Growing in Faith Together
From the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis
Christmas Caroling & Hot Cocoa
Thursday, December 156:30-8:00 p.m.
Rochester Center for Rehab & Nursing (Gates)
Join the young adult community from St. Pius Tenth for Christmas caroling and hot cocoa. Young adults will meet at the Rochester Center for Rehab & Nursing (525 Beahan Rd.) for Christmas caroling with the residents at the center. The caroling will be followed by trip out to a local establishment for hot cocoa. For more information, click here.
Young Adult Christmas Party
Saturday, December 17
4:00 p.m. (Mass) | 5:15 p.m. (Gathering)
St. Leo the Great (Hilton)
Young adults (18-35) are invited to join the young adult community at St. Leo the Great in Hilton for a Christmas gathering. The gathering will include 4:00 p.m. Mass for the 4th Sunday of Advent followed by decorating cookies, a gift exchange, and more! For more information and to RSVP, email Anya
here or visit the community’s Facebook group
here.
A Season of Celebration for Ministries with Young Adults
Passing the Torch: A Season of Celebration for Ministries with Young Adults
In honor of the National Celebration of Ministry with Young Adults, the USCCB Secretariat of Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth, in collaboration with the National Advisory Team on Young Adult Ministry and the National Institute on Ministry with Young Adults, is hosting a two-part webinar series for those that minister with young adults. This two-part webinar series is open to anyone who works with young adults ages 18 to 39.
If you are a young adult or know a young adult visiting/studying abroad, the Diocese of Rochester can help request tickets for Papal Audiences and Liturgies through the Bishops’ Office for United States Visitors to the Vatican! The Visitors’ Office, sponsored by the Pontifical North American College and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), can also provide information on making a pilgrimage to Rome prayerful. If you would like more information, contact Mark at Mark.Capellazzi@dor.org.
Young Adult Coffee After Mass
Every Third Sunday of the Month
St. Mary's Church
Canandaigua
The young adult ministry from St. Benedict Parish in Bloomfield/Canandaigua has begun a monthly Young Adult Coffee After Mass! Coffee After Mass happens every third Sunday of the month following the 9:00 a.m. Mass at St. Mary's Church in Canandaigua. It is a great way to find community with other young adults and dive deeper into what was heard at Mass. Please email DeAnna Brennan with any questions here.
Young Adult Spaghetti & Scripture
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Every Thursday
Pasta Supper-6:30 p.m.
Bible Study-7:00 p.m.
Auburn Area
Okay, maybe not spaghetti every week, but the young adult community in Auburn invites young adults for pasta and bible study every Thursday evening. For more information about the weekly young adult bible study in Auburn, contact leaders Kieran and Laura McManus at kmcmanus41092@gmail.com. You can learn more about the young adult community in Auburn by clicking the button below.
Sisters of Mercy Young Adult Opportunities
Word with Mercy
2nd Thursday of the Month
8:00 p.m.
Virtual
Word with Mercy is a monthly evening of prayer and reflection that will utilize Lectio Divina. Lectio Divina is a method of praying with scripture. Word with Mercy will focus on Sunday scripture readings. For more information, email Sr. Michele at
mschroeck@sistersofmercy.org. Register
here.
Eucharistic Revival Speaker Series
Wednesday Evenings
6:30 p.m.
St. Paul’s Church
Webster
Young adults are invited to the Eucharistic Revival Speaker Series at St. Paul's. Each month there will be a guest speaker presenting on a different topic related to the Eucharist. Speakers include Fr. Peter Van Lieshout, Dr. Matthew Kuhner, Sr. Karen Dietz, Lisa Lickona, Fr. Peter Mottola, Fr. Bob Kennedy, and Christine Kvam. Series participants will receive a free copy of the book Becoming Eucharistic People by Timothy P. O’Malley which will be incorporated into the series. The series will also be available via livestream on the parish website. For more information, click the button below.
St. Paul Street & School of Evangelization
St. Paul Street Evangelization (SPSE) is a grassroots, non-profit organization, dedicated to responding to the mandate of Jesus to preach the Gospel to all nations by taking the Catholic Faith to the streets. St. Paul Street Evangelization provides the tools and resources for Catholics to engage the culture in a simple, non-confrontational method of evangelization which involves making themselves available to the public to answer questions about the Faith and to pray with those who request it. SPSE has had tremendous growth and now has teams throughout the United States and internationally. The St. Paul School of Evangelization is the educational arm of St. Paul Street Evangelization dedicated to training, equipping, and mobilizing Catholic disciples for the urgent work of evangelization.
Young adults have expressed interest in both the street evangelization and school of evangelization. If you would like to learn more or join other interested young adults in getting involved, email Mark at Mark.Capellazzi@dor.org. You can also learn more by clicking the button below.
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