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Looking to get more involved at with St. Alphonsus YAM?

There are plenty of ways to volunteer with our Young Adult Ministry! The below Involvement and Volunteer Form is a great first step in letting us know you're eager to get more involved and help our community thrive. All we need is your name and email to get started so that we can reach out to you directly. Whether it's joining one of our committees or simply lending a hand at one of our events, we want to know your interests.

Involvement & Volunteer Form

General

Disciple Maker Index Survey

Take a few minutes to help out our parish by filling out the Disciple Maker Index, which provides you the opportunity to reflect on your own spiritual growth. This will also give feedback for the parish to aid in the growth you're seeking.

DMI Survey

St. Alphonsus Knights of Columbus Fish Fry – VOLUNTEER

Friday, March 31 | 6:00pm

St. Alphonsus Parish Lenten Fish Fry, March 31, 6:00-9:00PM

in the Festival Hall.

Menu: Breaded Cod, Coleslaw, Peas, Carrots, Chips, Hawaiian Bread, Mini-Cupcakes

Admission: Adults: $15, ages 5-12 $7, Under 5 are Free

Buy Adult Tickets here!

Children tickets purchased at the door.

BYOB for Alcoholic beverages only; non-alcohol drinks and desserts will be available. Entertainment includes two performances from the Trinity Irish Dancers, Cornhole/Bags, and children games! Fish, Families, Fun & more!

Our parish needs many volunteers to make this event a success!!

Social

Young Adult Speed Dating

Saturday, April 29 | 6:00pm

Young adult (21-39 yrs old) speed dating will take place on Saturday, April 29th with registration check-ins beginning at 6:00pm.

Cost per individual ticket is $50. You must pre-register for the event. Final day to register is Wednesday, April 26. At the door sign ups are not allowed, to ensure everyone is able to meet their matches for each round.

Women's Registration

Men's Registration

Create a Profile link. Participants create a profile and select a preferred dating range. They will then be match with people that select similar ranges (*your age must fall within the range). *Once you create your profile, be sure to save your login to make matches, after the event.

Create Profile Link

1. Register on the Give Central Link

2. Create a Speed Dating Profile in using the above link, if you have issues, please contact us at the stalsyamsocial email address.

Join us for a tremendously fun evening of quality conversations with great dates, food and drinks included! Don't wait to register! Seats go super fast. All ticket sales are final and a limited number of tickets are available for each men's and women's group, so buy yours now before they sell out.

Follow-up questions can be sent to stalsyamsocial@gmail.com

YAM Dip N' Dunk: March Madness Watch Party

Saturday, March 18 | 4pm

Come to St. Al's Festival Hall on Saturday, March 18th starting at 4pm to watch March Madness college basketball games while digging into various delicious dips!

Everybody loves March Madness, but we're pairing ours with an array of fantastic dips made by members of the St. Al’s YAM community! Think you have the best dip recipe? Sign up at the Google Form link here to let us know if you are going to bring a dip to share. If you plan on attending and don't bring dip or chips, we ask you to bring $5 to enjoy what's been made. We'll be voting on the best dip at the end of the event!

And don't worry, we'll have multiple screens going so you can watch your favorite basketball team playing the early games.

Other snacks, beer and soda will be provided as well.

3-on-3 Basketball Tourney

Saturday, April 1 | 10am

3-on-3 Basketball is back!! Come join St. Alphonsus’ Young Adult Ministry (YAM) for its annual 3-on-3 basketball tournament. Grab some friends and join us for one of our most exciting events of the year! The tournament will be a round-robin group play followed by a single elimination tournament for the top 6 teams. Each team is guaranteed 3 games in the group play. There is not a separate tournament for men and women so teams can be co-ed. There will be a limit of 16 teams, so sign up before all of the spots are full.

Teams are limited to 5 players. If you do not have a team and want to sign up individually without a team, we will place you with other individual sign ups to create a team. Please specify “Individual” in the team category at the registration link. If you have a team, please specify your team name when signing up.

As part of the event, we will provide snacks and drinks. All are welcome to come and watch the event for free if not part of a team. For those watching the event who are not part of a team but would still like to partake in the food and drink we ask that you make a $5 donation. After the event we will be heading to a bar (TBD) to socialize and watch the Final Four for March Madness

Date: April 1st

Location: St. Alphonsus Gymnasium

Time: Starts at 10:00 AM

Cost: $15 per person; each player must sign-up individually.

IMPORTANT: Please be sure to rank your skill level 1, 2, or 3 (below for example)

1 – Recreational: No experience to recreational experience. Did not play basketball in high school or only occasionally plays pick-up

2 – Competitive: Played basketball at any point in high school or plays pick-up/intramurals regularly

3 – Elite: Played varsity basketball in high school or college or plays competitive pick-up/intramural basketball

Post event socializing and Final Four watch party at Bar (TBD)

Intellectual

Wonder Series Discussion Group

Every Other Tuesday, starting March 14 | 7:30pm

Word on Fire has produced an excellent five-part video series called Wonder which explores the beautiful complementarity of faith and science and inspires awe at the mysterious beauty of God’s creation. Please join YAM for a discussion series every other Tuesday starting March 14, from 7:30-8:30 PM in the St. Alphonsus Rectory conference room (enter through the rectory front door and signs/people will guide you). We will watch the video (10-15 minutes each) as a group then open it up for discussion. Contact Intellectual chair Jacob for more info/questions.

Schedule: March 14, March 28, April 11, April 25, May 9

Philosophy Forum

Tuesdays

Join us on Tuesdays in the St. Alphonsus rectory for weekly philosophy discussions and digging deeper into the greatest thinkers of all time. Get in touch with Evan at esadasiv@alumni.nd.edu for more information.

Book Club

Wednesdays | 6pm

Our parish has a group of intellectual avid readers who love our Catholic faith and learning more about life through the great works. They meet every Wednesday at 6pm, either in-person in the rectory or on ZOOM. For more information, contact Book Club coordinator Leora at lwallac2@alumni.nd.edu.

Service

Donate a Backpack/Duffel Bag for Safe Families for Children!

When a child arrives at a Safe Families For Children (SFFC) host family's house, they often don't come with much... maybe an extra outfit or two, but rarely anything beyond that. Our goal during Lent, with the help of the various parish community groups, is to create 15 "Safe Families Blessing Bags" for use over the next year.

Learn more and sign up to make a donation!

Contact stalsyamservice@gmail.com with any questions!

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 at st.alsyamsmallgroup@gmail.com.