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Youth Nights are offered as a service to parishes looking to host a retreat for their confirmation class or youth group. Youth Nights are two hours long and include dinner, talks, activities, and Mass. Two concepts will be offered this year. Additional components or customization may be added. Youth Nights are priced $400 flat up to 40 students and include t-shirts and swag bags for each student. Host Parishes must provide a simple dinner or may elect to have the diocese provide dinner instead of a t-shirt. Pricing over 40 students varies. Parishes not looking to host may send students to host parish retreats for $20/student. |
1. Choose a Concept |
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God’s Plan An action-packed night filled to the brim with engaging activities centered on the ways in which God uses His words to communicate with us. From the exercises to the talk, God’s Plan takes a hard look at how our path connects with God’s plan, diving into the beats of our lives. Featuring many hip hop references, God’s Plan challenges students to come up with their own rap and then present it in front of the group. Mirrorball Youth are bombarded with voices. Voices of their peers, voices of their parents or family, voices from the internet, voices from the past, from the future. In an age of pressure to identify as definable, we take a look at our true identity in Christ. The retreat will review some of the ways in which others try to define us, then look at how the Church and God define us, and challenge youth to consider the question in light of Christ, “Who am I?” The night ends with groups coming up with the concept for a Catholic Tik Tok Channel and acting out a Livestream for it. |
2. Gather additional information and Book the retreat |
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Call or email the Retreat Director to book a retreat. The following information will be needed:
Contact Information: Email j.austin@diospringfield.org or call 413-276-5134
Adtnl Info: Youth Night booking customarily on weeknights with limited weekend availability. First come first serve. Other concepts may be available on request. Retreats are in-person, but may be offered virtually on request. |
3. Retreat Followup |
| After booking, a packet with more information detailing safe environment policies and regulations, a schedule, letter to pastor, and invoice will be mailed to participating host parishes. Confirmation teachers and DREs are welcome to attend, observe, and sit in on all retreats. Adults 18+ must be up to date with diocesan Office of Safe Environment policy and a list of adults must be submitted to the Office of Youth Ministry for review no later than two weeks in advance of the scheduled retreat date. |
Visiting Students |
| Not looking to host a retreat, but still want to attend one? Once a retreat is booked, it will be added to the calendar on the diocesan website with capacity information. Parishes interested in sending their students to a retreat or DREs looking to connect a student with a makeup retreat may send their students to other retreats. Please call to coordinate. Parents of visiting students must complete a Youth Liability Waiver and pricing is $20/ visiting student. |