Youth, Young Adults & Emerging Leaders-SVdP USA YYAEL
Faith into Action
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Blog-Emerging Leaders Team
(SVdP USA Youth and Young Adults Committee)
Mary: Our Image of Hope
by Sarah On Sunday, we celebrated the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In fact, the Church required that we celebrate this Marian solemnity. Every year, but especially this Jubilee Year, Mary is a sign of hope for us. She is the Morning Star which points us to...
2025 YVE Nominee: Ruth from Illinois
Ruth Garcia is a Young Adult from North Aurora, Illinois, and has been a Vincentian for over a year. She joined the Society through a family friend's invitation and has not looked back. She is currently a member of an Adult Conference and partakes in personal...
2025 YVE Nominee: Andre from California
Andre Navarro is from San Ramon, California and is currently one of two Spiritual Advisors at Vincentians of the Arc Youth Conference. He was one of three founding members in 2024 for the Youth Conference and was the first Vice President. An active member of the...
2025 YVE Nominee: Trent from Arizona
Trent Hammer, a university student from Scottsdale, Arizona, is deeply committed to the Vincentian family. His journey began at a middle-school-aged conference when he was ten years old, and he is now a part of an Adult Conference. Despite his shyness, Trent’s...
2025 YVE Nominee: Gabriel from California
Gabriel Seril is from San Ramon, California and is the Secretary for Vincentians of the Arc Youth Conference. Though he has a soft-spoken countenance, he finds it especially important to seek out the lonely, the isolated, the new-comers, and make them feel welcomed...
2025 YVE Nominee: Fatima from Georgia
Fatima is going into her first year in college and is from Macon, Georgia. She began volunteering with St. Vincent de Paul when she was a freshman in high school. Fatima attends meetings at her Adult Conference and is in charge of making Hope Cards for our Friends in...
2025 YVE Nominee: Lily from Kentucky
Lily Sumner is from West Point, Kentucky, and partners with St. Vincent de Paul while running her own non-profit, Wrapped in God’s Warmth. Lily started her non-profit in sixth grade; she wanted to better serve her community by providing seasonal kits to those on the...
SVdP USA YYAEL Committee at NCR 2025
Recap Video of NCR! YYAEL Committee, Andre, Tyler, and I, as well as our leader, Linda, attended and presented at the North Central Region Meeting 2025. We are all so grateful to Susan Wiland, North Central Region RVP, for her kindness and willingness to involve us as...
Get Ready for Upcoming Zoom Gatherings!
Put it on your calendars! Two dates for Zoom gatherings have been selected. First, a few members from YYAEL will be hosting a Conference Coaches’ Call via Zoom for all adults who help or want to help with Youth and Young Adults on Thursday, June 26 at 5:30 p.m....
YYAEL: Midwest Regional Meeting 2025
Linda and I attended and presented at the Midwest Region Meeting 2025. We are all grateful to Chuck Korte, Midwest Region RVP, for his joy and willingness to involve us as presenters and attendees at the meeting. We are also thankful for Barbara, our co-presenter and...
Putting our faith into action.
Sharing, reflecting, and praying. Seeing and being the face of Christ.
Making meaningful, lifelong friendships. Encouraging and supporting one another on our journeys in holiness.
Personal encounters with neighbors in need. Empowering the voices of the poor. Pursuing a more just world.