The Young Adult Ministry of Chicago

Mondays at 7:30 PM

Week #1 - July 14

Finding God in All Things: A Practical Spirituality for Everyday Life

Fr. Pat McGrath
Fr. Patrick McGrath, SJ, is a Jesuit of the Chicago Province. He serves as the Provincial Assistant for Secondary Education for the Chicago Province of the Society of Jesus. He holds a BA and an M.Div. On weekends, he presides at Old St. Patrick's Church.

Week #2 - July 21

The Power of Community: Creating Hope from Despair - Love from Hatred

Fr. John Grace
Fr. John Grace is the director of Campus Ministry at Virginia Tech. He had served at Old St. Mary's in Chicago and James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA, and has been on the staff of the USCCB's Campus Ministry Leadership Institute for the past 5 years.

Week #3 - July 28

Friendship in a Fast-Paced World

Ms. Beth Knobbe
Ms. Beth Knobbe works at Northwestern University's Sheil Catholic Center, coordinating retreats and fellowship activities for undergraduate students. She is currently writing her first book, Finding My Voice: A Young Adult Woman’s Perspective(St. Anthony Messenger Press, 2009).

Week #4 - August 4

Children of Abraham: Understanding our Sisters and Brothers within Judaism and Islam

Dr. Christie Billups
Dr. Christie Billups is a full-time jail minister with Kolbe House Jail Ministry for the Archdiocese of Chicago. She holds a doctorate in ministry and a master's in pastoral studies from Catholic Theological Union, as well as a master's in teaching from National Louis University.

Additional Details

St. Vincent de Paul
1010 W. Webster Ave
Chicago, IL 60614
Contact: Ms. Rebecca Carmichael
Phone: 773-325-8610
E-mail: rrcarmich@hotmail.com
Website: www.stvdep.org

Directions
Go north on the Kennedy (I-90/94W) and take the North Ave. exit. Turn right onto North Ave., then left at N. Clybourn, and right at N. Kenmore Ave.