The Be Atitudes Retreat

The Be Atitudes Retreat

Parents,

SPY will be having a one day retreat on Nov 21st (the Saturday before Thanksgiving). We are calling it “The Be Atitudes” retreat. On this retreat we will be learning, discovering and experiencing the Catholic Social Teachings. We will have a guest speaker, an off-site service project, and will attend Mass together. We will finish up the evening with Eucharistic Adoration.  Yes, this is the same weekend as the Confirmation Retreat, so we know those teens will not be able to participate, but we really do want the rest of the teens to attend.

We will gather at 7:30am Saturday morning; breakfast will be provided. The Service Project we are attending will provide lunch. We will serve the teens dinner after the 5pm Mass. Adoration will start at 8:00pm and parents are welcome to attend. Adoration and the retreat will end at 9:30pm.

The cost of the retreat is a canned good, $20 and a snack to share.  The money will go toward the meals for the teens, especially dinner.  However, if this will present any kind of hardship, please, please let me know. We have scholarships available and we can be flexible. Our primary desire is to have the teens present.  Please don’t hesitate to contact me at 512.431.8642 or via email at davide@pobox.com.

This is happening pretty quickly and we need a headcount to make final preparations. So we need to have money and a commitment by next week at SPY - Nov. 15th.  The canned good can be brought the Nov 15th SPY night or on that Saturday. We also must have the “Parental Consent and Medical Information” form filled out for each teen. We have many of them. So if you’ve already filled it out you don’t need to do another.

Are you able to help us transport the teens to and from our service project?  The activity will be in Round Rock so it isn’t too far away. We won’t know exactly how many drivers we need until we get a firm headcount. But, if you can help, please let me know. You can call or email me directly.

The team is really excited about this event. We hope everyone can attend.

Thank you in advance for your support!

DavidE