Juventutem Philadelphia

All young adults who have graduated from high school to age 35 are invited to join Juventutem Young Adults!
The meeting will take place in the St. Mary church hall (140 W Hector St. Conshohocken, PA 19428). Pizza and drinks will be provided. Feel free to bring a salad or dessert to share, and please bring a monetary donation ($15-$20 suggested) to offset the cost of dinner. Please email [email protected] with any questions! Hope to see you there!

We had a wonderful time on our hike!!

Thanks to all who joined us!!

Next meeting: Oct. 11th at 7:15pm!
We hope to see you there!!

-JMJ-

This Sunday, September 22nd: Rosary Hike

We are hiking at Valley Forge Park! Meet at 1:00 pm at Valley Forge Park Yellow Spring Trails parking lot (1700 Wilson Rd. Malvern, PA 19355). Lunch is at your own discretion. The hike will be around 2.5 hours with a break to pray the rosary. Trail wood and open sky mix as well as some historical sites too. Please let us know at [email protected] if you are planning on coming.

Saturday, October 5th: Parish Picnic volunteers needed!!

Fr. Gismondi has asked Juventutem to run the kids’ games for the parish picnic and we cannot let him down! Volunteers will be asked to help run a game for one hour between 2:00 pm-5:00 pm. Also, volunteers are expected to arrive 1 hour early to help set up OR
stay after to clean. Let us know asap if you can volunteer and help with this event.

Friday October 11th: Monthly Meeting

Our next meeting will be Friday, October 11th after the 6:30 pm Mass. We will meet in the parish hall after Mass for dinner, social time, and a talk. We will end the evening with Compline. Pizza and drinks will be provided. Please bring a $15-$20 monetary donation to offset the cost.

All young adults who have graduated from high school to age 35 are invited to join Juventutem Young Adults!
The meeting will take place in the church hall. Pizza and drinks will be provided. Feel free to bring a salad or dessert to share, and please bring a monetary donation ($15-$20 suggested) to offset the cost of dinner.
Email [email protected] for more details.

Starting this next year of Juventutem off with a Phillies game! What a great night. We finished the evening with adoration at a nearby chapel.

“A thousand years of enjoying human glory is not worth even an hour spent sweetly communing with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.” St. Padre Pio

The parish picnic event at St. John the Baptist in Allentown, NJ has been cancelled due to expected bad weather.

Hey there Juventutem Philly,

Hope your summer is off to a great start! We got you covered with some events coming up. Please read the details below, they are very important!

In chronological order:

1. This Thursday, June 15th @ 7 PM- First Weekly Volleyball Practice
a. Open to everyone, even if you didn't sign up to play on our Volleyball tournament team. No running involved!
b. This practice will be a weekly occurrence until the tournament which is July 22nd.
c. Location is Manduak Common Park 1451 Dillon Rd, Ambler, PA 19002 (https://goo.gl/maps/UjPWocCbZebESawo6)

2. Friday, June 16th - June Monthly Meeting with social, pizza, and Scripture Study led by Father Gismondi (Last monthly meeting until September)
a. Adoration at 5:30 PM, Confession at 6 PM, Mass at 6:30 PM, and everything else to follow.
b. Clothing Drive for St. Francis Inn - We will collect new and used clothes for St. Francis Inn at this meeting, so bring your clothes that you don't want anymore!
c. PLEASE RSVP: https://bit.ly/JuneJuveMeet

3. Saturday, June 17th - Corporal Works of Mercy Event @ St. Francis Inn in Kensington, Philadelphia.
a. https://stfrancisinn.org/
b. Will help serve lunch restaurant-style to the needy. They make it super easy to plug into their process and help out.
c. RSVP REQUIRED!! Here: https://bit.ly/FrancisInn This is first come-first served RSVP since we can only bring a certain number of people. Please sign up even if you think you are too late because we want to know how many people are interested in this sort of event.

4. Saturday, June 24th - St. John the Baptist Parish Picnic in Allentown, NJ
a. We've been invited by young adults at SJB to join them for their parish picnic. We are going to play them in frisbee as well. 2 PM is when the picnic starts, 3 PM is when we will play the frisbee game.
b. The folks at SJB want to know how many people from our parish are going to come, so PLEASE RSVP: https://bit.ly/SaintJB
b. Please indicate if you would like to carpool in the RSVP. We will coordinate this if there is enough interest.
c. This day is also the Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, so a fitting day to celebrate with this parish!
e. They are having a TLM Mass at noon that day as well.
f. Picnic flyer: http://stjohnromancatholic.org/sjrc/_zumu_user_image_cache/2023ParishPicnicFlyer.jpeg

See you guys soon!

In Christ,

Juventutem Philadelphia Leaders

[email protected]
Facebook.com/JuventutemPHL
Instagram.com/JuventutemPHL

Groovy Juvy Philly!

43 Souls last night fed spiritually and physically! Right on.

First order of business, if you want to play in the Volleyball tournament in Harrisburg on Saturday, July 22nd please email us at [email protected] if you did not sign up at the meeting last night. Simply reply to this email (not reply all). See below for more details on the tournament. If you don't want to or are unavailable for the tournament, we will have weekly fun practices that you can come to. Stay tuned for more details on those practices.

Upcoming events:

1. Cancelled -- Saturday, Jun 3rd - BBQ with Softball game (Details TBA)
a. We are canceling this event. See #4 below. We were invited over to St. John the Baptist in Allentown, NJ, so we are planning to combine for an event with them instead.

2. Friday, June 16th - June Monthly Meeting with social, pizza, and Scripture Study led by Father Gismondi (Last monthly meeting until September)
a. Adoration at 5:30 PM, Confession at 6 PM, Mass at 6:30 PM, and everything else to follow.
b. Clothing Drive for St. Francis Inn - We will collect new and used clothes for St. Francis Inn at this meeting.
c. RSVP here: https://bit.ly/JuneJuveMeet
d. Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/Qxc0Thle

3. Saturday, June 17th - Corporal Work of Mercy Event @ St. Francis Inn in Kensington, Philadelphia.
a. https://stfrancisinn.org/
b. Will help serve a meal restaurant style to the needy. They make it super easy to plug into their process and help out.
c. We have limited space, so we will release a first come-first served RSVP around 2 weeks before this event.
d. Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/4qyO6obqr

4. Saturday, June 24th - Fun with food and frisbee game with St. John the Baptist Parish Young Adults (Allentown, NJ)
a. We are working on ironing out the details on this event.
b. We intend to play against them in ultimate frisbee.
c. There will be food and socializing as well.
d. More details to come.
e. Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/QpWPbwQe

5. Saturday, July 22nd - 4th Annual YAG Regional Volleyball Tournament in Harrisburg, PA
a. This is a tournament run by the FSSP parish in Harrisburg that has many young adult groups from the region.
b. Teams of up to 7 people preferably co-ed (can have multiple teams from the same parish)
c. They also have a potluck after the tournament.
d. $15 per person
e. We can arrange carpooling to get there.
f. Winning team plays team clergy!!
g. Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/D9DEgyl7

God Bless and see you soon!

In Christ,

Juventutem Philadelphia Leaders

[email protected]

Facebook.com/JuventutemPHL
Instagram.com/JuventutemPHL

We came...we did our best....we will be back next year!!!

A little late but thank you everyone who came out and played for the squad this year. We had a blast and can't wait till next year!

All you fun-loving Juventutem people!

We are happy to announce that we are going to start having weekly meetups for Volleyball! No running involved!

This will help us prepare for the Volleyball tournament in Harrisburg in July!

If you don't want to play in the tournament you are most welcome to come to these meetups anyway. Harrisburg FSSP YAG wants teams by May 20th, so keep that in mind.

If you are interested in these meetups please fill out the below form by the end of this week with your available times, so that we can pick a time that works best for everyone. We'd like to start this meetup next week.

Meetups will be at Mondauk Common Park in Ambler: https://goo.gl/maps/6uu9EMSD44DXEYzp6

Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScfmiNBl7JX2VdugTEkcehN2i6dEc-FmWE6SkqLmNbblVWC7Q/viewform

In Christ,

Juventutem Philadelphia Leaders

Juvvy Philly!

Thanks for coming out to our April meeting! We had 45 souls!

Also, thank you to those who played and cheered in the Cassock Classic this weekend.

Here is a list of what we have coming up next! Note we just added a meeting in June and will have a clothing drive at that meeting.

Also, keep an eye out for another message regarding Volleyball meetups.

1. Friday, May 12th - May Monthly Meeting with Mass, social, pizza, and Scripture Study led by Father Gismondi (RSVP: https://bit.ly/MayMeetJuve)
a. Adoration at 5:30 PM, Confession at 6 PM, Mass at 6:30
PM, and everything else to follow.

2. Saturday, Jun 3rd - BBQ with Softball game (Details TBA)

3. Friday, June 16th - June Monthly Meeting with social, pizza, and Scripture Study led by Father Gismondi (Last monthly meeting until September)
a. Adoration at 5:30 PM, Confession at 6 PM, Mass at 6:30
PM, and everything else to follow.
b. Clothing Drive for St. Francis Inn - We will collect new
and used clothes for St. Francis Inn at this meeting.

4. Saturday, June 17th - Corporal Work of Mercy Event @ St. Francis Inn in Kensington, Philadelphia.
a. https://stfrancisinn.org/
b. Will help serve a meal restaurant style to the needy. They
make it super easy to plug into their process and help out.
c. We have limited space, so we will release a first come-
first served RSVP in the future.

5. Saturday, July 22nd - 4th Annual YAG Regional Volleyball Tournament in Harrisburg, PA
a. This is a tournament run by the FSSP parish in
Harrisburg that has many young adult groups from the
region.
b. Teams of up to 7 people preferably co-ed (can have
multiple teams from the same parish)
c. They also have a potluck after the tournament.
d. $15 per person
e. We can arrange carpooling to get there.
f. Winning team plays team clergy!!

God Bless and see you soon!

In Christ,

Juventutem Philadelphia Leaders

A little practice for a cassock casic. The guys and gal looked great yesterday perfect day to stretch those legs. Have a happy Holy week everyone

Well, Juvvy Philly St. Patrick is a happy saint.

You came out like he desired with 45 souls on Friday night. Well done.

Scroll down for what we have going on next!

Well, Juvvy Philly St. Patrick is a happy saint.

You came out like he desired with 45 souls on Friday night. Well done.

Scroll down for what we have going on next!

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1. Friday, April 21st - Monthly Meeting with Mass, Social, Food, and Scripture study with Father Gismondi
a. RSVP is open already, here: https://bit.ly/APR_ScripStudy

2. Saturday, April 29th - Cassock Classic Frisbee Tournament at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, PA (Ultimate frisbee tournament against other young adult groups in the Archdiocese - email [email protected] if you are interested in being a part of the team by April 6th.)
a. Spectators are allowed this year! - However, you do have to register with the team and pay the $15 entrance fee. Contact Darlene at the above email to register by April 6th.

3. TBD - Corporal Work of Mercy Event
a. We are going to go out and serve the least of our brethren.
b. We haven't figured out details yet, but keep your eyes on your email.
c. Let us know if you know any organizations that would be good to work with.

4. Friday, May 12th - Monthly Meeting with Mass, Social, Food, and Scripture study with Father Gismondi

5. Saturday, Jun 3rd - BBQ with Softball game (Details TBA)

6. Saturday, July 22nd - 4th Annual YAG Regional Volleyball Tournament in Harrisburg, PA
a. This is a tournament run by the FSSP parish in Harrisburg that has many young adult groups from the region.
b. Teams of up to 7 people preferably co-ed (can have multiple teams from the same parish)
c. They also have a potluck after the tournament.
d. $15 per person
e. We can arrange carpooling to get there.
f. Winning team plays team clergy!!!
g. We may start doing practices for this event. More on that to come.

God Bless and see you soon!

In Christ,

Juventutem Philadelphia Leaders

[email protected]
Juventutem Philadelphia
Instagram.com/JuventutemPHL

Juventutem Philadelphia is a young adult group of Saint Mary Church in Conshohocken, PA that is a part of Juventutem International, a group of young adult Catholic laity who have a particular devotion to the Extraordinary Form of the Mass. We invite you to discover the beauty of the Mass as well as enrich your social calendar with us!

Juvvy Philly!!

Over the weekend something strange happened to us...We were minding our own business, doing our thing, when all of a sudden it was made clear that Saint Patrick would like us to go to Mass and a talk by a priest on his feast day.

Strange...I know. Did anybody else have this happen to them?

However, when the above was made clear to us, we were relieved that we planned to do our 3rd Friday Scripture Study with Father Gismondi this Friday, March 17th.

Phew!

We will have a little bit of an Irish theme this month with Guinness and Irish Potatoes in addition to pizza!

RSVP: https://bit.ly/MarchScripR

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Axe throwing on Saturday was fun! We'll catch you all at our next social event!

Also, John Easter will whip you at axe throwing and get an axe stuck bottom first...

Juventutem Philly Friends,

After much deliberation, we have decided to switch this coming Saturday's ski trip to an Axe Throwing event. See the details below. We made a reservation for 20+ people, but we do need to get at least 20 to ensure it happens! Please RSVP here: https://bit.ly/JuveAxeThrowing

What: Having a rad time Axe Throwing!
Where: Tilted Axes. 19 Hagerty Blvd. West Chester, PA 19382
When: Saturday, March 4th. 4-6 PM
Cost: $50
Other details: BYOB and bring your own food.

*YOU MUST WEAR CLOSED-TOED SHOES*

https://www.facebook.com/events/1981359948904843?ref=newsfeed

We hope to see you there!

In Christ,

Juventutem Philadelphia Leaders

Wow, Juventutem Philly. 60 souls on Friday night. Thank you for coming out!

Hopefully, you met some new people and learned a lot from Father about the 2nd Chapter of Mark. I know I did. Also, please see the attached pic from our friends of the young adult group at the FSSP parish in Harrisburg, PA regarding a Lenten Day of Recollection they will be holding in Barto, PA (50 min NW of St. Mary's) at the Padre Pio Shrine this Saturday, Feb. 25th. They have limited capacity and it looks like they are about full, but there is a waiting list. RSVP for it here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E48ABAB2AA4FCC25-lenten

Scroll down to find out what we will be doing next!

The next Scripture Study with Father Gismondi will be Friday, March 17th. RSVP is open already, https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1LRdfz1WcZxINt3-aBjWV8TceS7m_Oc78Pkcfi1GXJBU/edit

1. Saturday, March 4th - Ski/Snowboard Trip - **PLEASE RSVP to [email protected] BY END OF THE DAY THIS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME.**

We will be going to Blue Mountain (https://www.skibluemt.com/) for this trip. If you haven't skied or snowboarded before, there is the opportunity for beginner classes. There is also inner tubing for those interested.

Blue Mountain is ~1hr 10min from St. Mary's.

We will probably leave after the 7:15 AM Mass at St. Mary's, ski and board for around 4 hours, go out to eat, and then return to St. Mary's.

Approx pricing:
$136 - 4 Hour lift ticket with rental plus helmet
$77 - 4 Hour lift ticket with no rental or helmet
$209 - Beginner class for Skiing or snowboarding with lift ticket, rental, and helmet included
$56 - 2 Hour tubing session (tube provided)

If there is a lack of interest or the weather doesn't cooperate, we plan to go axe-throwing.

***PLEASE DON'T PURCHASE TICKETS UNTIL WE CONFIRM ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH THAT WE WILL INDEED BE GOING***

2. Friday, April 21st - Scripture Study with Father Gismondi

3. Saturday, April 29th - Cassock Classic Frisbee Tournament at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, PA (Ultimate frisbee tournament against other young adult groups in the Archdiocese - email [email protected] if you are interested in being a part of the team.)

4. Saturday, April 29th - Hike (TBD - we may do this for those not interested in playing frisbee)

5. Friday, May 12th - Scripture Study with Father Gismondi

6. Saturday, Jun 3rd - BBQ with Softball game (Details TBA)

God Bless and see you soon!

In Christ,

Juventutem Philadelphia Leaders

Juvvy Philly!!!!

Thank you very much to all 50 souls who came out for our first Scripture study with Father Gismondi! It was great to see everyone and to learn from Father about the 1st chapter of the Gospel of Mark. Who knew there could be so much packed into just the 1st chapter?

Scroll down for info on our upcoming events. Also, please see the attached picture from our friends of the young adult group at the FSSP parish in Harrisburg, PA regarding a Lenten Day of Recollection they will be holding in Barto, PA (50 min away from St. Mary's) at the Padre Pio Shrine on Saturday, Feb. 25th. They have limited capacity and are almost half full so pre-register ASAP if you would like to go at this link, https://bit.ly/recollectsignup. Make sure to select "Pre-Register" under "Available Slot" when you click the RSVP button.

This Scripture Study with Father Gismondi will be roughly every 3rd Friday of the month, so the next one is going to be on Feb.17th. RSVP is already open, here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/10JMUhuli0s32y6wM8Aj-ezBcq-aRI9UOGVwJ_MD1CZc/viewform?edit_requested=true

In addition to our regularly scheduled Scripture Study, we also have the following events coming up, so get excited!

1. Saturday, March 4th - Ski/Snowboard Trip (We moved this from Feb. 25th to allow people to go to Lenten Day of Recollection in Barto, PA. Details TBA - keep an eye out for another email with the details)
2. Saturday, April 29th - Cassock Classic Frisbee Tournament at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, PA (Ultimate frisbee tournament against other young adult groups in the Archdiocese - email [email protected] if you are interested in being a part of the team.)
3. Saturday, April 29th - Hike (TBD - we may do this for those not interested in playing frisbee)
4. Saturday, Jun 3rd - BBQ with Softball game (Details TBA)

Be there or be a heathen??

We hope to see you guys there!

In Christ,

Juventutem Philadelphia Leaders

[email protected]
Juventutem Philadelphia
Instagram.com/JuventutemPHL

Juventutem Philadelphia is a young adult group of Saint Mary Church in Conshohocken, PA that is a part of Juventutem International, a group of young adult Catholic laity who have a particular devotion to the Extraordinary Form of the Mass. We invite you to discover the beauty of the Mass as well as enrich your social calendar with us!

Thank you to all 48 people who came out for our first Scripture Study with Father Gismondi! Who knew there was so much in just the first chapter of the Gospel of Mark!

Friendly reminder to RSVP at the link below for our event this Friday so we know how much food to get! Looking forward to seeing you all there! See previous post for details!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSef5yOEx-siPHg8fdwZweXKEaHHTDVi_oEE7nbw3P-yK7IsSg/viewform

Juvvy Philly...what's going on?!?!?!

What you have finally been waiting for: the details on our relaunch are here.

But first, we want to take a moment to introduce ourselves.

First, of course, we have our fearless leader Father Gismondi, Pastor of Saint Mary Church.

And now we have a three-headed beast for a leadership team (left to right): Eric Reisenbuckler, Hana Britland, and Charlie Marcozzi. We are very excited to revive Juventutem Philadelphia! We have been working closely with Father Gismondi and we have some BIG ideas planned that you won't want to miss. We will give you a taste of what we have planned at our event below!

We would also like to take this moment to thank the previous leaders of Juventutem Philadelphia for the hard work and effort they have put in to make this group a success for the past 4-5 years. Monica Clarke, Anne Nyaga, Jeremiah Belocura, and Christopher Gallagher we tip our hat to you!

Now for the details on our first event!!

What: Scripture Study led by Father Gismondi with social time, pizza, and dessert
When: Friday, January 20, 2023 after the 6:30 PM Mass (around 7:15 post meridiem - we like latin, right?)
Where: St. Mary Church Rectory Ballroom

Yep, you read that right. We are switching our third Saturday events to Friday night and will be doing them up in the rectory where the surroundings won't suck the energy out of us...

Father will most likely be walking us through one of the Gospels, so bring your Bibles!

Also, it is BYOB. Since we will be getting food, please RSVP at the link below by the end of Thursday, Jan. 19th so we know how much food to get. We are also requesting a $10 donation to offset the cost of pizza, dessert, and supplies. Depending on how that goes we may lower that amount in the months to follow.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSef5yOEx-siPHg8fdwZweXKEaHHTDVi_oEE7nbw3P-yK7IsSg/viewform

All young adults who have graduated from high school to age 39 are welcome!

Be there or be a heathen?!?!?!?

In Christ,

Juventutem Philadelphia Leaders

[email protected]
Facebook.com/JuventutemPHL
Instagram.com/JuventutemPHL

Juventutem Philadelphia is a young adult group of Saint Mary Church in Conshohocken, PA that is a part of Juventutem International, a group of young adult Catholic laity who have a particular devotion to the Extraordinary Form of the Mass. We invite you to discover the beauty of the Mass as well as enrich your social calendar with us!

Juvvy Philly! Get excited! Your leadership team is preparing for our return! Mark down Friday Jan. 20th!

3rd Friday. Pizza. Dessert. Father Gismondi. Scripture study.

Look out for an email/instagram post with more details very soon!

Juvvy Philly! Get excited! Your leadership team is preparing for our return! Mark down Friday Jan. 20th!

3rd Friday. Pizza. Dessert. Father Gismondi. Scripture study.

Look out for an email/Facebook post with more details very soon!

Yo Juvvy Philly!!

It's been a while! We know...but we are coming back soon...we promise! We will be having an event in January 2023. Look out for another Facebook post in another week or two with more details. We'll be switching things up a bit, so stay tuned!

On another note, the young adult group at the FSSP parish in Harrisburg, PA the St. Catherine of Siena Young Adult group is having an Advent day of Reflection this coming Saturday the 10th for all of the traditional young adult groups in the area. So if you have that itch for an event soon definitely check it out!

From them:

"The event on Saturday will start with Traditional Vespers at 5pm, which will then be followed by a spiritual talk. We will then say a public rosary, while Father Cortes hears Confessions. After that, we will be hosting a potluck down in the church basement.

For FAQs regarding parking, dropping off food, etc, please see this document,

https://docs.google.com/document/d/10yF2MjkpiYLaSil6hZGq5Tg7fEQf5SctghA3zddT2hE/edit

To sign up, please see this link here: bit.ly/hbgadvent . "

Pax,

Juventutem Philadelphia

FAQ Advent Day of Recollection +JMJ+ St. Catherine of Siena YAG Advent Day of Recollection 2022 Frequently Asked Questions —---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Is there a cost to attend? There is no cost to attend! Donations are gra...