope’ #Catholic - <img width="150" height="150" src="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/YouthConf_1337-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" /><p><strong>Teenagers from around the Paterson Diocese</strong> in New Jersey gathered at St. Elizabeth University in the Convent Station neighborhood of Morris Township, N.J., for the annual Diocesan Youth Conference on Nov. 2. The theme of the event was “Anchored in Hope,” inspired by the Universal Church’s Year of Hope 2025.</p> <p>Youth grades 8 to 12 attended the conference, which also included music, games, activities, and praise and worship featuring AOH (Array of Hope) Music and witness talks by Alanis Vega, AOH content coordinator, and Josh Rosa, one of the founders of Agnus Dei ministry, an author, and a Catholic speaker.</p> <hr> <h6 style="text-align: center"><a href="https://beaconnj.org/subscribe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Click here to subscribe to our weekly newsletter.</span></a></h6> <hr> <p>The conference also hosted an exhibition of Eucharistic miracles with a first-class relic of St. Carlo Acutis, who was canonized as the first millennial saint by Pope Leo XIV in Rome on Sept. 7.</p> <p>Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney celebrated a Mass for the conference participants, which was concelebrated with other priests.</p> <p>The diocesan Office of Youth Ministry sponsored the conference, which Array of Hope produced.</p> <div style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: -24px"><strong>BEACON PHOTOS | JOE GIGLI</strong></div> <div> [<a href="https://beaconnj.org/morris-township-conference-reminds-youth-to-be-anchored-in-hope/">See image gallery at beaconnj.org</a>]  </p> </div> - <img width="150" height="150" src="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/YouthConf_1337-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" />Teenagers from around the Paterson Diocese in New Jersey gathered at St. Elizabeth University in the Convent Station neighborhood of Morris Township, N.J., for the annual Diocesan Youth Conference on Nov. 2. The theme of the event was “Anchored in Hope,” inspired by the Universal Church’s Year of Hope 2025. Youth grades 8 to 12 attended the conference, which also included music, games, activities, and praise and worship featuring AOH (Array of Hope) Music and witness talks by Alanis Vega, AOH content coordinator, and Josh Rosa, one of the founders of Agnus Dei ministry, an author, and a Catholic speaker.