Peer Ministry Retreat
August 27-28, 2011
This retreat experience is for any confirmed teen interested in becoming a Peer Minister. This retreat is a great way to bond and train as a leader. Peer Ministers lead faith classes, worship and masses, service and justice and many more leadership opportunities. The retreat takes place at Camp Timber-Lee in Wisconsin and is run by Cultivation Ministries with the supervision of Holy Family adult volunteers. FLAME I Retreat
October 23, 2011, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (includes 4:00 p.m. Mass)
This retreat experience is for all teens in Year One of FLAME. This retreat is mandatory for any teen in their first year of Confirmation Prep. Show Me the Way focuses on making good decisions and focusing on teen issues faced by young people in high school. The cost of the retreat is covered by the faith tuition paid during registration.
FLAME II Retreat
February 4/5, 2012
This retreat experience is for all teens in Year Two of FLAME. This retreat is mandatory for any teen in their second year of Confirmation Prep. "We Got Spirit!" connects teens in a significant way to their peers, family, and parish community. The cost of the retreat is covered by the sacramental fee paid during registration. Click here for the permission slip.
Awaken
Dates to be determined for 2011/2012
Awaken is a powerful overnight retreat for teens in high school. Awaken aims to have the teens walk in the shoes of the homeless and hungry. The teens will be a little bit tired, a little bit hungry and a little bit cold as they investigate social issues that face impoverished individuals and families.
Awaken includes social justice ministry, a hunger meal and an African-American gospel mass. It requires some physical activity and plenty of walking. Teens stay overnight at Brother David Darst Center for Justice and Peace, Spirituality and Education (312-225-3099) with adult chaperones. The retreat center is at 2834 S. Normal Avenue, Chicago IL 60616. We will travel by foot, Metra, El train and CTA bus in order to get to the retreat center and back to Holy Family.
The full cost for the retreat is $150. We ask that you please pay what you are able to and that cost should not be a prohibitive factor
in attending Awaken. Once registration and payment have been made, it is non-refundable
as Holy Family is charged for the
booking.
The teens will use public transport to get to the retreat center and back; so will need money to cover that. A small amount of
money to cover lunch on Sunday will be needed also.
Click here for the Awaken permission form and for information
Kairos
February 17-20, 2012
Kairos, which means the “Lord’s time,” is a Christian experience of prayer and reflection, run by a team of adult and teen leaders. Kairos retreats are well known through the Chicagoland area. This particular Kairos is unique because of its’ diversity. The youth who participate in and lead this particular Kairos come from both public and Catholic high schools. This retreat is led by trained peer leaders. With appropriate adult leadership from priests and male and female lay ministers, we feel this Kairos is the best possible environment for a Catholic retreat. And even though a participant need not be Catholic to be on the retreat, this diversity creates a safe environment to understand the richness of our Catholic Community.
The retreat is for teens in their Junior or Senior year of high school. They do NOT have to be confirmed. The cost of the retreat is $350.00. We realize that this is expensive. Please do not let the cost be a prohibitive factor in you not attending. Please call Paul McMahon at (847) 907-3412 if you need financial assistance. The cost includes 3 nights accommodation, all meals, transport and materials. We can help if you need it! Please ask.
Click here for more information on Kairos
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