YAG in Cincy: the Young Adult Get-Together Register

July 9 to 11, 2027

YAG 2027

The 2027 YAG runs from Friday, July 9 to Sunday, July 11, 2027 at St. Gertrude the Great in West Chester, Ohio, just north of Cincinnati. Like last year, we will also have a little agenda for those staying Sunday night into Monday. Things will get started after the 5:45pm Mass on Friday (confessions a half-hour before), and will wrap up flexibly Sunday afternoon, with extended activities through Sunday evening for those staying.

Major changes

The ticket price is slightly lower than last year, but your total cost of attendance will probably be higher this time. Why? We have decided to bid farewell to our longtime host, Higher Ground Retreat Center. Two major benefits are that we can now vastly upgrade the quality of our meals, and much less time will be spent driving. The major downside is that we can no longer include accommodation in the ticket price. The retreat center was an amazing bargain that isn’t replicable any other way. Read more about our reasoning in the FAQ, and see more about how accommodation will work in the lodging and travel section.

2027 agenda

This far out, of course, there is still much to confirm, but we’ll paint you a picture of what we’re imagining for this coming July. We’re working to nail down the specifics as fast as possible!

FridayJuly 9

  1. 5:45 PM

    Mass followed by dinner and introductions

    No more 4pm start—it was too difficult for travellers to all arrive by then.

  2. Bonfire—at church?

    If they don’t mind our sticking around church a little longer, we’d like to return to our original tradition of a bonfire right at St. Gertrude’s. We may even just move everything outside, dinner, intro, everything.

  3. Rosary

  4. Disperse to nearby accommodation

    No more 40 minute drive

SaturdayJuly 10

  1. Around 8:15 AM

    Morning Mass

  2. Breakfast

  3. Talk #1

  4. Group activity #1

    Might insert something here to get us closer to real lunchtime

  5. Rosary

  6. Lunch

    Planning something delicious though we could give you a sloppy joe if you’re feeling nostalgic.

  7. Return of bowling???

    Strongly considering bringing this popular activity back, on Saturday now.

  8. Group activity #2 (or is that #3?)

    Might schedule something here or perhaps we’ll let people return to their accommodations to rest and freshen up before dinner.

  9. 5ish or 6ish

    Dinner

    Could be anything!

  10. 6ish or 7ish

    Dancing: Square dance and waltz

    Venue TBD, but somewhere nearby. Until about 9 or 10pm.

  11. Ice cream

  12. Disperse

SundayJuly 11

  1. 9:00 AM

    High Mass

  2. Light meal

  3. A stop in Mt. Adams?

    Hiking the steps to the Immaculate Church is an iconic Cincinnati Catholic experience, and it might wind up fitting here. Maybe!

  4. All afternoon

    Cookout in park

    Tentative, like the rest, but we’d like to cater a big delicious lunch in an outdoor area with shelter, bathrooms, etc. where we can socialize, play some sports, and get to know our new friends, preferably somewhere not so far from the airport, so those who have to peel off a bit earlier can still participate as long as they can. We’d wind things down by 3 or 4pm as usual.

For those staying Sunday night into Monday

Sunday evening

  1. Special added-cost excursion?

    We’ve got our eyes on a few things. We’re not selling tickets for this, yet, of course, until we know. Hoping to incorporate Dancing round 2, as it was so much fun last year.

Monday morningJuly 12

  1. Morning Mass

  2. Group brunch

    We’re not planning on a lot of Monday programming beyond getting a last good meal together in the morning. Saving the highlights for Sunday evening!

Who can come

The YAG is open to single sedevacantist Catholics ages 18 to 35 (inclusive). Please read the requirements before you register.

Friday, July 9 to Sunday, July 11, 2027

St. Gertrude the Great, 4900 Rialto Road, West Chester, OH 45069

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