Young adult/singles groups

[wild4god]

Well first I must say that I am new and that I am unsure where this should be posted (mods please forgive me). I am 22 years old and a Catholic for my entire life… I don’t get out too much and spend most of my time working on classwork or work. Recently I have more and more humbled by how awesome God is and want to know and love Him more. Recently a co-worker invited me to join him in a singles group and I said okay… The group was an amazing bunch of around 50+ people all around my age who come regularly to the weekly bible-study/singles group…woa, this was awesome - and the study and reflection brought me into thoughts that spanned throughout the week. Unfortunately this was a baptist group and I longed to find an equivalent in a Catholic setting…and so my search began. It has been with great despair so far that I have not found any Catholics my age who are participating in bible-study/young adult groups… this cannot be a age issue as I saw and witnessed the large group at the baptist church. Where does this exist? Why is this so hard to find? . I can only keep praying and looking, does anyone know of anything around northeast Ohio? I spoke with a speaker for The Fest and he said he has the same problem and he lives on the East side. I spoke with a couple of Catholic singles groups including:

St. Charles B. ---- Group is off for a summer siesta
St. Ladislas ---- few members (around 7-10) around 3x-40
St. Basil ---- majority of the members are around 40

Churches I have talked to usually direct me towards St. Basil.

Hmm… where are all these young Catholics hiding at?

Thank You !

 

[Binary]

I think they’re hiding in a life of apostasy.

 

[jtodisco]

I’d suggest checking to see if any of the colleges/universities in your area have a Newman Center at them. Newman Centers are small Catholic parishes named after John Henry Newman that are for college students (and for anyone else who is interested in attending mass or other events). The Newman Center at my college celebrates mass twice on Sundays (once in the morning and once in the evening to make sure no matter what your schedule is like you can make it to mass), it also has numerous groups and events (such as a weekly Bible study group, group volunteer opportunities at a local clothing shelf, pot luck dinners, etc., etc., etc.). They can be found on many college campuses, though unfortunately not all of them just yet. What I’ve seen at my campus has demonstrated how serious they are about the faith and how good they are at evangelizing younger people.

 

[wild4god]

I’d suggest checking to see if any of the colleges/universities in your area have a Newman Center at them. Newman Centers are small Catholic parishes named after John Henry Newman that are for college students (and for anyone else who is interested in attending mass or other events). The Newman Center at my college celebrates mass twice on Sundays (once in the morning and once in the evening to make sure no matter what your schedule is like you can make it to mass), it also has numerous groups and events (such as a weekly Bible study group, group volunteer opportunities at a local clothing shelf, pot luck dinners, etc., etc., etc.). They can be found on many college campuses, though unfortunately not all of them just yet. What I’ve seen at my campus has demonstrated how serious they are about the faith and how good they are at evangelizing younger people.

hmm, I am at a for-profit technical college and there is no such opportunity at my school. I shall make a few calls and see if there is anything in the colleges around me. thanks