Young Adult Group
Who We Are
We are a community of 22-32 year old young adults seeking to empower and encourage each other to grow in our shared Catholic faith through intentional community, peer lead faith formation, and casual fellowship.
We meet every other Wednesday evening at 7:15 p.m. in Room B at the Newman Center and also host monthly men's and women's nights.
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We coordinate an annual retreat focused on different themes and organize group adoration nights at the Newman Center. In the past, our retreats have covered developing a deeper prayer life, testimonies, and doing a Lord's Day celebration.
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We provide opportunities to serve St. Lawrence Newman Center and local community organizations across the metro. At the Newman Center, we help with weeding, leaf raking, decorating the church, connecting with older parishioners, and more. In the community, we have helped at Loaves and Fishes, Feed my Starving Children, and other places. We are always open to new ideas on more ways to serve!
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We host group social events regularly, with no set schedule. We enjoy group hikes, brunches, game nights, and BBQs.
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We gather every other Wednesday evening from 7:15 - 8:45 p.m. as a large group to dive into discussions about the Catholic faith. During this time, we present a topic to the whole group before breaking off into small groups to build relationships and discuss our own experiences.
Some examples of past sessions include a series on the Saints, walking through the Sacraments, digging into scripture, and sharing ways we can live out our faith in the secular world.
This fall, we will spend time discussing how we can be fully alive in the glory of God by living out our Catholic faith as graduate students and young adults.
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We host monthly men's and women's nights to dive deeper into topics that specifically pertain to Catholic men and women.
Weekly Bible Study
Join us every Sunday on the second level of the Newman Center to discuss the Sunday readings from 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. Feel free to join at any time throughout the school year. Open to all undergrads and young adults.
Meet your Bible Study Leaders
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Alex Bursey
I am a senior studying biomedical engineering with the goal of designing medical devices as I have an internship at Medtronic for the summer. I am originally from west St. Paul MN. A fun fact about me is that I am the 5th of 6 kids and I am the third one to attend the University of Minnesota.
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Elise Ringen
Hi everyone! My name is Elise Ringen and I’m from south Texas! I graduated with a Psychology degree in May 2023, and am now in grad school for clinical mental health counseling. A fun fact about me is that I’ve been pepper sprayed 4 times… which wasn’t so fun!
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Dillon Wong
My name is Dillon Wong. I am from the southern suburb of Burnsville, Minnesota (known for its high school burning down right after we renamed our mascot to the Blaze). I'm a Gopher alumnus graduating with a degree in Electrical Engineering in 2019. A fun fact about me is that I used to watch Food Network after school when I was a kid.