Dear Friends,

Placed at the start of the holiday season, #GivingTuesday is a global day of radical generosity created to transform communities and the world. It provides the chance to remember the joy of giving and this December 2nd we hope you will join the movement by making a donation to support the mission of Women Youth Apostles to bring young people to Christ!

Women Youth Apostles continues to grow in membership and ministry. We are up to 41 sisters in 4 local communities in Virginia and Maryland, serving at 16 parish youth ministries for both middle school and high school age groups, and at 7 high school and college campus ministries

We were so blessed to have two women begin as missionaries in Northern Virginia this summer. Jessi Dubay was with us for the summer before returning to college. She supported Colette Swindell in her new role as the Assistant Director of Youth Ministry at Holy Family in Dale City, VA. Grace Carroll is with us for a year and is at All Saints in Manassas, VA with several members of Women Youth Apostles as well as brothers in Youth Apostles.

On July 19th, Millicent Griesemer, a sister in Women Youth Apostles since 2019, responded to the Lord’s call for her to make an initial one-year commitment to live the discipline of the evangelical counsels as a consecrated member in our community. Please pray for Millicent as she continues to discern Jesus’ call for her to live out her promises and serve the college students of Mount St. Mary’s University.

Part of the strength of the team that Millicent serves on at Mount St. Mary’s University is its fullness in representing the diverse states of life contained in both Women Youth Apostles and Youth Apostles. The team at the Mount was faced with a particular challenge this past year and needed to pivot to fully fund the position of Dominic Adinaro – a married member of Youth Apostles with a young family. We are convinced that one of our community’s biggest strengths is in demonstrating the universal call to holiness to young people. Women Youth Apostles has pledged $10,000 to support his role this year and would greatly appreciate you partnering with us to meet this need.

The sisters of Women Youth Apostles are grateful for the Lord’s many blessings over the past year. We count on your prayers and generous support, and truly see those who partner with us in these ways as fellow workers alongside us. God has been so generous, and we are committed to responding in truth, freedom, and care towards the young people we are privileged to serve.