About CEND
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CEND is a non-profit corporation working within the Archdiocese of Saint Paul & Minneapolis that serves the needs of young Catholic families, adults, and professionals.
Our mission is to empower young adult catholics to find, connect, and belong to an active life of discipleship in the church and to support the people who assit them along their journey.
Our two branches are:
MSP Catholic
MSP Catholic is a digital and social media hub created with the purpose of building community, educate, and inspire young catholic families and adults to integrate Christ into their lives. There are so many amazing catholic things happening in the Twin Cities ... but they aren't always that easy to find. MSP Catholic wants to change that by providing a centralized platform of information where young adult catholics can find what groups, parishes, and individuals are doing.
CEND'S Young Catholic Professionals
CEND'S Young Catholic Professional group was organzied to educate, mentor, and inspire Young Catholic Professionals to advance within their careers and to do so from a Catholic frame of reference.
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Who CEND Serves
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We serve Catholic young adults, families, professionals, and parishes.
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Young Adults
Two defining factors of a Young Adult:
- Age is between 20 and 40
- They are experiencing the most transitional time of their lives
We serve young adults who are:
- Single or Married
- With or without children
- At any level of their faith
Watch this video to learn about Young Adults, many of whom ascribe to the group of unaffiliated or "none's."
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Parishes
"The parish is where the Church lives. Parishes are communities of faith, of action, and of hope. They are where the gospel is proclaimed and celebrated, where believers are formed and sent to renew the earth. Parishes are the home of the Christian community; they are the heart of our Church. Parishes are the place where God’s people meet Jesus in word and sacrament and come in touch with the source of the Church’s life.
- U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops 1993
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CEND Team
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CEND Steering Committee
Frank Kiesner, Founder and Chairman of CEND
Fr. Timothy Combs, OP, Adjunct Instructor at the St. Paul Seminary
Chris Kostelc, Director of Mission & Faith Formation - Holy Name of Jesus (Wayzata)
Kory LaCroix, Associate for Mission - Our Lady of Grace (Edina)
Emily Dalsky, Director of Evangelization & Faith Formation - Nativity of Mary (Bloomington)
Jonathan Liedl, Senior Editor for the National Catholic Register
Tim Cahill, Founder of MSP Catholic
Hannah Quense, Manager of Annual Giving & Gift Operations - Saint Paul's Outreach
Megan Schlitting
Maria Kuzniar
Genny Duffy
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MSP Catholic Contact
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Technology Specialist
Ben Mulderink
benedictm@catholiccend.org
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Founder
Frank Kiesner
Board of Directors
Frank Kiesner, Chairman
John Beuerlein
Paul Ratelle
Dr. Michael Naughton
Fr. Timothy Combs, OP, CEND Spiritual Director
Most Reverend Bishop Andrew Cozzens, Theological Advisor
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