Growing in Faith Together
From the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis
Theology on Tapas- December 9
Night of Hope- December 12
This Advent, draw closer to Jesus through an evening of encouragement, prayer, and hope. Be a part of a free Steubenville Conference livestreamed from Franciscan University. Celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe by gathering as a Church to pray for our world with one heart and one voice. You’ll enjoy a keynote presentation about our Blessed Mother from Mary Bielski, eucharistic adoration with Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, and more. For more information and to participate, click here.
Theology on Tap Advent & Christmas Series
Tuesdays at 8pm
(During Advent & Christmas)
Join young adults for a special virtual Theology on Tap Advent/Christmas series. The 5-part series focuses on the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary! Grab your favorite beverage and join us from your living room for fellowship, Lectio Divina, a discussion on each mystery, and a chance to pray the mystery together. For more information and to participate, click here.
Young Adult Christmas Jamboree
Join the young adults of St. Benedict Parish for a Christmas Jamboree! The gathering will include a White Elephant gift exchange and social hour over Zoom. If you are interested in participating in the gathering, please share your availability here before Sunday, December 6. For more information about the gathering or the Young Adult Ministry at St. Benedict, contact Ben and Shannon Van Heck here.
Advent Message from Bishop Matano
With the season of waiting and preparation for Christ’s birth already underway, Bishop Salvatore R. Matano delivers an Advent message for the faithful of the Diocese of Rochester (Catholic Courier Advent Calendar, Nov. 28, 2020).
Young Adult Ministry Spotlight
Saint Pius Tenth
Just to the west of the City of Rochester, Saint Pius Tenth offers a vibrant young adult ministry for faithful ages 18-39. The ministry provides a wide range of opportunities for young adults including panel discussions with religious, service projects, praying the rosary, movie nights with discussion, numerous social gatherings, and much more. For more information about the latest happenings with this young adult ministry, contact Johan Engstrom at the parish using the contact information below.
Email: johan.engstrom@dor.org
Website: https://saintpiustenth.org/parish-life/young-adults/
Location: 3010 Chili Avenue, Rochester, NY, USA
Phone: 585-247-2566
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/saintpiustenth
Twitter: @saintpiustenth
Season of Waiting
While this season may look and feel different due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Father James Schwartz, pastor of the Holy Spirit and St. Joseph Churches in Penfield, talks about what we can learn from this Advent season of waiting that helps us deal with the waiting that is currently apart of our lives. (Catholic Courier Advent Calendar, Nov. 29, 2020).
Advent Revival- December 19
Does God heal today? Can healing catalyze Revival in our cities? Does it make sense to partner with healing and Revival? Unpack best-practices that bring about a culture of Revival and healing in our lives. This event will equip you with the right mindset, tools, and culture to engage in healing. Come prepared to engage in a concise day of music, messages, and people relationships. There will be opportunities to enter into one-to-one prayer time. Hear from world-class speakers and partners throughout the event, including Dr. Mary Healy (Professor of Sacred Scripture at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit and an international speaker on topics related to Scripture, evangelization, healing, and the spiritual life) and Fr. Agustino Torres, CFR (works in active ministry within the Church mostly with youth, the poor, and the pro-life movement as well as helping to start various apostolates worldwide, including a chapel-building project in the mountains of Central America, Catholic Underground in NYC, and St. Anthony's Shelter in the Bronx). For more information and to participate, click here.
Advent with ChristLife Young Adults
Join ChristLife Young Adults to Prepare the Way in your heart for the coming of our Savior Jesus Christ. This opportunity will include reading and reflecting on the upcoming Sunday Gospel throughout the Advent season. For more information, click here.
Advent Inspirations
Advent Playlist
It’s not Christmas yet! If you look around you might be fooled into thinking otherwise but just. say. no. We have this whole month to enjoy the liturgical season of Advent, a time of waiting and preparing our hearts once again to remember Christ’s birth. Here is a perfect playlist for Advent, with Christmas-y sounding songs that aren’t about Christmas. Psych! They’re all about waiting and preparing for Jesus, with a couple “let’s-stop-and-reflect-on-Mary” songs too. Click here to listen.
Advent Walking Challenge
Are you looking for something to do to stay fit during Advent? Maybe you just want to learn more about Advent? Or maybe you want to challenge someone else to see who can complete our walk first! Whatever your motivation, try the Diocese of Rochester's Advent Walk challenge. From now until December 24 you can visit dor.walkertracker.com to join. Once you sign up, join or set up a team (even if it's just you), download the app to your smartphone, and check in each day. As we walk we will learn about various aspects of Advent.
Check Out Advent & Young Adult Resources!
Check out the resources below from the Office of Evangelization & Catechesis!
Office of Evangelization and Catechesis
Email: mark.capellazzi@dor.org
Website: https://oec.dor.org/young-adult-ministry/
Location: 1150 Buffalo Road, Rochester, NY, USA
Phone: (585) 328- 3228
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doryoungadults/
Twitter: @ROC_ENC