Chicago, IL (June 29, 2009) – Theology-on-Tap, a speaker and conversation series for people in their 20s and 30s, is being hosted at 41 locations throughout the Archdiocese of Chicago in English, Spanish, and Polish.  Beginning its twenty-ninth year on Sunday, July 12, the program continues to provide the opportunity for young adults, both married and single, to learn more about the Catholic faith, make connections between faith and everyday life, and enter into discussions with their peers.

This four-week, summer program offered Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday  evenings, includes a speaker, conversation and theology, and provides parishes and Catholic Student Centers in the Archdiocese the opportunity to make young adults feel welcome.

There are a number of different ways to participate in Theology-on-Tap, including by location, topic or selected speaker.  Participants can choose one location near their home or work and attend all four sessions at that location, or they are welcome to choose from among the many topics and attend any site where the topic is being addressed. 

On Sunday, August 9, Theology-on-Tap will conclude with a Mass celebrated by Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I., Archbishop of Chicago, at Madonna della Strada Chapel, located on the Lake Shore Campus of Loyola University.  The Mass will be followed by a picnic with music, food and dancing at Halas Field, directly across from the chapel.

Theology-on-Tap began in the Archdiocese of Chicago in 1981 and has been hosted by 400 different local parishes with more than 350 speakers having addressed over 33,000 young adults during these summer sessions.  The Diocese of Joliet joined them for the first time during the summer of 1994, the Diocese of Rockford in 1998, the Diocese of Gary, Indiana in 2000, and in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 2001.

Theology-on-Tap is sponsored by the Young Adult Ministry Office of the Archdiocese of Chicago.  For details on speakers, topics, locations and the closing picnic on Sunday, August 9, visit www.yamchicago.org or call the Young Adult Ministry Office at 312-466-9473.

Following is a list of parishes and other locations in Chicago and the suburbs that will host Theology-on-Tap this summer:

CHICAGO

St. Agnes of Bohemia
2651 S. Central Park Ave., 773-559-4662
www.stagnesofbohemia.org

St. Ailbe
9015 S. Harper Ave., 773-374-2345

Annunciata
11128 S. Avenue G, 773-592-4186
www.annunciataonline.com

St. Barbara
2859 S. Throop St., 312-388-1455
www.stbarbarachicago.org

St. Barnabas
10134 S. Longwood Dr., 773-779-1166
www.stbarnabasparish.org

St. Bartholomew
3601 N. Lavergne, 773-286-7871
www.stbartholomew.net

Calvert House-The Catholic Center - University of Chicago
5735 S. University Ave., 773-288-2311
http://calvert.uchicago.edu

St. Clement
642 W. Deming Place, 312-493-2291
www.stclement.org

St. Daniel the Prophet
6612 W. 54th St., 773-586-1223

St. Gregory the Great
5545 N. Paulina, 773-561-3546
www.stgregory.net

Holy Name Cathedral
730 N. Wabash, 312-573-4478
www.holynamecathedral.org

St. James/IIT
2907 S. Wabash Ave., 312-842-1919 x203
www.stjamesonwabash.com

St. Mary of the Lake
4200 N. Sheridan Rd., 773-472-3711

St. Matthias/Ravenswood
2310 W. Ainslie St., 773-330-7445
www.stmatthiastransfiguration.com

Old St. Mary's
1500 S. Michigan Ave., 312-922-3444, x29
www.oldstmarys.com

Old St. Patrick’s
700 W. Adams St., 312-798-2328
www.oldstpats.org

Our Lady of Mercy
4432 N. Troy St., 773-588-2620
www.olmchicago.org

St. Philip Neri
2132 E. 72nd St., 773-363-1700
www.stphilipnerichicago.com

Queen of All Saints Basilica
6280 N. Sauganash Ave., 773-736-6060
www.qasparish.org

St. Sylvester
2157 N. Humboldt Blvd., 773-655-7290

St. Vincent de Paul
1010 W. Webster Ave., 773-325-8610
www.stvdep.org

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS

St. Edna
2525 N. Arlington Heights Rd., 630-615-8730
www.stedna.org

CALUMET CITY

Our Lady of Knock
501 163rd St., 708-862-3011
www.ourladyofknock.org

St. Victor
553 Hirsch Ave., 708-756-9752
www.stvictorcc.org

CHICAGO HEIGHTS

Marian High School
700 Ashland Ave., 708-756-9752

EVANSTON

St. Nicholas
806 Ridge Ave., 773-541-1802
www.nickchurch.org

Sheil Center – Northwestern University
2110 Sheridan Rd., 847-328-4648 x15
www.sheil.northwestern.edu

GRAYSLAKE

St. Gilbert
301 E. Belvidere Rd., 847-223-4731

HIGHWOOD

St. James
134 North Ave., 847-433-1494

INDIAN CREEK

St. Mary of Vernon
236 Route 45, 847-703-2964

INVERNESS

Holy Family
2515 W. Palatine Rd., 847-809-5636
www.holyfamilyparish.org

LEMONT

St. Alphonsus
215 E. Logan St.
www.st-als.org

MELROSE PARK

St. Charles Borromeo
1637 N 37th Ave., 708-296-7835

MOUNT PROSPECT

St. Emily
1400 E. Central Rd.
www.stemily.org

St. Thomas Becket
1321 N. Burning Bush Ln., 847-827-9220
www.stthomasbecket.4Lpi.com

OAK PARK

St. Edmund
188 S. Oak Park Ave., 708-848-4417
www.stedmund.org

ORLAND PARK

St. Francis of Assisi
15050 S. Wolf Rd., 708-590-6652
www.assisiparish.org

RIVER FOREST

Dominican University
7900 W. Division St., 708-488-5112

TINLEY PARK

St. Julie Billiart
7399 W. 159th St., 708-429-6767
www.stjulie.org/ministryyoungadults.htm

WAUKEGAN

Holy Family
450 Keller Ave., 847-623-2655

HIGHLAND, IN

Our Lady of Grace
3005 Condit St., 219-776-6458
www.garyontap.com