Sunday, July 22 – Connect Reunion

Catholic Connect is having a reunion for all current and past members. Connect has made an impact on many of our lives and we thought we should all get back together to catch up and have fun. Let’s party!

• Aberdeen Park, 2230 Eastern Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505
• Cookout/potluck, please bring a dish to pass
• BYOB, we do have a beer/wine permit (no liquor)!
• Playground & splash pad
• Bring yard games to play

Wednesday, July 18

• Cleaning at the Pregnancy Resource Center (PRC)
• 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
• 2438 28^th Street SW Wyoming, MI 49519
• Dinner afterwards 8:00 – ?

Join us this Wednesday for our monthly service project of cleaning the PRC! We will be heading out for some dinner afterwards at a nearby restaurant!

 Wednesday, July 11

• Formation Topic: Apostolic Exhortation Study & Discussion
• 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
• Holy Spirit Parish, 2230 Lake Mi Dr. Grand Rapids. Youth and Young Adult Room.
• Dinner afterwards 8:00 – ?

Join us this Wednesday as we continue our study of Pope Francis’ latest Apostolic Exhortation Gaudete et exsultate (Rejoice and Be Glad). We will spend some time reading it and then will discuss how it relates to our call to and growth in holiness. After the discussion, we will be heading out to eat and socialize!

We will not meet this Wednesday, July 4, but will return July 11 for our study of Pope Francis’s Apostolic Exhortation Gaudete et exsultate.

Saturday, June 30 – Kayak Trip (RSVP BY Wednesday, 6/27!)

• Saturday, June 30 at 1 PM
• Tyden Park, 404 N. Broadway St. Hastings, MI 49058

Join in for a Saturday afternoon ride down the Thornapple River in Hastings! We will meet at Tyden Park in Hastings at 1 PM. Some friendly assistants will take us upstream and drop us off with some borrowed canoes / kayaks, whereupon we will embark for about a 3 hour ride down the river to our starting point. Then, we will head out for dinner & fellowship at the Walldorff BrewPub in Hastings! Please RSVP if you would like to join in the fun by Wed. June 27, either by responding to the event on Facebook or by emailing . Please let us know if you have your own watercraft that you would be bringing. Hope to see you there! Link to Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/978032862360591/

Wednesday, June 27

• Formation Topic: Bible Study on the Gospel of John & Vision Meeting
• 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
• Holy Spirit Parish, Youth and Young Adult Room
• Dinner afterwards 8:00 – ?

Join us this Wednesday at the Holy Spirit Youth and Young Adult Room, accessible from outside near the side parking lot, as we continue our study of the Gospel of John. We will spend some time reading it and then will discuss the meaning of it. After the discussion, we will be heading out for some dinner afterwards! We will also have the Vision meeting at this time, to discuss upcoming Connect events.

Wednesday, June 20

• Cleaning at the Pregnancy Resource Center (PRC)
• 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
• 2438 28^th Street SW Wyoming, MI 49519
• Dinner afterwards 8:00 – ?

Join us this Wednesday for our monthly service project of cleaning the PRC! We will be heading out for some dinner afterwards!

Upcoming Events –

Saturday, June 30 – Kayak Trip

• Saturday, June 30 at 1 PM
• Tyden Park, 404 N. Broadway St. Hastings, MI 49058

Join in for a Saturday afternoon ride down the Thornapple River in Hastings! We will meet at Tyden Park in Hastings at 1 PM. Some friendly assistants will take us upstream and drop us off with some borrowed canoes / kayaks, whereupon we will embark for about a 3 hour ride down the river to our starting point. Then, we will head out for dinner & fellowship at the Walldorff BrewPub in Hastings! Please RSVP if you would like to join in the fun by Wed. June 27, either by responding to the event on Facebook or by emailing . Please let us know if you have your own watercraft that you would be bringing. This should be a low cost evening (besides for paying for your dinner, and potentially pitching in a few $ if we have to rent additional kayaks). If the weather is bad or the water level too high from rains, we will cancel. Hope to see you there! Link to Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/978032862360591/

Wednesday, June 13

• Formation Topic: Apostolic Exhortation Study & Discussion
• 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
• Holy Spirit Parish, Basement Room
• Dinner afterwards 8:00 – ?

Join us this Wednesday as we continue our study of Pope Francis’ latest Apostolic Exhortation Gaudete et exsultate (Rejoice and Be Glad). We will spend some time reading it and then will discuss how it relates to our call to and growth in holiness. After the discussion, we will be heading out for some dinner afterwards!

Preview the exhortation via this address:
https://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20180319_gaudete-et-exsultate.html