Mater Dei Retreats
Freshman, Sophomore and Junior Students
We are pleased to offer our freshman, sophomore, and juniors students a one-day retreat during the second 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 volunteer 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 freshman and sophomore students to deepen both their faith and their understanding of our Catholic tradition. (For additional information on NET Ministries, please contact Ms. Colleen McDermott, our Campus Minister (618.526.7216 or cmcdermott@materdeiknights.org), or visit www.netusa.org).
Senior Students
We are pleased to offer our 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 senior students 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 Ms. Colleen McDermott, our Campus Minister (618.526.7216 or cmcdermott@materdeiknights.org), or visit www.reapteam.org).
Diocesan Retreats
Quest
All freshman and sophomore students are encouraged to attend Quest, 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 Saturday at 10:00 a.m. and concludes Sunday at 7:00 p.m. (For additional information on Quest, please contact Ms. Colleen McDermott, our Campus Minister (618.526.7216 or cmcdermott@materdeiknights.org) or visit www.bellevilletec.org).
TEC (Teens Encounter Christ)
All juniors and seniors are encouraged to attend TEC, 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 Saturday at 10:00 a.m. and concludes Monday at 5:00 p.m. (For additional information on TEC, please contact Ms. Colleen McDermott, our Campus Minister (618.526.7216 or cmcdermott@materdeiknights.org), or visit www.bellevilletec.org).
