Youth Retreats 2025-2026

Retreats provide a time out from the busyness of life and offer the opportunity to focus on your faith journey. Please prioritize these dates in your calendars.

Seventh/Eighth Grade Retreat

Saturday, April 25, 2026
9:00 am–5:00 pm
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The retreat will end with participants attending 4:00 pm liturgy. Friends and family are encouraged to join retreatants at Mass.

Ninth/Tenth Grade Retreat

Saturday, February 28, 2026
9:00 am–5:00 pm
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The retreat will end with participants attending 4:00 pm liturgy. Friends and family are encouraged to join retreatants at Mass.

Confirmation Retreat (with St. Gregory the Great and St Matthias Parishes)

Saturday, February 14, 2026 – Sunday, February 15, 2026
10:00 am–2:00 pm (overnight)
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This mandatory retreat will take place overnight at Our Lady of Lourdes. Youth who are preparing for confirmation will be given the opportunity to ask the big questions and discover that they hold the big answers. Together they will grow in their understanding of the sacrament of confirmation. While on the retreat, participants will attend the 4:00 pm liturgy. Friends and family are encouraged to join retreatants at Mass. During the retreat, participants will:

  1. Identify their personal questions about God, the Church, and faith.
  2. Reflect on how their questions affect their lives, particularly their relationship with Christ.
  3. Acknowledge and reflect on the idea that faith is a journey and there will not always be clear answers.
  4. Develop tools to assist them on their faith journey, particularly during times of questioning or struggle.