 Hi, my name is Mary Bielski, and I want to invite you to encounter in St. Louis this summer. It's gonna be awesome If you're a young adult, this is for you. Let me tell you why. Have you ever had a moment? Okay, let's just be honest. You've looked in the mirror and maybe you're Slept while your face is gonna dishevel no makeup on ladies and you're looking in the mirror and you think I Have no idea what I'm doing Right these moments in your life that you're kind of going through the motions You're doing your life. You're kind of have your friends you have your job But you don't have it all figured out and you look on Instagram and you look at all these like social media outlets And you see everyone else that seems to have all the answers that have their vocation that have their their husband or their Wife or their house or or their mortgage figured out and you're kind of like just like I don't know what I'm doing Right. I remember this moment when I was just beginning my first corporate job I used to work in pharmaceutical sales and I walked in this huge room with all these people in pretty suits And I was like scared Crapless, right? And I remember just thinking just fake it till you make it Just just fake it put on a smile like the act like you have it all together But inside I didn't know the answers if you're a young adult right now and you don't have all the answers Welcome, okay. Welcome to the human race, right? This event is gonna be a time to come together with people that don't have all the answers What what are you talking about? We're gonna point our eyes to the person that does Encounter encounter Jesus encounter a relationship and go deeper than you've ever imagined We're gonna be talking about three basic things. Are you ready? Number one mission What is our mission as young adults in the church? Our Pope Pope Francis is calling us out to get messy in the streets get messy with our relationships to encounter God And everyday life or we're gonna be talking about what that mission looks like if you're a sales rep if you're a business man If you're a stay-at-home mom if you're still in school getting your masters wherever you're out right now God is calling you to live a missionary life in everyday life So we're gonna be talking about what does that actually look like and how can I do that number two? We're gonna equip you with the tools and the steps to really go forward in your faith and your relationship with God whether that's small group Formations for Bible studies whether that means how do I evangelize in my workplace whether that means how do I grow deeper in my prayer life? How do I how do I become this missionary that God we're God is equipping me to do right and we're gonna be calling on the Holy Spirit to give us the empowerment the power to go out and live that gospel number three We're gonna do all of that in Community that's right if you're a young adult and you're like me You're sitting in the pews most likely unless you have an amazing diocese and you feel totally disconnected You feel like you're the only one struggling with what you're struggling with you the only one That's going through what you're going through you kind of checking in and checking out And this is a time to come together as young adults in a similar mindset in a similar community the lost sheep Come on in let's be fed. Let's keep our eyes on Jesus and let's empower ourselves to live the gospel in a way No one could ever imagine I'm telling you this God has awakened his church and he's doing it right now with the young adults who keep their eyes On Jesus and do it with a great voice of celebration and worship and empowerment And I would love to see you there in st. Louis and bring your friend blessings