Young Adults hike in Umstead Park

The St. Francis Young Adults Community joined young adults from other area parishes for a 7 1/2 mile hike around the Syracuse Trail of Umstead Park on June 9th. Thanks to everyone for a great weekend in God’s Creation!

More info about St. Francis Young Adults => http://bit.ly/SFAYAC

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Young Adults on a Mission!

The Diocese of Raleigh Young Adult Mission trip has returned, having served the needs of the Catholic Community of San Juan Pueblo in northern Honduras. Two parishioners from St. Francis of Assisi – Elizabeth Henry and Clare O’Grady – joined with eleven others from parishes around the diocese on the mission trip. The Young Adults departed RDU on March 3^rd, and returned on March 10^th. While there, the young adults participated in construction projects, education projects, and provided medical assistance.

You can read the blog for the trip at http://youngadult-hondurasmission.blogspot.com/, and read the reflections of the young adults who participated in this experience. I encourage you to read the story of their experiences there, and to connect with them as they emerge changed from their experience of serving our brothers and sisters in faith.

To learn more about the St. Francis of Assisi Young Adults Group, visit http://bit.ly/SFAYAC.

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Young Adults on a Mission!

Thanks to everyone who helped make our Night of Wine Tasting and Games such a success! Over 100 friends and family members came out in support of the mission, raising over $4500 to defray the expenses of our medical, construction, and educational programs in Honduras. Your generosity and support of our young adults is inspiring!

We will have more details and photos from the evening up soon here on the Good News Blog, and further reflections from our young Adults after the March 3-10 Diocesan Young Adult Mission Trip to Honduras.

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Young Adults Raised Over $3000 for Mission Trip

The Diocese of Raleigh, Young Adult Mission to Honduras hosted a night of wine tasting and games to support their 2011 Mission Trip to Honduras on Friday, February 18th at St. Francis of Assisi in Raleigh.  The goal of the event was to raise funds for the 2011 Mission Trip and awareness of the Young Adult Communities within the diocese.

The event rose over $3000 dollars and is still counting donations. The funds raised will go to support the medical, construction and community teams going on the Mission Trip this year.  The medical team in the past has served over 300 persons a day, addressing dental, medical and prescription needs that otherwise go unattended during the year.  The construction team has provided in the past solar and traditional electrical installation and general enhancement to the parish and schools that deliver critical services to the community. The community team has delivered immersive English as second language workshops to high school seniors to help prepare for careers in technical and commerce fields.

 The event was well received by a diverse group of people and multiple young adult groups from various parishes, such as St. Thomas Moore located in Chapel Hill, Sacred Heart Cathedral in Raleigh, St Michael’s in Cary as well as St. Francis of Assisi.

 St Francis of Assisi Young Adult Community considers the fundraiser a great success. The group looks forward to providing more spiritual, service and social activities this year. For more information about the SFYAC, please visit our Facebook page at St Francis Young Adult Community or email the group at our new email address at StFrancisYAC@gmail.com

Diocesan Director of Evangelization Rob Jones was able to speak at the event about the Young Adults within the Diocese of Raleigh and how important it is to support the young adults’ efforts

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