Thirsting
for More? Theology on Tap returns! Theology on Tap is a lecture and
discussion series for people in their 20's and 30's, single or married. It is
sponsored by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and Catholic parishes in the area.
We meet in a local restaurant/bar for food, drink and lively discussion about
things that matter to you and the Catholic faith. All young adults are
welcome. The DaytonNorth series began
Thursday Feb. 25 and continues every Thursday through Mar. 18, at
Boston's Bistro & Pub (7500
N. Main St., Dayton). TOT Dayton begins April 8 and TOT
Cincinnati begins April 15. Gathering begins at 7 PM and the speaker begins at
7:30 PM each week. Come make new friends through
faith-filled and thought provoking conversation in a casual, relaxed atmosphere.
For more information on all three of these TOT series, look for the TOT logo on our homepage at
www.catholiccincinnati.org/yamin/.
Festival
of Praise: The next Cincinnati area Festival of Praise will occur
on
March 6, 2010, 7:30-9:15 PM, at
St. Monica-St. George Church
in Cincinnati (328 W. McMillan St., Cincinnati, 45219). The
Tri-State Eucharistic Festivals of Praise are for people of ALL ages
with the purpose of drawing Catholics into a deeper personal
relationship with our Eucharistic Lord, deepening their desire to
receive Him frequently in Holy Communion at Mass, and setting
people's hearts on fire for God and His Church so as to better be His
hands and feet in this world. There will be opportunities for
confession, and fellowship will follow. Our Lord is not far away, but
among us truly present in the Eucharist and wants to spend time with
us and wants us to know His love.
No registration. No cost. Please visit the webpage
www.EucharisticFOP.org for more information.
The Franciscans for the Poor
is offering a free mission trip to a college
student majoring in Youth and Young Adult Ministry. If you know of a student who
might be interested in serving the poor for one week this summer, contact Chris
Lemmon, Program Director, at 513-761-9040 x 110 or e-mail:
DirectorFranForThePoor@fuse.net.
The Franciscans for the Poor organizes mission trips for high school and college
students. Participants live in community at the Tau Community House (former St.
Clement Convent in St. Bernard). Groups do service work in soup kitchens,
construction sites, day care centers, nursing homes and homeless shelters.
Do you find your parish unfriendly to young adults?
Do you wish there were more
young adults involved at your parish?
The Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry offers a service to
help your parish put together a practical plan for reaching out to young adults.
You gather your parish council, parish staff, or anyone who can have an impact
in reaching out to young adults, and we'll bring this dynamic workshop to you!
Help your parish gain insights into this new generation of Catholics and what
they are looking for in a parish. For more information or to sign up,
contact your regional office at (513) 421-3131 (Cincinnati) or (937) 223-1001
(Dayton and Northern regions).
Men
of Faith – Disciples of the Lord: The Art of Prayer. Please accept this invitation to attend a one-day Men’s Retreat on
Saturday, March 20 at Mercy Franciscan Terrace (100 Compton Road
Cincinnati, 45215). Our facilitator will be Rev. John T. Judie who serves at
the pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary and Christ the King parishes in the
Diocese of Louisville, Kentucky. For more information visit
www.catholiccincinnati.org/africanamericanministries; go directly to the
flyer
here, or call (513) 421-3131 ext. 2640.
Retreat
Announcements from the Jesuit Spiritual Center at Milford: The Jesuit
Spiritual Center is offering fourteen 3-day Ignatian Weekend Retreats throughout the
winter. There will also be a special 3-day Holy Week Retreat, April 1-3. The retreats
are silent, and available for both men and women. Come
away to the beautiful grounds of the Jesuit Spiritual Center for a retreat that
fits both your schedule and your needs. For more information, or to register, call (513) 248-3500, ext. 10, or
visit
www.jesuitspiritualcenter.com.
Listen with the ear of the heart: A Retreat for single women
Your way of acting should be different from the world's way. How do you find
the way? How do you continue your journey? Come and join
other single women who are seeking God for this retreat with the Benedictine
Sisters at St. Walburg
Monastery (2500 Amsterdam Rd., Villa Hills, KY) the weekend of
Mar. 5-7, 2010. For more information please contact Sr. Cathy Bauer, OSB at
bauerosb@yahoo.com or call (859)
331-6324.
Wrapped in God’s Love, a
weekend personally directed retreat for women, will be offered March 5-7
at the Jesuit Spiritual Center by Dede Swinehart, Wanda Wetli, CSJ and a team of
spiritual directors. Enter into the Lenten spirit by wrapping yourself in
silence, reflection, spiritual direction and prayer. For more information, call
(513) 248-3500, ext. 10. call (513) 248-3500, ext. 10, or visit
www.jesuitspiritualcenter.com.
Voices of Immigrants:
A Parish Program of First-hand Immigration Experiences.
A student. An attorney. A community organizer. A social worker. A victim.
A day laborer. A survivor. What do they share in common?
They all want fair, humane and comprehensive immigration reform!
. . .Come hear from first-hand
voices
. . .Look beyond the headlines and sound-bites
. . .Be informed about the immigration debate
Come join us on Sunday, March 14
from 1-2:45 PM at Bellarmine Chapel (3801 Ledgewood Dr.
at Herald Avenue - on campus of Xavier University - Parking available off Dana
Ave. at University Dr. Lot or Herald Avenue "C" Lots). Sponsored by Bellarmine
Chapel Social Mission. For more information, contact: Jeff Campbell at 745-1908
or campbellj5@xavier.edu.
Operation Rice Bowl:
Each year, Operation Rice Bowl calls us to pray with our families and faith
communities; fast in solidarity with those who hunger; learn more about our
global community and the challenges of poverty overseas; and give
sacrificial contributions to those in need. ORB aims to educate participants on issues
faced by the poor in the developing world and to raise funds for CRS' overseas development
projects. Your participation in Operation Rice Bowl ensures that Catholic Relief
Services can continue to provide assistance to those in need in more than
100 countries. Order your free 2010 Operation Rice Bowl materials by calling 1-800-222-0025
or going to the website at http://orb.crs.org.
Good
Shepherd Ministries (www.GoodShepherdMinistries.net
) Good Shepherd Ministries’ Furniture Clothing & Linen Pantry (Garage of 185
Shoup Mill Rd., Dayton, Ohio) has new opening times. It is now open on
the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month from 9AM until the last client is
helped. The Good Shepherd Ministries' pantry accepts all types of clothing
(work, casual and interview attire), bedding, toiletries, furniture and
appliances. To donate, you will find the pantry near the corner of the 4800
block of N. Main St. in Dayton. it is a tan, vinyl-sided house facing across
from Horizon Academy. For more information on helping out, please contact Dale Nieberding at
dalenieberding@sbcglobal.net
or (937) 252-5700 X247.
Please consider helping out Big Brothers and Big Sisters
of Cincinnati.
There is a huge need for mentors in our area. If you have some free time
during the weekday you can mentor a child at school. If you
have free time on evenings or weekends you could mentor a child in the
community (regular Big Brother Big Sister role). The commitment is generally
1-2 hours a week most weeks (most meet their Little Brothers/ Sisters 2-4 times a month).
You pick them up and take them to a game, the park, the mall, fishing, build a snow man, etc. It is a lot of fun. You don't
need to be a social worker or teacher or have any experience with kids.
You only need the ability to listen, encourage and have fun. For more information, contact
Lynn Cameron at (513) 421-4120 or
cameron@bigsforkids.org.
You don't have to change your life to change
theirs...mentor someone today.
Little
Saint of the Poor: An original play about the life of Saint Jeanne Jugan,
foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor. Please join us on Friday, March
19th at the Archbishop Leibold Home (476 Riddle Rd., Cincinnati,
45220) for a benefit performance by "Theater of the Word". There
will be appetizers, music and an opportunity to meet the actors at 6:30 PM, and
the show begins at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $30 per person. Proceeds will provide vital support
for the work of the Little Sisters of the Poor. Guest emcee is Sheila
Gray, Fox 19 Morning News Anchor. For tickets, call (513) 281-8001 x180.
Matt
Maher in Concert: Worship artist and renowned
songwriter Matt Maher, whose breakout composition, "Your Grace is Enough"
appeared on his 2008 debut album, is coming to Ohio. Come see Matt Maher in
concert March 13 at 7 PM at Parkway High School Auditorium (400 Buckeye St., Rockford, 45882). Opening performance by Krista
Evans and the Bridge Band. Tickets are: Adults: $15 and Children
(under 12) $10, but contact Steve or Betsy Merrill at
smerrill1@bright.net for special
discounts for groups (or just to purchase tickets).
God, Sex, and the Meaning of Life: Damon
Owens, a well known Theology of the Body speaker, will be coming to
Miami University's Hall Auditorium to give a talk on this
topic on Sunday, April 11 at 3:30 PM. Owens is
the founder of Joy-Filled Marriage New Jersey, a non-profit
organization providing training, resources, and support for engaged
and married couples. Damon and his wife Melanie have been
teaching and promoting Natural Family Planning (NFP) since 1993. They
serve as NFP Program Coordinators for the Archdiocese of Newark, New
Jersey, and are founders of the New Jersey Natural Family Planning
Association. Damon keeps a full speaking schedule at national
conferences, parish adult faith formation events, marriage seminars,
high schools, seminaries, and youth groups on the good news of
sexuality, chastity, Theology of the Body, Theology of the Family,
and NFP. The event is free and open to the public. For more
information, contact Kimberly at
kwagner@stmaryoxfordohio.org.
Pray-as-you-go
is a free daily prayer session designed for use on your portable MP3
players to help you pray while traveling to and from work, study, etc. It is
not a 'Thought for the Day', a sermon or a bible-study, but rather a
framework for your own prayer. Lasting between 10 and 13 minutes, it
combines music, scripture and some questions for reflection. The aim is to
help you to
become more aware of God's
presence in your life
listen to and reflect on God's word
grow in your relationship with God
It is produced by Jesuit Media
Initiatives, with material written by a number of British Jesuits and other
experts in the spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Although the content
is different every day, it keeps the same basic format. Visit
pray-as-you-go.org
for more information and to get started today!
Help us update our records!
E-mails and addresses change quickly this day and age, and this is especially true among
young adults. Please go to our website and check out the new update link at www.catholiccincinnati.org/yamin/update.htm. Please fill it out, hit
submit, and you're done! If you know anyone who is no longer receiving their e-zine
but would like to, invite them to fill one out too. Return as often as you like,
whenever anything changes.
ABOUT THE E-Zine:
The Young Adult E-Zine is a monthly on-line publication of the Archdiocese of
Cincinnati Young Adult Ministry Team. The Office
of Youth & Young Adult Ministry frequently forwards information about
church-related young adult ministry events and activities as a service to the
young adult groups and young adults of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.
Forwarding information does not imply Archdiocesan endorsement, sponsorship or
approval. Unless otherwise stated, all events and
resources listed here are for married and single Catholic young adult men and
women aged 18-39. For more details about young adult ministry opportunities in
and around the Archdiocese, check out our website at
www.catholiccincinnati.org/yamin.
Go to the Cinti/Dayton YA Groups link to learn about specific groups. If you do not wish to
receive this E-Zine, send a return e-mail with "Unsubscribe" in the subject
line.
Peace,
Thirsting
for More? Theology on Tap returns! Theology on Tap is a lecture and
discussion series for people in their 20's and 30's, single or married. It is
sponsored by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and Catholic parishes in the area.
We meet in a local restaurant/bar for food, drink and lively discussion about
things that matter to you and the Catholic faith. All young adults are
welcome. The DaytonNorth series began
Thursday Feb. 25 and continues every Thursday through Mar. 18, at
Festival
of Praise: The next Cincinnati area Festival of Praise will occur
on
March 6, 2010, 7:30-9:15 PM, at
The Franciscans for the Poor
is offering a free mission trip to a college
student majoring in Youth and Young Adult Ministry. If you know of a student who
might be interested in serving the poor for one week this summer, contact Chris
Lemmon, Program Director, at 513-761-9040 x 110 or e-mail:
Do you find your parish unfriendly to young adults?
Do you wish there were more
young adults involved at your parish?
The Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry offers a service to
help your parish put together a practical plan for reaching out to young adults.
You gather your parish council, parish staff, or anyone who can have an impact
in reaching out to young adults, and we'll bring this dynamic workshop to you!
Help your parish gain insights into this new generation of Catholics and what
they are looking for in a parish. For more information or to sign up,
contact your regional office at (513) 421-3131 (Cincinnati) or (937) 223-1001
(Dayton and Northern regions). 
Men
of Faith – Disciples of the Lord: The Art of Prayer. 
Retreat
Announcements from the Jesuit Spiritual Center at Milford: The Jesuit
Spiritual Center is offering fourteen 3-day Ignatian Weekend Retreats throughout the
winter. There will also be a special 3-day Holy Week Retreat, April 1-3. The retreats
are silent, and available for both men and women. Come
away to the beautiful grounds of the Jesuit Spiritual Center for a retreat that
fits both your schedule and your needs. For more information, or to register, call (513) 248-3500, ext. 10, or
visit
Wrapped in God’s Love, a
weekend personally directed retreat for women, will be offered March 5-7
at the Jesuit Spiritual Center by Dede Swinehart, Wanda Wetli, CSJ and a team of
spiritual directors. Enter into the Lenten spirit by wrapping yourself in
silence, reflection, spiritual direction and prayer. For more information, call
(513) 248-3500, ext. 10. call (513) 248-3500, ext. 10, or visit
Voices of Immigrants: 
Operation Rice Bowl:
Each year, Operation Rice Bowl calls us to pray with our families and faith
communities; fast in solidarity with those who hunger; learn more about our
global community and the challenges of poverty overseas; and give
sacrificial contributions to those in need. ORB aims to educate participants on issues
faced by the poor in the developing world and to raise funds for CRS' overseas development
projects. Your participation in Operation Rice Bowl ensures that Catholic Relief
Services can continue to provide assistance to those in need in more than
100 countries. Order your free 2010 Operation Rice Bowl materials by calling 1-800-222-0025
or going to the website at 
Good
Shepherd Ministries (
Please consider helping out Big Brothers and Big Sisters
of Cincinnati.
There is a huge need for mentors in our area. If you have some free time
during the weekday you can mentor a child at school. If you
have free time on evenings or weekends you could mentor a child in the
community (regular Big Brother Big Sister role). The commitment is generally
1-2 hours a week most weeks (most meet their Little Brothers/ Sisters 2-4 times a month).
You pick them up and take them to a game, the park, the mall, fishing, build a snow man, etc. It is a lot of fun. You don't
need to be a social worker or teacher or have any experience with kids.
You only need the ability to listen, encourage and have fun. For more information, contact
Lynn Cameron at (513) 421-4120 or
Little
Saint of the Poor: An original play about the life of Saint Jeanne Jugan,
foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor. Please join us on Friday, March
19th at the Archbishop Leibold Home (476 Riddle Rd., Cincinnati,
45220) for a benefit performance by "Theater of the Word". There
will be appetizers, music and an opportunity to meet the actors at 6:30 PM, and
the show begins at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $30 per person. Proceeds will provide vital support
for the work of the Little Sisters of the Poor. Guest emcee is Sheila
Gray, Fox 19 Morning News Anchor. For tickets, call (513) 281-8001 x180. 
Matt
Maher in Concert: Worship artist and renowned
songwriter Matt Maher, whose breakout composition, "Your Grace is Enough"
appeared on his 2008 debut album, is coming to Ohio. Come see Matt Maher in
concert March 13 at 7 PM at Parkway High School Auditorium
(400 Buckeye St., Rockford, 45882). Opening performance by Krista
Evans and the Bridge Band. Tickets are: Adults: $15 and Children
(under 12) $10, but contact Steve or Betsy Merrill at
God, Sex, and the Meaning of Life: Damon
Owens, a well known Theology of the Body speaker, will be coming to
Miami University's Hall Auditorium to give a talk on this
topic on Sunday, April 11 at 3:30 PM. Owens is
the founder of Joy-Filled Marriage New Jersey, a non-profit
organization providing training, resources, and support for engaged
and married couples. Damon and his wife Melanie have been
teaching and promoting Natural Family Planning (NFP) since 1993. They
serve as NFP Program Coordinators for the Archdiocese of Newark, New
Jersey, and are founders of the New Jersey Natural Family Planning
Association. Damon keeps a full speaking schedule at national
conferences, parish adult faith formation events, marriage seminars,
high schools, seminaries, and youth groups on the good news of
sexuality, chastity, Theology of the Body, Theology of the Family,
and NFP. The event is free and open to the public. For more
information, contact Kimberly at 
elp us update our records!
E-mails and addresses change quickly this day and age, and this is especially true among
young adults. Please go to our website and check out the new update link at