The Office of Pastoral Formation builds up parishes, missions, and schools in the many areas of direct ministry and service they offer to the People of God. To help accomplish this goal, this office:
Theresa J. Meuer has a strong love for Christ and his Church and a heart that beats especially strong for service of youth and all vocations. She is married to her high school sweetheart Tim, and they work as a team in all aspects of life. Though they don’t yet have any biological babies, they claim hundreds of spiritual children through their nine years of devotion to youth ministry in Wyoming. When they are not immersed in ministry, you will often find them hiking, playing board games, or exercising.
Theresa served as the director of Youth Ministry at St. Matthew’s in Gillette and has delighted in setting the bar high for young people and watching them reach it. “The youth of today are incredible,” she says. “I think the biggest reason they don’t exceed expectations is that no one challenges them. Our youth are far more holy, capable, hungry to learn, and faithful than we all realize. Call them higher and they will step up.”
Growing in knowledge has always been important to Theresa. You’ll often find her tearing through books to learn and grow, and she completed her education to be a Certified Spiritual Director in 2022. Theresa currently is pursuing a master's degree of Theology at Notre Dame.