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Youth Groups at UCYM!

UCYM offers a few options for youth group activities! There is a general list for youth group that gathers young people and then there are "affinity groups" for youth to join. For general questions, feel free to contact us at youthministry@ucym.org.

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Weekly Youth Group

Our general youth group meets weekly on Friday from 6-9 pm at the UCYM Center and does any number of activities that relate to the four pillars of ministry: faith formation, service, worship, and social. No sign up necessary! 

Group Contact 
Guadalupe Hernandez
guadalupe@ucym.org

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LGBTQ+ Youth Group

Our group will be centered around navigating our complex faith and relationships with it. We will explore ways to deepen our faith as well as our church relationships. In addition to this, we will work together to navigate finding ourselves in this community as queer people. This will include participating in Lectio Divina, having conversations about our church’s ever changing views and stances, and working with the other youth groups to make change in our communities. A core part of our group will be community service, as that is a large part of our catholic faith and outreach, and other queer people and people in need will also benefit it. It is a wonderful opportunity to do self reflection and growth while helping those in our community. We will also be learning about other queer people, particularly faithful ones, to find positive role models that are like us. I want the members of this youth group to feel like they have a space in the church to feel unsure, learn, and grow. It is important to me that everyone is validated in their struggles with their faith because I have them too sometimes.
Group Contact
Oblate James Holzhauer-Chuckas, ObSB
james@ucym.org

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Interfaith Youth Group

Our interfaith youth group brings together youth from across faith traditions to build community, learn about each other's faith traditions, and do service work. 

Group Contact
James Holzhauer-Chuckas, ObSB
james@ucym.org

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Service Club

The Service Club is a group that meets regularly for service opportunities. We do service both within our parishes and in the wider community. This group is interwoven with all our youth groups, but also can be joined by any youth who just want to be involved with UCYM through service. 

Group Contact
Alex Roman
alex@ucym.org
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Location and Hours

San José Sánchez del Río Center | Office
1108 Washington Street
Evanston, IL 60202
​847-719-9071 | Email
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Hours of Operation
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 9 am-8 pm
Wednesday: 1-8 pm
Friday: 12-9 pm
Saturday: by appointment only
Sunday: 9 am-1 pm

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  • About UCYM
    • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB)
    • Protection of Children & Youth
    • Who We Are
    • Leadership >
      • Administration
      • Staff
      • Boards and Councils
      • Join Our Team!
    • Partnerships >
      • Ignited Youth Ministry
      • Blessed Sacrament Youth Center
      • Catholic Athletes for Christ
      • Coalition to End Homelessness in Evanston
      • Evanston Cradle to Career
      • Interfaith Action of Evanston
      • New Ways Ministry
      • Tyler Clementi Foundation
    • Resources >
      • V Encuentro
      • Archdiocesan Agencies >
        • Start Here
        • Amate House
        • Care for Creation Ministry
        • Catholic Relief Services
        • Domestic Violence
        • Kolbe House Jail Ministry
        • Pastoral Migratoria
        • Respect Life
        • St. Kateri Center of Chicago
        • USCCB
      • Covid-19
      • Equality for Women in the Church
      • LGBTQ+ Community >
        • AGLO
        • God Is On Your Side: A State from Catholic Bishops Protecting LGBTQ Youth
        • New Ways Ministry
        • Outreach - An LGBTQ Catholic Resource
      • Mental Health Awareness
      • National Eucharistic Revival
      • Need to Talk?
      • Synod on Synodality
      • Vocations >
        • Start Here
        • Cava
        • Archdiocese of Chicago
        • USCCB
    • Donate
    • Calendar
    • Renew My Church
    • Store
  • Evangelization and Faith Formation
    • Leadership Academy >
      • Start Here
      • Summer Internships
      • Leader-in-Training
      • Saints-in-Training
      • Discipleship Learning
      • Peer Ministry
      • Youth Minister Formation
    • Campus Ministry
    • Quinceañera Ministry
    • SEED
    • Alpha
    • For Children >
      • Children's Liturgy of the Word
      • Confirmation
      • Religious Education
      • Vacation Bible School
    • For Youth >
      • Start Here
      • Pastoral Juvenil
      • Anti-Racism Pilot
      • Archdiocesan Programs >
        • Holy Fire
        • NCYC
        • Totus Tuus
        • Spirit Day
      • Retreats >
        • Emmaus Retreat
        • Kairos
        • Metanoia
        • Offline
        • 24-Hour No Phone Retreat
      • Youth Council
      • Youth Group
    • For Young Adults >
      • Start Here
      • 20s & 30s Group
      • College Outreach
      • Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA)
      • Theology On Tap
      • World Youth Day 2023
      • Young Adult Council
  • Service
  • Worship
  • Media
    • LinkTree
    • Podcast
    • Vimeo
    • Email sign-up
    • News & Updates
    • U.S. Catholic Article
  • Staff Login