YAM December Newsletter

In this issue

St. Joseph Retreat

Bible Study: Advent Series

Praise & Adoration

Ugly Sweater Christmas Party

Zoo Lights

Small Groups

Spiritual

St. Joseph Saturday Retreat

Saturday, Dec. 11th | 9am-1pm

Join St. Alphonsus Young Adult Ministry and YCP Chicago on Saturday, December 11th for the St. Joseph Saturday Retreat! St. Joseph Saturday is a FREE half-day retreat (open to all young adults in their 20s and 30s), where young adults are encouraged to “look upon work with the eyes of faith” and see God’s presence in their vocations and professional lives. The retreat will include talks, group discussion, and prayer, and it will be a time to reflect on the life of YCP's patron saint, St. Joseph the Worker.

Check-In begins at 9am, but there will be an optional daily Mass at 8:30am (confession available starting at 8am). The retreat will end at 1pm. Free parking is available in the St. Alphonsus parking lot, or street parking is also available nearby.

**Per the recent mandate from the city of Chicago and the Archdiocese of Chicago, masks will be required, regardless of vaccination status, for all indoor portions of our event. We ask that you bring your own mask, but a few masks will be provided at the front door for anyone who needs one. Masks are not required outdoors or when eating or drinking.

SCHEDULE:

8:00am - *optional* confession

8:30am - *optional* Daily Mass

9:00am - Check-In and Continental Breakfast

9:30am to 1:00pm - Retreat

1:00pm - *optional* Lunch at nearby restaurants

Bible Study: Advent Series

Tuesdays, Dec. 14, 21, 28 | 7pm-8pm

The YAM Spiritual Team's Small Group Bible Study series has started back up and the next gathering will be Tuesday, December 14th at 7pm. Meetings will last 1 hour and will center around Sunday's upcoming Gospel, with study aids from Bishop Barron's Word on Fire Ministries aiding the reflection and discussion.

Meet downstairs in Festival Hall. We will meet every Tuesday in December until Christmas. Looking forward to this series!

Praise & Adoration

Friday, Dec. 17th | 7:30pm

On Friday, Dec. 17, spend time with our Lord in praise and adoration in the main church. We'll spend the first 15 minutes in silent adoration, and then our musicians will lead worship in song. The hour will conclude with benediction.

Afterward, we will meet for refreshments and fellowship downstairs in Festival Hall.

*Want to sing/play an instrument with us? Come to the church an hour early (6:30pm) to run the songs with the music team! Or contact Eric Nyberg on Facebook.

Social

Ugly Sweater Christmas Party

Saturday, Dec. 11th | 7pm-10pm

Come join us for our annual YAM Christmas Ugly Sweater Party! This year we'll be hosting at D'Agostino's Pizza and Pub near Wrigleyville on Saturday, December 11 at 7 pm in their downstairs party room. St Al's YAM will be providing free appetizers and pizza! Drinks will be available for your own purchase at the bar.

Fab-Yule-ous ugly sweaters and Christmas spirits are encouraged! Because we'll really be sleighin' it in our snowtorious Christmas sweaters this wintery night. Hope to see you all on December 11! Merry Christmas from St. Alphonsus YAM! And remember "The best way to spread Christmas cheer is for singing loud for all to hear" - and Fleece Navidad!!!

Zoo Lights

Tuesday, Dec. 14th | 6:30pm

St. Al's YAM has secured 40 tickets to the free evening of Lincoln Park Zoolights, entry time between 6:30 and 7pm Tuesday, Dec. 14th.

Come join us for a fun weekday night hangout at the Lincoln Park Zoo, seeing all the animal exhibits and wonderful Christmas lights. Afterwards we'll head over to a local bar together for some drinks around 9pm.

Please sign up through our Google Form (below) to reserve your ticket. Tickets that St. Alphonsus YAM have secured will be given out on first come first serve basis to responders of this form.

Found out more about ZooLights here.

Any questions please email us at stalsyamsocial@gmail.com.

Small Groups

If you are interested in leading (either by yourself or with another person) or joining a small group, please contact our Small Group Coordinator, Katie Haggerty, at katie.haggerty13@gmail.com.