Youth

Eucharistic Congress Youth Rally 2019
Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, from 6 to 9:30 p.m. all youth and their leaders are invited to kick off the Diocesan Eucharistic Congress with a concert featuring Steve Angrisano and Eucharistic Adoration with Bishop Bradley. More information and registration are available here. 

Holy Fire Great Lakes Middle School Regional Youth Rally
Oct. 13, 2019, at the Stroh Center at Bowling Green University from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., a one-day experience of dynamic speakers, music and Eucharistic Adoration from the producers of NCYC for youth grades 6-8. More information is available on their website.

 National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) 2019

Scheduled for November 21 - 23, 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana, this biennial conference is for youth in high school and is truly an amazing encounter with the universal Church. Made up of 23,000 - 25,000 youth from around the nation, NCYC offers 3 days to experience the faith at the spiritual, human, intellectual, and pastoral levels through keynote addresses, breakout sessions, Mass, Adoration, Reconciliation, service projects, contemporary Christian music artists, and so much more! Stay tuned for more information and start fundraising now! Cost for each participant (youth and chaperone) is $550 per person. God bless you!

THE PRESENCE 2020

Feb 21-23, 2020 The Presence is an encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist specifically for 9th – 12th grade high school youth that brings them to the merciful, and loving real presence of Christ. Cost for this year's retreat is $90 per person. This year's event will take place at the Miracle Camp in Lawton, MI. Participants must attend as part of a group. 

The Presence Retreat is usually an option to complete a Confirmation retreat for those of high school age preparing to receive that sacrament and we anticipate that it will be again. Confirmation candidates should coordinate their attendance at The Presence with their parish Director of Religious Education.

All adult participants must be properly background-checked and Virtus complete. No exceptions. For information on background-checks and Virtus certification, contact your parish or collaborative Safety Environment Coordinator. For more information about The Presence,  please visit The Presence website. or contact George Dragan at gdragan@diokzoo.org or by phone at 269-903-0141.  

NEWMAN CONNECTION

Serving as a bridge between high school and campus ministers, Newman Connection contacts every CYM, DRE, and High School in the Diocese to collect names and contact information for graduating seniors. One piece of information collected is where these seniors are going to college, allowing Newman Connection to provide the senior's contact information to the appropriate college campus minister. These campus ministers are encouraged to reach out to the young adults who will be coming to their college in order to maintain a Catholic connection from the get-go of their college careers. For more information on how to implement this process, please follow the link above or contact Cassie Campton at ccampton@newmanconnection.com.