Retreats

Youth retreats have become a central feature of most youth ministry programs in the Dioceses of the United States.  The reason for this is simple:  they are effective!  There is perhaps no other single youth ministry program that yields more profound and long-lasting results.  Consider these findings in the National Study of Youth and Religion: Analysis of the Population of Catholic Teenagers and their Parents (December 2004) “Young people who have participated in at least one retreat, rally, conference, mission trip, or extended service project report significant increases in: the closeness they feel to God, the degree of importance faith has in theirdaily lives, and how often they read the Bible alone.”
 
And the word is out:  since they are so effective, more adult youthworkers are planning and implementing youth retreats than ever before.  In many of our parishes, youth ministers regularly plan multiple retreats during a given year, addressing the unique needs of younger and older adolescents, leadership groups, youth with special needs, etc. Confirmation programs now normally feature one- or two-day retreats.
 

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Covenant Teen started putting on retreats 2006 for the Diocese of Amarillo and sorrounding (Arch)Dioceses with the help of volunteers and the Diocesan Youth Office of Amarillo.