Kendyl Ganoung, Hayden Staab, Macie Stahl, Addison Bacon and Maddie Deutscher, members of Sacred Heart Parish in Plainsville — part of the Diocese of Salina — join archdiocesan youth in song and dance at this year’s junior high youth rally, Encounter 2025. LEAVEN PHOTO BY DOUG HESSE
Hundreds of youth from the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas — and beyond — gathered at Prairie Star Ranch on Feb. 23 for the annual junior high youth rally, this year themed “Encounter 2025.”
From left, Cynthia Rogers, Charlotte Dekat, Sophia Matney, Elise Matney, Kenna Hernandez and Debonaire Furse, members of St. Francis Xavier Parish in Burlington, work on a service project for Catholic Charities. LEAVEN PHOTO BY DOUG HESSE
The rally featured nationally known speaker and entertainer Cooper Ray, missionaries from the Culture Project, a group art project, a Catholic Charities service project, Mass, and eucharistic adoration.
From left, Isabella Morales, Samantha Tajchman and Reghan Morgan, members of Sacred Heart Parish in Emporia, work on a large group art project during an afternoon session of the rally. LEAVEN PHOTO BY DOUG HESSE
