Young Adult Ministry

Several Young Adult events are held each year to enrich your faith, build community, and grow relationships with Jesus Christ and your peers. 

Bring all your friends and join us for appetizers, drinks, faith and fellowship! All events will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Blanchette Catholic Center in Crest Hill (16555 Weber Road). This Theology on Tap event series is part of the 75th Anniversary of the Diocese of Joliet. For a listing of events and activities, visit diojoliet.org/75th.

• Wednesday, April 17 
  Featuring Mike Gormley, the Lay Evangelist
  Michael currently serves as the Mission Evangelist for Paradisus Dei, a ministry dedicated to helping men, couples, and families discover the superabundance of God. He is also the founder and creative director of LayEvangelist.com and the co-host to two successful Catholic podcasts: Catching Foxes and Every Knee Shall Bow.
• Thursday, June 13
  Featuring three newly ordained priests of the diocese: Reverends Jeremy Leganski, Alex Lorang, and Jared Rutnicki
  Fathers Jeremy, Alex, and Jared were ordained to the priesthood in May 2023. They are excited to share their vocation stories as well as remark on the tenents of the current celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Diocese of Joliet: founded in faith, called to witness, sent forth to serve.
• Thursday, October 24
  Featuring Most Reverend Ronald Hicks
  Bishop Ron Hicks was ordained to the priesthood in 1994. He served at several parishes in the Archdiocese of Chicago before serving as regional director at Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos in El Salvador. He was Dean of Formation at Mundelein Seminary before he was appointed Vicar General, then auxiliary bishop. He was named bishop of the Diocese of Joliet in 2020.

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• Aurora Mia Dominguez and Dan Obendorf, Our Lady of Mercy, [email protected]
• Bolingbrook Stephanie Contreras, St Francis of Assisi, [email protected]
• Clarendon Hills Jessilyn and Terese Gibas, Notre Dame, [email protected]
• Glen Ellyn Gabi McMahon, St. Petronille, [email protected]
• Joliet Ben McCune, Cathedral of St Raymond, [email protected]
• Lisle Alex Gervacio, St. Joan of Arc, [email protected]
• Lockport Nick LaBanca, Lockport Young Adults, [email protected]
• Mokena Danielle Kuboushek, St. Mary, [email protected]
• Naperville Dorothy Grantham, St. Thomas, [email protected] and Fr. Alex Lorang, St. Thomas, [email protected]
• New Lenox Matthew Krumdrick, St. Jude, [email protected]
• Wayne Char McCarthy, Resurrection, [email protected]
• Wheaton Cassie Brown, St. Michael, [email protected]
• Yorkville Michele Gonzales, St. Patrick, [email protected]

Get signed up for Catholic Sports Soccer League! It will be on Sundays, April 7 to May 19, from 2 to 8 pm

• Ackerman Sports and fitness complex in Glen Ellyn
• Last day of early registration will be on March 10. Last day of regular registration will be on March 25.
• Early registration: $850 Team/$85 Free Agent
• Regular registration: $1,000 Team/$100 Free Agent
• Registration
• Contact: [email protected]

Prayer Hike and Picnic

• Saturday June 8th - 11am to 2pm
• Churchill Woods in Glen Ellyn, IL
• RSVP to Gabi at [email protected] by June 7th.

Dignify - Young Adult Retreat 

• Saturday, June 15th - 8am to 1pm at St. Jude, New Lenox
• Mass, light breakfast, dynamic speakers, adoration, confession, and Praise & Worship.
• Registration: https://giving.parishsoft.com/App/Form/18ce5ee6-3215-4709-9584-5880b8c4724f

Networking Event with Young Catholic Professionals (YCP) and Catholic Impact Networking Event

• Tuesday June 18th, 2024 - 6pm to 8:30pm - Bingo Networking
• Grow in Community with catholic professionals across the Chicago suburbs.
• Registration and more information: YCP Chicago: Suburbs Networking Happy Hour | Young Catholic Professionals on Glue Up 

Samuel Group is a community of young adults, ages 20-35, 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 Samuel Group

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. 

Find an active young adult group

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

• 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
• Joliet VENITE is a network of young adult communities spread throughout the Diocese of Joliet.
• 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.