Connecting w/Middle-Aged Catholics

[SuburbanGal]

I turned 40 this May and learned about young adult groups for Catholics at age 36. I wasted no time joining. I really enjoyed connecting with like-minded people and becoming involved with other young adults.

Now that I’m 40, I’m, quite obviously, too old for these groups and can no longer be involved with them.

I really miss being able to connect with like-minded people and doing things like wine tasting, speed dating and the like.

It’s a shame these groups for young adult Catholics didn’t exist when I was a lot younger otherwise I would’ve been involved a lot sooner.

There aren’t any groups for middle-aged Catholics that I’m aware of so what’s the best way for a middle-aged Catholic to connect with and do things with other middle-aged Catholics?

 

[0Scarlett_nidiyilii]

Any kind of ministry or bible study should be open to you.
Or are you especially trying to connect to singles free to marry in the Church?

 

[FollowChrist34]

Yes, there is kind of a gap there, right? They do tend to the young adults, the very old, the married and their kids, and then the single middle-agers just sort of fall through the cracks. It is a real problem. So many people go to Mass alone and the Church just seems to have a blind spot on this. I think, well, once I am 70 I’ll be in good shape. I can play bingo.

 

[Elf01]

Surely you’re not the only one to have got to old. Maybe speak to others and look into starting something yourselves.

 

[Bluebright]

Yes this age is also missed out in our parish. I guess because they assume we are all married and raising children and perhaps too busy for such things? I don’t know. But there are no groups of mid age people in our parish or in fact when I have lived in other areas of our diocese either. I bridge the gap by getting involved in volunteering in the church and this helps but it isn’t socialising, though it can lead to some social events. It may help. To my huge surprise I found a Catholic girls coffee group on meet up… we chat about faith and it’s issues in the world… so maybe start one in your area, or hop on the train and join us

 

[TheLittleLady]

If there is a specific group you want to have at your parish, speak to your pastor. Offer to coordinate the group. These things don’t exist not because the Parish does not care about _______________ group (insert name of the group), it is because there is no one willing to run the thing.

 

[Tis_Bearself]

It seems like these groups are so age- and status- segregated. I don’t want to be the old person barging into the 22-year-olds’ meetup, but it’s really weird when I can buy a ticket to some rock show at a bar and hang out with ages from 21 to 50+ enjoying the music (I do this a lot), but I can’t go to a bar and listen to Theology on Tap because I’m too old.