At national conference, young adults renew commitment to church

Published: 2007-07-05

SAN DIEGO (CNS) -- About 500 Catholics flocked to the San Diego Marriott Del Mar June 29-July 1 for a full schedule of educational, spiritual and social programming specifically designed for single Catholics. The National Catholic Singles Conference previously has been held twice in Denver and once in Chicago. "This is one of the first events in the diocese to specifically target singles," said Michele Fleming, director of the Diocese of San Diego's Office for Young Adult Ministry. Fleming said attendees told her that the conference had been "very powerful in their lives; it's renewed their commitment to the church, it's made them want to go back to their local parishes and become more involved." About half the conference participants were from California, she said. But some came from as far east as Florida and as far north as Canada. The conference was sponsored by the Diocese of San Diego, the Theology of the Body International Alliance, Ave Maria Singles, CatholicSingles.com and CatholicMatch.com.

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