Youth Ministry and Confirmation
On-Fire 2026
Join us for a day of adventure and faith at On-Fire at Six Flags in Vallejo. Head off by bus to Mass in the middle of a theme park before spending the day enjoying all that the park has to offer. You can even go to confession throughout the day! At the end, spend some time in adoration with hundreds of other young people before exclusive ride time for On-Fire attendees from 6pm-8pm.
The cost is $74 and covers transportation and lunch. We depart from the chancery by bus at 7:30am and return to the same spot by 9:30pm. This event is for high schoolers (9th-12th grade). Adults are welcome to join as chaperones. Payment portal will open August 31. Registrations close on September 6th.
Altar Servers
Join our altar server team by completing the form at the button below. Altar servers helps in all of our Sunday Masses including solemnities such as Christmas and Easter (Triduum).
Altar servers must have completed their baptism and first communion. They usually range in age from 8 to 18.
Confirmation 2026
Registrations for Confirmation 2026 have been CLOSED.
Please pray for our 42 candidates preparing for their Confirmation in September 2026. Registrations for 2027 (January to October) will begin in October of 2026.
For all inquiries, please contact the you minister and confirmation director Ryan Bao at ryan.bao@dsj.org or (408) 248-7786 x109
Tuesday Bible Studies
Join us every Tuesday to hear the Good News of Jesus Christ with fellow teens! Our Bible Studies have been running on Tuesdays for more than 2 years now where we prepare for Sunday’s Mass with the reading and discussion of the Gospel. Come by and make a new friend at the Youth Center (Church Basement) at 8pm. Snacks are provided.
Quinceañeras
The Quinceañera is the celebration and blessing of a young woman in her passage from childhood to adulthood. St. Clare is welcome to celebrating this occasion of young woman in its community.
If you are interested and would like to begin the process of holding a Mass and blessing on the occasion of a Quinceañera, please contact Ryan Bao (ryan.bao@dsj.org [eng/esp]).
Si interesa en el proceso de Quinceañera, contacta el ministro de jovenes Ryan Bao (ryan.bao@dsj.org) o llama la oficina.
The typical Quinceañera process takes these steps:
- Completion of Quinceañera Form (ENG/ESP) and submission to office
- Initial meeting between Youth Minister, parents, and Quinceañera
- Formation preparation and meeting between Youth Minister and Quinceañera
- Rehearsal before the day of the Quinceañera
- Quinceañera
For questions or accommodations, please contact our youth minister Ryan Bao (ryan.bao@dsj.org | 408-728-5907)