Saturday, February 17, 2024 | Period 5 | 1:00pm - 2:15pm
In his letter to young people, Pope Francis declares, “Christ is alive and he wants you to be alive!” This is the good news that keeps young adults close to Jesus and his Church even as many leave. This, too, is the good news that can animate ministry with young adults in your parish. A panel assembling national, diocesan, and parish perspectives will offer insights on fruitful evangelization of and ministry to young adults. Their testimonies will assure you that young adults in the Church are the key to renewing your parish.
Fr. Mario Amore is the Director of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship for the Archdiocese of Detroit and oversees the direct pastoral ministry of the archdiocese and the continued implementation of Archbishop Vigneron’s Pastoral Letter, Unleash the Gospel. Since 2019, Fr. Amore has served as Pastor of St. Aloysius in downtown Detroit, an urban parish with a focus on ministering to young adults through worship, service, and community.
Maricruz Flores is the director to the Office for Youth and Young Adult Ministry in the Diocese of San Diego. She has a B.A. in Political Science from CSU Dominguez Hills and a M.A. in Organizational Leadership from Point Loma Nazarene University. She worked as a youth minister for 4 years at Our Lady of Guadalupe. She is currently the project chair for the National Catholic Youth Conference, Long Beach and is on the membership board for the Region 11 Commission for the Spanish Speaking.
Paul Jarzembowski is the Associate Director for the Laity at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in Washington DC, where he has served since 2013. He is the author of "Hope from the Ashes" (2022) and "Hope for the Holidays" (2023), as well as numerous articles, interviews, lectures, podcasts, and presentations on evangelization, ministries with youth and young adults, church history and seasons, and the laity.
Karen Luna is Coordinator of Young Adult Ministry for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. She holds her B.A. and M.A. in Theological Studies from Loyola Marymount University. She seeks to accompany and develop ministry leaders to form Missionary Disciples transforming the diverse church and world.
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