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Testimonials

  • Thomas Provost“Gary Foote led our high school juniors and seniors on our annual trip to the March for Life in Washington, D.C. We have done this event a number of years and it can be challenging to have high school students on overnight events. Having chaperoned this event several times, I immediately noticed something different under Gary's leadership.”

    — Thomas Provost Bishop
    England High School, Charleston, SC

  • Bill Marcotte“Gary Foote is a speaker who is quick on his feet, one who delivers with great conviction the truth of the Gospel and one who uses very interesting, personal stories to get his major points across. Youth will be blest to hear him.”

    — Bill Marcotte
    Chairman, Youth Arise International

  • Carson Weber“I was immediately struck by the personal authenticity of Gary Foote. His wealth of experience and knowledge seem to more than qualify Gary to reach the hearts and minds of the youth he encounters either individually or in a group setting.”

    — Carson Weber
    Associate Director for New Media Evangelization, Diocese of Sacramento

  • Michael John Poirier“His creativity, compassion, and transparency are inspiring. Working with Gary you will not only find a fellow "laborer in the vineyard," but a true friend who wants to walk with everyone he meets on their journey closer to God”

    — Michael John Poirier
    Catholic recording artist and Lay Evangelist Holy Family Now Ministries

  • Father David Morrier“He has consistently demonstrated a tireless commitment to utilizing his experience and many gifts to share with others an orthodox understanding of the Roman Catholic tradition with energy and creativity. I am confident that Gary would be capable, evangelizing presence on any team seeking to spread the Good News in their community.”

    — Father David Morrier TOR
    Franciscan University of Steubenville

  • Dorothy Polchinski“Gary’s ability to articulate the faith in a way that teens can understand and apply to their every day life is extraordinary. He has a broad knowledge, understanding, and varied experience in the field of youth ministry.”

    — Dorothy Polchinski
    Associate Director for Young Adult Ministry
    Archdiocese of Atlanta

  • Mike Sammut“Gary Foote has been an instrumental part of the creation of an up and coming youth ministry program at my parish. He provided me with the proper resources to create a new ministry experience. Gary was able provide me with concrete resources to grow the ministry.”

    — Mike Sammut
    Coordinator of Youth Ministry
    St. Peter's Catholic Church, Beaufort, SC

  • Aaron Thompson“Gary Foote has a great understanding of youth and ministry. His education and theological formation have prepared him well to educate and inspire our youth in the New Evangelization. His enthusiasm quickly spreads and has helped me in my relationship with God.”

    — Aaron Thompson
    Catholic Recording Artist

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Gary Foote Catholic Youth Ministry

Featured Services

Catholic Retreat

Retreats can be one of the greatest assets to a youth ministry program. Unfortunately, they can also become a huge hurdle to a youth’s spiritual growth and a point of great stress for a youth minister. My approach to assisting a parish with a youth retreat is very different from most retreat leaders because I focus on a retreat’s long-term success and not just the retreat itself. Too often wonderfully trained retreat leaders offer powerful retreats, but once the retreat leader leaves, the youth return to a mundane faith. I will train willing adults in your parish and give them the opportunity to work with me to provide a dynamic retreat for your youth so that when I leave, your adult volunteers can continue the spiritual work we started together on retreat in your regular youth meetings throughout the year.

Catholic Youth Speaker - Gary Foote

Catholic Youth Ministry Program presentations have the potential of being life changing. But, the effectiveness of the presentation lies solely on the preparation and prayer of the speaker. As a presenter, I strive to always allow God to lead me in whatever direction He sees fit. I also understand that I need to take responsibility to appropriately prepare for each individual opportunity of evangelization. My presentations are high-energy, engaging, understandable, relatable, well thought out, audience tailored, and most importantly, God-centered. Nothing about my youth presentations are “cookie cutter.”