Katarina Goitz Foundation for
Youth and Young Adult Ministry

Katarina Goitz Foundation for Youth and Young Adult MinistryKatarina Goitz Foundation for Youth and Young Adult MinistryKatarina Goitz Foundation for Youth and Young Adult Ministry

Katarina Goitz Foundation for
Youth and Young Adult Ministry

Katarina Goitz Foundation for Youth and Young Adult MinistryKatarina Goitz Foundation for Youth and Young Adult MinistryKatarina Goitz Foundation for Youth and Young Adult Ministry
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    • About
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    • Save the Date 9/26/2025!
      • #3 Annual Inspire a Saint
    • Contact Us
    • Finding Meaning
    • Video 2023 Fundraiser !
    • reflections
    • Music
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  • About
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  • Save the Date 9/26/2025!
    • #3 Annual Inspire a Saint
  • Contact Us
  • Finding Meaning
  • Video 2023 Fundraiser !
  • reflections
  • Music

Katarina Youth Ministry

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"What a fool I am, o God, to chase after other things when you are enough."    

Katarina Marie Goitz

1/17/1994 - 6/24/2019 

Make a Gift : Katarina Youth Ministry PO Box 806243 St Clair Shores MI 48080 ------------- EIN#85-3781037

Help provide young people with opportunities to know God through youth ministry  programs, retreats, summer camps, and youth ministry training

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Our Mission

The Katarina Goitz Foundation for Youth and Young Adult Ministry is a nonprofit (501c3) Christian Foundation established in 2020 to provide support to youth and youth ministers in their quest to learn and to know Jesus' message of love.

"The Katarina Effect"

A Production of the Archdiocese of Detroit

Detroit Stories Podcast

A snapshot of what katarina youth ministry has done

Corazon Puro


We provided funding for young Hispanic adults form St Anne's Church in Detroit to travel to New York for training them to teach about Theology of the Body, Corazon Puro in order to bring the program to Detroit youth.

Curriculum and Books

Provided funding for the curriculum and books for confirmation and high school programs for Christ the King Parish in Ann Arbor.

Young Adult Ministry

Helped  a young adult ministry program for sharing faith  at  the Waterloo Iowa Catholic Parishes by providing funding for them to attend a  5 day faith enrichment program at the SEEK FOCUS conference (Fellowship of Catholic University Students) along with almost 20,000 young people in attendance 

Summer Mission trips

We provided funding for a Notre Dame Echo youth minister's program and  curriculum in Meadville PA and also sent 8 of the youth on a mission trip to the Catholic Heart Work Camp in Michigan. "6 of the 8 kids told us they did not want to be there. By the 4th day of the trip all the boys were rushing to the stage for praise and worship and we were able to dig deeper and deeper during our breakout sessions. One of our kids had not gone to confession in years and went and shared how much it changed him. this momentum has carried into this year and our programs are stronger than ever. We are hoping to take the kids back on mission trip and we have many families with financial difficulties that want to send their kids."

Brave the Wilderness summer camps


We provided assistance for the Holy Family Parish high school by supplementing the group's fundraising efforts to allow 22 students to go to The Brave the Wilderness Youth summer camp and retreat for middle school and high school students.

High school 5 day University Faith Experience


We sent Michigan High school students to Notre Dame Vision's  lively summer experience designed to help  participants to discover and renew God's call in their lives. This summer experience was very crucial to the development of Katarina's faith!

Life Teen

We supported Life Teen annually in their efforts to develop more summer camps and to help youth be able to afford to attend.


Young Life

Funding provided for Young Life summer camp Scholarships


Fellowship of Christian Athletes

We supported annual fund raising efforts to provide scholarships for Michigan chapter  of FCA athletes wishing to attend faith based summer athletic camps

Conference for our seminarians to reach our youth

Provided partial funding to enable 16 seminarians to attend 5 day SEEK FOCUS conference to better train them to reach our youth and young adults

Renewal Ministires

Provided funding for Ann Arbor high school youth discerning the priesthood and seeking to do missionary work with Renewal Ministries

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2020 University of Notre Dame Alumni Award

Katarina was selected by the University of Notre Dame as a member of their 2020 'Domer Dozen.' The award recognizes 12 young alumni who made significant contribution(s) to society.  Katarina was chosen as "An Inspiration to a Deeper Connection with Faith."                                                                            (click arrow at center of photo to view)

Letters from Katarina, God, and Those she Helped

Katarina maia confirmation letter (pdf)

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Katarina letter from God (docx)

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faith ND august 26, 2016 reflection (pdf)

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ABout Katarina and her passion for Jesus and service

ABOUT KATARINA:

KATARINA'S KIND AND GENTLE WAYS, LOVE OF THE LORD, AND COMPASSION FOR OTHERS, INSPIRED THE YOUTH SHE SERVED. SHE LOVED GOD ABOVE ALL THINGS AND SHARED HER ENTHUSIASM BY EXAMPLE IN HOW SHE LIVED. HER WARM AND CONTINUOUS SMILE EXHIBITED A SINCERE JOYFULNESS THAT WAS CONTAGIOUS. SHE WAS INCLUSIVE; SHE NOT ONLY WELCOMED BUT PERSONALLY REACHED OUT TO OTHERS TO JOIN HER AND IMMERSE THEMSELVES INTO THE FAITH COMMUNITY SHE HUMBLY SERVED. 


KATARINA WAS SELFLESS. SHE ALWAYS HAD TIME FOR OTHERS TO LEND AN EAR OR TO SUPPORT AND PRAY FOR THEIR CONCERN. SHE FOUND PEACE IN ADORATION IN CHRIST'S PRESENCE AND SOUGHT HIS WILL IN ALL THINGS.


SHE WAS NOTED TO TACKLE EVERY NEW ADVENTURE WITH TREMENDOUS JOY AND ENTHUSIASM. YET, SHE ALSO LOVED HAVING FUN, WHETHER SINGING, IRISH DANCE, TEXAS 2 STEPPING, FLYING A KITE, HAVING ICECREAM, OR AN OUTING.  SHE ENJOYED BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER.


ABOVE ALL THINGS, KATARINA WAS GENUINE IN PURPOSE--SHE LIVED TO SHARE THE JOY OF JESUS' MESSAGE WITH ALL SHE MET, THROUGH ALL SHE DID, AND TO HELP THEM FIND THEIR WAY TO HIM!

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    PO Box 806243 St Clair Shores MI 48080

    EIN 85-3781037

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