Young Adults Ministry

We joyfully join in with our Pastor – Father William P. Joy – to welcome Father Gabriel Lormeus at St. Angela’s Parish. This weekend at Mass, Father Joy welcomes and presents Father Lorm to the congregation. He has been assigned to St. Angela’s Mattapan and to St. Gregory’s Dorchester Parishes. He resides here. Father Lorm comes to us from St. Mary’s  Parish (Fr. Byan L. Flynn, Pastor) of Lynn, MA where he was Parochial Vicar, member of the Parish Council, recognized for his contribution to the Parish Youth Ministry. He is the coordinator of the Haitian Apostolate in the Archdiocese of Boston. He’s serving the Boston Catholic Community for more than 12 years. Father Lorm is a close friend to Father Jean Gabriel Charles. We’ve had the...

Le MEJ – Mouvement Eucharistique Des Jeunes or YEM – Youth Echaristic Movement of St. Matthew’s Dorchester. MEJ – MOUVEMENT EUCHARISTIC DES JEUNES OF ST MATTHEW’S will celebrate their 24th Anniversary at the 11AM Mass at St. Matthew’s Dorchester next Sunday 5 May 2013. The following Saturday 11 May 2013, they are inviting you to a cultural night of festivities that include folkloric dances, songs, poems, live music and refreshment. Click here for more details about MEJ – Mouvement Eucharistic Des Jeunes. Contact Jovenel Alphonse at 617-436-3590 or 617-298-0080.

Kujenga-Viongozi are the Swahili words that mean, “to build leadership”. This retreat is hosted by the Archdiocese of Boston – Office of Cultural Diversity. The purpose of Kujenga-Viongozi is to develop leadership skills among youth and young adults in the Black Catholic tradition, with Christ at the center of their lives. This weekend is targeted toward youth and young adults (and adults who serve as mentors) who want to share their gifts and talents, explore the leadership seeds God has planted in them and go deeper in their leadership role in the church. Kujenga Leadership retreat week-end 5:00 p.m. Friday, July 26– 2:00 p.m. Sunday, July 28, 2013 Bethania Retreat Center in Medway. ($175) per person. Some Financial Aid will be available. Contact...

St. Angela’s Mattapan and St. Matthew’s Dorchester Parish Family has several youth, teens and young adults groups ministries. These various ministries provide youth/teens and young adults of the parish with a wide variety of ways of connecting with the community. Through these ministries they learn and grow as an individual, meet others who share the same values, and reach out to serve the larger parish and our city:  Mattapan, Dorchester, and Boston at large.  We hope there’s something for everyone here.  If not, contact our Pastor Father William P. Joy in creating future ministries.  Here a few: Pastoral Ministries for St. Matthew’s Dorchester and St. Angela’s Mattapan – Youth/Teens & Young Adults Faith...

Originally posted on 21 August 2012 – updated. << I’ve been a parent for a long time now, and I have heard many, many parents — in real life, in print, and on television — talk about their ultimate hopes for their children:  “I just want my child to be happy.” “I want my child to be successful.” “I want my child to have a good education, a good job and good relationships.” I never hear:  “I want my child to be virtuous.” Virtuous? Who talks about virtue anymore? Well, outside of the Church, not many. (Okay, let’s be honest, even most Catholics today don’t talk about virtue.) In general, talk of being virtuous has been replaced by talk of having  “values” — even though virtues and values are not synonymous. Here’s...

World Youth Day 2013, stylized WYDRio2013, will be the 14th international World Youth Day, an international Catholic event focused on religious faith and youth. The host city of World Youth Day 2013 will be Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as announced by Pope Benedict XVI at the end of the closing mass of World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid, Spain.  The events are scheduled to be held from 23 July to 28 July 2013. To participate, register or to offer your help, please contact one of our parish Youth/Young Adults Ministry leaders or Mrs. Beaubrun at 617-298-0080 Ext. 218. — Learn more.