We will start after Holy Mass this Sunday, September 5th, and end at about 8 p.m.

If you are already 16 years old, or will trun 16 in the next few months, please seriously and prayerfully consider helping out as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Commuion.

Seriously think about sending your teens, and even participating in this yourselves!  They have some amazing speakers lined up for the adult tracks as well.  See below for Teen Track speakers and Adult Track speakers!

Teen Track

Deacon Ralph Poyo - Evangelist
Ralph Poyo’s is an evangelist from Steubenville, Ohio who’s methods of evangelization model the personal, one-on-one style of Our Lord; Jesus preached to the multitude, but focused even more time and energy on “the Twelve,” preparing them to spearhead the ministry of evangelization after His passing.  Ralph has experienced how God seeks to transform us at the very core of our being.

Russell Hoyt

Russell claims to be the happiest man alive. After getting his bachelor’s in Cathechetics and Theology with a concentration in Youth Ministry from Franciscan University, he married the woman of his dreams and they now have a beautiful daughter. He works as the Director of Youth and Young Adult ministries for a parish in Raleigh, where he has the privilege of sharing the Good News of Christ and his Church with Junior High and High school students. He spends most of his downtime putting together complicated, multi-pieces toys for his daughter and is a Pro at Wii Ping pong.

Adult Track

Patrick Madrid - Friday Evening

Patrick Madrid is the publisher of Envoy Magazine, a journal of contemporary Catholic thought, and the director of the Envoy Institute of Belmont Abbey College. Patrick is the author or editor of 15 books and booklets on Catholic themes including, Pope Fiction, Search and Rescue, Does the Bible Really Say That?, 150 Bible Verses Every Catholic Should Know,and The Godless Delusion: A Catholic Challenge to Modern Atheism. He has published numerous popular articles on Scripture, Church history, patristics, apologetics, and evangelization in various Catholic and Protestant periodicals, and he has contributed scholarly articles on apologetics in the New Catholic Encyclopedia. Patrick's Web Page

Colleen Carroll Campbell - “Feeding a New Generation: Young Adults and the Hunger for Truth” - 12:30 pm Saturday

Colleen Carroll Campbell is an author, television and radio host, op-ed columnist and former presidential speechwriter. Since 2006, Campbell has hosted her own international television and radio show, "Faith & Culture." She writes a weekly op-ed column for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, blogs on religion and politics for The New York Times and The Washington Post, and has made more than 200 appearances on television and radio shows. Colleen's Web Page.

Dr. William Thierfelder - “Sports at the Service of the Spirit” 1:30 pm Saturday

Dr. Thierfelder is currently President of Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, NC.  He is a former Division I coach, Olympian, national champion in the high jump and a two-time All-American from the University of Maryland. Dr. Thierfelder currently serves on the Vatican’s International Seminar of Study on “The Christian Mission within the Field of Sport Today.”  This committee seeks to determine ways that the Catholic Church can “foster an authentic culture of sport in harmony with the dignity of the human person.” Dr. Thierfelder's Web Page.

Dr. Ray Guarendi - “Laughter, the Sanity of Family” 2:30 pm Saturday

Dr. Ray Guarendi is a father, clinical psychologist, author, public speaker and radio host. Dynamic, innovative, unforgettable and humorous, he reaches people personally and helps adults get a better handle on the critical role of a parent as a teacher of children. Dr. Guarendi's Web page.

Save the date! You won't want your teen to miss this!

Open to rising 9th thru graduating seniors!

This will also serve as the Confirmation Retreat for our Confirmation program!

Stay tuned for more info and permission forms!