Originally published at Southern Cross
POWAY — More than 400 young adults, ages 18 to 39, dressed in cocktail attire are expected to attend the annual Young Adult Christmas Gala.
Sponsored by the diocesan Office for Youth and Young Adult Ministry, the event will be held on Saturday, Dec. 14, at St. Michael Parish’s Holy Family Center in Poway. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., and the gala will wrap up at 11 p.m.
“This night is one of our largest diocesan events and brings together young adult communities from all corners of the diocese and beyond,” said Brilema Perez, an associate director of the Office for Youth and Young Adult Ministry. “It’s the perfect excuse to dress up and dance the night away with new and longtime friends.”
But the event represents “much more than dinner and dancing,” said Maricruz Flores Strauss, director of the Office for Youth and Young Adult Ministry.
“It is when we come together to break bread and share with one another what our year has been like,” she said. “It is a celebration of all young adults and what they have accomplished on their faith journey.”
Continuing a tradition that began at the 2015 gala, the evening will include the presentation of the Fiat
