2025
Save the date: 10.18.2025
@St. Paul the Apostle Church - Westerville
"Take heart, rise, he is calling you."
2025 Keynotes
Paul J. Kim
Fr. William Slatter, Ph.D.,S.T.L.
2025 BREAKOUT SPEAKERS
Brad Pierron (Emcee) | Sr. Loretta De Dominicis, F.M.A. | John Mullen | Emily Knuth | Fr. Paul J. Brandimarti
What to Expect
The Columbus Catholic Young Adult Conference is a one day Conference in the Diocese of Columbus that seeks to empower young adults to transform their communities through their identity in Christ. The conference features Mass, keynote speakers, breakout sessions/panel discussions, Adoration, and exhibitors. With your registration you'll also enjoy complimentary breakfast, lunch and dinner!
Doors open at 8AM. Get a cup of coffee, a snack, and visit our exhibitors. There is an optional daily Mass at 8:15. First keynote speaker is at 10. Then go to a breakout session you are most interested in. Lunch is at 12:15. After lunch is a discussion panel followed by optional Adoration opportunity. Enjoy our second keynote speaker followed by Vigil Mass at 4pm. Finally, you are invited to join us for dinner in the Klinger Center.
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What they are saying…
“One of the things that has most stuck with me from the conferences I have attended is just how widespread the Catholic Young Adult community is in Columbus. It has been amazing to see how the conference brings together young adults from all different backgrounds and parishes and to witness the variety of ways that young people are living out their Catholic faith.”
“I really enjoyed talking to the different exhibitors at the conference. There was one table full of beautiful twine rosaries. I mentioned that I was interested in learning how to make them. The exhibitor was so nice, she offered to teach me, and we ended up meeting for coffee. It’s been so much fun. I just made a bunch for one of my parish’s PSR classes.”
“I believe this conference is a springboard for young adult ministry in the Diocese of Columbus, and I look forward each year to all the Lord will do through this initiative.”
“And they called the blind man, saying to him, ‘Take heart, rise, he is calling you.’”