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Upcoming Young Adults Ministry Programs:

Mission: Anchored in the Catholic faith, Young Adult Ministry (YAM) identifies spiritual, service, and fellowship opportunities for young adults (18-40) to strengthen their faith. YAM provides apostolic ministry at the service of others and is a welcoming community for Holy Name Cathedral for all to encounter Jesus Christ. 

Young Adult Ministry Leader: Chris Prebil

Staff Liaison: Fr. Ton Nguyen

Programs and Activities

Young Adults Ministry – Introduction

Growing up and growing closer to God doesn’t always occur at the same pace. Young Adulthood is a stage in our life when we grow older and journey towards independence from when our parents dragged us to Church. We find ourselves living on our own and wrestling with God’s purpose for our lives. The unfortunate truth is often, we have looked outside the Church and outside our relationship with God to answer those questions. After a life lesson or two, His call back to Him eventually becomes loud enough, and we find ourselves back in a church pew listening and inviting him back into our hearts. If that story sounds familiar, you’re not alone, and a Young Adult community at HNC surrounds you on the same journey toward building a relationship with Jesus.

We believe the purpose we search for is found solely and entirely in that relationship with God. Jesus calls on us to participate in the work he started two thousand years ago. His Ministry in the Gospels is that work we are following. “Anchored in the Catholic Faith, the Young Adults Ministry identifies Spiritual, Service, and Fellowship opportunities for young adults to strengthen their faith, to provide apostolic ministry for those of the community, and be a welcoming community for HNC to encounter Jesus Christ.”

We hope you feel personally invited to ALL our Young Adult Ministry events. The last thing Jesus prayed for the night before his crucifixion was for unity among His believers. Jesus asked that we may be one just as He and the Father are one. He desired his disciples to be unified in their faith and love for one another. Participating in HNC’s Young Adult Ministry is a step in that direction.

Chris Prebil

Young Adults Ministry Leader

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Monthly Gatherings During Summer

Theology on Tap (TOT) 2024 Series

After the designated Sundays following the 5:15pm Mass, we’ll gather either in the Courtyard, weather permitting, or in the Club Room for dinner, a talk, and fellowship. Here are the dates:

May 5: Dr. Scott Moringiello

June 2: Fr. Joshua Caswell

July 14: Bishop Lombardo

August 4: Panel of Witnesses facilitated by Claire Gregoire

September 8: Fr. Ton Nguyen and a surprise Guest

Young Adult Evening of Reflection (Dates Thursday, June 13 and Thursday, July 11)

Young Adult Bible Study – Is taking a break during summer and will resume in September.

Join us for bible study for young adult in their 20s and 30s. We will meet every Tuesday at 7:00pm in room 209 or 201, HNC rectory on 730 N. Wabash Ave. We will be reading the Bible together, praying, and growing in fellowship as young adult women in Chicago.

Young Adult Music Ministry

Please join us for the monthly Your Adult Music appearance on the first Sunday of the month for the 5:15 p.m. Mass. Instruments rehearse in the Music Office at 4:30 p.m. and the vocalists at 4:45 p.m. We look forward to seeing you!

Young Adult Small Groups – Frassati II – Will start on May 4 to August 3.

What is the Frassati Small Group? Inspired by Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, the Frassati Small Group is a fellowship of young adults who desire to live a life of holiness, in imitation of Our Lord Jesus Christ, within our modern era. Forming a small group will create opportunities for members to deepen their faith via sharing spiritual conversation, forming good disciplines, and developing authentic friendship.

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What does it entail? Come and see! When? Designated Sunday, at 6:15pm (after 5:15pm Mass), in the Cathedral Courtyard, or in the Club Room if it rains.

1. Sunday, May 5, after 5:15pm Mass

Topic: “No one is good at praying, and all of us can work on it. Insights from Scripture, the early Church, and today.”

Dr Moringiello is an associate professor at DePaul University in their Catholic Studies Department.  He received his PhD in Theology from Notre Dame University and the focus of his research and teachings are on the early Christians and how they understood love (agage) as constitutive of their identity and their interpretation of Scripture.  He wrote his doctoral dissertation on St. Irenaeus of Lyon a second century Bishop and of the first great theologians of the Christian Tradition.

2. Sunday, June 2, after 5:15pm Mass

Topic: Topic: The Secret to Sanctity: Needing God

Father Joshua Caswell, SJC, is the Superior General of the Canons Regular of St. John Cantius. He was ordained a priest for the community in 2014 alongside his blood brother, Father Nathan Caswell. Celebrating a decade in the priesthood, Father Joshua’s vocation is part of an extraordinary family story: both he and Father Nathan are priests, and their sister, Sister Mary Judith, OP, belongs to the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist. Their parents undoubtedly take great pride in their children’s dedication to religious life. Canons Regular of St. John Cantius is a religious community of men dedicated to the restoration of the sacred. Living in imitation of Christ, and radical opposition to the values of the world; they work to restore the sacred in the Church and their own lives, seeking the sanctification of all.

3. Sunday, July 14, after 5:15pm Mass

Topic: Praying with the Mass

Bishop Bob Lombardo came to Chicago in 2005 at Cardinal George’s request to establish a mission outreach to the poor on the west side. He has since overseen the creation of the Mission of Our Lady of the Angels and over $15 million in renovations. He also serves as the Vicar for Vicariate III in the Archdiocese of Chicago.

Bishop Bob, a Notre Dame graduate with an accounting degree, felt a strong call to become a Franciscan and a priest. He has done missionary work in Bolivia and Honduras, organized youth programs in Manhattan, and directed the Padre Pio Shelter in the Bronx. He is a founding member of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal and holds a Masters of Divinity and a M.S. in Pastoral Counseling.

In Chicago, he founded and directs the Mission of Our Lady of the Angels and the Franciscans of the Eucharist of Chicago. He was appointed bishop by Pope Francis in September 2020 and ordained on November 13, 2020. He continues to lead the Mission and the Franciscans of the Eucharist.

In September 2020, Pope Francis appointed then Fr. Bob to the episcopacy. He was ordained a bishop on 11/13/2020 as highlighted here. He is currently in charge of Vicariate III, the grouping of parishes and Catholic institutions surrounding the Mission. He continues to be the director of the Mission and the superior of the Franciscans of the Eucharist even after his appointment to the episcopacy.

4. Sunday, August 4, after 5:15pm Mass

Topic: Panel of Witnesses Facilitated by Claire Gregoire

Claire Gregoire is a parishioner of Holy Name Cathedral and a Co-Chair of our upcoming 175th Anniversary Year Celebration as a faith community that will begin in November, 2024. Claire also serves on HNC’s Strategic Planning Oversight Council since its formation.

Claire is owner and president of KAMDEN Strategy Group, Inc., a management consulting firm specializing in strategic planning and implementation services for companies and organizations. She works collaboratively with executives of companies as well as executive teams and boards of nonprofit organizations to address business issues and create strategic growth plans to guide direction, drive results and optimize impact. Claire has prior corporate experience in the insurance sector running business units and serving in senior executive roles. She has served on a variety of corporate and nonprofit boards for over 30 years. She is skillful in facilitating and leading initiatives involving complex challenges and a variety of constituents. She earned an MBA in finance, marketing and international business from Northwestern University’s J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, a BA from Ripon College, and holds a certificate from the Women’s Director Development Program, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.