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Push the Limits an EDGE retreat on Saturday, April 17, 2010

Spend a day that could change your life forever!

Rock Climbing at GT Rocks

Lunch, Dinner, Waterpark,

& a Movie at the Great Wolf Lodge

The 2010 EDGE of UNDERGROUND retreat will be held on Saturday, April 17th from 10:00am to 9:00pm. The Push the Limits retreat will help teenagers to realize that we must stay focused in our faith and persevere even when our lives are at the most difficult points. We will experience what it really means to trust in God and to know that He is always with you.

This retreat is open to all students in grades 7 and 8. All meals will be provided.

Early Registration by March 31: Cost: $25.00 per person*

Includes rock climbing, waterpark, meals, & materials

Number of students on this retreat will be limited. Register early to reserve your space!

*No student will be turned away due to financial need. Partial scholarships are available only until March 31.

Registration & payment must be submitted to the office of Youth Ministry at St. Francis Church by Friday, April 9th, 2010. Download required forms below.

Please call Mike Krueger for any further information at (231) 947-4620 ext.222 or e-mail mike@sfyouthgroup.org

Push the Limits Retreat

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The Youth Group UNDERGROUND offers two retreats each year. A LIFE TEEN retreat in March for students in grades 9-12 and an EDGE retreat in April for students in grades 7-8.

LTU and EDGE retreats are a special way to reach out to our young people. They can be powerful, life-changing events for teenagers. A retreat is much different from a youth group meeting. It is a time to get away from the routine of school, work, and parish responsibilities.

The retreat provides an environment for grappling with faith issues and learning new ways to pray. Some young people have never experienced group prayer outside of Mass and have never experienced liturgy in a group of less than four hundred people. The retreat is an opportunity for them to celebrate their faith in new and different ways.

A retreat is a great opportunity to build community in the youth group. Retreats offer teens a comfortable setting for examining and talking about their relationship with God. It is a time to deepen that relationship and learn new ways to communicate with God.

Relationships - with peers and with parents - are a constant concern for young people. Retreats, by translating the message of Christ into action in our everyday living, can give young people options for daily decisions on how to relate to others.