Saints For Our Times St. Josephine Margaret Bakhita Saint Josephine Margaret Bakhita (Feast Day: February 8) had stupendous courage and perseverance. Born in the Olgossa village in Sudan...
Relevant Readings Joyful Cooperation Reflection Questions for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time: What holds you back from saying, “Here I am!”? ...
Best Practices Getting Feedback on Outreach Resources There are so many different ways to reach young adults! Jessica Coblentz urges you to find out what’s most effective …
Best Practices Assessing Ministry Threats Amy McEntee details the importance of analyzing any threats to your young adult ministry.
Quick Tips Intro Night In any group setting, it’s nice to have a formal introduction and get to know other people in the group.
Saints For Our Times St. Francis de Sales St. Francis De Sales was destined to be the Senator of Savoy in France, but God had other plans ...
Relevant Readings Who Is This King of Glory? Reflection Questions for the Presentation of the Lord: How Can You Be a Light to Others? …
Quick Tips Taking the Mass Slow Mass is the greatest prayer of the Church, but we can all find ourselves going through the motions and getting lost in it all. Consider taking an evening to do a slow Mass or teaching Mass.
Saints For Our Times St. Apollonia St. Apollonia was born in Alexandria to a Roman magistrate, and despite her father’s objections, she chose to be baptized in Christianity …
Best Practices Young Adults: Your Local Experts Jessica Coblentz suggests creative ways to use young adults as outreach experts.
Relevant Readings Living in Unity Reflection Questions for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: How can we grow in our mission to truly be the body of Christ? ...
Quick Tips Multi-Generational Breakfast Get to know parishioners of different generations by hosting a breakfast for them after one of the early Sunday masses…
Relevant Readings Called From the Sidelines Reflection Questions for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time: What gifts has God granted you? ...
Best Practices Planning for Young Adult Ministry Amy McEntee and Nora Bradbury make some suggestions for things to keep in mind as you plan your young adult ministry.
Saints For Our Times Saint Anthony the Great St. Anthony the Great devoted his life to poverty and worship, even when challenged by the devil …
Quick Tips New Year’s Discernment Group Instead of making empty promises, why not look at WHAT you’d like to promise instead. How might you wish to live? ...
Best Practices A Diverse Ministry Fosters Diverse Faiths Paul Jarzembowski explains that there is a great deal of diversity and transition within the category of “young adult.”
Relevant Readings Remember Your Baptism Reflection Questions for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord: What does it mean to be baptized “with the Holy Spirit and fire” ...
Saints For Our Times St. Hilary of Poitiers St. Hilary is the patron saint of slow children and lawyers with writings that were very influential to the early Church ...
Quick Tips Year in Review Plan a meeting with your leadership team to talk about what worked, what didn’t, and what you can add/change to your outreach for the coming year...
Relevant Readings Seeking Christ Reflection questions for Epiphany: What does it mean to search diligently for Christ in today’s world? …
Saints For Our Times St. Elizabeth Ann Seton St. Elizabeth Ann Seton is the first American saint and left her place in high society to help establish a Catholic school ...
Quick Tips Uncategorized Baking Christmas Cookies Break out the aprons, oven mitts, and cookie cutters...
Relevant Readings All in the Family Reflection Questions for Sunday December 26: When have you felt like you were part of the family of God? ...