Mass & DinnerOne of our most popular events is our second and fourth Sunday mass and dinner. We, "young adults," make up the servers, lectors, EMs, ushers and music for the 6:00pm Mass at St. John's. If you would like to get involved please let us know, we ALWAYS need more participants! Mass is followed by an outing to a local spot or a themed dinner or pizza in the parish center. Join us for Mass even if you cannot make the dinner and vice versa!
Themed dinners are cooked by a dedicated team of volunteers drawn from our young adult community. Past themes have included Mediterranean, Indian, Oktoberfest, Thanksgiving, and Breakfast for Dinner! If you would like to contribute a dish or help with setup, please email contact@jacksyacs.com. We’d love to have more helpers! |
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Community NightAs a Catholic community, we believe it is important to get together for spiritual growth but that it is also necessary and possible to have fun and make real friendships in the process. The format varies each week, but we keep a balance of social and spiritual events. We hope our community nights are an integration of the two, because we acknowledge our social and spiritual needs go together. Social events have included movie night, holiday themed events in the city, board game night or going to a local bar. Additionally, we come together to pray a scriptural rosary, attend Eucharistic adoration, share in group discussions about relevant topics and watch and discuss documentaries about the Church. We are always finding and looking for new and different events to have!
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Service EventsOne of our most popular service events is homeless outreach. We make PB&J sandwiches and hand them out to our homeless neighbors around Center City, along with water bottles or juice. If they are open to it, we invite them to join us in prayer. We are always looking for more service events, and we share as we are made aware of them. Occasionally we have the opportunity to assist the Capuchin Friars with their community events and outreach at the Padre Pio Prayer Center in Frankford (https://www.piocenter.org/).
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Social EventsWe hold social events roughly every few months typically, on a Friday night in St. John’s parish center. Past events have included trivia night, music bingo and swing dance! For more information or to be notified about upcoming events, email contact@jacksyacs.com.
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Other Opportunities
Lily's Voice (Women's Group)
How can we live as true Catholic women? Explore this question with us at “The Lily’s Voice,” a faith sharing and discussion group. Women of all ages and vocations are welcome! Each meeting stands alone so come as you can. Meeting 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month, 7-8:30pm in the Parish Center.
For more information, contact lilysvoice@gmail.com.
For more information, contact lilysvoice@gmail.com.
Esto Vir (Men's Group)
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All men are welcome to join for bible study. We meet every Tuesday at 7pm in the Parish center and will read predetermined sections of the bible. Discussion usually flows from the passage but covers many different topics and also gives us an opportunity to grow in faith together and share how we can live the gospel every day.
Meeting occurrence can vary so please email contact@jacksyacs.com if you are interested or want more information. |
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