"Consistently Present, Spiritually Relevant, bringing Church to where you are!"

Holy Grounds
A Spiritual Coffee House Series that mixes in some Jesus, Good Joe, with new friends, new faces, and plenty of graces!  Yes – we are talking about Holy Grounds!   The night includes a interesting topic, good discussion, some social time and the 1st coffee selection is on us.  So, grab some Coffee or Tea and enjoy an interesting experience to encourage you on your faith journey.  Come to Holy Grounds; change your life over a cup of coffee. This group meets on the 1st Monday of each month at Moxie Java Bistro on Chinden Blvd at 7pm.

Awesome Adoration
A social and spiritual gathering where young adults can share a light meal and then pray together with intention in the Real Presence of Jesus Christ. This social and spiritual experience provides an opportunity to eat, pray and get to know fellow believers who seek to contemplate the mystery and wonder of our faith while praying for those in need. Join us on the 2nd Monday of every month (Sept - May) at the Saint John's Cathedral Adoration Chapel beginning at 7pm and bring your favorite snack or beverage to share.

Theology on Tap
A chance  for Catholic Adults and their friends to meet together in a local establishment, listen to a speaker, gain new insights, engage in discussion,  relax, eat, drink and have fun!   Whether you’re an active Catholic, inactive Catholic, sort of interested in being Catholic, or a 'Wow" these Catholics are cool to hang out with" kind of person; come on down to Theology on Tap and get in touch with the Good News of Jesus Christ in a whole new way. This group meets on the 3rd Monday of the month at the Smokey Mtn. Pizza at 415 East Parkcenter Blvd. at 7pm. T

Young Adult Retreat
A weekend retreat led by a team of four to six young adults in their 20s and 30s under the leadership of a Priest and a lay pastoral minister. Each team member will speak on an aspect of the weekend’s topic and will lead conversations in small groups and morning or evening prayer. Each retreat includes Talks given by peers, Opportunities for liturgy, reconciliation & spiritual direction, Time for casual conversation with others during meals and breaks, Time for rest, prayer and private reflection, and connecting spiritually and socially with your young adult peers. The Winter Retreat is held on the last weekend in January and the Summer Rtetreat is held on the last weekend in July. Contact Robert Barros-Bailey at tvyamtalk@gmail.com for more information.

Young Adult Groups
Parish based groups provide a opportunity for faith filled fun and fellowship as well as study and discussion of the catholic faith within a local parish community. These groups welcome single and married adults in their 20's, 30's and 40's.  We currently have several Parish Groups meeting:

Saint Marks's Young Adults (FIYA) - Contact Emily Naugle at enaugleod@yahoo.com for more information
Holy Apostles Young Adults - Contact Robert Barros-Bailey at tvyamtalk@gmail.com for more information
Our Lady of the Rosary Young Adults - Contact Jeremy Zerr at jeremy.zerr@gmail.com for more information
Saint John's Young Adults (Boise Catholic Crew) - Contact Natalie Nathan at natalienathan@gmail.com, for more information.
Sacred Heart Young Adults - Contact Fr. Rob Cook at rcook@rcdb.org for more inforamtion.

Capstone Missions
We serve Christ as He lives in the orphaned children and the poor in Tijuana, Mexico. Capstone Missions works to improve living conditions for Tijuana’s poor. We partner with other Catholics ministering in Tijuana in the spirit of Mother Teresa and Dorothy Day in providing for the needs of the most impoverished. check out the website at: http://sites.google.com/site/capstonemissions/home

Affiliated Programs
Saint Paul's Catholic Student Center at Boise State University
is a Catholic ministry for college students attending Boise State University. All young adults are welcome to various social and spiritual programs held throughout the year. During the academic year, Mass is held at noon with reconciliation available at 11:30 a.m. Contact Deacon Chuck Skoro at chuck@stpaulsboise.org for more information.

C.A.S.T (Catholic Adult Singles Together)
is a Catholic ministry focused on singles, divorced and widowed Catholics from 35-50. Join this active group as they hold various social gatherings and activities throughout the year. Contact boisecast@gmail.com for more information.

Recommended Websites
Official Sites
Vatican: www.vatican.va
United States Catholic Conference of Bishops: www.usccb.org
Daily Mass readings: www.usccb.org/nab
The New American Bible: www.usccb.org/nab/bible/

Contact Information
Use E-Mail at tvyamtalk@gmail.com
On Facebook at www.facebook.com/pages/TVYAM

Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
Patron of the Treasure Valley Young Adult Ministry

“In this trying time that our country is going through we Catholic young adults have a serious duty to fulfill: our self-formation.  We, who by the grace of God are Catholics... must steel ourselves for the battle we shall certainly have to fight to fulfill our program and give our country, in the not too distant future, happier days and a morally healthy society, but to achieve this we need constant prayer to obtain from God that grace without which all our prayers are useless; organization and discipline to be ready for action at the right time; and finally, the sacrifice of our passion and of ourselves, because without that we cannot achieve our aim.”

Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901-1925) The life of the man or woman in the imitation of Christ is what young people today are looking for; a role model for young adults of the third millennium. Young Adults will find someone to identify with in this vibrant young outdoorsman who combined a deep love for Christ, a desire to serve the needy, and a mission to imbue society and politics with Christian ideals.

Pier Giorgio Frassati was born in Turin, Italy on Holy Saturday, April 6, 1901. His father, an agnostic, was the founder and director of the liberal newspaper, La Stampa, and was influential in Italian politics, serving a term as senator, and later was Italy's ambassador to Germany. He spent the flower of his youth between two world wars when Italy was in social ferment and Fascism was on the rise.

Pier Giorgio developed a deep spiritual life which he never hesitated to share with his friends. In 1918 he joined the St. Vincent de Paul Society and dedicated much of his spare time to serving the sick and the needy. He decided to become a mining engineer so he could "serve Christ better among the miners," as he told a friend. His studies, however, did not keep him from social activism.

“To live without faith, without a patrimony to defend, without a steady struggle for truth, that is not living, but existing.” In 1919, he joined the Catholic Student Federation and the Popular Party, a political organization which promoted the Catholic Church's teachings. He even entertained the idea of merging the Catholic Student Federation with the Catholic Workers' Organization.

"Charity is not enough: we need social reform," he used to say, as he worked for both. He also gave his time to help establish a Catholic daily newspaper Momento which was based on the principles of Pope St. Leo XIII's encyclical on social and economic matters, Rerum Novarum.

In late June 1925 Pier Giorgio was afflicted by an acute attack of poliomyelitis which doctors later speculated he caught from the poor and sick whom he tended. Neglecting his own health because his grandmother was dying, his illness was too advanced for anyone to treat when doctors discovered how weak he was. Pier Giorgio died on July 4, 1925, at the age of 24.

His family expected Turin's elite and political figures to come to offer their condolences and attend the funeral; they naturally expected to find many of his friends there as well. They were surprised, however, to find the streets of the city lined with thousands of mourners as the cortege passed by. Those who mourned his death most were the poor and needy whom he had served so unselfishly for seven years; many of these, in turn, were surprised to learn that the saintly young man they new only as "Fra Girolamo" came from such an influential family. It was these poor people who petitioned the Archbishop of Turin to begin the cause for canonization. The process was opened in 1932 and he was beatified on May 20, 1990. Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati's feast day is July 4th

For more information on Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, check out the Frassati USA website at http://www.frassatiusa.org

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