Cathedral Young Adults (C†YA) Newsletter - March 2, 2015
Cathedral Young Adults
Cathedral Young Adults (C†YA) Newsletter
Events Coming Up Soon – See Details Below:
C†YA for a Discussion - Thursday, March 5
C†YA at YTP - Saturday, March 7
Cathedral Coffeehouse – Sunday, March 8
C†YA for a Single Serving of Service - Saturday, March 28
Cathedral Young Adults (C†YA) Events
– Social Events –
Cathedral Coffeehouse
New weekly series continues Sunday, March 8 – following 5:30 Mass – Cathedral
Looking for a quick and easy way to deepen your spirituality and learn more about your faith during Lent? Join Br. Gabriel, Br. Patrick, and other young adults after the 5:30 Mass for Cathedral Coffeehouse, an exciting new weekly series. In 20 minutes or less we promise you’ll learn something new and have a few good laughs. This week’s topic will be: God: No Vacancy. Email stmat...@gmail.com for more information.
Save the Date: C†YA for Supper
Thursday, March 26 –6:30 PM Location to be Announced Soon!
All young adults and fellow foodies are encouraged to join us for our monthly supper clubs and are welcome to bring friends or coworkers! Email stmat...@gmail.com if you know of a great restaurant we should try, or for more information.
– Spiritual Events –
C†YA for a Discussion
Thursday, Mar 5 – 7 to 8:30 PM - Scion Restaurant (2100 P St NW / Dupont Circle)
The Cathedral Young Adults will resume our monthly discussion group at a new location for 2015! We will be discussing the papal encyclical Evangeli Nuntiandi (On Evangelization in the Modern World) by Pope Paul VI. No prior knowledge of the encyclical is required, we look forward to seeing you for a lively discussion!
Contact Mike (m.owe...@gmail.com) with questions.
Wine and Wisdom
Monday, March 23 – 7 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. In March, our topic of discussion will be Baptism. Contact wineandwisdo...@gmail.com for more information or to RSVP.
C†YA Spring Retreat!
Save the Date – May 30 - 31 – Bellarmine Retreat Center (Waynesboro, PA)
Planning has begun for the Spring 2015 Cathedral Young Adults retreat. The overnight retreat was immensely popular last year and we hope to put on an even better one this year.
Contact Hannah (hanna...@gmail.com) to attend or get involved.
C†YA at Mass
Weekly on Sundays – 5:30 PM – Cathedral (meet in section near front by the choir)
Don’t sit alone at Mass! Instead, celebrate with other young adult parishioners. Please join us in our section in the first few rows on the right of the nave, in front of the pulpit near the choir – look for the “reserved” signs on the pews. Then stick around to meet everyone after Mass!
Contact stmat...@gmail.com for more information.
– Service Events –
C†YA at the Catholic Charities Youth Transitional Program
Saturday, March 7 – 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM – 801 East Men's Shelter (2700 MLK Blvd. SE / Anacostia)
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. A quick volunteer sign up is required. If you’re able to carpool sign up here. Contact Carolyn (cewa...@gmail.com) with any questions about Catholic Charities and this worthwhile opportunity.
C†YA at the Northwest Center
Tuesday, March 10 – 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.
Contact Natalie Committee (natalie....@gmail.com) for more information and to sign up.
Simple Lenten Supper
Friday, March 13 – 6:30 PM (following Stations of the Cross) – Cathedral
Every Friday evening during Lent a simple Lenten meal is sponsored by a different parish group. On Friday, March 13th the Cathedral Young Adults will be hosting Supper. If you are interested in helping serve dinner please email Sarah (sru...@gmail.com)
C†YA for a Single Serving of Service with the Casey Tree Foundation
Saturday, March 28 – 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM – Sousa Middle School (3650 Ely Rd SE/)
This month’s Single Serving of Service is a partnership with the Casey Tree Foundation to plant 45 trees at Sousa Middle School in SE DC (just north of Fort Dupont Park). We have 8 slots reserved for Cathedral volunteers, and you need to sign up here (under St. Matthew’s Cathedral Group) by March 14 to reserve your spot! There is plenty of parking available on site, and we will coordinate transportation as a group. Light breakfast and a celebratory lunch will be provided for volunteers -- reserve your spot today! Email stmat...@gmail.com with any questions or for more information!
Ongoing Opportunities at the Cathedral
∙ 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.
∙ 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.
Other Individual Volunteer Opportunities in DC
· You can find additional volunteer opportunities through Catholic Charities using their volunteer portal.
· The Northwest Center seeking Spanish-speaking (both fluent and proficient) volunteers for the pregnancy center’s Step Up program. Pro-life volunteers sought to undergo counseling training with the agency and provide assistance to Spanish-speaking pregnant and parenting women and families through referrals to community resources as well as material assistance. We are looking for volunteers who can commit to weekly or bi-weekly service, Monday - Friday between 9am-5pm.If interested, please contact Jenny Ginsberg (je...@northwestcenter.net) or call 202-483-7008
· The San Miguel School of Washington DC is launching a young professionals advisory group. San Miguel DC is a Lasallian Catholic middle school serving low-income families by providing a 9 hour school day (until 5pm) and a year-round schedule with small class sizes and intensive tutoring. We continue to provide support to over 170 graduates in high school, college, and the workforce. If you are interested in Catholic education, Catholic Social Teaching's preferential option for the poor, or urban education--this is the group for you! Join us as we network with fellow DC young professionals and spread the word about San Miguel School. Contact Molly O'Connor, manager of outreach and communications for more information (moco...@sanmigueldc.org). To learn more about the school, visit sanmigueldc.org.
· Feeling called to service leadership? Catholic Charities is recruiting a group of energetic reliable volunteers to serve on the Hope Corps Volunteer Committee. Members of this committee would serve as liaisons between Catholic Charities staff, volunteers, and populations served by their events. Members of the Committee must commit to leading 9 service days per year. Contact Carolyn (cewa...@gmail.com) for more information.
Bible Study on the Gospel of St. Matthew
Saturdays Feb 7 - March 14, 10:30 - 11:45 AM in the East Conference Room
Join other parishioners as we study the Gospel of St. Matthew during the 175th anniversary year of our parish! Bring a Bible and your favorite morning beverage -- homemade coffee cake will be provided! No need to RSVP and no cost to attend!
Email Theresa Prymuszewski at tprymu...@stmatthewscathedral.org with any questions.
First Friday Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Friday, March 6 – 12:45 PM (following 12:10 Mass) to 5 PM – Cathedral
First Saturday Mass & Devotions
Saturday, March 7 – 12:10 PM with hospitality to follow – Cathedral
Stations of the Cross
Fridays during Lent – 6:30PM - Cathedral
175th Anniversary Event: Laetare Vespers
Sunday, March 15 - 4 PM - Cathedral
Check out the Cathedral News and Upcoming Events page or download this week’s bulletin for more updates.
Archdiocese Young Adult Events
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Petworth YA’s First Friday Adoration & Fellowship
Friday, March 6 - 6:30 PM - St. Gabriel’s (26 Grant Circle NW / Petworth)
St. Josph’s YAM First Friday Adoration
Friday, March 6 - 6:30 PM - St. Joseph’s on Capitol Hill (313 Second Street NE / Union Station)
Petworth YA’s First Annual Lenten Day Retreat
Saturday, March 7 - 10:15 AM to 7 PM - Seton Shrine (Emmitsburg, MD)
Holy Trinity YAC Social Justice Book Club - Adam: God’s Beloved
Sunday, March 8 - 5 to 7 PM - Holy Trinity Parish (3513 N Street NW / Foggy Bottom)
ADW Men’s Conference: Man on a Mission
Saturday, March 14 – 7:30 AM to 3 PM – Pope Saint John Paul II National Shrine (3900 Harewood Road NE / Brookland)
St. Peter’s YA’s - St. Patrick’s Day Service Project
Saturday, March 14 - TBA - St. Peter’s on Capitol Hill (313 Second Street SE / Capitol South)
270Catholic - A Night at the Museum: A Lenten Evening with Pope St. JPII
Friday, March 20 - 7 to 10 PM - Pope Saint John Paul II National Shrine (3900 Harewood Road NE / Brookland)
3rd Annual ADW Women’s Conference
Saturday, March 21 – 8:30 AM to 3 PM – Church of the Resurrection (Burtonsville, MD)
12th Annual 7 Church Walk
Saturday, March 28 – beginning at Immaculate Conception (1315 8th Street NW / Mt. Vernon Sq.)
DC Catholic - Spring Theology on Tap
Series begins Tuesday, April 7 - 6 to 8 PM - Buffalo Billiards (1330 19th Street NW / Dupont Circle)
Holy Trinity Spring Retreat
Friday, April 24 – Sunday, April 26 – Bellarmine Retreat Center (Waynesboro, PA)
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.
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Cathedral Young Adults (C†YA) 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.