“My hope is… (to) help the various youth and young adult ministry groups to “walk together” in the ways of evangelization and thereby create greater regional alignment and parish cooperation in these critical ministry areas. In this way, I hope the Archdiocese can help parents in their task of washing the feet of the young people God entrusted to them.” – Archbishop Hebda (You Will Be My Witnesses, 27)
Large Archdiocesan-Wide Groups & Events
CEND
- CEND’s Young Catholic Professional group was organized to educate, mentor, and inspire Young Catholic Professionals to advance within their careers and to do so from a Catholic frame of reference.
Emmaus
- Emmaus is the young adult community within the Community of Christ the Redeemer (CCR) Covenant community, a private association of the Christian faithful. The Community’s goal is to foster and strengthen a practical way of daily living that is rooted in the life that we share in Christ. Contact info@ccredeemer.org or 651-451-6123 if interested.
Theology on Tap
- Theology on Tap is a 6-week speaker series held twice a year, once during the winter and once during the summer. Topics focus on faith and contemporary issues that directly affect the lives of young adults. The talk is free, but all are encouraged to support our generous host. All young adults ages 18-39 are welcome to come join us as we mix good beer with better knowledge.
Ale Mary’s
- Ale Mary’s connects Twin Cities Catholic young adults at local breweries with monthly gatherings—follow the account on Instagram for updates.
Twin Cities Catholic Singles
- Twin Cities Catholic Singles (TCCS)’s mission is to support an increase in holy marriages by bringing together singles across the diocese for intentional dating challenges and events, prayer/fellowship groups for the waiting season, service, and socials.
Sports
Catholic Softball Group (CSG)
- Catholic Softball Group (CSG) serves Christ through sports, service and social events. CSG is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) made up of 100+ active participants (most of whom are Catholic). Many of us have a passion for sports, faith and fellowship. CSG fields several teams in its own league during the summer and fall seasons ranging in skill from beginner to advanced.
- Indoor Volleyball League (Sundays, 6:30-8:30) If you’re not on a team, come watch (view schedule) and hang out after games at a local bar.
- Ski and Snowboard Group: CSG organizes ski and snowboard trips to various local hills (Lutsen, Trollhaugen, Welch, Buck Hill, and more) throughout the winter.
- Soccer: Once a week pickup soccer games are organized (usually during the summer and fall). Get the details, and start playing.
Retreats
- SEEK Conference is an annual retreat giving time for prayer, fellowship, inspiration, and entertainment. Connect with thousands of people seeking to hear the call and live differently.
- Catholic Softball Group Annual Retreat includes Mass, adoration, confession, small group sessions, and a plethora of laughs, food, fellowship, and fun. Other activities include: volleyball, basketball, and more.
Small Groups
Find a young adult small group
- Connect with other young adults in the metro through small groups. Small groups foster personal relationships, build community, and provide formation to help you grow as joyful missionary disciples of Christ. It is Archbishop Hebda’s dream for all Catholics of the Archdiocese to be part of a small group in their parish.
Parish and Regional Communities
Minneapolis
Basilica Young Adults
- Basilica Young Adults are young adults (single and married) in their 20s/30s who gather for social events, opportunities for learning and spiritual growth, and to provide service to the community.
- Events: Weekly Bible Study on Thursdays, March 27-June 26, (excluding Holy Thursday), 6:45-8:15 p.m.
Nordeast Catholic Underground
- Nordeast Catholic Underground at Holy Cross, Minneapolis seeks to bring Catholic culture to the forefront of our society by promoting Catholic artists in and around the Twin Cities.
- Upcoming events:
St. Lawrence Newman Center, Minneapolis
- St. Lawrence Neumann Center, Minneapolis is a place for University of Minnesota students to seek deep friendships, breathe new life into their relationship with God, and unpack the bold truths of the Catholic faith that challenge them and set them free.
- Sign up for the weekly newsletter (anyone 18-24)
Focus Alumni Minneapolis/Saint Paul
- Focus Alumni Minneapolis/Saint Paul aims to gather local Catholic leaders, a majority of them FOCUS alumni, so they can share a vision for and commitment to evangelization.
St. Paul
Don Bosco House
- The Don Bosco House in St. Paul is a Catholic men’s community committed to character, community and prayer.
Little Mod Community
- Little Mod is looking to build a community of like-minded individuals, living together in a beautiful, affordable, new home in the West Seventh neighborhood. For more information, take a look at the interest form.
Cathedral Young Adults (CYA)
- Cathedral Young Adults organization is comprised of young adults, ages 18-39, single or married, who seek to know, love, and serve our Lord Jesus Christ and His Church.
- Upcoming events: Talent Show
St. Francis de Sales, St. Paul rosary group
- Join the What’sApp group for updates
St. Mark, St. Paul Young Adults
- St. Mark, St. Paul Young Adults is a community dedicated to ongoing conversion. Together, we seek to know God, through formation and prayer; to love God, through a shared commitment to intentional community; and to serve God, through investment in our parish life. Contact youngadults@saintmark-mn.org for more information.
- Small Groups
- Social Events
West
Holy Family Young Adults
- Holy Family Young Adults is a group for individuals in their 20’s and 30’s who are seeking to deepen their faith and participate in authentic Catholic community. Check out the calendar to learn more.
- Upcoming events:
Our Lady of Grace Young Professionals
- Our Lady of Grace Young Professionals helps young professionals grow both in relationship with Jesus and one another through small groups, large group events, learning series and retreats.
- Live at OLG is a monthly conversation series for young professionals (ages 21-35). Imagine a collaboration between a late night show, a cocktail lounge, and the Catholic Church.
- Young Professionals Holy Hour is a monthly gathering for an hour of adoration, confessions and song. A light social in the Commons follows.
Northwest Catholic Young Adults
- Northwest Catholic Young Adults brings together Catholic young adults in the Wright County area. Open to all post high school 18-35 years old.
- Women’s nights
- Men’s nights
- Holy Happy Hour
West Metro Young Adults
- West Metro Young Adults is a vibrant Catholic community serving the western suburbs of Minneapolis welcoming everyone aged 21-40 and hosting a variety of events.
- Monthly Holy Hours
- Bible Studies
- Game Nights
- Sports Nights
- Volunteer Opportunities
Vigilate Mecum Young Adults
- Vigilate Mecum Young Adults is a Catholic Young Adult Group (ages 18-39) seeking to grow in deeper relationship with Christ, the Faith, and other Catholic young adults through discussion and events!
South
St. John Neumann Young Adult Formation
- St. John Neumann Young Adult Formation works to foster community for those in their 20s and 30s who are facing the same questions of living and thriving as young Catholics today.
- Monthly faith and fellowship events
- Small Groups
- Join the Flocknote
North
St. Paul, Ham Lake Young Adults
- St. Paul, Ham Lake Young Adults is for Christian disciples ages 18-35 pursuing relationship with Jesus Christ through scripture, prayer, and community in communion with the Catholic Church guided by the Holy Spirit.
St. Mary of the Lake, White Bear Lake Young Adults
- Formation Series
- Service Events
- Small Groups
- Join the Flocknote
St. John the Baptist, New Brighton
- St. John the Baptist, New Brighton‘s young adult group offers opportunities for young adults ages 18-35 to connect and support one another in faith while bearing witness to Christ within a welcoming environment.
St. Peter, Forest Lake Young Adults
- St. Peter, Forest Lake Young Adults is a community of young men and women, ages 18-39, dedicated to forming Christ-centered, life-giving relationships that combat and heal the culture of isolation.
Missionary Opportunities
- NET Missionary: To ensure young people have the opportunity to invite the Lord into their lives, NET Missionaries bring their personal witness of the Lord’s love to young people across the United States. While living in authentic community, NET Missionaries are placed on one of two types of teams: NET Retreat Teams travel regionally to hold retreats at parishes and schools and NET Discipleship Teams stay at one parish or school to enrich Catholic culture.
- Age: 18-28 Length of Service: 9 months
- Where: Parishes, schools and host homes throughout the U.S
- Saint Paul’s Outreach (SPO) Missionary: SPO trains and sends full-time missionaries to build powerful household-based student communities on college campuses across the United States. These communities provide welcoming outreach environments to invite college students and young adults into an encounter with Christ… and into a lifelong adventure of mission.
- Age: 21-26
- Length of Service: 2 years
- Where: College campuses
- FOCUS Missionary: FOCUS is a leading GLOBAL Catholic outreach organization. FOCUS missionaries walk alongside students and parishioners in their faith journey and invite others to be transformed in Christ and set the world on fire in Christ’s light and love. Walking with FOCUS missionaries, people become leaders on college campuses, parishes, and places of community through small group Bible studies, mentorship, and transformative events
- Age: College grad
- Length of Service: 2+ years
- Where: Over 200 college campuses and parishes
- Lifeteen: Life Teen Missionaries play a crucial role in guiding middle school and high school teens closer to Christ through acts of service, dedicated prayer, and the cultivation of meaningful relationships. As part of our mission community, you will experience the richness of a sacramental rhythm of prayer, Rule Of Life and receive communal support in our shared mission.
- Age: One full year post-high school
- Length of Service: 11 months
- Where: Camp mission and retreat centers
- Damascus: Damascus’ mission is to awaken, empower, and equip a generation to live the adventure of the Catholic faith through world-class programs and an environment of encounter. Damascus believes in the power of the Holy Spirit to transform lives, reverse the trends, and awaken generations of Catholics to a faith that is deep, contagious, and joy-filled. They seek to respond faithfully to His initiative by providing an environment of encounter with Jesus to thousands through world-class camps, retreats, and conferences every year while forming lifelong missionary leaders for the Church.
- Age: 17-28
- Length of Service: 2 years
- Where: Main office in Ohio
- Totus Tuus: Totus Tuus (Latin for Totally Yours) is a fun and energetic parish-based summer catechetical program, for both grade school age children and junior and senior high school youth. College students and seminarians are gathered onto teams of four, trained, and then sent out on the road to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ in various parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.
Holy Hour Events
Young Professionals Holy Hour
- The Young Professionals Holy Hour is a monthly gathering for an hour of adoration, confessions and song. A light social in the Commons follows.
Nordeast Catholic Underground
- Nordeast Catholic Underground at Holy Cross, Minneapolis features a time of Eucharistic adoration, with evening prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours, prayerful music, times of silence, and the availability of the sacrament of reconciliation.
- Upcoming event: Christopher Kachian and Sam Burrows
West Metro Young Adults
- West Metro Young Adults hosts a monthly Holy Hour called Serenity at St. Bartholomew in Wayzata. This time of prayer features adoration with live music and meets on the last Sunday of every month with the holy hour beginning at 6:15 p.m. and social time starting at 7:15 p.m.
