Moderate

This retreat uses imagery from Psalm 1 to draw young adults closer to God and encourage them to share God’s love in the world around them.

U.S. soldiers salute during a mass re-enlistment ceremony in a U.S. military camp in Iraq. (CNS photo/Thaier al-Sudani, Reuters)

A July cookout event for young adults to reflect upon the topic of freedom in light of their Catholic faith.

Young adults come together to celebrate the liturgy and then share a simple meal. Subsequently, they are invited to participate in another meal, hosted at the home of a young adult, and discuss issues of hunger, food security, and simplicity. It’s a great program that can be replicated throughout the year.

Discover the joys of connecting with God’s creation and one another by starting a community garden. A community garden offers a glimpse into the ways many saints and wisdom figures connected with God, manifests Catholic Social Teaching’s tenet of Care for Creation, and might even lower your blood pressure and help you shed a few pounds! Enjoy the planting, growing, and harvesting as a young adult community. This is a great idea for urban and rural parishes, and we have ideas to make it happen on a small or large scale (from container garden to city block).

Gather with young adults to assemble relief kits for people affected by natural disasters around the world. This is a time to help others and also recall times when God has been a refuge for the storms in our own lives.

This day-long retreat for young adults in their 20s and 30s, married and single, prepares participants for Advent and Christmas by reflecting on favorite carols.

This program is a potluck and Q&A designed to create an environment where young adults feel comfortable asking (and getting answers to) their biggest questions about God and the Church.

Young adults head to the great outdoors for meaningful reflection in nature on this one-day retreat, which combines individual discernment with paired and group discussion.

This overnight weekend retreat focuses on service to others in light of our Baptismal call. It invites participants to pray and reflect on the ideas of call, service, and mission, not only in direct service opportunities but to their experience within their faith community.

A Deacon baptizes an infant at Sts. Philip and James Church in St. James, New York. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

This program features speakers, discussion, and a prayer service that will help young adults strengthen and renew their baptismal commitment and learn about their connection to the Body of Christ.