Youth choirs and soloists from various parishes came together for the Gospel Christmas Youth Explosion at Columban Hall on St. Thomas on December 16. Pictured right is the Holy Family Church Youth Choir.

Catholic Youth in Action, the youth group at Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral on St. Thomas, painted the walls of the parish's Hospitality Center on December 1. Teen-agers are invited to meet for activities in that room every Thursday at 4:30 p.m.

St. Ann Church on St. Croix presented a Christmas Youth Extravaganza at the Joachim Center on December 28.

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