Cathedral Young Adults (C†YA) Newsletter - November 13, 2015
Cathedral Young Adults
Cathedral Young Adults (C†YA) Newsletter
C†YA for Supper - Thursday, November 17
Cathedral Coffeehouse - Sunday, November 15
Vote for Parish Council - Now through Sunday November 15th!
You can vote online anytime here: http://bit.ly/1kGJzHc
Cathedral Young Adults (C†YA) Events
– Social Events –
C†YA for Supper
Thursday, November 17 - 7 PM - Capitol City Brewing Company (1100 New York Avenue NW / Metro Center)
Join us for a combined November-December Supper before the busyness of the holidays kicks in! This time we’re dining at Capitol City Brewing Company near Metro Center. RSVP here (http://goo.gl/forms/GKCUfhfz0F). Email Mark (06ko...@cardinalmail.cua.edu) for more information or with questions. We hope to see you there!
Cathedral Coffeehouse
Series continues November 15 - immediately following the 5:30 PM Mass - Cathedral West Conference Room
Looking for a quick and easy way to learn more about your faith and meet other young adults at the Cathedral? Join us in the West Conference Room after the 5:30 pm Sunday Mass for a new series of Cathedral Coffeehouse! In 20 minutes or less Br. Patrick promises that you will learn something new and have a few laughs. Email stmat...@gmail.com for more info. This week’s topic is: How to Succeed a Bishop Without Really Trying: Apostolic Succession and You!
Friday, December 11 - 6 to 9 PM - Madhatter (Dupont Circle)
Join us for the final Happy Hour of 2015 at Madhatter! Feel free to bring friends or coworkers, or just come on your own to meet other young Catholics in DC at this joint happy hour with St. Thomas Apostle Young Adults and Holy Trinity Young Adults. We have the mezzanine level reserved - just come up the stairs at the back left of the Madhatter when you arrive, and we’ll be at the top of the steps. Email stmat...@gmail.com for more info.
– Spiritual Events –
Join the Men's Group for "Priest, Prophet, King" Series
Monday, November 16 - 7 PM to 8:30 PM - Cathedral West Conference Room
Men of the Cathedral are invited to join the Armory Men’s Group to watch and discuss “Priest, Prophet, King”, a study program by Bishop Robert Barron. Join us for conversation, fellowship, and to grow as men as we reflect on Christ as the ultimate priest, prophet, and king, and how our mission to follow Him shapes our lives as men. We meet every 1st and 3rd Monday of the month at 7:00pm in the Cathedral West Conference Room. The next meeting is November 16th. For more information, please visit www.ArmoryMen.com or contact Mike (m.owe...@gmail.com). As Iron Sharpens Iron, So One Man Sharpens Another! (Proverbs 27:17)
Wine and Wisdom
Monday, November 16 - 7 PM to 8:30 PM - Cathedral East Conference Room
Wine and Wisdom is a discussion and faith-sharing group for young adult women. Our conversations are intended to help form, encourage, strengthen, and prepare those who attend to be the women that God has designed them to be. This month, our topic of discussion will be Creating Authentic Friendships. Contact the group at wineandwisdo...@gmail.com for more information or to RSVP.
Saturday, December 5 – 7 PM to 11 PM St. Matthew’s Cathedral
Light The City is a one-night evening of prayer and personal invitation on Saturday night, December 5. Volunteer training will take place from 7-8 PM. Following training, teams of volunteers will go out into the streets of DC’s Dupont Circle neighborhood to invite passers-by to come into the Cathedral to light a candle and pause peacefully in prayer amid the business of a night in the city. The Cathedral will be filled with candles, music, and quiet prayer with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Light a candle, sit in personal prayer, go to confession, or talk with a priest. We will close the evening with a final blessing at midnight. All are invited to volunteer or to come light a candle and pray for our city at any point in the evening. For more information or to volunteer, please visit: www.adw.org/light
Advent Afternoon of Reflection
Sunday, December 13 - 3 PM to 5 PM - Cathedral West Conference Room
Join us for a peaceful afternoon of reflection during the Advent Season. The afternoon will include the opportunity for Confession and time for personal reflection, as well as discussions on the Jubilee Year of Mercy and a group rosary. Please email Beth (bee.a...@gmail.com) for more information or if you have any questions.
– Service Events –
Even though Pope Francis’ visit to the USA has come and gone, there’s still an opportunity to live out his call to our country by taking the #walkwithFrancis pledge!
Capital Area Food Bank
Saturday, November 14 – 1 PM to 4 PM – Brookland
Volunteers are needed to sort food donations at the Capital Area Food Bank on Saturday. The work will require standing and possibly lifting up to 35 lbs. Please email Franz Kuo at stmatt...@gmail.com to sign up or for more information.
SOME Thanksgiving Day Trot for Hunger
Thursday, November 26 – 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM
A team of St. Matthew’s Cathedral parishioners and friends will be starting their Thanksgiving Day by participating in the SOME (So Others Might Eat) Thanksgiving Trot for Hunger. Proceeds from this 5K run/walk benefit thousands of homeless families and single adults by providing much-needed food, clothing and healthcare. To join the team from the Cathedral, please sign up here: (http://soome.convio.net/goto/Cathedral_of_St_Matt). Email Jen (mcclean....@gmail.com) with any questions or for more information.
Lunch Preparation for the Homeless Ministry
Sunday, November 29 – 6:30 PM to 7 PM – Cathedral
Wrap up your Thanksgiving Day long weekend by helping the Homeless Ministry wrap up lunches for our homeless neighbors. Volunteers will gather in the West Conference Room after the 5:30 PM Mass to prepare sandwiches and to fill brown bags. No RSVP is required, please feel free to stop in after Mass.
C†YA at the Catholic Charities Youth Transitional Program
Saturday, December 5 –10 AM to 12:30 PM – 801 East Men’s Shelter (2700 MLK Blvd. SE / Anacostia)
Volunteering with the YTP is back! The Catholic Charities Youth Transitional Program is a residential rehab program for young men ages 18-24. Join us for a rewarding morning of fun activities and facilitated interaction designed to help the guys develop valuable social and professional skills. We need several volunteers each month, but you’re welcome to try it out once or come as often as you’re able! You can take the Metro and/or buses to the Shelter, but we will do our best to coordinate carpools. Contact Carolyn (cewa...@gmail.com) with questions. Click here to register with Catholic Charities. If you would like to get a ride, or you can drive others, please fill out our carpool form here. Carpools will leave from the Cathedral at 9:30.
C†YA at the Northwest Center
Tuesday, December 8 – 6 to 8 PM – Northwest Center (2702 Ontario Road NW / Columbia Heights)
The Northwest Center provides support and comprehensive care that enables women to deliver and care for healthy babies. The Cathedral Young Adults get together each month to sort donations or do odd jobs around the Center.
Email nat...@northwestcenter.net for more information and to sign up.
Service Opportunities at the Cathedral
Serve as a Liturgical Minister at the Cathedral: The Cathedral is in need of liturgical ministers at all Masses, including weekday Masses. Ministers of hospitality (greeters), ushers, extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion, and servers are especially needed. The suggested commitment is one Sunday per month. Contact Deacon Garcia (james.anth...@gmail.com) for more information on expectations and training.
Homeless Ministry: Volunteers are needed to prepare bagged lunches for the poor and homeless who come to the St. Matt’s West Conference Room each Monday morning for food and social services. Contact Olivia or Norma if you would like to provide lunches once a month, every other month, or as a one-time service.
Vote for Parish Council!
After Mass November 14-15 or Online anytime until November 15
St. Matthew’s Parish Pastoral Council advises and assists Msgr. Jameson in developing activities to enhance the spiritual and temporal life of our parish community. They provide representative perspectives on key issues facing the parish in order to develop a strategic vision for the parish. Then, the Council implements pieces of that vision through its committees, ministries, and programs. Please cast your vote in person or online by November 15! Vote here anytime: http://bit.ly/1kGJzHc
Fall Faith Sharing Groups on Laudato Si
beginning in October - Cathedral
Rosary for Life
Saturday, November 28 - 8:30 AM - Cathedral
175th Anniversary Concert - Singing in the Year of Mercy
Sunday, November 22 - 7:30 PM - Cathedral
Check out the Cathedral News and Upcoming Events page or download this week’s bulletin for more updates.
Cathedral Young Adults Mission
The mission of the Cathedral young adult ministry is to support the community of Catholic adults in their 20’s and 30’s who live and work in DC in the continued growth of their faith, discernment of their vocations, and development as stewards of the Church through opportunities for socializing, community service and spiritual reflection.
Website: stmatthewscathedral.org/cya · Facebook: facebook.com/CYAdc
Email: stmat...@gmail.com · Google Calendar: Cathedral Young Adults (C†YA)