Julia Singleton (left), Mia Haher and members of Young Adult Ministry of the Butler Area Catholic Parishes serve food at St. Paul's Parish weekly dinner.

Bill Patrick left a close-knit group when he graduated college.

“Coming back home is never an easy thing,” said Patrick, 25, a member of St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Cabot. “It's hard to find other young adults, but when you have a group, you realize there are other people out there. It does make things a lot easier.”

Patrick was one of 10 young adults who volunteered Tuesday with the Young Adult Ministry, made up of 18-year-olds to 30-year-olds from the Butler area Catholic parishes, at the weekly community dinner at St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, 128 N. McKean St., for its service project, a new addition to its ministry activity lineup.

Last January, the Rev. Dan Waruszewski, parochial vicar and director of youth and young adult ministries, was asked to work with the parishes' youths and young adults and created the ministry opportunities.

With the addition of a service project, Waruszewski hopes to gather more college-age students to serve, he said.

This is an excerpt from a story that appeared in Thursday's Butler Eagle.