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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.

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Social

County Line Orchard Day Trip

Saturday, October 14 | 9am

Hay there, St. Al’s YAM community! St’ Al’s YAM will be going to County Line Orchards on Saturday, October 14th. The orchard has apple picking, pumpkin patch, farm, corn maze and train. So pumpkin spice up your life and come along with us to this appletastic event.

Cars will leave from the St. Alphonsus Oakdale parking lot around 9:00 AM on Saturday, October 14th. Please let us know in the form below if you're able to drive. We will be carpooling to County Line Orchard in Indiana, 200 S County Line Rd, Hobart, IN 46342, about a hour and a half drive. We will stop at some point as a group to have lunch at the kitchen/grill onsite at the orchard. Expect to return to the city around 5pm/leave the orchard to come back around 3pm.

We ask that each passenger bring $10 to help your driver with costs of gasoline. Cost to enter the Apple Picking Orchard is $3 a person, additional costs for some activities and food. There are three separate passes you can purchase at the gate, a short explanation on each pass and pricing is below

Explorer Pass- $9- General Admission, Tractor Ride & Corn Maze
All Access Pass- $14- All Day Access, General Admission, Tractor Ride, Kid’s Farm, Corn Maze and Moo-Choo Train
Lil Farmer Pass- $7- General Admission Tractor Ride & Kid’s Farm

Moo- Choo Rides are $3 per ride, Apples are $2 per pound & Pumpkins are 40 Cents per pound.

Please sign up below so we know who all to expect and can coordinate rides if needed. We're looking for a handful of people to volunteer to drive so people can carpool as well.

Sig up to attend and/or drive!

Trivia

Saturday, Oct. 21 | 5pm

Are you the friend whose schtick is sharing random factoids? Or maybe the one with the most fun party conversations? Well, calling all you trivia fans and friends alike to come join us in St. Alphonsus' Festival Hall (basement), on Saturday, October 21st from 5pm-8pm because St. Al’s YAM Trivia is back!

The cost of tickets is $25 per person (it is a fundraiser!). Teams of 5-6 people can register individually or together. For anyone registering as a team, simply list the names of everyone in the "Comments" section of the GiveCentral link during your purchase. Light refreshments, beer, and wine are included in the event cost. We will have prizes for 3rd, 2nd, and 1st place winning teams.

Don't know anyone or don't have 6 people on your team? Fear not! You may also register individually or in a smaller group (2-4 people). We will assign you to a team. All are welcome!

***Please note: pre-registration with payment through the GiveCentral link is required to attend. No walk-ups will be allowed since we have teams.

For bonus points to your team’s final score, bring 2 unopened, unexpired, non-perishable food items! All items will be donated to Nourishing Hope- the Lakeview food pantry! They especially need pastas, jams and jellies, canned beans, rice, and canned goods with pop-tops!

For any questions or concerns, please reach out to the YAM social team at: stalsyamsocial@gmail.com!

Spiritual

Praise & Adoration

Friday, Oct. 20 | 7:30pm

The month of October in the Catholic Church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In light of this, we want to join with the wider Church in venerating the Blessed Mother which is why our next Holy Hour, on Friday, October 20th, will have a Marian theme to it. While our Lord will still be present in the Blessed Sacrament on the Altar and the sacrament of Confession be available, our music will be focused towards Mary and the evening will conclude with praying the Litany of Loreto and benediction.

As usual, we'll spend the first 15 minutes in silent adoration, and then our musicians will lead worship in song. We will gather for fellowship at Olive Black after!

*Want to sing/play an instrument with us? Contact Filip Szeszko on Facebook.*

Speaker Event and Pumpkin Carving:

Stress, God, and Us w/ Sister Margaret Lekan

Tuesday, Oct. 31 | 6:30pm

We’re excited to introduce a brand new speaker at St. Alphonsus! On Tuesday, October 31st, we will be joined by Sister Margaret Lekan, OP for a talk on the various stresses in our lives and God’s working through them. Sister Margaret comes to us with a tremendous wealth of experience having organized numerous retreats and workshops for the laity, clergy, and religious on various aspects of human psychology, mental health, and God’s connection to them in the workings of our daily lives.

Afterwards, you’re invited to participate in pumpkin carving organized by our Social Committee! Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be provided. While we will provide carving tools, we ask that anyone interested in participating please bring your own pumpkin. This is a great way to get to know some new people in our community while getting into the fall spirit! Hope to see you all there!

Intellectual

Upcoming Events

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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

St. Alphonsus Cleaning Angels

Saturday, Oct. 28 | 9-10:30am

Join us on Saturday, Oct. 28th as we help to clean and beautify our St. Alphonsus campus! It is our duty as good Catholics to be of service to our faith community and our local parish! The focus area will be on the rectory instead of the church this month.

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.