CTA 20/30 is an inclusive community of Catholics in our 20s and 30s who seek justice in the Catholic Church. We seek to deepen our faith, to integrate faith with action and, in so doing, to transform our church through a lens of anti-racism and anti-oppression principles.

To learn more about CTA 20/30, click here, or contact Ellen Euclide, Outreach Program Coordinator, at 773.404.0004 x261, email at ellen@cta-usa.org.

Join the CTA 20/30 community by signing up here. We also encourage you to visit the CTA 20/30 blog, where you can discuss issues and meet other young adult Catholics.

CTA 20/30 is pleased to announce this year's additions to the Leadership Team! We are excited to welcome Cody, Marie-Louise, Delfin and Jen to our team. Members of the Leadership Team serve 3 year terms working to promote community among progressive catholics in their 20s and 30s and create justice in our church and world. If you'd like more information about joining the team, email ellen@cta-usa.org.

Excited to share the word about progressive Catholicism? Want to get more involved? Join one of the CTA 20/30 communities below by emailing the committee chair.

1. Conference Outreach

   Specifically focuses on connecting with young adults to attend the national Call To Action Conference in November. Compiles contact information and engages in dialogue with potential first time attendees at conference. Helps them with registration, scholarship information, free housing information, and general information about the Conference. Plans to focus specifically on reaching out to college/graduate students and service programs, especially in the host city of the conference.

   Contact: Chrissy Sofranko → c.sofranko@gmail.com

2. Conference Programming Committee

   Works throughout the year to put together programming for the CTA 20/30 community at the CTA National conference in November. This committee also looks for input as to what young adults would like to see/experience at conference to make it a more welcoming and relevant experience.

   Contact: Katie Jones → katie.anne.jones@gmail.com

3. Marketing Committee

   Working for greater name recognition of CTA 20/30 and reaching more young adults to grow the 20/30 community. Includes advertising and marketing projects such as websites, blog, brochures, social networking, welcome packets, and creating/distributing other information to the public and to the larger CTA community.

   Contact: Ryan Hoffman → rynhof@gmail.com

4. Leadership Summit Committee

   Planning and implementing the first 20/30 summer training weekend for CTA 20/30 members who are interested in organizing strategies and action on behalf of the church justive movment. Works to get the 20/30 community better involved in the progressive Catholic church justice movement and other justice work.

   Contact: Emily Jendzejec → emily.jendzejec@gmail.com
   Contact: Bill Przylucki → bill.przylucki@gmail.com

5. Grassroots / Local Community Building

   Organizing and establishing CTA 20/30 contacts in local communities throughout the U.S. with the hope of creating resources for networking, community building, faith sharing and actions on a local level.

   Contact: Katie Schervish → kschervish@yahoo.com
   Contact: Caitlin Gaskell → caitlingaskell@gmail.com

If you have any questions, comments or ideas for the CTA 20/30 team, please contact the 2011 Leadership Team Chair, Becky Schwantes-An, at becky.schwantes@gmail.com.