YMA (20s & 30s)

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Contact: Delis Alejandro, or (310) 566-1530

Young Ministering Adults (YMA), the fellowship group for parishioners in their 20s and 30s, provides spiritual, educational, and social activities and programs that support young adults as they discover new roles in family, work, society, and the Catholic Church. Join us for fellowship and fun!

A team of young adults and a staff coordinator lead the ministry. Along with activities at the parish, the YMA Core Team makes it a priority to invite and welcome young adults to the community and to provide information to its leaders and participants. The ministry also seeks to improve the involvement, participation, and integration of young adults in the parish and advocates for the concerns of young adults today.

Upcoming Events

Saturday, April 18, 10:00am: Heal the Bay Beach Clean-Up - RSVP Here

Sunday, April 19, After 5:30pm Mass: Get Acquainted Dinner - RSVP Here by April 15

Tuesday, April 21, 7:30pm: Vespers - Mass Trivia Night: How well do you know the Liturgy? ft. Jason Coito, Theologian at Chaminade College Prep

Saturday, April 25, 9:30am: The Call to Adventure! Los Liones Trail Hike

Tuesday, April 28, 7:30pm: Vespers ft. Dr. Rich Wood, the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies

Saturday, May 2, 6:30am: Volunteer at St. Francis Center - RSVP Here

Friday-Sunday, May 1-3: YMA Spring Retreat: All Who Wander - Registration open. Sign up below!

Tuesday, May 5, 7:30pm: Vespers ft. Frater Dominic from St. Michael's Abbey

Vespers

Traditionally, vespers is a service of evening prayer in the Divine Office of the Western Christian Church. St. Monica YMA Vespers is an opportunity for young adults in their 20’s and 30’s to nurture their spirituality. Every week they share prayer, scripture reading, and discussion of topics relevant to the spiritual life of Catholic young adults. Join us promptly at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday evenings in the Grand Pavilion or on Zoom. We invite all to sign up on Zoom whether you plan to be in person or online.

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Retreats

Registration now open. Sign up below!

All Who Wander are not all lost for we walk by faith and not by sight (2 Cor 5:7)

In all the good and bad that can come with navigating the challenges and uncertainty of our lives - the curiosity, excitement, anxiety, loneliness, heaviness... - we may feel like we're constantly, continually wandering. All young adults in their 20’s and 30’s are invited to join us in a special place Serra Retreat Center in Malibu, May 1-3, as we open our hearts and minds to wandering alongside God and Jesus. The weekend will offer a greater understanding of self and connection with others as well as guide retreatants to self-discovery, direction, and light.

What is a Retreat?

A retreat is an opportunity (often multiple days long and overnight) to remove yourself from daily life to spend time with Jesus. While it’s also a great opportunity to meet new people and connect with others, it’s primarily a chance to deepen your faith by spending time in the beautiful world God created and making space and silence for Him to speak. Jesus himself retreated many times and religious retreats are a chance for us to walk in his footsteps in this way. In short, a retreat is giving yourself the opportunity to have an encounter with Christ. The retreat weekend includes opportunities for fellowship, small and large group discussion, mass, communal reconciliation, the rosary, and Eucharistic Adoration.

Other Retreat Details

This is an overnight retreat for young adults in their 20s and 30s, so retreatants should plan to come to Serra Retreat Center in Malibu, CA (serraretreat.com) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, May 1st, and be there until we conclude at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 3rd. Retreatants are expected to join us for the whole weekend.

Registration Form:

Peace & Justice

RSVP Here for Beach Clean-Up

RSVP Here for St. Francis Center

Welcome

RSVP by April 15 for Get Acquainted Dinner

Socials