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MATER DEI RETREATS
FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE STUDENTS
We are pleased to offer our freshman and sophomore students a one-day retreat during the first semester. On their
retreat day, students are bussed to St. Anthony Catholic
Church’s Parish Center in Beckemeyer. A retreat team from NET
Ministries, a youth ministry organization based in St. Paul,
Minnesota, leads our students during this faith experience,
focusing on a different aspect of faith for each class. The NET
team consists of approximately twelve college – age men and
women who have given a year of their lives to share their faith
with students across the nation. Screened and trained, the NET
team members do an excellent job of challenging our students to
deepen both their faith and their understanding of our Catholic
tradition. (For additional information on NET Ministries,
please contact Mr. Jim Darr or visit www.netusa.org)
JUNIOR AND SENIOR STUDENTS
We are pleased to offer our junior and senior students a one-day retreat
during the first semester. On their retreat day, the students
are bussed to St. Anthony Catholic Church’s Parish Center in Beckemeyer. A retreat team from REAP, a Catholic youth retreat
ministry of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, leads our students
during this faith experience. Utilizing a different approach
than the NET team, the REAP Team challenges our seniors to a
greater degree than the underclass students. The REAP team
consists of salaried and volunteer men and women who share their
faith with students in the St. Louis metropolitan area. (For
additional information on REAP, please contact Mr. Jim Darr or
visit www.reapteam.org)
DIOCESAN RETREATS
QUEST
All freshman and sophomore students are encouraged to attend
Quest, which is a 33-hour retreat sponsored by the Diocese of
Belleville. As an experience focused on sharing with other
teens, Quest provides participants an opportunity to discover
more about God, themselves, and their relationships with family
and friends. Facilitated by a team of lay adults, priests,
sisters, and teens, Quest begins on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. and
concludes on Sunday at 7:00 p.m. (For additional information on
Quest, please contact Mr. Jim Darr or visit
www.bellevilletec.com
and select “Quest”)
TEC (Teens Encounter Christ)
All juniors and seniors are encouraged to attend TEC, which is a
three-day retreat sponsored by the Diocese of Belleville. As an
experience in Christian living, TEC is designed to provide
participants an opportunity to reflect and live the Paschal
Mystery. TEC begins on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. and concludes on
Monday at 5:00 p.m. (For additional information on TEC, please
contact Mr. Jim Darr or visit
www.bellevilletec.catholicweb.com)
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