archdiocesan youth day
is back!
Archdiocesan Youth Day (AYD) is an opportunity for youth in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul & Minneapolis to gather together to experience a renewal in faith through community and worship. Experience a day of dynamic speakers, the sacraments, prayer, small group discussions, and more! Register your group now to save your seats!

Archdiocesan Youth Day 2023 is a joint partnership between the Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis and NET Ministries.

Group registration is closed.
Due to limited seating, registration is required for all attending AYD including youth, chaperones, staff, clergy, and religious. Please complete the registration form ONLY if you are filling it out on behalf of a group. Cost is $15 per person for youth and adults - this cost includes dinner. Free for priests and religious.
Location
NET Center
110 Crusader Ave W West St Paul, MN 55118
Date & Time
April 29, 2023,
1:00 PM - 9:00 PM
grades
8th - 12th
who will be there
Come hear our dynamic speakers dive into our theme:
"In the Upper Room"
Sr. M. karolyn nunes, fsgm
emcee
Sr. Karolyn is the Vocations Director of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George. She graduated from Franciscan University of Steubenville, having received a Bachelor’s degree in Theology with a concentration in Religious Education and a Masters in Catechetics and Evangelization. In taking her religious name after Pope St. John Paul II, her goal is to live his encouragement to “Be Not Afraid” and “Duc in Altum…Put out into the deep,” never settling for shallow living. She loves road trips, the ocean, arts and crafts, and has a reputation for being a human jukebox. 
katie prejean mcgrady
keynote speaker
Katie Prejean McGrady is a wife, mom, award-winning author, international speaker, podcaster, and daily radio show host of The Katie McGrady Show on Sirius XM 129. Katie worked in youth ministry and high school education for many years and, since 2017, has been speaking full-time at events for young people, parishes, parent groups, fundraisers, retreats, religious education conferences, and more. Katie works with and writes for Ave Maria Press, Our Sunday Visitor, Blessed is She, Aleteia, and the Grotto Network. She appears as a Catholic commentator on CNN and is a consultant for the USCCB working group on youth and young adult ministry.
Fr. Emmanuel Mansford, CFR
SPEAKER
Fr. Emmanuel Mansford, CFR, was born in London, England. He served as a missionary with NET Ministries from 95-98 and joined the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal in September of 1998. He was ordained in 2007 and spent 7 years at the Friars’ Mission in England. He has served as the Vocation Director, is now Director of Formation for the Community. He currently resides at St Michael’s Friary in Paterson, NJ. Fr. Emmanuel has been involved in the Charismatic Renewal since 1992 and wrote his Master’s Thesis on Baptism in the Holy Spirit, entitled, “A Catholic perspective on ‘Baptism in the Holy Spirit’.
what we're doing
12:15 pM
doors open
1:00 pM
opening session
1:45 pM
intro TALK
2:20 pM
SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION
3:00 pM
BREAK
3:15 pM
KEYNOTE TALK
4:00 pM
SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION
4:30 pM
BREAK
5:00 pM
MASS WITH ARCHBISHOP HEBDA & BISHOP WILLIAMS
6:00 pM
BOXED DINNER/BREAK
7:00 pM
Q&A SESSION
7:30 pM
PRAYER EXHORTATION
7:45 pM
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
8:45 pM
CLOSING ANNOUNCEMENTS
9:00 pM
PROGRAM ENDS
Wanna VOLUNTEER?
Fill out the form below, or email [email protected] for more information on volunteering for AYD.
got questions?
If you have any questions about AYD 2023, please reach out to us and we will answer as soon as possible.

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