Happy Birthday this month to Jason S, Jared S, Joey S., Chris C., and Ashley B.! May this year bring you closer to the Lord in this new year of your lives. We give thanks for you!

Welcome to new member Jennifer R! We hope to see you at an event soon!

We are selling ABCYA shirts! Nice and Comfy! Any extra proceeds will be put towards our upcoming retreat! So, check em out and please help raise some money and advertise the group!
T-shirts - $12
Long Sleeve - $15
Hooded Sweatshirts - $19
Please email us if you would like one, or bring the $ to any upcoming events. youngadults_abe@hotmail.com

Happy Birthday this month to... Stephanie L 3/04, Ada M and Cheryl F who both party on the 7th, Joe A 3/15, Alison K, Mimi K, and Laura M who all celebrate on the 18th, Maggie R 3/19, Ned C 3/26, Jackie N 3/28 and last but not least Kris S on the 29th. We give thanks for you all and pray you will grow ever closer to the Lord in this next year.

Mark P, Joslyn T, Veronica, Kevin K, Mary L, and Jeanne T! We give thanks for you and pray this year brings you ever closer to the Lord!

Happy Birthday this month to the following members: 5/04 Melinda D and Vanessa S, 5/05 Jason D, 5/07 Jammin Jerry (N) and Gloria K, 5/20 Gerry R, 5/21 Ann S, 5/22 Brittany G, 5/23 Melanie V, 5/26 Craig, and just making into the month, 5/30 Dan G. We wish you a year blessed with joy, peace, and the Grace of God and give thanks for you!

Welcome to new members: Grace, Desi, Jeff, Vanessa, Lois, Joe, Monica, Britanny, Julie, Christy, Megan, Angelica, Debbie, and Maria! Hopefully you will be able to come to the dessert social and more of us will be able to meet you next week. C ya soon!

Happy June birthdays to: Desi H (4th), Melody N (8th), Megan V (12th), Marie L (19th), Heather S (24th), Lois M (27th), Bob G (28th)! May God hold you close in this next year and fill your days with pleasant surprises!

We had a very successful retreat! Thank you to the 25 retreatants! It was a wonderful time of spiritual reflection and fellowship, with great talks, group sharing, mass and confession. If you missed this one, hopefully we'll see you next year! Thank you to the core group planning team as well!

Happy Birthday this month to: Jackie S. (1st), Kevin S (2nd), Ruthie C and Grace B (18th), Deb C (20th), Joy G (22nd) and Jen R (29th)! May God hold you close in this next year and fill your days with many pleasant surprises!

The game time has changed from 7 to 6:30 so that we can go to the party being thrown by the Lutheran team afterwards. All are invited! Swimming pool, food, drinks...fun time.

Happy August birthdays to: Brian K. (1st), Jen S. (9th), Rich O. (21st), Eric N. (23rd), Angela C (26th), and, finishing the month, Christy Y. (31st)! May God hold you close in this next year and fill your days with wonderful surprises!

Happy September Birthday to: Joe D, Heather C, Dara K, Wilfred O, Elizabeth W, Greg T, and Eddie K! May the Lord bless you, fill this next year with wonderful surprises, and draw you ever closer to Himself!

There is still time to add to the grand total! We are donating this collectively from the group. Pennies can be donated up until the end of the year! Our goal is 33k, Jesus's years on earth! Please email Kris@abcya.org for more info...Or bring your pennies to the next event!

Hey Everyone.....thanks so much for all the pennies you submitted. You are AWESOME!! Thanks for rooting for me in the contest too! We just presented the check to MAMA project on Mondays show. You can check the final totals on line at wordfm.org

Blessings to all of you and thanks for listening!!!!

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The faith sharing group will be meeting at Assumption BVM parish (Colesville) Bethlehem. We are excited to begin this new phase of our Faith Sharing family. Assumption is my home parish and is a very active church with things going on all the time. It is located on Old Bethlehem Pike and Oakhurst Drive near the Promenade Shoppes at Saucon Valley We will be meeting in the Coll Room at the Jubilee Center. As a parishoner I also have access to the parish library which is located in the next room and may furnish us with some videos and or materials in the future. We hope that you will consider joining our Faith Sharing family on Thursday Night Feburary 5 at 7:15 pm.

May marked celebration of the births of: Vanessa S and Melinda D (4th), Jason D (5th), Jerry N and Gloria K (7th), Gerry R (20th), Ann S (21st), Brittany G (22nd), Melanie V (23rd), Craig (26th), and Dan G (30th)! (I'm sorry I put this out so late, I had some more computer problems.)We hope you were blessed with many special moments of joy and remembrance. We give thanks for you and pray this year brings even more blessings than the last and your relationship with God grows deeper and stronger!

Happy July Birthdays to: Jackie S. 1st, Kevin D. 2nd, Ruthie C. and Grace B. 18th, Debbie C. 20th, Joy G. 22nd, Jennifer R. 29th, and last but certainly not least Tom Z 31st (sorry I missed you on the first go round)! We give thanks for you and pray this year be full of wonder, joy, and growth! May you be even more aware of God's presence with you in this year and your relationship with Him deepen even more!

Congratulations to Jerry & Veronica for their recent engagment! They met through ABCYA at bible study and we are all so happy for them. God is certainly great!

Hello everybody, we will be hosting an Open Core Group Meeting in which we will be promoting new core group members and discussing the future of ABCYA. We ask YOU to come! Give us your ideas and help with the success of the group. Monday night, September 14th, 7:30 pm, email in for directions. Desserts will be served.

We have exciting news, we'd like to welcome the following people to the core group:
Tom Zanki - Social Chair
Jerry Novack - Co-Social Chair
Joe Holst - Hospitality
Thanks to Chris Wargo for her years of commitment to Social Chair, she has done a great job and Tom & Jerry look forward to taking over the reigns.

We would like to add a new position, Outreach, if you'd have interest please let us know. Ruthie@abcya.org

This month we extend birthday greetings to Sally S., 5th; Matteo T., 7th; Gregory K., 14th; Christine H., 17th; John S., 22nd; Lori M., 24th; Maria G., 25th; Tom O., 27th; Jason S. and Ron K., 28th. May you grow closer in your walk with our Lord during this season of Thanksgiving and in the year ahead.

Happy December birthday to David Z. 13th, Joe H. 20th, Christine O. 22nd, Shelly E. 23rd, Christine M. 29th, and Susan F. 30th. We thank God for you and pray that you will know His love and peace during this holy season and through the coming new year.

Happy January birthday to Robin I. 10th, Jason S. 15th, Beth W. 17th, Clare G. 19th, Joey M. 21st, Chris C. 23rd, and Julie C. 29th. May you be blessed with our Lord's grace and peace in this new year and walk closer with Him who is "the way, the truth, and the life".

Those who regularly attend faith sharing already know this, but for any new comers we have moved our Thursday Faith Sharing Group to the Dining Hall of St. Michael's School at Assumption Parish on Old Bethlehem Pike in Bethlehem. The dining hall is located next to the Hanlon Center Annex. The reason for the change is because Assumption Parish has formed a Knights of Columbus group and they meet each third Thursday in the Coll Room. The scheduler said that it would be more convient for all if we use the Dining Hall so that it is in one consistent place. We plan on bringing in several speakers during the course of the year to discuss various aspects of "putting our faith into action". We also willl be doing a biblical reflection on the upcoming Sunday Liturgy. We have been asking members to volunteer (like good Tenneseeans) to lead a week in the spring. I will provide the scripture and historical/ cultural background and some sample questions. The leader can also add anything that they got from the reading and make their own questions. It is our purpose that people can relate to the readings and apply them to their own life. We are also considering obtaining a good catholic book and using that for discussion. If you are interesting in joining the faithsharing group please email me at gerry@abcya.com so I can add you to the list to recieve the weekly document.

Mary Francis and Mateo are engaged! Congratulations to the happy couple and Lord thank you for bringing these two together for their upcoming May 2011 sacramental marriage. We pray that their engagement is happy and holy and filled with grace.

This month's birthday greetings go to John G. 3rd, Jonathon B. 8th, Chris C., Lucinda C., and Chris W. all on the 21st, and finally Scott W. 24th. We thank God for you and pray that He will bless you during the year ahead as only He can.

March birthday greetings go to Stephanie L. 4th, Joe A. 5th, Cheryl F. and Ada M. 7th, Laura M. 8th, Nate B. 13th, Alison K. 18th, Maggie R. 19th, Joe G. 22nd, Ned C. 26th, Jackie N. 28th, and Kris S. 29th. May you be blessed with the Lord's grace as you journey with Him through this holy season and during the year ahead.

Due to Holy Thursday Mass at ABVM the church has decided that the entire ABVM campus will not be open on Holy Thursday so that everyone can attend the Mass of the Lord's Supper at 7pm in the main church. Therefore, we will not have Faith Sharing on April 1, 2010. We will continue to have regular meetings starting Thursday April 8, 2010.

This month's birthday greetings go to Dottie B. 2nd, John P. 7th, Mark P. 8th, Veronica H. 14th, Kevin K. 23rd, Mary L. 28th, and Jeanne T. 30th. We thank God for you and wish you every blessing which only our risen Savior can bestow on you.

We invite everybody to come on out to help plan a better vision for ABCYA for the balance of the year and into 2011. If you have any interest in the group and want to see us grow, we ask for your involvement so we can learn what your ideas are and so you can see in what direction our core group is moving! Tuesday night, April 27th at 8 pm at Ruthie's house, 2420 W South St Allentown PA 18104. Light snacks to be served. Please let us know you are coming, Ruthie@abcya.org

This month we extend birthday greetings to: Melinda D. and Vanessa S. 4th, Jason D. 5th, Gloria K. and Jerry N. 7th, Gerry R. 20th, Melanie V. 23rd, and Daniel G. 30th. During this month dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, may she intercede for you, and may you come to know God's grace more fully in your lives.

Happy June birthday to Cassandra M. 1st, Desi H. 4th, Melody N. 8th, Megan V. 12th, Marie L. 19th, Heather S. 24th, Lois G. 27th, and Bob G. 28th. May the year ahead be filled with new blessings for you and may your continuing walk with our Lord deepen your faith, hope and charity. Sacred Heart of Jesus have mercy on us. Immaculate Heart of Mary pray for us.

Congratulations to Lois and Joe Galimi who welcomed their first daughter into the world, Giannina Catherine Galimi, born May 18th. Thank you Lord for blessing them with a beautiful baby girl!

July is another month with several birthdays. Starting off this month are Jackie S. 1st, Kevin D. and Desiree D. 2nd. Falling in between are Grace B. and Ruthie C. 18th, Joe M. 19th, Debbie C. 20th, Joy D. 22nd, Brett K. 25th, Renee S. 27th, and Jennifer R. 29th. And closing out the month is Tom Z. 31st. We thank God for all of you and pray that you will know and appreciate His blessings during the year ahead.

This month we extend birthday greetings to: Brian K. 1st, Rich O. 21st, Kristen F. and Eric N. 23rd, and Angela G. 26th. We thank God for you and wish you His blessings of peace, good health and happiness during the year ahead.

The Catholics vs Lutherans softball league is in full swing! And we lost our first came pretty badly so come on out to the next game, we are in need of players! We are playing at Assumption BVM parish in Colesville, 4101 Old Bethlehem Pike, Bethlehem, PA 18015.
Sunday August 15th at 6:30
Wed Sept 1 @ 6:30
Sunday Sept 12 @ 5pm
Any questions, email Ruthie@abcya.org

Next game is Wednesday Sept 1st at 6:30 pm at Assumption BVM Parish

Happy Birthday this month to Joe D. 1st, Heather C. 5th, Dara K. and Wilfred O. 10th, Elizabeth D. 12th, and Dave G. and Stephen M. 24th. We thank God for you and pray that you will continue to grow in your walk with our Lord during the year ahead.

Once again October is upon us, and this months birthdays are: Gene B. 3rd, Ellen P. 10th, Chris B. 16th, Scott A. 17th, Jon F. and Jennifer R. 18th, Chris J. 21st, Han Thanh N. 25th, John R. 27th, and Steven G. 30th. During this season of transition, may you experience the peace and blessings that only our Lord can give you.

Lots of birthday wishes to extend this month. Let's wish a Happy Birthday to the following: Sally S. 5th, Matteo T. and Stephen P. 7th, Gregory K. 14th, Christine H. 17th, John S. 22nd, Lori M. 24th, Maria G. 25th, Holli S. 26th, Tom O. 27th, and Jason S., Ron K. and Sheila M. 28th. During this season of thanksgiving, we thank God for your presence among us, and we pray that you will come to know and appreciate His blessings upon you.

One Great Event at Starters Riverport.
*ABCYA Christmas Party combined with a Brew'n Believers Talk given by Bishop Barres make for one fun holy night!
Come on out for dinner, drinks and hang out with your friends, meet new people and naturally meet and hear from the Bishop. Then stay afterwards and maybe play some games and socialize.
Thursday night, December 16th, 6:30 and on in the upstairs of Starters Riverport. 17 West 2nd Street Bethlehem, PA 18015-1251
You must please RSVP with either Tom by emailing him at Tom@abcya.org or calling Ruthie at 484.554.5618. There is seating for 75 people and we need to have a fairly accurate count. YEAH, why not bring a friend to this event?

This month, we extend birthday salutations to the following: David Z. 13th, Joe H. 20th, Christine O. 22nd, Shelly E. 23rd, Christine M. 29th, and Susan F. 30th. During this holy season, may you be blessed with the Lord's grace and experience His guidance and care throughout the year ahead.

As we begin another year, we would like to recognize the following members with a January birthday: Bobin I. 10th, Jason S. 15th, Beth W. 17th, Clare G. 19th, Joey M. 21st, Maureen C. and Chris C. 23rd, and Julie C. 29th. We thank God for you. May your walk with our Lord during the year ahead be filled with peace and blessings.

The Mixer will be Monday night at 7:30. All members are invited for a fun evening of desserts, games and socializing.
Please bring a dessert to share with the group!

2420 West South Street
Allentown, PA 18104
484-554-5618

We would like to recognize the following members with a birthday in February: John G. 3rd, Jonathan B. 8th, Chris C., Chris W., and Lucinda C. all on the 21st, and finally Scott W. 24th. We are grateful to God for you. May the year ahead bring you blessings to help in your walk with our Lord.

We want to thank Tom Zanki and Jeanne Treadwell for their years of faithful service to ABCYA. Their hard work has been such a great contribution to all of us.
We'd also like to welcome and thank the four new core group members that have stepped up to help foster the growth of the group. Please welcome them and see their new email addresses on the main page that will be added shortly.
The new Social Co-Chairs are Tara Vanore & Phil Bigg.
The new Membership Chair is Holli Skrapits.
The new Publicity Chair is Shiela Maclean. This is a new position altogether which is really going to help get the word out about ABCYA.
We thank these 6 people for their dedication to our Lord and to ABCYA.

Due to the Bishop holding Confirmation at Assumption BVM Church on Thursday February 17 the office has cancelled all other activities for that night. We will resume with Faith Sharing on Thursday February 24 at 7:30 pm. If you have any questions please contact Gerry at gerry@abcya.org

During this month of the Irish (everyone's a little Irish this month, aren't they?), we recognize the following birthdays: Stephanie L. 4th, Joe A. 5th, Ada M. and Cheryl F. 7th, Laura M. 8th, Nate B. 13th, Alison K. 18th, Maggie R. 19th, Joe G. 22nd, Ned C. 26th, Jackie N. 28th, and Kris S. 29th. We thank God for you and pray that you will come to know His peace and love in a new way during the year ahead.

This month we extend birthday greetings to: Dottie B. 2nd, Ernie J. 3rd, John P. 7th, Mark P. 8th, Veronica N. 14th, Kevin K. 23rd, Mary L. 28th, and Jeanne T. 30th. As we pass from Lent to the joy of Easter, may your faith in our Lord's resurrection bring you hope, renew your faith and increase your love for Him.

During this month dedicated to our Blessed Mother, we extend birthday wishes to: Vanessa S. and Melinda D. 4th, Jason D. 5th, Gloria K. and Jerry N. 7th, Gerry R. 20th, Melanie V. 23rd, and Daniel G. 30th. We thank God for you. May the Blessed Virgin Mary intercede for you and all of us.

Summer-like weather is upon us and so are ABCYA's June birthdays: Cassandra M. 1st, Desi H. 4th, Melody N. 8th, Cindy O. 9th, Megan V. 12th, Marie L. 19th, Heather S. 24th, Lois G. 27th, and Bob G. 28th. May your walk with our Lord during the year ahead be a time of new blessings, and may you experience anew His love, mercy and peace.

As we pause at this time to remember the blessings which God has bestowed on our country, let's not forget the following young adult birthdays: Jackie S. 1st, Desiree D. and Kevin D. 2nd, Tara V. 14th, Grace B. and Ruthie C. 18th, Joe M. 19th, Debbie C. 20th, Joy D. 22nd, Brett K. 25th, Renee S. 27th, Jennifer R. 29th, and Tom Z. 31st. We thank God for you and ask that He bless you as only He can.

The King's Men are sponsoring an outdoor men's retreat called "Into the Wild" in four more locations this year: eastern PA, western PA, western NY, and central VA. This experiential weekend features fishing, orienteering, outdoor cooking, archery, and faith presented in a masculine modality. No experience is necessary and space is limited. "Into the Wild" is excellent for single or married men as well as fathers and sons. More information at www.intothewildweekend.com or call Damian Wargo at 215-906-8878. Financial aid is available.

During August, we recognize the following birthdays: Brian K. 1st, Rich O. 21st, Eric N. and Kristen F. 23rd, and Angela G. 26th. We thank God for you. May He always bless and guide you, and may our Lady's prayers assist you during your faith journey.

Celebrate our anniversary and get ready to start the 6th year of ABCYA. We will have our annual celebration at Assumption BVM 4100 Old Bethlehem Pike Bethlehem PA 18015 at 12pm-3pm. We are asking that everyone bring a dish or food item to be shared with everyone. Also, if anyone has sports equipment/games we would appreciate you bringing it so we can play some games. Rain or Shine.

This month's birthdays include: Joe D. 1st, Heather C. 5th, Dara K. 10th, Elizabeth D. 12th, and Dave G. and Stephen M. 24th. May your journey with our Lord during the year ahead continue to draw you closer to Him through a deeper faith, hope, and charity.

Since this month is known as Pro-Life Month, let's also give thanks for the following ABCYAers born this month: Gene B. 3rd, Ellen P. 10th, Chris B. 16th, Scott A. 17th, Jon F. and Jen R. 18th, Chris J. 21st, Han Thanh N. 25th, and Steven G. 30th. Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us.

Everyone is invited to an open core group meeting on Sunday, Oct. 23rd at 7:30pm. This will be an informative meeting to gather input from members and discuss new ideas for the rest of this year and next year, as well. There are also some open positions within the core group that will need to be filled. We need more help, not only to continue growing as a group, but to exist. The faith is an important aspect of our lives as young adults, and Bishop Barres is very supportive of our ministry. Please do your best to attend this important meeting. The discussion will be followed by desserts! The location is at Ruthie's house, 2420 W. South Street, Allentown, PA 18104. Please call or email Ruthie to say that you are coming: 484-554-5618 or Ruthie@abcya.org

This month, we extend birthday greetings to the following young adults: Gregory K. 4th, Sally S. 5th, Stephen P. 7th, Christine H. 17th, John S. 22nd, Lori M. 24th, Maria G. 25th, Holli S. 26th, Tom O. 27th, and Jason S., Ron K., and Sheila M. all on the 28th. During this season of Thanksgiving, we thank God for your presence among us, and we ask that He bless you as only He can.

This month we extend birthday greetings to: David Z. 13th, Joe H. 20th, Christine O. 22nd, Shelly E. 23rd, Christine M. 29th, and Susan F. 30th. During this season of joy, as you contemplate the wonder of our Savior's birth, may you be renewed in faith, hope, and love.

Our major holiday festivities may be behind us, but let's not forget our friends' birthdays this month: Robin I. 10th, Jason S. 15th, Beth W. 17th, Clare G. 19th, Joey M. 21st, Chris C. and Maureen C. 23rd, and Julie C. 29th. May our Lord Jesus always be your guiding light, and may our Blessed Mother intercede for you among the saints.