St. Alphonsa Youth of Austin (SAYA) represents the youth community of St. Alphonsa Syro-Malabar Catholic Church of Austin, Texas.
Mainly focusing on prayer meetings and social gatherings. In our efforts to build a stronger youth community, we have expanded our reach to fundraisers, charitable causes and national youth events. We are a service organization that is committed to giving back. We provide our youth with an opportunity to learn and grow from each other in our community through service and prayer.
Our primary focus is to build a better future by helping the St. Alphonsa youth grow in fellowship.
Our Current Leader
Christopher Erattuparambil (Chris)
Youth Leader and Parish Council Member (Jan 2024 to Dec 2025)
WANT TO BE A PART OF SAYA
Eligibility: 13+ years to 35 years
Contact us to add you in SAYA.
Instagram: saya_tx
WANT TO BE A PART OF SAYA LEADERSHIP TEAM (SLT)
By being in the leadership team you get a chance to lead a team of youth for various youth activities.
SAYA Leaders learn leadership skills by planning and executing a variety of community service and social activities.
In the middle school council or in high school council, youth leaders can volunteer for leadership roles.
Contact us to be a leader 🙂
Our Core Values
- Committed to Serve
-
- Provide unconditional service to others – “serve one another humbly in love” (Galatians 5:13)
- Compassion to Each Other
- He has showed the greatest compassion when he died on the cross – “Though he brings grief, he will show compassion, so great is his unfailing love.” (Lamentations 3:32)
-
- Fellowship
- Unified in love and friendship – “with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love” (Ephesians 4:2)
- Fellowship
- Grow in Faith
- Unshakable belief in God and Oneself, committed to Catholic teachings – “you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind” (James 1:6)
