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25th YAG Wedding

Mr. & Mrs. Leo Arlinghaus Both lifelong parishioners of St. Gertrude the Great in Cincinnati, Leo Arlinghaus (Kentucky) and Katelyn McConnell (Ohio) were married on June 29, 2024 surrounded by family, friends, and fellow parishioners. The groom enjoys fitness and working on cars. The bride attended St. Gertrude's school together with her siblings for several… Continue reading 25th YAG Wedding

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2024 YAG Recap

Behold how good and pleasant it is... 93 souls from the far reaches of North America and beyond converged upon our small slice of suburban Cincinnati this July for the 8th annual Young Adult Get-together. It was a YAG of change as well a YAG of tradition. Something like 40% of attendees were new. Some… Continue reading 2024 YAG Recap

YAG Weddings

21st YAG Wedding

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Vines In the 21st YAG Wedding of the 21st Century, Gabby (Gabrielle) Swinny, a lifelong parishioner of St. Gertrude the Great (Ohio), married Joseph Vines from Omaha, Nebraska. The couple met at the 2022 YAG the year before, shortly after which Joseph packed up and moved to Ohio! The bride wore… Continue reading 21st YAG Wedding

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2023 YAG Recap

104 attendees + Fr. McKenna Y'all just want pictures anyway, right? The talks from Fr. McKenna will be uploaded here eventually, and probably on the home page as well for easier reference. Just a SMALL taste of the amount of setup and cleanup that go into this event . . . that's only half the… Continue reading 2023 YAG Recap

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20th YAG Wedding!

Mr. & Mrs. Collin Branigan Collin Branigan (Michigan) and Christina Eldracher's (Michigan) story actually began at YAG Wedding #11 back in 2021, but they didn't know it yet! The bride's older sister Colleen, who also happens to be the YAGermeister, was in attendance and, in the slight lull between the ceremony at St. Joseph's in… Continue reading 20th YAG Wedding!