Youth & Young Adults

Theology on Tap is a genuine and sincere effort to reach out and meet the young adults of this diocese and to listen and to respond to what matters to you as young adults in the Church.

There will be an opportunity for those in attendance to offer feedback and ideas for future gatherings. Come and explore how faith in Christ can speak to your circumstances as a young adult in the Church! The following links will provide you with information regarding the next scheduled events.

Calling all Young Adults! The Diocese of Harrisburg is heading to World Youth Day 2023! Come celebrate with our Holy Father Pope Francis in Lisbon, Portugal. Experience a week of unity, fun, and a deep encounter with Jesus Christ. Along the way, we will also be stopping in Fatima to visit the apparition sites of Our Lady. Come join us!

Where: Lisbon, Portugal (with additional stops at Fatima)
When: July 30-August 7, 2023
Who: Young Adults (Ages 18-39 at the time of departure)
Cost: $2,998 per pilgrim ($500 initial deposit due)

For questions, please contact:

Zack Haney
Director for Youth and Young Adult Ministry
717-657-4804 ext 307
zhaney@hbgdiocese.org

The Young Adult Catholic Retreat is back! Come join other young adults, married or single, in their 20s and 30s from the Diocese of Harrisburg for an overnight weekend retreat. This year’s retreat focus will be on the theme Come Alive and discuss how the Holy Spirit is an active part of our Faith Lives. The retreat will include, Mass, prayer, Confession, teachings, small groups, fellowship, and fun! Check-in will start on Friday from 7-8pm and the retreat will conclude around Sunday around 12pm. The cost includes all retreat activities, 3 meals on Saturday, Sunday Brunch, and lodging.

In response to an urgent need to proclaim the Gospel to youth, 110 NET volunteers ages 18 to 28 are sent out in vans each year across the United States in teams of 10 to 14.

The 10 retreat teams share their faith during retreats with over 70,000 youth. For nine months, these teams become like family for each other as they work side by side sharing what God has done in their lives. Each team invites all they meet to give their lives to the only one who can satisfy their hungry hearts – Jesus Christ.

For the past several years the Diocese of Harrisburg has invited NET Ministries to provide retreats for youth in grades 7-12.

Each year, beginning in April, the Office for Youth & Young Adult Ministry accepts reservations for the coming school year. For information about hosting one of these retreats please contact our office.