WASHINGTON—The
USCCB Secretariat of Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth (LMFLY), in
collaboration with its ad-hoc National Advisory Team on Young Adult Ministry,
will offer a National Young Adult Ministry Summit May
15-17, 2018, at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C.

Over 130
pastoral leaders in the field of young adult ministry will attend, representing
53 Catholic archdioceses and dioceses, and 26 national organizations,
movements, and apostolates.

Archbishop
Charles J. Chaput, OFM Cap. of Philadelphia and Chairman of the Committee on
Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth, said, “During these months in
anticipation of the global Synod on ‘Young People, the Faith, and Vocational
Discernment,’ it is essential that Catholic leaders gather together to discuss
and advance the Church’s work with young adults.”

The
Summit is an invitation-only gathering focused on peer conversation and
networking around best practices and emerging models of ministry with young
adults, especially in view of the Synod and the increasing number of
religiously-disaffiliated young adults in their 20s and 30s.

The ad-hoc
National Advisory Team on Young Adult Ministry was developed in 2016 to
assist the USCCB Secretariat of Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth with efforts
related to serving the field of young adult ministry in the United States. The
Summit has been organized by the National Advisory Team in their work to
advance this mission.

The May
2018 gathering will also be live-streamed so that those unable to attend can
still participate in plenary discussions and engage in an online dialogue. This
digital opportunity is supported by the Catholic Apostolate Center, which is
also providing generous financial support to the Summit.

For more
information about the event or the live-streaming, contact the USCCB
Secretariat of Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth at 202-541-3040 or email yam@usccb.org.

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Media Contact:

Judy Keane

202-541-3200

Source:: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops