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CCASTA Young Adult Weekly Discussion Group
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The Young Adults of CCASTA host a weekly discussion group to learn more about and grow in their Catholic Faith. This is being held virtually over Zoom to help ensure that all who want to participate can despite any safety concerns. The format is casual yet faith-oriented and usually involves opening and closing in prayer, watching a video in a Catholic studies series, and discussing this for the remainder of the time. This weekly group helps to foster community in the participants although weekly attendance is not required. The topics follow a similar theme that changes every couple of months and can easily be jumped into without prior attendance. Additionally, volunteers from the group have taken turns picking a saint they admire and making a short presentation on them for the group. Here's a short breakdown of the general schedule followed each night:
- 7:00 PM - Opening Prayer, Admin, and Announcements
- 7:10 PM - Saint of the Week by a volunteer
- 7:30 PM - Watch Catholic content as a group
- 7:45 PM - Discuss the topic discussed in the video we watched
- 8:30 PM - Closing Prayer with Intentions
For more information about this group, please check the calendar and/or contact Joe Martz.
To access the notes associated with the discussion group and the presentations on lives of the saints made by the members of the group, follow this link to the Google Drive location: CCASTA Young Adult Public Folder
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CCASTA Young Adult Monthly Events
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Each month, the Young Adults plan and run local events to spend time in community together, assist others in the area through service projects, and pilgrimages to local Catholic sites. Check the CCASTA Young Adults Calendar for the most up-to-date information for each event.
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CCASTA Young Adult Service Day at Little Portion Farm
(St. Anthony's Shrine)
Saturday, July 23, 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM
The CCASTA Young Adults will volunteer to help the Franciscans at Little Portion Farm in their ministry to restore the land and give the harvest to those who need it most. We will be helping with gardening, harvesting, and whatever else is needed at the farm. A little before noon we will go up the hill to St. Anthony's Shrine and attend Mass then have a picnic lunch outdoors afterward. Please bring a packed lunch. More information about LPF's mission can be found on their website here: https://www.littleportionfarm.org/
RSVP to Joe by Thursday, 07/21/22.
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Contact Us
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Joe MartzJoeMccasta.orgYoung Adult Ministry
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Google Calendar
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CCASTA Young Adult Service Projects
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About once a quarter, the CCASTA Young Adults plan an event to help focus on volunteering and meeting a need in the community. So far we have partnered with the Baltimore Basilica to help them with their homeless ministry, the Columbia Pregnancy Center to help them in their mission to provide aid and education to mothers in crisis, and Little Portion Farm to assist them in their care for the land and through that, provide for those in need. For more information on these service projects, please check the calendar and/or contact Joe Martz.
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CCASTA Young Adult Book Club
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Every other week, we meet to discuss a book to help us grow in holiness. Our first book was the Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales from August 2021 to November 2021. For spring and summer of 2022, we are reading the Diary of Divine Mercy by St. Faustina. Times and links to join are on the calendar linked here: " https:="">">CCASTA Young Adults Google Calendar
Even if you can't make it to the meetings, it's highly recommended by our group as an excellent source of practical advice on living a holy, Catholic life.
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