St. Paul's Youth Ministry
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Spring Retreat Promo Video!!!
Registration details below!
SPRING RETREAT
Friday, March 22 - Sunday, March 24
[REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS BELOW!]
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When: After school on Friday March 22nd until Sunday at noon March 24th
Where: Summit Lake near Emmitsburg, MD (bus transportation included)
Who: 9th-12th graders and 8th graders in Confirmation Prep
Cost:
EARLY-BIRD PRICING (Before 2/25): $120/teen ($105 for second teen in same family)
LATE-TURKEY PRICING (After 2/25): $140/teen ($125 for second teen in same family)
[financial aid info below]
How: Scroll down, my friends! Registration instructions are below.
Complete Registration by March 15th.
Where: Summit Lake near Emmitsburg, MD (bus transportation included)
Who: 9th-12th graders and 8th graders in Confirmation Prep
Cost:
EARLY-BIRD PRICING (Before 2/25): $120/teen ($105 for second teen in same family)
LATE-TURKEY PRICING (After 2/25): $140/teen ($125 for second teen in same family)
[financial aid info below]
How: Scroll down, my friends! Registration instructions are below.
Complete Registration by March 15th.
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FAQs
Q. Why should I go on retreat?
A. StPYG’s annual Spring Retreat is a weekend away from our everyday lives to focus on growing in our faith. On this retreat, you will encounter and deepen your personal relationship with our Savior, Jesus Christ. You will also make great friends, laugh a LOT, make memories you’ll want to share, and have a blast! We have plenty “success stories” of teens who weren’t quite sure whether they wanted to come, but after they gave retreat a chance, were so grateful that God lead them to take that leap of faith! Read about one example from a former teen leader on the Spring Retreat page of our website.
Q. What happens on retreat?
A. So much! We play games, eat meals together, pray together, sleep in cabins, listen to talks and witnesses, chat in small groups, have personal reflection time, participate in fun group competitions, rock out, and much more. We also experience adoration, reconciliation, and mass in an incredible atmosphere of teens sharing in the love of Christ together, removed from the world. For more ideas of what retreat is like, see the tab below.
Q. Where are we going and how do I get there?
A. We will meet at St. Paul and then travel by bus to Summit Lake Retreat Center in Emmitsburg, MD. The cost of your bus transportation is included in the trip cost. We’ll bring you home too, don’t worry.
Q. How do I sign up?
A. Scroll down on this webpage to fill in the registration form, then download the Retreat Packet, which includes the Permission Slip. Turn in your signed permission slip with the full payment to the Parish office by March 15th in a clearly labeled envelope with your name and the words “StPYG SPRING RETREAT.” Then, give yourself a highfive from us and start getting pumped for the retreat! (Your spot is not guaranteed until form and payment are received at the parish office.)
Got another question?
Does your teen have a special dietary need? Is there a financial situation that is keeping your teen from retreat? Have another question that needs answering? Most of your questions will probably be answered by the information in our Retreat Packet, available in PDF form on this webpage. If not, just email Colin Miller at stpyg@stpauldamascus.org and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
A. StPYG’s annual Spring Retreat is a weekend away from our everyday lives to focus on growing in our faith. On this retreat, you will encounter and deepen your personal relationship with our Savior, Jesus Christ. You will also make great friends, laugh a LOT, make memories you’ll want to share, and have a blast! We have plenty “success stories” of teens who weren’t quite sure whether they wanted to come, but after they gave retreat a chance, were so grateful that God lead them to take that leap of faith! Read about one example from a former teen leader on the Spring Retreat page of our website.
Q. What happens on retreat?
A. So much! We play games, eat meals together, pray together, sleep in cabins, listen to talks and witnesses, chat in small groups, have personal reflection time, participate in fun group competitions, rock out, and much more. We also experience adoration, reconciliation, and mass in an incredible atmosphere of teens sharing in the love of Christ together, removed from the world. For more ideas of what retreat is like, see the tab below.
Q. Where are we going and how do I get there?
A. We will meet at St. Paul and then travel by bus to Summit Lake Retreat Center in Emmitsburg, MD. The cost of your bus transportation is included in the trip cost. We’ll bring you home too, don’t worry.
Q. How do I sign up?
A. Scroll down on this webpage to fill in the registration form, then download the Retreat Packet, which includes the Permission Slip. Turn in your signed permission slip with the full payment to the Parish office by March 15th in a clearly labeled envelope with your name and the words “StPYG SPRING RETREAT.” Then, give yourself a highfive from us and start getting pumped for the retreat! (Your spot is not guaranteed until form and payment are received at the parish office.)
Got another question?
Does your teen have a special dietary need? Is there a financial situation that is keeping your teen from retreat? Have another question that needs answering? Most of your questions will probably be answered by the information in our Retreat Packet, available in PDF form on this webpage. If not, just email Colin Miller at stpyg@stpauldamascus.org and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
ONE TEEN's TESTIMONY
Read about Karla's transformational retreat experience:
"Even before I started high school, my mom would talk to me about StPYG.
She had heard that the youth group there was great and she wanted me to get out of my comfort zone. Every time we passed by the church she would ask me if I wanted to go. I always said no. However, it had always been at the back of my mind.
I finally said yes to StPYG [when my friend] asked me if I wanted to go on the [Spring Retreat 2013]. . . . I felt in my heart that God wanted me to go. I was nervous-- yes I knew people from school that went there, but I was still reluctant. But all of those worries went out the window the first night of retreat.
Everyone greeted me, hugged me, laughed with me. I found people that got my jokes and had the same hunger for God as I did. There was no one that was excluded-- we all came together, like a family. This is what StPYG is, a family. And even though I haven't known all of these wonderful people for that long, they are all special and bathed in God's light.
I was struggling with a lot of things for the longest time and that night at adoration, I walked up to one of the prayer groups and told them one of my biggest worries. They held me as I cried and their strong arms, strong hearts and powerful faith washed over me and it was the first step to my healing. Even though everything hasn't completely gone away, I still am fighting against it, [Spring Retreat 2013] was one that left me with beautiful memories and a new motto to live by: "faith the size of a mustard seed can move mountains."
And during that weekend, I finally realized how everlasting God's love is and how he has been, and always will be, by my side. It also introduced me to a whole group of people that have made me smile, laugh, cry, and enjoy God's work and love.
I thank God for [using my friend to] giving me that final push and allowing me to be part of this youth group. StPYG will always have open arms, a huge grin, and will cover you with an immense love."
- Karla
"Even before I started high school, my mom would talk to me about StPYG.
She had heard that the youth group there was great and she wanted me to get out of my comfort zone. Every time we passed by the church she would ask me if I wanted to go. I always said no. However, it had always been at the back of my mind.
I finally said yes to StPYG [when my friend] asked me if I wanted to go on the [Spring Retreat 2013]. . . . I felt in my heart that God wanted me to go. I was nervous-- yes I knew people from school that went there, but I was still reluctant. But all of those worries went out the window the first night of retreat.
Everyone greeted me, hugged me, laughed with me. I found people that got my jokes and had the same hunger for God as I did. There was no one that was excluded-- we all came together, like a family. This is what StPYG is, a family. And even though I haven't known all of these wonderful people for that long, they are all special and bathed in God's light.
I was struggling with a lot of things for the longest time and that night at adoration, I walked up to one of the prayer groups and told them one of my biggest worries. They held me as I cried and their strong arms, strong hearts and powerful faith washed over me and it was the first step to my healing. Even though everything hasn't completely gone away, I still am fighting against it, [Spring Retreat 2013] was one that left me with beautiful memories and a new motto to live by: "faith the size of a mustard seed can move mountains."
And during that weekend, I finally realized how everlasting God's love is and how he has been, and always will be, by my side. It also introduced me to a whole group of people that have made me smile, laugh, cry, and enjoy God's work and love.
I thank God for [using my friend to] giving me that final push and allowing me to be part of this youth group. StPYG will always have open arms, a huge grin, and will cover you with an immense love."
- Karla
FINANCIAL AID
If there are financial obstacles that prevent you from signing your teen up for our spring retreat, please contact Colin at stpyg@stpauldamascus.org
Some of our St. Paul parishioners have generously offered to sponsor students who cannot attend without financial assistance. Partial and Full scholarships are available.
Some of our St. Paul parishioners have generously offered to sponsor students who cannot attend without financial assistance. Partial and Full scholarships are available.
REGISTRATION
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To be officially registered for this retreat you must turn all forms and payment into the Parish Office [9240 Damascus Rd., Damascus, MD]
1. Turn in Permission form (found inside the retreat packet) 2. Turn in Behavior Agreement (found inside the retreat packet) 3. Turn in Payment. Cash or check. Checks should be made payable to St. Paul Catholic Church, please include "StPYG Spring Retreat" on the memo/for line. Forms and payment can be dropped off during office hours, slid through the mail slot after hours, handed to a worker at the welcome desk, or even placed in the collection basket in an envelope clearly labeled with your name and StPYG Spring Retreat. |
In order to stay in touch, register for FLOCKNOTE (see below):
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