Young adults gathered recently at St. Leo the Great in Hilton for a Christmas gathering. The gathering included 4:00 p.m. Mass for the 4th Sunday of Advent, decorating cookies, and a gift exchange, and more! For more information about the St. Leo Young Adult Community, click here.

Thursday, January 19

Sacred Heart Cathedral

296 Flower City Park

Rochester

In solidarity with bishops around the country, Bishop Matano will preside at a Holy Hour for Life as a part of the nationwide observance of the Vigil for Life, which takes place January 19-20. For more information about this opportunity or others offered by the Office of Life Issues, click the button below.

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.

Support for young adult ministry in the United States continues to grow! The new National Institute For Ministry with Young Adults is a result of that growth. The new institute will focus on:

• Formation of those who currently or will do ministry with young adults, including solid catechesis and kerygmatic evangelization
• Accompaniment of ministry leaders working with young adults and their ministries on the local level
• Research and development in the expanding field of ministry with young adults
• Serving ministry leaders at the national level, co-responsibly with our bishops

To learn more about the new National Institute For Ministry with Young Adults, its work, and how you can get involved, click the button below.

Young adults are invited to ski in Michigan in the footsteps of St. John Paul II at this winter ski retreat sponsored by the JPII Project. Use the code 10OFF to receive an additional $10 off. The mission of the John Paul II Project is to help young adults become builders of a civilization of love and truth. Its focus is on holistic formation programs that immerse the next generations in the example and teachings of St. John Paul II. To learn more about the retreat and the JPII Project, click the button below.

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.

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.

Photo Credit: Catholic Courier

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.

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.

Check out the young adult ministries in our Diocese, upcoming opportunities to grow in faith, and resources to help you in your journey by clicking the button below!