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Hello Friends,
We hope your Easter season is still going strong! We have many opportunities to get together for Pentecost coming up. May a new outpouring of the Holy Spirit envelope us all in this time of our lives. There are also some outdoor activities with Catholic Sports as the warm weather continues. Take advantage! 😊
As some of you may know our associate director, Mayra Price, will be stepping away from her role to spend some more time at home with her beautiful baby Gaby. We wish her well and thank her for so much time spent walking with and investing in our community. Don’t worry, she will still be around in other capacities, but please reach out to her with well wishes!
Know that we keep you in our prayers always,
The YAM team: Drew, Mayra and Yazmin
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Journeying Together: A National Catholic Intercultural Encounter for Ministries with Youth and Young Adults.
Journeying Together is a process of dialogue and encounter focused on the Church’s ministry with youth and young adults that fosters understanding and trust within and across cultural families toward a more welcoming and just community of faith.
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Pentecost Vigil
Saturday, May 22 | 8:30pm
All young adults are invited to join the Holy Trinity Young Adult Ministry for an inspiring evening on the vigil of Pentecost for Mass, praise & worship, prayer teams and adoration. Pentecost Vigil Mass will begin at 8:30pm, Adoration/Praise & Worship/Prayer Teams at 10:30pm. Details and registration HERE.
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Pentecost Vigil & Bonfire
Saturday, May 22 | 7pm
Join us at St. Jude Parish in Joliet on Saturday, May 22nd in coming together to pray, worship, and ring in Pentecost! Meet in the church for adoration from 7-8pm and join us afterwards for a bonfire social. All young adults (18-39) are welcome. Hope you can join us for a spirit-filled night of prayer, community, and rest!
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Women of the Way: Last event of the 2 by 2 Series
**NEW DATE**
Sunday, May 23 at 7pm
Join Sheila Stevenson and Bridget Lademan, as they share the stories of mother and daughter saints, Bridget and Catherine of Sweden. Register here and share the Facebook event.
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The Search
Starts June 2, 2021
Join the young adults at St. Walter, a Catholic community of young Joyful Disciples ages 18-39, both married and single, focused on seeking an authentic and deeper relationship with Christ through community, faith formation, and participation in the life of the Church. Click here for details and registration
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Summer Cookout
Saturday, June 19 | 5pm
Join Young Adults from CatholicSports for some summertime cookin'. All young adults (age 18-39) are welcome! Where is it? Four Lakes Alpine Ski Hill, 5750 Lakeside Dr, Lisle, IL 60532 (Follow signs for "Ski Hill" or "Volleyball courts") What to bring? Appetizer / dessert / drink to share, a fun yard game (if you have one), a friend! Questions or RSVP to: Erin Canning epcanning93@gmail.com
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Grass Volleyball, Season 2
Saturdays, June 27 - Aug 22 at 5pm
Catholic Sports presents Grass Volleball league Season 2, 6x6 at Lisle Community Park. Register here.
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CONFERENCES AND VIRTUAL GATHERINGS
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Webinar: Zoom Was Not A Band-Aid: Rethinking the role of technology in ministry with young adults
Thursday, May 20, 2021 | 1:00 PM
As dioceses and parishes begin to or continue the process of re-opening, many ministry leaders are eager to gather again in person and get away from the screen. Yet there is a concern among ministers that young adults will not come back, that many prefer to engage in ministry and worship virtually. Register here.
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Webinar: International Year to End Child Labor
Wednesday, June 9 | 11am
Join Sr. Mary as she shares about Maryknoll missioners’ work to lift people, especially children, out of poverty in an interactive webinar with small group discussion. The webinar will also feature updates and action items on child labor presented by the Maryknoll Office of Global Concerns, and a short video on the realities of child labor. Register here
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Letters to a Young Catholic: How to Pray
My first letter to you on how to pray had a bitter taste. That came from the instruction to become a beggar. Neither you nor I like to beg. It is humiliating, we become vulnerable, and it wounds our pride. We lose control when we beg because we put ourselves at someone else’s mercy. Read more...
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7 Signs of the Functional Relationship
Dr. John Gottman’s findings through his research on successful, happy couples, as written in his book, The Science of Trust.
Visit the USCCB's For Your Marriage website
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The Pope Video
May 2021: The World of Finance
Today, when we hear talk of finances, we often feel as if it’s a subject very distant from our day-to-day life. As Francis says, “How far the world of high finance is from the life of the majority of people!” It doesn’t have to be this way. Share this petition of the Pope that financial speculation be regulated and high finance serve the common good.
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Good and Decent
Finding Generosity
Have you ever met certain people and thought, “Geesh… what’s in their coffee? And how can I get some of what they have?” This week on Good and Decent, Sara and Javi muse on people who exude generosity in their daily lives, and what we can learn from them.
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