For adults in their 20’s, 30’s & 40’s
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UPCOMING EVENTS…
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February
9th @ Just
in time for Valentines Day! |
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Holy
Thursday Midnight Pilgrimage with Bishop Conlon Thursday, April 5, 2012 All young
adults in college and in their 20s and 30s are invited to walk with
“Christ in the Garden” through a late-night pilgrimage of seven churches
around the |
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Eucharistic Adoration Community Every Friday Night - 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Held at St. Joan of Arc Parish, |
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Links
Diocese of
Joliet Young Adult Ministry
Arch-Diocese of Chicago Young
Adult Ministry
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Some Resources
for Young Singles
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Singles at the
Crossroads (by Albert Y. Hsu, Intervarsity Press, 1997) is a great
guide for single young adult Christians today. This book helps singles
understand that the church is really for them just as much as it is for
couples and families. Hsu covers topics such as loneliness, community,
dating, discernment, and practical advice for temptations of the single life. |
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Gettng a Life: How to
Find Your True Vocation (by Renee M. LaReau, Orbis Books, 2003) looks at our calling in work and in
love, and what God might be asking us to do with our life. Renee LaReau
is a young adult who chronicles her own journey to discovering her calling,
and challeges readers to look at their lives and to
do the same discernment. |
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Spirituality at
Work: 10 Ways to Balance Your Life on the Job (by Gregory F.
A. Pierce, Loyola Press, 2001) is a guide for any young adult working in the
world today (regardless of a person's job, location, or tasks). In an enjoyable and easy-to-read
way, author Gregory Pierce outlines ten practical ways to balance life and
work, home and office, as well as our faith and our careers. |
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The Five Love
Languages for Singles (by Gary Chapman, Northfield Publishing, 2004) is
based on his original "Five Love Languages" book, but this time
focuses on single life. Chapman tackles the unique
circumstances that singles face, and shows how the five love languages affect
our relationships, friendships, and work environment, and how we can better
understand them. |
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Losing Your Religion, Finding Your Faith: Spirituality for
Young Adults (by Fr.
Brett C. Hoover, Paulist Press, 1998) is a great read
for any young singles who strugle with their faith. According to Fr. Brett Hoover,
losing one's religion is just a part of our growth process, but what really
defines us is the real challenge to find a vibrant, honest, and relevant
adult appreciation of faith and belief. |
