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Young Adults Group at Christ Episcopal Church
Young Parents, Couples, Singles… If you are a young adult, ages 18-35, and would like a group that talks about politics, saints & sinners, bible study, movies, and theology, then plan to join us. Look for the Christ Episcopal Church Young Adults group on Facebook. Questions? Contact Mary MacKenzie at mary@christchurchseattle.org, or 206-633-1611.We have experienced one of the realities of young adult ministry; young adults often have to move to pursue academic and/or career opportunities. This past year, we have had to say goodbye to many of our Monday Night regulars. While we are sorry to see people leave, we celebrate their achievements and our prayers go with them. I think we have a lot to celebrate in this particular program that served a great group of young adults for three years. And now it’s time to move on to other ways of doing young adult ministry.
In the coming weeks and months, I plan to form an action-reflection group. We will read current literature about the church and our culture today and then come together to discuss pertinent topics and brainstorm ideas of how to reach out to young adults in our neighborhood. We will choose projects to pursue and then come back to reflect on them. The hope is to actively involve more Christ Church parishioners in young adult ministry, engaging and interacting with young adults in our neighborhood so that this ministry will continue as part of our identity long into the future.
The Rev. Mary MacKenzie
The Rev. Mary MacKenzie is our assistant priest and young adult missioner. Mary is a graduate of the University of Washington with an undergraduate degree in environmental engineering and a master's degree in water resources engineering. Her master's of divinity degree is from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary (Class of 2005). She was ordained a deacon in 2005, and to the priesthood in 2006. She is married and has two children - a daughter who just graduated from college and a son who is finishing high school.