Confirmation Retreat Options

 

Retreat Requirement

Each Confirmation candidate is required to participate in a weekend Confirmation retreat sometime before the celebration of Confirmation.  The purpose for this requirement is to assure each candidate a personal and prayerful time for conversation with God, a time to be and to pray, a time to “re-treat” from normal events and a time to ponder their faith.

 

Choose a retreat date and register early. If your retreat requirement is not completed by the Confirmation date in April 2009, you are choosing to postpone the celebration of Confirmation until all requirements are met.

 

Getting Signed Up

 

1. Check your calendar to sign up for a Confirmation Retreat.

Confirmation candidates and their parents/guardians should check the calendar and consider family events, school and extracurricular requirements.

2. Confirmation students choose their retreat and obtain registration forms.

The retreat forms can be found either online or from the literature rack outside The Refuge, which is the youth room at St. Stephen's.

NOTE: Students who wish to participate in a Dunrovin retreat should call Becky Phillips at 763-712-7480 to sign up. Becky will then send the Dunrovin registration forms to you.

 

3. Fill out the required forms and send in the required fees.

 

4. Enjoy your Confirmation retreat!

 

Suggested Retreat Choices Specific for Confirmation High School Youth

Central Minnesota TEC - Together Encountering Christ

 

TEC is a 3 day retreat weekend based on the Paschal Mystery, the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.  Central Minnesota TEC has both teen and adult participants on the weekends.  Youth must be 17 years old or have completed their sophomore year of high school. The cost for the weekend retreat is $65.00.
The retreats are held on the grounds next to Holy Family Parish in Belle Prairie, MN, just north of Little Falls on Highway 371. 

 

Retreat Dates for 2008-2009:

For more information, visit http://www.cmtec.org or call 320-532-4455.

 

Dunrovin Senior High Retreats

Dunrovin, a Christian Brothers’ Retreat and Conference Center, is located 9 miles north of Stillwater, MN on MN Highway 95.  Dunrovin’s 50 acres provide an ideal setting for reflection and spiritual renewal.  Dunrovin’s mission is to “empower, provide, and celebrate the discovery and growth of Christian belief and values in youth.” 

 

Dunrovin Center provides individual accommodations for 40 persons. Each room is simply and comfortably furnished. The cost of this weekend retreat is $100.00. (Summer retreat times and cost will vary.) Retreats begin Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. and conclude on Sunday at 1:30 p.m.

 

Retreat Dates for 2008-2009:

For more information, visit http://www.dunrovin.org or call 651-433-2486.

 

Twin Cities TEC - To Encounter Christ

TEC is a 3 day retreat for baptized Christians desiring to grow in their faith.  TEC provides an opportunity to learn more about the beliefs of the Catholic faith, build friendships with other Christians, and take practical steps to develop a deeper relationship with Christ. The cost of this weekend retreat is $125.00.  Twin Cities TEC weekend retreats are located at The NET Center (110 Crusader Ave. in West St. Paul).

 

Retreat Dates for 2008-2009:

 

For more information, call the TEC office at 651-281-0085 or visit www.twincitiestec.org, or email retreats@twincitiestec.org.

 

NET Ministries Confirmation Retreats

NET Ministries Confirmation retreats “challenge young Catholics to love Christ and embrace the life of the Church.”  These retreats begin Friday evening at 7:00 p.m. and end at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday. The cost of this weekend retreat is $125.00. NET Ministries weekend retreats are located at The Net Center (110 Crusader Ave. W in West St. Paul).

 

Retreat Dates for 2008-2009:

For more information, visit www.NETusa.org or call 651-450-6833.

 

Please contact Becky Phillips at 763-712-7480 with any special concerns/needs.