YCP Portland

YCP Belong members: Join us tomorrow for the Bocce Ball Tournament with the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon for some friendly spirited competition! Who will take first this year? Our reigning champ or a new competitor. Come find out!

📆Sunday, September 20th | 4:00 - 6:00 PM
📍Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon | Beaverton, Oregon
✨Snacks, pizza and drinks are provided.
For registration check out the link in our bio. 🔗

✨Our wonderful friends at Lady Hill Winery are hosting the Fall Sheepdog Classic this upcoming weekend of September 12th and 13th. This is family-friendly event with live sheepdog trials, delicious food and drinks, local vendors, a beautiful farm setting, and more! Following a fantastic YCP Networking Happy Hour at the w**ery last month, Lady Hill is offering our YCP community a 50% discount on tickets to the Sheepdog Classic! 🐾🐑

🎫Get your tickets at the link in their bio or Lady Hill's website.
Use the discount code: SHEEPDOG50 at checkout to receive 50% off your ticket. Your $10 ticket (after the discount) will be credited toward a same-day w**e bottle purchase for guests 21 and over. 🍾🍷

Many thanks to owners Jerry and Elaine Owen for this generous offer and their support of YCP!

Don’t miss out on our Executive Speaker Series with Gary Hanifan this upcoming Tuesday, September 8th! Need some career or life advice? Feeling stuck or unsure what the next steps may be? Join us for an evening with Gary discussing real life questions and getting practical advice. Gary is here to tackle your questions on faith, future and family. How to navigate being a Catholic in today's professional world.

Event Details:
🗓Date | Tuesday, September 8th, 2026
📍Location | Saint Pius X Catholic Church
⛪Mass | 6:00pm Mass
🤝Networking with appetizers and drinks | 6:30-7:15
🗣Opening remarks and Q&A | 7:15-8:30
Conclusion of the event | 9:00
Register: 🔗Link in the comments below

About our speaker:
Meet Gary Hanifan. Currently, serving as the Chief Operating officer of the Archdiocese of Portland, Gary leads the financial and administrative operations that support 140 parishes and missions, 40 schools and many ministries. With over 30 years of experience advising leadership, mentoring people, and navigating change through times of uncertainty, Gary has a lot of wisdom to share. All while integrating his professional success with faith. Join us for an evening of discussing real life questions and getting practical advice. From careers to faith, relationships, and beyond ask Gary! He is ready for your questions.

Event Details:
🗓Date| Tuesday September 8th, 2026
📍Location| Saint Pius X
⛪Mass| 6:00 PM
🤝Event| 7:00 - 9:00 PM

Register: 🔗Link in Bio

Join us during the month of September for TWO YCP Portland events!

🗓September 8th: Executive Speaker Series: Gary Hanifan the Chief Operating Officer of the Archdiocese of Portland. Gary will speaking about his experience working at the archdiocese and leadership in the corporate world. He is an open book and ready to answer all of your questions!

🗓September 20th: YCP Portland Member Event Bocce Ball Tournament with the Sisters of Saint Mary of Oregon. Join us for a fun afternoon and some friendly competition with other YCP Portland Belong members and the Sisters. Who will be this year's tournament champion?

Sign up at the link in bio🔗

Thank you for joining us for our August Networking Happy Hour at Lady Hill Winery! Our guests shared one photo with a new friend and told a story about their summer. We could not have asked for a better evening in Oregon w**e country! We always enjoy hosting this event at one of our favorite venues. Thank you to our gracious hosts and owners of Lady Hill Winery, Jerry and Elaine Owen for their support of this ministry.

Traditionally, our August event is also our Leadership Team Appreciation announcement. We welcome the new leaders to our team and thank the leaders staying on for another term. We send off the team members who move on. All amazing impacts to our group! Thank you for continuing to support our ministry. Be on the look out for upcoming events in the near future!

Thank you for saying YES. 💙💛
As YCP Portland begins a new chapter, we want to recognize eight outgoing leaders who have generously given their time, talents, and faith to serving Portland's Catholic young adult community.

Behind every Happy Hour, retreat, speaker event, panel discussion, Mass, new friendship, and welcoming conversation are volunteers who said yes to building something bigger than themselves.

Today, we give thanks for:
Eileen Ennis — VP & Director of Membership | 2 Years
Marie Adams — VP & Co-Director of Outreach | 3 Years
Tyler Britsch — Director of Finance | 5 Years
Maria Shim — Co-Director of Outreach | 3 Years
Dylan Encarnacion — Director of Marketing | 3 Years
Hudson Poissant — Director of Technology | 3 Years
Katie Hill — Director of Operations | 3 Years
Ryan Po***ck — Assistant Director of Evangelization | 1 Year

To each of you: thank you for answering the call to serve. Thank you for the planning meetings, prayers, conversations, late nights, and countless moments behind the scenes that helped make YCP Portland a place where young adults can grow in faith, build friendships, and find community.

As your time on the Leadership Team comes to a close, we pray that God continues to guide you in whatever He calls you to next.
Your leadership may be ending, but the fruits of your service remain.
Please join us in thanking our outgoing leaders! 🙏