St. John Bosco Award – Catholic Youth Ministry

Parishes and schools can NOMINATE adult volunteers, paid staff, or clergy (21 years and older and cleared for service in the diocese) for the St. John Bosco Award in one of the 11 categories who has provided five or more years of outstanding service to youth. Nominations may be made in each category.

Please tell us about the person filling out this form in case we have questions. Please note: all correspondence after this form is submitted will be by email. Nominations may be completed online only. Late or incomplete forms will not be accepted. Deadline to submit nominations is April 13, 2025.

Person Filling Out This Form(Required)

First Last

Title(Required)

Parish/School(Required)

Email of Person Filling Out Form(Required)

Work Phone Number

Please tell us about the person whose name you are NOMINATING for the St. John Bosco Award and describe why you are nominating this person. The script should be as close to 100 words as possible and will be used in the program. Please do NOT use abbreviations, acronyms, or pronouns such as I, me, we, us, or our. CYM reserves the right to edit this information. This person must be over 21, cleared for service as per FSGC and has provided five or more years of service to receive this award. Please refrain from nominating the same person in multiple categories or multiple people from the same parish for the same award. I would like to NOMINATE this person to receive the St. John Bosco Award from the category selected.

Nominee Name as it should appear on an award(Required)

First Last

Parish / School(Required)

Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Email of Person Being Nominated(Required)

Years of Service in Ministry(Required)

Describe why you are nominating this person as close to 100 words as possible. Please do not use abbreviations, acronyms, or pronouns.(Required)

Please select one of the categories in Outstanding Youth Ministry.(Required)

The person filling out this form must answer the following questions.

Please read and check the box below.(Required)

I understand CYM will contact award winners on or around April 14, 2025 and I will receive an email if the person I nominated won an award.

By checking this box I confirm the Pastor/Principal of my parish/school has reviewed and approved this nomination(Required)

Pastor Approval

Principal Approval (for diocesan/private schools)

Pastor/Principal Email(Required)