Growing in Faith Together

The young adult community in Auburn is evolving and with that evolution comes a new prayer opportunity! The community is offering a weekend family rosary. This opportunity is great for young adults, especially those with children. The family rosary gatherings include light refreshments. For more information about these weekend family rosary gatherings, please email Kieran here.

Converge, a ministry for faithful young adults in the Greater Rochester Area, is providing more opportunities in August for young adults to gather in faith! Mass, pickleball, and visits to local establishments are all a part of these young adult opportunities. For more information scan the QR Code above or click the button below.

Thursday, August 3

5:00 p.m.

St. Dominic Church

Shortsville

Single and married young adults are invited to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass for the Vigil of St. John Vianney with Fr. Joseph Martuscello. Mass begins at 5:00 p.m. The Mass will be followed by dinner under a tent and games on the lawn. Rain or shine. Pulled Pork will be provided by the Knights of Columbus. Please bring a side dish or drinks to share. Kindly RSVP to Deacon Dermot & Janene Loughran here or text 585-329-1974. This is a great opportunity to spend time with our priests/seminarians and pray for vocations!

Converge hosted a bonfire in mid-July with guest speaker Fr. Aaron Kelly, a diocesan priest ordained in 2022. Fr. Kelly led an engaging conversation on Christian Friendship. If you would like more information about the Converge Young Adult Community, click the button below.

​Branches Christian Rest and Renewal Centers, Inc. invites young adults for a day of rest and renewal at their Seneca Lake property during one of their summer Lakeside Day Retreats. Dates, topics, facilitators for the Lakeside Day Retreats can be found below.

Friday, August 4

"Seeking the Peace of Christ with 3PM Healing Mass"

9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Retreat Facilitator: Rick Paolini

Healing Mass Celebrant: Rev. Lukasz Kopala

Thursday, August 24

"The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, with 3PM Mass"

10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Retreat Facilitators: Deacon Ward Nolan and Jayne Badano-Bidwell

Mass Celebrant: Rev. Jeffrey Tunnicliff (Diocese of Rochester Priest)

Saturday, September 9

"Consecration to Jesus through Mary, with 11:30 AM Mass"

9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Retreat Facilitators: Nancy Potter and Donna Wieand

Mass Celebrant: Rev. Augustine Chumo (Diocese of Rochester Priest)

For more information call (716) 901-4313, email here, or click the button below.

A regional young adult Mass was held at St. Anne in Rochester, sponsored by the communities of St. Thomas More, Our Lady Queen of Peace, Our Lady of Lourdes and St. Anne. College-age Catholics and those in their Twenties and Thirties came together for a liturgy planned specifically with young adults in mind. The Mass was followed by a meet and greet reception. If you would like to learn more about/participate in future opportunities offered by these communities, click the button below.

Monday Evenings

6:30-8:30 p.m.

St. John the Evangelist Church

Rochester

​Peace of Christ Parish in Rochester is offering a summer lecture series on the documents of Vatican II with Fr. Peter Mottola (Pastor of Peace of Christ Parish/ Adjunct Professor at St. Bernard's), Theodore Janiszewski (Masters in Theological Studies from the University of Notre Dame), Fr. Aaron Kelly (Priest of the Diocese of Rochester), and Matthew Kuhner (Vice President & Academic Dean/ Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology at St. Bernard's). For more information, click the button below.

We enjoy a lot of great food during the summer! This young adult ministry gathering idea from Young Adult Ministry in a Box combines tasty sushi with spirituality! The gathering invites young adults to gather for an informal evening of sushi making (and eating) and spiritual reflection centered on uplifting young adults in their faith. Check out this Sushi and Spirituality idea by clicking the files/links below.

How to Throw a Sushi Party

More Tips for Throwing Sushi Party

Video: How to Make Sushi

Video: How to Make an Inside Out California Roll

Video: How to Make Hand Rolled Sushi

Every Third Sunday of the Month

St. Mary's Church

Canandaigua

The young adult ministry from St. Benedict Parish in Bloomfield/Canandaigua has 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.

The Catholic Courier wants to hear directly from faithful young adults across the Diocese of Rochester for its social media series "Mass Matters!" Young adults can submit brief videos of themselves addressing what attending in-person Masses and receiving the Eucharist mean to them. People can also share their thoughts in writing if they prefer! The first 50 people to submit usable videos will be rewarded with some Courier-themed swag. To learn more about the Mass Matters series, click the button below or here.

Perpetual Adoration (continuous exposition of the Blessed Sacrament) is taking place in the chapel of the former St. James Convent, now known as the Adoration Chapel at St. James (123 Whittington Road, Irondequoit, NY 14609). If you or a young adult you know is interested in committing to a weekly time slot of at least one hour in the chapel, please click the button below.

The New York State Eucharistic Congress is less than three months away! The Congress is being held on the weekend of October 20-22, 2023 at The Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs in Auriesville, NY! It will feature inspiring talks from renowned speakers, Mass with NY Bishops, Eucharistic adoration throughout both nights, opportunity for confessions, inspiring music and more! REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR THE NYS EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS AND ALL PARTICIPANTS NEED TO BE CREDENTIALED. For more information on the Congress, the speakers and how to register for the Congress, click the buttons below.

A four-part formation series, featuring scholars, practitioners, and young adults, on how to develop relationships and form community with young adults with a variety of age groups and ministry contexts. This was an educational series to help ministry leaders learn more about young adults and what it means to form community with them. You can find the session recordings below.

• Building Community with College Age Young Adults (Passcode: 8.ePmSyx)
• Building Community with Single Young Adults (Passcode: E&%J8Pqr)
• Building Community with Young Families & Single Parents (Passcode: ?HG4Zi4J)
• Coming Together: Integrating Young Adults in the Life of the Church (Passcode: Z=5fAr@#)

A new ministry for faithful young adults is forming in the Corning area! Daniel Trosa, a young adult himself and parishioner at All Saints Parish in Corning, is leading efforts to form a ministry for young adults, inspired by the elements of Salesian Spirituality, that seeks to provide a place of belonging, a growth in relationships, a freedom to do good, and a deepening in virtue. Daniel has met with leaders from numerous parishes in the southern tier portion of our Diocese to understand the needs of the young adults and ensure this new young adult community is intentional. If you are interested in learning more about this emerging young adult ministry, collaborating with Daniel, or have questions contact him at d.trosa99@gmail.com.

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!

For more about young adult ministry, contact Mark Capellazzi at Mark.Capellazzi@dor.org.

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