Joe Melendrez is a Catholic speaker and performer who makes faith REAL and RELATABLE. Joe shares the gospel in many unique ways from turning a year of free Chipotle into a burrito ministry, to creating a faith-based clothing line (God Swagg Apparel ). He has an electric ministry and has presented at churches, schools, festivals and conferences worldwide! He has released four studio albums and is host of the Mission Driven Podcast and has a weekly show on KONNECT RADIO (a UK based Christian Radio Station). Joe currently resides in Los Angeles, California with his wife, Noelle, daughter, Antoinette and Son, Anthony. We are very grateful that he is coming to spend time with the youth in our diocese.
The Youth Rally is for students in 6th - 9th grade. Once you have your chaperones and students, please fill out registration form online (below) with names of chaperones and youth attending. This must be done by February 4th, 2022. In order to submit the form below, please note that the "I Agree" box has to be checked on all 8 chaperone boxes in order for it to go through, even if you don't have that many chaperones. The form will not Submit otherwise, we appreciate your attention to this.
Please also download the required Group Registration packet here. This packet has the group registration form, medical release and permission forms for students and chaperones. The paper packet that includes the group registration form, participant permission form, and medical release form must be kept together and brought to the event. You will be turning in the forms to us at the event in this order: group registration form, permission form and medical release form together (by inidividual), in the order they are listed on the group registration form. Please note, any youth without participant permission form and medical release will not be allowed to stay at the event. Parishes will be billed $25 per participant based on the online registration forms submitted online by February 4th. No refunds will be allowed after the February 4th deadline. To access the flyer for printing or sharing, click here. If you have more than 56 students attending, please contact Joan Jaconette, 269-349-8714 ext 1113.
If a parent would like to bring their student(s) separate from the youth group, please contact Joan Jaconette at jjaconette@diokzoo.org to register.