Diocese of Orange Young Adults

Diocese of Orange Young Adults Connecting young adults to their faith community and leading them closer to Christ.

Diocese of Orange | Office of Young Adult Ministry

We support ministry to, with, and by young adults, seeking to draw them to a responsible participation in the life, mission and work of our Catholic Faith Community. Our comprehensive and holistic approach fosters the total personal and spiritual growth of leaders who support the young adults in our diocese. WHO WE SERVE
Young adults, college age

d & 20-somethings, young adult coordinators, campus ministers, volunteers, & other leaders supporting young adult ministries

WHAT WE PROVIDE
- Pastoral Support and assistance to all who minister to young adults in our Catholic Institutions
- Pastoral Formation for youth ministers through monthly meetings and in-service training and National Certification opportunities
- Advocacy for the young adults of our communities and those who minister to them
- Spiritual Formation by encouraging strong Catholic Identity, prayer and reflection

Bethany Brunch is back! This year, Bethany Brunches will build on our annual theme, “The Four Rooms of the Heart”. This ...
09/09/2026

Bethany Brunch is back! This year, Bethany Brunches will build on our annual theme, “The Four Rooms of the Heart”. This annual theme explores the four distinct identities that God has written into the heart of every woman: Bride, Sister, Daughter, Mother

These identities are shared by all women and each reveals something about how we are created to receive Gods love and share it with others

Kicking off the series on Sunday, September 20 is Lori Stanley! Lori will guide us through the first room of the heart: Bride. We’ll explore what it means to receive the love of Christ as Bridegroom and allow that love to shape the way we see ourselves and our relationship with Him

Click the link in our bio to register!

Looking for something to do while the weather cools off a bit? Check out what’s going on in YA ministry this September 😎...
09/02/2026

Looking for something to do while the weather cools off a bit? Check out what’s going on in YA ministry this September 😎

Join St. Norbert’s Volleyball club as they prepare for the annual Faith Olympics 💪

📍 Find us in the room above the gym
🗓️ Thursday September 3 @ 7pm

Our Lady of Guadalupe is hosting “Be Healed”, a one day retreat with Deacon Charlie & Jessica Echeverry. There will be men’s and women’s talks, adoration & confession, Mass, and breakfast + lunch. Register through the link in our bio

📍 Our Lady of Guadalupe, La Habra
🗓️ Saturday, September 5 from 8:30am-4:30pm

Want to study scripture more intentionally? Here are some of the Bible study groups around the diocese!

🗓️ Thursday September 17 @ 7pm with St. Norbert’s
🗓️ Mondays @ 7pm with Our Lady Queen of Angels

Join St. Norbert’s parish for a night of Adoration

📍 Inside the parish church
🗓️ Thursday September 10 @ 7pm

Sisters of St. Joseph Week of Service! Throughout the week, the Sisters invite everyone to various service opportunities to meet the needs of marginalized communities. They’ll be service food, packing food boxes, and tending to the community. Find more info and register through the link in our bio

📍 Various locations throughout OC
🗓️ September 19-26

Weekly Meetings with St. Irenaeus YA

📍 St. Irenaeus Parish Life Center | 5201 Evergreen Ave, Cypress Ca
🗓️ Tuesdays at 6:30pm

👉 Holy Trinity Small Group Study of “The Search” by Augustine Institute

📍 Holy Trinity Parish Hall in Ladera Ranch
🗓️ Monday September 14 @ 7pm | discussing “Why a God?”
🗓️ Monday September 28 @ 7pm | discussing “Why our Story?”

OUR ANNUAL FAITH OLYMPICS IS HERE! YA ministries and friends from throughout the diocese meet at Huntington Beach, Tower 3 (at Brookhurst & PCH) for a day of tournament games: volleyball, tug of war, Catholic trivia, capture the flag, and more. Dinner is provided but BYO lunch and snacks to share. The winner of the Faith Olympics takes home the trophy which currently resides at last years winner, Holy Family 😏 Talk to your local YA Minister for more info

📍 Huntington Beach, Tower 3 (at Brookhurst & PCH)
🗓️ September 19, 11am-9pm

The Art of Loving with Imma

We asked college students what they’d tell themselves about getting involved in Catholic community on campus. They share...
08/31/2026

We asked college students what they’d tell themselves about getting involved in Catholic community on campus. They shared to not afraid to put yourself out there, to find your people, to get involved. Some even found their best friends along the way 🥹

But finding that kind of community can look a little different when you’re at a junior college

That’s why we’re partnering with FOCUS Catholic missionaries to offer FOCUS Digital: online small groups created for junior college students to stay connected to their faith, meet other Catholic students, and have a community to walk with throughout college

Whether you’re starting your first semester or you’ve been looking for a way to get more connected, there’s a place for you 🙌
Sign up to join a FOCUS Digital small group through the link in our bio!

We asked college students what they wish they knew about getting involved in Catholic community on campus. They shared t...
08/31/2026

We asked college students what they wish they knew about getting involved in Catholic community on campus. They shared to not be afraid to show up, put yourself out there, and find your people. Some even found their best friends along the way 🥹

But finding that kind of community can look a little different when you’re at a junior college

That’s why we’re partnering with FOCUS to offer FOCUS Digital - online small groups created for junior college students to stay connected to their faith, meet other Catholic students, and have a community to walk with throughout college

Whether you’re starting your first semester or you’ve been looking for a way to get more connected, there’s a place for you!

Sign up to join a FOCUS Digital small group through the link in our bio🙌

08/14/2026

WORLD YOUTH DAY KOREA IS A YEAR AWAY!

From August 2-9, 2027, our Diocese is going Korea and joining the worldwide young church for World Youth Day. WYD is possibly the biggest Catholic gathering in the world and an opportunity that comes around once every 2-3 years

Deposits for WYD 27 in Korea are due by the 31st! If you’d like to learn more about pricing, itinerary, K-Culture, the Catholic Church in Korea and much more, find the link in our bio for more info and access to our recorded info session

Hello August! Summer YA events are still going strong, Swipe thru to check out what’s up this month! For more details on...
08/04/2026

Hello August! Summer YA events are still going strong,

Swipe thru to check out what’s up this month! For more details on these events, DM the tagged accounts or find the link in our bio

Want to study scripture more intentionally? Here are some of the Bible study groups around the diocese!

👉 Bible Studies Around the Diocese
🗓️ Thursday August 27 @ 7pm with St. Norbert’s
🗓️ Wednesdays @ 730pm with Search for Christ @ St. Anthony Claret
🗓️ Mondays @ 7pm with Our Lady Queen of Angels

👉 Movie Night with St.Norbert’s
📍 Find us in the room above the gym!
🗓️ Thursday August 6 @ 7pm

👉 Summer Public Witness with the Sisters of St. Joseph | Solidarity, speaking out and standing up for marginalized communities
📍St. Joseph Center | 480 S Batavia St, Orange
🗓️ Tuesdays @ 630pm

👉 Weekly Meetings with St. Irenaeus YA
📍 St. Irenaeus Parish Life Center | 5201 Evergreen Ave, Cypress Ca
🗓️ Tuesdays at 6:30pm

👉 End of year beach bonfire with Holy Trinity YA
📍Friday August 7th at 5pm
🗓️ Doheny Beach picnic area

👉 Ice Cream Social with Search for Christ
📍RSVP for location details
🗓️ Saturday August 8 @ 7pm

Visit Search For Christ to RSVP

👉 Kobe & Kolbe | A series on Prayer & Basketball with St. Pius V
📍St. Pius V Parish Hall
🗓️ Saturday August 15 @ 1pm

👉 Vigil Mass for Mary’s Assumption & In-n-Out with Holy Trinity
📍Holy Trinity Parish in Ladera Ranch
🗓️ Saturday August 14 @ 630pm

👉 Food Sale Fundraiser to support Search for Christ
📍 St. Anthony Claret Parish
🗓️ Saturday August 16

👉 Vocations Talk with Fr. John Moneypenny at St. Norbert’s
📍 St. Norbert’s Parish
🗓️ Thursday August 20 @ 7pm

👉 Holy Trinity Small Group Study of “The Search” by Augustine Institute
📍 Holy Trinity Parish Hall in Ladera Ranch
🗓️ Monday August 24 & 31 @ 7pm

👉 Mass & Ice Cream with Holy Trinity YA
📍Holy Trinity Parish in Ladera Ranch
🗓️ Sunday August 30 @ 530pm

Young families! Get ready for Play & Pray on Sunday July 26 at St. Norbert’s in Orange!Play & Pray is a FREE event for p...
07/08/2026

Young families! Get ready for Play & Pray on Sunday July 26 at St. Norbert’s in Orange!

Play & Pray is a FREE event for parents and children 6 and under. The events are packed with faith centered activities for your kiddos like sensory play, arts & crafts, circle time, dancing, food and more!

Our upcoming Play & Pray at St. Norbert’s in Huntington kicks off at 10AM

You can register thru the link in our bio, we’ll see ya there!

College is a new chapter so don’t do it alone! We partner with FOCUS Catholic to make sure Catholic students are support...
07/02/2026

College is a new chapter so don’t do it alone! We partner with FOCUS Catholic to make sure Catholic students are supported on their campuses

Whether you’re headed to a university, junior college, trade school, or graduate program, we want to help you find a Catholic community where you’ll be supported, challenged, and grow in your faith.

👉 Fill out our College Connect form so we can connect you with a Catholic campus ministry, FOCUS missionaries, or Catholic club

🤝 Going to a junior college? Join us at Encounter Retreat on August 9 to meet other Catholic JC students from across Orange County, encounter Christ, and help build Catholic community on your campus.

Find the link in our bio to access College Connect or to register for our Encounter Retreat for Junior College students 🙌

Happy July! Hope you have some free time cuz our young adult ministries are poppin! DM the tagged ministries to learn mo...
07/01/2026

Happy July! Hope you have some free time cuz our young adult ministries are poppin! DM the tagged ministries to learn more about their events!

👉 Outdoor Movie Night with Holy Trinity, Ladera Ranch
🗓️ Wednesday July 1 @ 630pm

👉 Happy Birthday America Potluck with St. Norberts
🗓️Thursday, July 2nd on the field!

👉 Summer Bible Study for College Ministry @ Holy Trinity, Ladera Ranch
🗓️ Thursday, July 2 Saoud Sultan Alsulaiti

👉 Bible Studies Around the Diocese
🗓️ Wednesdays @ 730pm with Search for Christ OC @ St. Anthony Claret
🗓️ Thursday, July 23 @ 7pm with St. Norbert’s
🗓️ Thursdays @ 7pm with St. Boniface

👉 Summer Bible Study for College Ministry @ Holy Trinity, Ladera Ranch
🗓️ Thursday, July 2 Saoud Sultan Alsulaiti

👉 Summer Bible Study for 20’s & 30’s @ Holy Trinity, Ladera Ranch
🗓️ Wednesday, July 22 @ 7pm

👉 Lectio Divina Night with St. Norbert’s
🗓️Thursday July 9 @ 7pm

👉 College Ministry Beach Bonfire with Holy Trinity Ladera Ranch
🗓️ Friday, July 17 @ 5pm, T-Street Beach San Clemente, DM for more info!!

👉 Adoration & Worship with Search for Christ
🗓️ Saturday, July 18 @ 7pm @ St. Antony Claret

👉 Sports Night with St. Norbert’s
🗓️ Thursday July 30 @ 7pm

SUMMER IS IN THE AIR AND IT’S A GREAT TIME FOR SOME YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY! Check out what’s going on around the Diocese 😎...
06/03/2026

SUMMER IS IN THE AIR AND IT’S A GREAT TIME FOR SOME YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY! Check out what’s going on around the Diocese 😎

👉 Movie Night with St. Norberts
🗓️ Thursday, June 4th at 7pm

👉 Priestly Ordination of Francis Ang
🗓️ Saturday, June 6 at 10am at Christ Cathedral

👉 Faith Study with St. Kilian’s YA - an opportunity to ask th tough questions, learn together, and go deeper into your faith
🗓️ Tuesday, June 9 @ 7pm

👉 Mass + Consecration of the U.S. to the Sacred Heart with Holy Trinity YA
🗓️ Thursday, June 11 @ 530pm

👉 Bible Studies in the Diocese!
🗓️ Thursday, June 11 at 7pm with St. Norbert’s
🗓️ Wednesdays @ 730pm with Search For Christ
🗓️ Wednesday June 24 @ 7pm with Holy Trinity College Ministry

👉 Pancake, sausage, & eggs Fundraiser with Search for Christ! RSVP required thru the link in our bio!
🗓️ Saturday, June 13 from 9-11am

👉 XLT with a message, Adoration, & worship with St. Thomas More YA
🗓️ Thursday, June 18 at 730pm

👉 Beach Bonfire with Holy Trinity 20’s & 30’s ministry
🗓️ Saturday, June 20 at 5pm at T-Street Beach in San Clemente. DM for exact location!

👉 Men’s Meetup with Search for Christ
🗓️ Tuesday, June 23 at 830pm at Norms in Orange. DM for exact location!

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Garden Grove, CA
92840

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