YAM Chicago - Local Parish Connections

Parish Young Adult Groups and Activities
Often, young adults call looking for places near them where their peers are gathering. Below is a list of the groups and activities of which we are aware. Please call the contact people listed for further information. Don't forget to check the website for updated information, either. If you are hosting an event specifically for women and men in their 20s and 30s that we can help you publicize through our website, please email details to yam(at)yamchicago.org. Thanks!

St. Alphonsus
1429 W. Wellington
773.525.0709
Contact: stalphonsusyam@yahoo.com

St. Alphonsus Church 1429 W. Wellington. St. Alphonsus has a thriving young adult community. We organize many social and faith sharing events.. Once a month we go to a bar a meal and beverages after mass. A great opportunity to meet other young adults. We send out monthly emails to let people know about our upcoming events.

St. Andrew
3546 N Paulina St.
Chicago, IL 60657
www.saintandrewchicago.com
Contact: Vincent Lacey at vincentlacey@saintandrewchicago.org

St. Barbara Young Adult Ministry Team
2859 S. Throop
Chicago, IL 60608
Contact: 312.842.7979
Contact: Fr. Denis Ziomeck at stbarbara@stbarbarachicago.org
www.StBarbaraChicago.org

St. Barb’s Young Adult Ministry organizes several events throughout the year for young adults between 18-40 years old, single & married. Our group focus on Catholic faith, service & social enrihments. We hold special events every 2nd Saturday of the month unless otherwise noted. It hosts special Masses & great speakers presentations.

St. Clement
642 W. Deming Place
773.281.0371 ext 813
Contact: Christina Bax at Christinab@stclementchurch.org or 773-281-0371
www.stclementschurch.org

St. Clement Young Adult Community provides an opportunity for young adults in their 20s and 30s, married and single, to encounter Catholicism in more ways than just at Sunday Mass. Come strengthen and revitalize your faith through our weekend retreats and speaker series. Meet and serve one another and our neighbor through our service and outreach initiatives. Plug into our social network with other faith-filled peers at Tuesday night volleyball or monthly happy hour. To subscribe to our weekly email, send an email to requests@stclementchurch.org with “subscribe yac” as the subject line. We invite you to attend our young adult monthly wine & cheese celebration following our 7 PM Mass the 2nd Sunday of the month.

Charis Ministries
1400 W Devon Ave
773.508-3237
Contact: charis@charisministries.org

Charis Ministries is a Jesuit ministry to those in their 20s and 30s living in the Chicagoland area. Charis offers days of reflection, retreats, speakers, and service days uniquely tailored to those in their 20s & 30s. Rooted in the tradition of St. Ignatius Loyola, Charis programs foster spiritual growth through education, service, and reflection.

Holy Name Cathedral
730 N. Wabash Ave.
312.787.8040
Contact: youngadults@holynamecathedral.org
http://www.holynamecathedral.org/yam/index.htm

The community of young adults at Holy Name is very active, and includes: students at local MBA or Law programs, natives of Chicago and those new to the area. Activities include Bible studies, reading and discussion groups, Theology on Tap (a summer speaker series), sailing at Navy Pier, museum trips, volleyball, summer softball, movie outings, volunteer work at shelters, and organizing gift and clothing drives for those in need. We also gather with young adults from neighboring churches for Multi-parish happy hours and an annual Christmas party (with over 700 attendees).

Old St. Patrick
Adams & Des Plaines
312.831.9374
Contact: Keara Coughlin at kearac@oldstpats.org or 312.798.2328
www.oldstpats.org

The mission of Old St. Pat’s Young Adult Ministry is to nourish and support the spiritual growth and personal balance of young adults in their 20s and 30s by fostering relationships, serving God and others, and exploring the faith journey. This is realized through speaker events, small faith groups, service opportunities and social gatherings. Visit our website to check our calendar: http://www.oldstpats.org/life-cycle/old-st-pats-young-adults.

Ravenswood Catholic Young Adult Ministry (RCYAM)
Contact: rcya@stbenedict.com

RCYA is an organization that includes area young adults from Our Lady of Lourdes, St. Matthias, Queen of Angels and Transfiguration and is centered in the Ravenswood community. It provides service, spiritual & social outreach to build God's kingdom within our hearts and the community for Catholics in their 20s and 30s, married and single. Although the Mass is coordinated by RCYA, all are welcome to worship with us at St. Benedict Parish on Sundays at 6:30 pm. For more information, visit www.rcyachicago.org

Northeast Suburbss

NW Suburban Young Adult Ministry
Contact: Laura Ferlita at lferlita@holyfamilyparish.org or (847) 772-3436

The NW Suburban Young Adult Ministry ("YAM-NW") is a network of Catholics in their 20s and 30s living and working in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Our goal is to connect young adults with others their age and to bring them closer to God and learn more about their faith. We host several events including: Small Christian Communities (groups of 6-10 YAs that meet weekly for bible study and faith sharing), social outings, Catholic speaker series, service projects, sports leagues, prayer nights and more. We connect people with vibrant Catholic parishes in the northwest suburbs. Monthly Young Adult Mass on the 3rd Sun of the month at 11 AM followed by brunch. For details: www.yamnw.org, call.

Northeast Suburbs

St. Nicholas
806 Ridge Ave
Evanston, IL
Contact: Brian Michalski at blpm72@aol.com or 773-334-5695

Young adult group for college-age, 20s, and 30s singles, couples, or with families. The Young Adult Ministry strives to meet the unique needs this population through social, spiritual and service oriented activities throughout the year

Sheil Catholic Center at Northwestern University
2110 Sheridan Road
Evanston, Illinois, 60201
Contact: sheil.gya@gmail.com

The Graduate Student and Young Adult (GYA) group at Sheil is a group of adults in our 20s and 30s, married and single from the entire Evanston community. We come together to learn from each other, serve the community, just have fun, and develop our faith. Regular events include Bible Study, Large Group Discussions, and service at a local soup kitchen.

Please visit our website https://sites.google.com/site/sheilgya/ for information on upcoming events.

South

Isaac Hecker Center, Regional Young Adult Ministry, 700 Ashland Ave, Chicago Heights. The vision is to reach out and invite young adults to greater participation in the Church through gracious hospitality. We teach the faith and traditions of the Church. We ask young adults to take ownership and invite others to join them in ministering to this educated, creative, and spiritually hungry generation. Events include a Lenten Small faith group, Theology-On-Tap, and monthly regional young adult Masses. Contact Terry Shelley, @ tshelley@yamchicago.org or 708-756-9752 or visit www.yamchicago.org and click on Isaac Hecker Center.

ReCil Young Adults focuses not on social events, but on helping young adults reclaim their spiritual self and find their place in Christ. We offer sacred space in which to grow in faith, away from judgment. In addition to our newsletters, you can learn more about us on Facebook (Recil Youngadults) and the Archdiocese of Chicago, Office for Black Catholics' website.

Pastoral Juvenil Hispana Arquidiocesis de Chicago (PJHAC). La red de coordinación, animación y formación es una estructura de jóvenes hispanos de la Arquidiócesis de Chicago, para hacer posible una pastoral juvenil intencionada con objetivos comunes, procesos formativos a través de etapas de maduración y con el reto de aplicar un método pastoral para la evangelización con los jóvenes. Es un medio para promover la comunicación, colaboración y apoyo mutuo en el espíritu de pastoral de conjunto entre grupos juveniles en las parroquias. Creando pequeñas comunidades juveniles evangelizadoras, liderazgo laical, renovación de la iglesia local, formación de lideres y centralización de la palabra de Dios. Para información. visite our website o llame 312-534-1080 o, lared@pjhac.org.