The 45th Chapter of Young Catholic Professionals, a leading national young professional Catholic network, will host their kickoff event in the Diocese of Brooklyn on Thursday, May 28, 2026, beginning at 7 p.m. at 501 Union, located at 499 Union Street in the Gowanus section of Brooklyn.
Bishop Robert Brennan will offer a prayer and blessing for those gathered at the event. Bishop Brennan recently dedicated an episode of his weekly podcast, Big City Catholics, to a conversation about the start of a Brooklyn/Queens Young Catholic Professionals Chapter. To listen to Episode 203, visit: https://podcast.dioceseofbrooklyn.org/podcast/episode-203-ycp-is-coming-to-brooklyn/
WHO: The Most Reverend Robert J. Brennan, Bishop of Brooklyn
Peter Blute, Executive Director of Young Catholic Professionals
Kiana Carrington, Brooklyn YCP Chapter President
Representatives of the Catholic Foundation of Brooklyn and Queens
WHAT: Launch of the Brooklyn/Queens Chapter of Young Catholic Professionals (45th chapter nationwide)
WHERE: 499 Union Street in the Gowanus section of Brooklyn
WHEN: Thursday, May 28, 2026, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Young Catholic Professionals, a non-profit ministry founded in 2010, offers workers in their 20s and 30s a way to go deeper in faith, life and work. They are guided by the motto of Working In Witness for Christ.
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MEDIA CONTACTS:
Adriana Rodriguez
(646) 241-9805
adrodriguez@diobrook.org
John Quaglione
(718) 576-9180
jquaglione@diobrook.org
