Laity
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The Diocese of Tucson is home to a number of lay movements, ministries, and outreach programs.
Explore how you can get involved below.
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Teens
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The Arcoiris movement has its roots in Mexico where it was established in 1985 when a young couple who completed a Cursillo Weekend wondered if something similar could be offered for the youth and young people.
While the Arcoiris movement is not directly related to the Cursillo, it is similar in its goals for religious nurturing and evangelization: to evangelize young people and their families, to foster vocations to the priesthood and to religious life, and to expand the movement.
Parishes with Arcoiris groups include:- Immaculate Conception in Yuma (928) 782-7516
- Immaculate Heart of Mary in Somerton (928) 627-2918
- Our Lady of Grace in Maricopa (520) 568-4605
- Sacred Heart of Jesus in Nogales (520) 287-9221
- Sacred Heart of Jesus in Parker (928) 669-2502 - English only
- Saint Anthony of Padua in Casa Grande (520) 836-0601
- Saint Cyril of Alexandria in Tucson (520) 795-1633
- Saint Francis of Assisi in Yuma (928) 782-1875 - English and Spanish
- Saint John Neumann in Yuma (928) 342-3544
- Saint Jude Thaddeus in San Luis (928) 627-8011
- Saint Monica in Tucson (520) 294-2694
- San Felipe de Jesus in Nogales (520) 761-3100
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Parishes with youth groups include:
- Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Florence (520) 868-5940
- Blessed Sacrament in Mammoth (520) 487-2451
- Corpus Christi in Tucson (520) 751-4235
- Fort Huachuca Chapel in Sierra Vista (520) 533-4748
- Holy Angels in Globe (928) 425-3137
- Holy Cross in Morenci (928) 865-3183
- Holy Family in Tucson (520) 623-6773
- Immaculate Conception in Ajo (520) 310-4845
- Immaculate Conception in Douglas (520) 364-8494
- Immaculate Conception in Yuma (928) 782-7516
- Immaculate Heart High School in Tucson (520) 297-2851
- Immaculate Heart of Mary in Somerton (928) 627-2918
- Infant Jesus of Prague in Kearny (520) 363-7205
- Lourdes Catholic High School in Nogales (520) 287-5659
- Marine Corp Air Station in Yuma (928) 269-2371
- Most Holy Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ in Rio Rico (520) 281-7414
- Most Holy Trinity in Tucson (520) 884-9021
- Our Lady of Fatima in Tucson (520) 883-1717
- Our Lady of Grace in Maricopa (520) 568-4605
- Our Lady of LaVang in Tucson (520) 882-3891
- Our Lady of Lourdes in Benson (520) 586-3394
- Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament in Miami (928) 473-3568
- Our Lady of the Mountains in Sierra Vista (520) 378-2720
- Our Lady of the Valley in Green Valley (520) 625-4536
- Our Mother of Sorrows in Tucson (520) 747-1321
- Sacred Heart in Clifton (928) 865-2285
- Sacred Heart of Jesus in Nogales (520) 287-9221
- Sacred Heart of Jesus in Parker (928) 669-2502
- Sacred Heart of Jesus in Tucson (520) 888-1530
- Sacred Heart of Jesus in Willcox (520) 384-3432
- Saint Ambrose in Tucson (520) 622-6749
- Saint Andrew the Apostle in Sierra Vista (520) 458-2925
- Saint Ann in Tubac (520) 398-2646
- Saint Anthony of Padua in Casa Grande (520) 836-0601
- Saint Augustine Cathedral in Tucson (520) 623-6351
- Saint Augustine Catholic High School in Tucson (520) 751-8300
- Saint Bartholomew in San Manuel (520) 385-4156
- Saint Bernard in Pirtleville (520) 364-2762
- Saint Christopher in Marana (520) 682-3035
- Saint Cyril of Alexandria in Tucson (520) 795-1633
- Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton in Tucson (520) 297-7357
- Saint Frances Cabrini in Tucson (520) 326-7670
- Saint Francis de Sales in Tucson (520) 885-5908
- Saint Francis of Assisi in Superior (520) 689-2250
- Saint Francis of Assisi in Yuma (928) 782-1875
- Saint George in Apache Junction (480) 982-2929
- Saint Helen in Oracle (520) 896-2708
- Saint Helen of the Cross in Eloy (520) 466-7258
- Saint James the Apostle in Coolidge (520) 723-3063
- Saint John Neumann in Yuma (928) 342-3544
- Saint John the Evangelist in Tucson (520) 624-7409
- Saint Joseph in Hayden (520) 356-7223
- Saint Joseph in Tucson (520) 747-3100
- Saint Joseph the Worker in Wellton (928) 785-4275
- Saint Jude Thaddeus in San Luis (928) 627-8011
- Saint Kateri Tekakwitha in Tucson (520) 622-5363
- Saint Luke in Douglas (520) 364-4411
- Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque in Tucson (520) 622-0168
- Saint Mark in Oro Valley (520) 469-7835
- Saint Michael the Archangel in San Tan Valley (520) 723-6570
- Saint Monica in Tucson (520) 294-2694
- Saint Odilia in Tucson (520) 297-7271
- Saint Patrick in Bisbee (520) 432-5753
- Saint Philip the Apostle in Payson (928) 474-2392
- Saint Pius X in Tucson (520) 885-3573
- Saint Rita in the Desert in Vail (520) 762-9688
- Saint Rose of Lima in Safford (928) 428-4920
- Saint Therese of Lisieux in Patagonia (520) 394-2954
- Saint Thomas More Newman Center in Tucson (520) 327-4665
- Saint Thomas the Apostle in Tucson (520) 577-8780
- Saints Peter and Paul in Tucson (520) 327-6015
- San Felipe de Jesus in Nogales (520) 761-3100
- San Martin de Porres in Sahuarita (520) 625-1154
- San Miguel Catholic High School in Tucson (520) 294-6403
- San Solano Missions in Topawa (520) 383-2350
- San Xavier Mission in Tucson (520) 294-2624
- Santa Catalina in Tucson (520) 825-9611
- Santa Cruz in Tucson (520) 623-3833
- Yuma Catholic High School (928) 317-7900
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Life Teen is a movement within the Roman Catholic Church that leads teenagers and their families into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ and His Church.
Parishes that have had Life Teen groups are:- Saint George in Apache Junction (480) 982-2929
- Sacred Heart of Jesus in Clifton (928) 865-2285
- Holy Cross in Morenci (928) 865-3183
- Saint Mark in Oro Valley (520) 469-7835
- Most Holy Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ in Rio Rico (520) 281-7414
- Saint Michael the Archangel in San Tan Valley (520) 723-6570
- Saint Andrew the Apostle in Sierra Vista (520) 458-2925
- Saint Ann in Tubac (520) 398-2646
- Our Lady Queen of All Saints in Tucson (520) 622-8602
- Santa Catalina in Tucson (520) 825-9611
- Santa Cruz in Tucson (520) 623-3833
- Saint Augustine Cathedral in Tucson (520) 623-6351
- Saint Joseph in Tucson (520) 747-3100
- Saint Odilia in Tucson (520) 297-7271
- Saint Thomas the Apostle in Tucson (520) 577-8780
- Saint Rita in the Desert in Vail (520) 762-9688
- Saint Francis of Assisi in Yuma (928) 782-1875
- Yuma Catholic High School (928) 317-7900
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This began as local outreach by Lourdes Catholic High School in Nogales to the Kino Border Initiative and expanded to Salpointe Catholic High School in Tucson.
The groups involve teens engaged in hands-on activities at the border including workshops, immersion experiences, and political advocacy.
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Young Adults
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Our Lady of Grace Parish in Maricopa invites its young adults (18 years to 35 years), through healthy relationships, work, and study, to embrace the mission of Christ to promote the building of the kingdom of God in the world today, thereby bringing about the transformation of society by helping young adults form their conscience based on the Gospel and on the Church’s moral and social teaching; by providing educational and service opportunities for young adults to practice the gospel values of justice and peace and to care for the less fortunate in the workplace, at home and in the local community; by developing leaders for the present and the future.
Agape Young Adults meets on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the Month from 2:30-4:30 p.m. in the Parish Office.Website
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A ministry for Millennial-aged adults (currently in their 20s and 30s) who desire to worship, serve, and socialize with their Catholic peers.
Examples of activities include regular hiking excursions; community clean-up projects; field trips to churches and missions within the Tucson Diocese; local dining; and virtual events.Website
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Mission Statement:
A community of young adults centered on the Eucharist that strives to live in the virtues of faith, hope, and love through prayer, studying the scripture, understanding social issues, and encouraging each other to live their Catholic identity.
GOALS:
PRAY: To deepen our personal and communal relationship with God and our community through prayers and meditations.
LEARN: To study and deepen our understanding of the Catholic faith, particularly in the areas of scriptures, liturgies, and the moral and social teachings of the church through the lens of the Magisterium of the Holy Mother Church.
ACT: To practice charity by being involved or helping in a church ministry.
YEARN: To support and encourage each other to live a life of virtue and according to the teachings of the church.
Activities:
Meetings are on Wednesdays from 7-8pm in the Parish Community Center.
First Week of the Month: Prayer (Holy Hour and Meditation)
Holy Hour will start with a reflection shared by clergy or a group member, followed by Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
Second Week of the Month: BYOB (Bring your own Bible/Lectio Divina)
Small groups participate in Lectio Divina which includes: Lectio (reading of the scripture), Meditatio (reflection and meditation of the scripture, Oration (to pray with the scripture), and Contemplatio (to contemplate about the scripture and share within the small group how they can see and apply the scripture in their lives).
Third Week of the Month: Socials or Community Building
Helps the group to know each other on a personal level and to help build camaraderie in the group.
Fourth Week of the Month: Catechism
A topic is prepared for this week to be discussed by clergy or an invited speaker.
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Saint Augustine Cathedral in Tucson is home to a Catholic young adult community united under the Pillars of Prayer, Fellowship, Community, and Action based out of the Parish of St. Augustine Cathedral in Tucson.
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Young adults ages 18+ are welcome to join the group at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Yuma!
Contact: Marianne Nuñez✆ 928-210-0739
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The Young Adult dance group at St. Joseph’s Parish will include lessons in the beginning of each meeting on different styles of ballroom dance (Swing, Waltz, ChaCha, etc.) with open dance at the end.
Where:
Heally Hall at St. Joseph Catholic Church
215 South Craycroft Rd
When:
The 1st and 3rd Thursdays of every month at 6pm starting Feb 2
Who:
Young Adults 18 and older
For more information, call or text Hannah Wetterich at 815-531-9386.
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The Young Adult Emmaus Group gives young adults an opportunity to walk with one another as they continue to grow in scripture and their relationship with the Lord.
Contact: Grace PadgetWebsite
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Es un grupo dedicado a promover las Vocaciones en Jovenes Adultos. El Señor te espera todos los miércoles a partir de las 7 PM en el salon #5 en Santa Mónica, para los jóvenes adultos solteros de 18-35 años. Nuestras reuniones son en español.
This is a group dedicated to promoting Vocations in Young Adults. The Lord awaits you every Wednesday at 7pm in room #5 at St. Monica Parish in Tucson, for young single adults ages 18-35. Our meetings are in Spanish.Facebook
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Young adults in their 20s and 30s are invited to join in Eucharistic Adoration on Thursdays at 6:30 pm in the Chapel at Saint Thomas the Apostle in Tucson. Social and snacks to follow.
This is a great time to gather in prayer and to grow in community with other Catholic young people.WEBSITE
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Located at the University of Arizona in Tucson, the Saint Thomas More Catholic Newman Center is run by the Order of Preacher and intertwines their charism into the local ministries: Prayer, Community, Service, and Preaching. In addition to regular Mass times, liturgical ministries, and opportunities to receive the Sacraments, the Newman Center is also home to the Knights of Columbus Council #16061 and the young adult community for those ages 22 to 35.
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Organizations
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The Knights of Columbus is one of the largest Catholic fraternal organizations in the world. Over two million Catholic men serve their local communities as Knights. Being a Knight “means a life of faith in action, a life of boldness in brotherhood, a life worth living.” Founded by Blessed Fr. Michael McGivney in 1882, the Knights of Columbus serve the local and global communities by supporting life, vocations, disaster relief, persecuted Christians, wounded veterans, kids, families, and more.
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Parishes with active Knights of Columbus Councils include:
- Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Catholic communities of Douglas-Pirtleville
- Corpus Christi
- Holy Angels
- Immaculate Conception, Yuma
- Immaculate Conception, Ajo
- Our Lady of Grace
- Our Lady of Lourdes
- Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament
- Our Lady of the Mountains
- Our Mother of Sorrows
- Sacred Heart
- San Martin de Porres
- Santa Cruz
- St. Andrew the Apostle
- St. Ann
- St. Anthony
- St. Augustine Cathedral
- St. Christopher
- St. Cyril of Alexandria
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
- St. Francis de Sales
- St. George
- St. Helen
- St. Helen of the Cross
- St. John Neumann
- St. John the Evangelist
- St. Mark the Evangelist
- St. Monica
- St. Odilia
- St. Patrick
- St. Philip
- St. Rita in the Desert
- St. Rose of Lima
- St. Thomas More Newman Center
- St. Thomas the Apostle
- Sts. Peter and Paul
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Formed in 1903, the Catholic Daughters of the Americas (CDA) is one of the oldest and largest organizations of Catholic women in the Americas. Catholic Daughters provide local spirituality, support charities, administer scholarship programs, and strive “to be helping hands where there is pain, poverty, sorrow, or sickness.” They embrace the principle of faith working through love in the promotion of justice, equality, and the advancement of human rights and human dignity for all. Check your parish’s website or bulletin to find a local chapter.
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The Society of St. Vincent de Paul in the Diocese of Tucson provides a variety of programs and services to help those in need. Parish Conferences serve those in need through food, clothing, furniture, home goods, and direct financial assistance. The mission of the St. Vincent de Paul Society is to become “a network of friends, inspired by Gospel values, growing in holiness and building a more just world through personal relationships with and service to people in need.”
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Parishes with St. Vincent de Paul Conferences include:
- Holy Angels
- Our Lady of Fatima
- Our Lady of Lourdes
- Our Lady of the Valley
- Our Mother of Sorrows
- Sacred Heart
- St. Andrew the Apostle
- St. Anthony
- St. Augustine Cathedral
- St. Frances Cabrini
- St. Francis de Sales
- St. John Neumann
- St. John the Evangelist
- St. Margaret Mary
- St. Patrick
- St. Philip
- St. Rita in the Desert
- St. Rose of Lima
- St. Thomas the Apostle
- Sts. Peter and Paul
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Movements / Movimientos
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✟ Cursillo in Christianity
Cursillo in Christianity is a movement that, by its own method, attempts from within the Church, to give life to the essential Christian truths in the singularity, originality, and creativity of the person.
During seperate 3-day retreats, men and women discover their potential and accept their limitations. They will direct their freedom with their conviction, reinforce their will with decisiveness and direct their friendship with the virtue of constancy in their day-to-day life, personally and with others. The founder of the Cursillo Movement was Eduardo Bonnín Aguiló.
In the Diocese of Tucson, the Cursillo Movement is bilingual in English and Spanish. Although we are one Cursillo, each language has its own secretariat and its own fellowship.Learn More✟ Cursillo de Cristiandad
Cursillo de Cristiandad es un movimiento que, con un método propio, intenta desde dentro de la Iglesia, dar vida a las verdades cristianas esenciales en la singularidad, originalidad y creatividad de la persona.
Durante retiros separados de 3 días, hombres y mujeres descubren su potencial y aceptan sus limitaciones. Dirigirá su libertad con su convicción, reforzará su voluntad con decisión y orientará su amistad con la virtud de la constancia en su vida cotidiana, personal y con los demás.
En la Diócesis de Tucson, el Movimiento de Cursillo es bilingüe en inglés y español. Aunque somos un Cursillo, cada idioma tiene su propio secretariado y su propia confraternidad.
Contacto: Malena Amaya✆ 520-400-1881
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The purpose of the Focolare Movement is to foster in others the gift of unity, according to the prayer of Jesus to the Father: "that they may all be one" (John 17:21). Its members are committed to working, first and foremost, for an ever deeper unity among the faithful of the Catholic Church.
They strive to establish relationships of fraternal communion and of common witness with other Christian sisters and brothers, as a contribution to the restoration of full unity.
Its members also endeavor to achieve, through dialogue with persons of other religions, and through activities of common interest, the deepest possible union in God among all believers. They establish relationships and dialogue with persons of no religious affiliation and work together with them towards common goals in order to strengthen universal brotherhood throughout the world and to open up their hearts to Christ.
Contact:
Elizabeth Solinsky, Co-coordinator✆ (520) 603-3700
Philip Solinsky, Co-coordinator
✆ (520) 444-4500
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Inspirados por el Espíritu Santo y la experiencia de el “bautismo en el Espíritu” la Pastoral de la Renovación Carismática Católica de la Diócesis de Tucson buscará principalmente satisfacer dos funciones:
- ser un grupo de consejo y asesoría, y
- organizar eventos diocesanos de la Renovación Carismática Católica.
Como grupo de consejo y asesoría la pastoral busca ayudar a grupos de oración a encontrar información y responder preguntas relacionadas con la Renovación Carismática Católica.
Dentro de este trabajo también se busca promover la unidad y comunión de los grupos de oración parroquiales dentro de la diócesis, también invitarlos a trabajar juntos con la pastoral diocesana.
En la organización de eventos diocesanos buscamos promover la espiritualidad y la experiencia de la Renovación Carismática; tener un encuentro personal con nuestro Padre Creador, declarar a Jesús como nuestro Salvador, reconocer el poder santificador del Espíritu Santo y la intercesión de nuestra Madre María.
“Porque el amor de Dios ha sido derramado en nuestros corazones por el Espíritu Santo que nos ha sido dado.” Romanos 5:5
"Gracias al apoyo del Espíritu Santo, la Iglesia crece". Él es el alma de esta Iglesia. Él es quien explica a los fieles el sentido profundo de las enseñanzas de Jesús y su misterio. Él es quien, hoy igual que en los comienzos de la Iglesia, actúa en cada evangelizador que se deja poseer y conducir por El, y pone en los labios las palabras que por sí solo no podría hallar, predisponiendo también el alma del que escucha para hacerla abierta y acogedora de la Buena Nueva y del reino anunciado." Evangelii Nuntiandi, 75
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El Movimiento Familiar Cristiano Católico USA es un Movimiento Católico laico del pueblo de Dios que agrupa familias católicas, apoyadas con la asistencia de Obispos, Sacerdotes, Diáconos y Religiosas.
El Movimiento es una agrupación de familias católicas que unen sus esfuerzos para promover los valores humanos y cristianos de la familia, para que esta sea en la comunidad: formadora de personas, educadora en la fe, consciente de su misión evangelizadora y comprometida en el desarrollo integral de la comunidad y de la iglesia doméstica.
A escala internacional, el Movimiento forma parte de la Confederación Internacional de Movimientos Familiares Cristianos (CIMFC).
A escala nacional, es asesorado espiritualmente por un Obispo que representa el MFCC-USA ante la Conferencia Episcopal de los Estados Unidos.
A escala nacional y en cada Federación, hay un Asesor Espiritual aprobado por el Obispo de la Diócesis. Existen además Asesores Espirituales en las Federaciones y Zonas, quienes asisten invaluablemente en el aspecto espiritual a los lideres y membresía en general.
En Estados Unidos, el MFCC-USA esta registrado y reconocido debidamente ante las leyes civiles como una Organización No Lucrativa.Website
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