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Join a Young Adult Hike & Mass

Posted on July 06, 2021 in: Events

Join a Young Adult Hike & Mass

Young Adult Hike

The Blessed Sacrament Parish is happy to announce the launch of the 4:12 Society, our new Young Adult Ministry. We are a faith-based community of young adults between the ages of 21 and older interested in engaging with our faith and community through service, spirituality, and social events.

We invite all young adults to our first event: A Young Adult Hike & Mass on July 17th starting at 10 AM (rain date of July 24th).

We will be hiking through Case Mountain Park in Manchester to experience the beauty of Creation and the celebration of Mass with our pastor, Fr. Rick. Please RSVP by emailing yam@cath-comm.org and we will provide more details about the event as it approaches.

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