With sadness, we are informing you that the Youth Encounter weekend retreat scheduled for October 30 - November 1 must be cancelled. This past week, the situation with COVID-19 cases in our area resulted in consultations between Fortune Lake Camp and the local heath department. They concluded the camp could not safely host the weekend at this time. We anticipate planning a Youth Encounter retreat in March of 2021 at Fortune Lake, and pray the situation with the pandemic improves to allow us to do so.
The core of a Youth Encounter weekend is young people witnessing to youth people about their faith in Jesus Christ. Let's continue that!
That being said, the adult team that provides the structures for the movement invites the candidates to participate in a mini-retreat for Youth Encounter teens and candidates. The details are as follows:
When: Saturday, October 31, 2020
Where: St. John the Evangelist Church, Ishpeming
Time: 11 AM – 4 PM Eastern Time, concluding with Saturday evening mass at St. John at 4.
Cost: Attendees are asked to donate $5 to defray the cost of lunch
This mini-retreat will have time for fellowship (socially distanced!), quiet time, guided meditation, Q&A discussions, and messages from other teens about living out our faith in Jesus in the environment in which we live.