Young Adult Ministry
The Office of Lifelong Lay Formation strives to connect young people with the greater community, build bridges of communication and develop relationships built on trust and mutual respect. We hope to demonstrate the idea of synodality – whole communities and young people journeying together, as they grow in living and sharing the faith.
Communities
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- Aurora: Fr. Frank Pusateri at Our Lady of Mercy, [email protected]
- Bolingbrook: Stephanies Contreras at St. Francis of Assisi, [email protected]
- Clarendon Hills: Jessilyn and Terese Gibas at Notre Dame, [email protected]
- Glen Ellyn: William Estrella - at St. Petronille, [email protected]
- Hinsdale: Erin Buddig at St. Isaac Jogues, [email protected]
- Joliet: Dylan Maugel at Queen of Apostles, [email protected]
- Lisle: Alex Gervacio at St. Joan of Arc, [email protected]
- Lockport: Nick LaBanca and Angelica Del Pilar, Lockport Young Adults, [email protected] and [email protected]
- Mokena: Danielle Kuboushek at St. Mary's, [email protected]
- Naperville: Dorothy Grantham and Fr. Alex Lorang at St. Thomas the Apostle, [email protected] and [email protected]
- New Lenox: Margaret Davis at St. Jude's, [email protected]
- Plainfield: Sons of Thunder (Men) at St. Mary Immaculate, Chris Schreck [email protected], Zack Hernandez [email protected] and Nathan Dollinger [email protected]
- Roselle: Valerie Della Penna at St. Walter's, [email protected]
- The Catholic Sports Missionaries: Alexis, Isaac, Marygrace, Stephen at [email protected]
- Villa Park: Sons of Thunder (Men) at St. Alexander, Eli Rodriguez [email protected]
- Wayne: Char McCarthy at Resurrection, [email protected]
- Wheaton: Cassie Brown at St. Michael's, [email protected]
- Woodridge: Jennifer Olson at St. Scholastica, [email protected]
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Samuel Group is a community of young adults, ages 21-35, who are striving for holiness and seeking a deeper relationship with God. Over seven months, members will learn how to deepen their prayer life, discover the rules of discernment by St. Ignatius of Loyola and receive guidance from a spiritual director.
Learn More About the Samuel Group Here
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VENITE is a network of young adult communities spread throughout the Diocese of Joliet. Together, they are building a far-reaching network of peers that are seeking to follow Christ and create opportunities and spaces where we are free to fellowship with one another and encourage, help and support each other in our respective faith journeys and lives.
Jubilee of Young People Pilgrimage to Rome — July 24–August 4, 2025
- This will be the 31st Jubilee year since 1300 AD. It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and gathering of young adults during the Holy Year.
- Journey through the Holy Doors at each Major Basilica: St. Peter, St. John Lateran, St. Paul Outside the Wall and St. Mary Major
- Visit to the Vatican Museum and Colosseum
- Pre-Tour: Milan, Turin, Sienna, Assisi followed by Rome (Basic Tour).
- Your participation in this event allows you to receive a Jubilee Year plenary indulgence.
- Grow in your experience of the Universal Church and develop lasting friendships with those attending.
Contact: Penny Borello, [email protected] or (630) 309-1851
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- Catholic Sports
Seth Popov, [email protected] - Sons of Thunder
[email protected], and Zack Hernandez, [email protected], from the Young Adult Men’s group at Men of Christ - Pietre Vive Living Stones is a young adult community that meets every Monday at 7:30 p.m. on Zoom for prayer, theological and art-historical formation, and conversation. They also have frequent visits to churches and museums in Chicago and other cities.
- Catholic Sports