Our Purpose
We develop ministries and means for young adults to discover and live their unique and unrepeatable personal vocation in and through the Catholic Church.
How we Serve
We work to establish young adult hubs; Support, resource and enhance College Campus Ministry; and recruit, form, and mentor Young Adult Leaders
Queen City Catholic
There is a place for you here! Whether you’re searching for community, looking to grow deeper in your faith or seeking answers to questions about the Church, there’s a place for you.
Start a Young Adult Ministry in your Parish
Young adult ministry is not a one-size-fits-all approach and often begins with volunteers. With that in mind, our office would like to mentor individuals as they begin the process of establishing a ministry in their parish or region.
Here are a few things for the minister to consider:
- Who is in your parish? (Young singles, young married couples, young families, college students, etc.)
- Who are you? (No ministry will succeed if it doesn’t include an authentic
representation of yourself.) - What do the people in your parish need?
- What dreams do you have for this ministry?
It is our hope that these questions will guide your discernment as you begin this ministry. Please feel free to reach out to our office. We would love the opportunity to discern these questions with you and to walk with you on this journey.
Directory of Higher Education Campus Ministry Programs
in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Fr. Jacob Willig, Chaplain
CatholicRedhawk.com
willigj@miamioh.edu
Kevin Stetter, Campus Minister
stettek@miamioh.edu
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campusministry@
catholicbearcat.com
Fr. Jeff Stephens, Parochial Vicar
frjeff@uptowncatholic.org
Karissa Dunn, Campus Minister
karissa@catholicbearcat.com
Catholic Campus Ministry
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Fr. Tim Fahey, Chaplain
chaplain@raidercatholics.com
John Davis, Camps Minister
ministry@raidercatholics.com
YOUNG ADULT EVENTS
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CONTACT US
Paco Patag
Contact Me For:
- Getting started with your own young adult apostolate or ministry in your community.
- Learning about some of the latest research in Young Adult Ministry
- Sharing your insights about what may be missing in the landscape of Young Adult Ministry in your parish, your community or across the Archdiocese.
Bio: I help empower each young adult in the Archdiocese to live out their unique and personal vocation in and through the local Church. I love seeing each person around me come alive, and it is such a joy to be able to dedicate my work to helping others see what a gift they are and respond to the invitation to the incomprehensibly magnificent life that Christ places before each of us.
A Little About Me: I have an associate degree in Electromechanical Engineering Technology with minors in Lasers and Renewable Energies, and a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati. During college I served as the President for the UC Society of St. Paul. I am currently nearing the end of my MBA program with Walsh University and the last semester of my two years in the Missionary Innovator formation program at the Saint John Leadership Institute. I'm a poet and appreciator of music; I love to read and write, be outside, play sports, and go on all manner of adventures with friends.
Favorite Saint: Joseph & Mary
Favorite Bible verse: "Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to behold my glory which you have given me in your love for me before the foundation of the world. O righteous Father, the world has not known you, but I have known you; and these know that you have sent me. I made known to them your name, and I will make it known, that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.” - John 17:24-26
Fr. Matthew Summe, LC
Contact Me For:
- support in fostering the young adult communities in your parish family
- assistance in formation for your young adult leaders to help them nourish their communities,
- help to foster larger communities for young adults in their deanery or geographical area through formation in Catholic spirituality, community, and mission
Bio: I have worked throughout my religious and priestly life in evangelization and building faith communities around the US. During these times I worked in spiritual and apostolic formation as well as different types of ministries including directing and chaplaincy in schools, men and women groups, marriage ministry, and youth and young adult ministry. I moved back to the Greater Cincinnati area to live in the Archdiocese in 2012, where I have dedicated my ministry to evangelization and the formation of lay people and seminarians, collaborating on projects for strengthening Catholic identity in education institutions, as well as the chaplaincy for Regnum Christi and the Cana Family Institute in the Greater Cincinnati area. I have spent a great deal of time giving retreats especially the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius all over the country, and work in the formation of spiritual guides.
A Little About Me: I am one of ten children from a large Catholic family, and have over 40 nieces and nephews. I grew up in Fort Mitchell, KY at Blessed Sacrament Parish and went to Covington Catholic High School. I discovered my vocation to priesthood and religious life in the Legion of Christ in college studying Chemical Engineering at the University of Kentucky. I enjoy hobbies like walking, hiking, swimming, reading, and other cultural activities.
Favorite Saint: St Ignatius of Loyola, St Edith Stein, St Paul, St John Paul 2