The
Spiritual Needs of Young Adults
Wanting to hear from the
young adults in our diocese, Bishop Robert McElroy called for a diocesan synod
on young adults from 21 to 39 years old. It was a process where 150 young adult
leaders from all the parishes met over 4 weekends, ending recently with
presenting proposals to the Bishop and the Synod organizers.
Having read through the
proposals, which mainly focused on tending to the needs of young adults, the
questions I have for us at St Patrick’s are: how can we facilitate more
participation from an age group that is tight with time constraints of
beginning a family and starting a career?
One of the proposals was
to have more accommodating times for daily Mass. Not too far from here, St John
the Evangelist has daily Mass at 5:30 PM. If you think that time is not
convenient, and you would like to have Mass at a later time like, 7:00 PM,
please email Fr. Phil at associate@stpatsd.org
Another proposal mentioned
having young adults serving in liturgical roles such as lectors and
extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion. Thank you to the young adult lectors
already serving at our parish! If you would be interested in serving in the
liturgy please let Fr. Phil know.
Another proposal was that
neighboring parishes would collaborate with events for young adults. Last
Saturday, under the leadership and direction of Fr. Phil, young adult leaders
from St Patrick's, St Vincent's and St Joseph's joined to plan and facilitate a
one day reflection. The focus was to prepare for the Advent season. The day
included a reflection, small group discussions, adoration, praise and worship,
confessions, Mass and dinner.
God bless,Fr. Carlos, OS
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