Engage Your Equal

What is Engage Your Equal?

Engage Your Equal (E.Y.E.) is a service immersion program for Catholic young adults located in the Diocese of Phoenix! There are three different components to this program:

  1. Service immersion experience/ retreat: The service immersion experience will take us to Nairobi, Kenya where we will spend time building community with different groups in Nairobi, learning about local organizations, and participating in service opportunities.
  1. Group meetings: Pre-immersion meetings are meant to help the group build community and prepare for our trip to Kenya. Post-immersion meetings are designed to continue community growth, spiritual formation, and check ins for our ministry experience.
  1. Ministry experience: The goal of E.Y.E. is for young adults in the Diocese of Phoenix to come back from Kenya with a greater understanding of our universal church and our practice of solidarity. Upon return, young adults are expected to implement what they learned in Kenya to a ministry in our Diocese. This can include a new or existing parish ministry, speaking at Diocesan schools, Newman Centers, etc. Part of our monthly follow-up meetings will include discussion of how these ministries are going and collaborating on ideas.

Engage Your Equal Details

Who can participate in E.Y.E?

E.Y.E. is open to young adult Catholics in the Diocese of Phoenix ages 18-39.

What is the timeline for E.Y.E?

  • October 20, 2025- December 15, 2025: 2026 E.Y.E. applications open
  • January 2026: Interviews
  • February 2026: Acceptance/ declination information sent to applicants
  • March 9- May 18, 2026: Pre-immersion meetings taking place every other week
  • May 30- June 16, 2026: Immersion experience in Nairobi, Kenya (includes travel days to and from Kenya)
  • June 16- June 19, 2026: Immersion retreat in Phoenix
  • July – December 2026: Monthly post-immersion meetings

What is the cost of E.Y.E?

There is no out of pocket cost to attend E.Y.E. but group fundraising is required. Participants are financially responsible for passports and any other travel requirements.

Please contact Abigail Poole with any questions – apoole@dphx.org or (602) 354-2125

Application

*Application open October 20, 2025 – December 15, 2025