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High School Catholic Youth Camp: All incoming 9th-12th graders
Meet Catholics your own age from all over the diocese, listen to inspiring speakers, learn about the new evangelization, celebrate dynamic liturgy, challenge yourself on the low ropes course and adventure race, enjoy the sand volleyball court or GaGa Pit. Maybe just take some time to relax around the Campfire. Most of all take time to review and renew your faith life.
Dates: June 4-8, 2018
Where: Ocoee Retreat Center
Theme: Faith Can Move Mountains
Cost: $200.00 per person
Includes: housing, all meals, snacks, laser tag, low ropes course Adventure Race, t-shirt and much more….
CYC 2018 promo flyer
CYC 2018 Medical release, permission-fillable
CYC 2018 Adult Medical Release
Ocoee Retreat Center Waiver 2018
Master Medical Form Spanish:3 page Spanish Permission slips
What to Bring Information: What to Bring
Cost: Catholic Youth Camp $200.00
Once the forms are completely filled out they must be printed and sent to:
The Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry
805 S. Northshore Dr.
Knoxville, Tn 37919
Att. CYC 2017
Chattanooga Deanery: Donna Jones, djones@dioknox.org Mobile (423) 718-4387
Cumberland Mountain Deanery: Deacon Dan Hosford, dhosford@dioknox.org Mobile (865) 603-9682
Five Rivers Deanery: Deacon Jim Fage, jfage@dioknox.org Mobile (423) 748-2836
Smoky Mountain Deanery: Beth Parsons, bparsons@ourladyoffatima.org (865) 982-3672 ext. 14
Gather EVERY 2nd Sunday of the month with fellow Catholic families shortly after the 10:30 a.m. Mass.
We will start with potluck at Noon in the St John Neumann School cafeteria, followed by an activity.
Please RSVP to Adeline Letizia at adeline.letizia@gmail.com or 865-405-8832
June 10 Sacred Heart Crafts & Rosary
To find out about more upcoming events for families:
- Go to dioknox.org, click on EVENTS tab,
- hover over Categories on the left,
- scroll down and click on FAMILY LIFE
- All of the upcoming FAMILY LIFE events will pop up
The Diocese of Knoxville Youth Ministry Office offers many opportunities for young people to come together during the summer to; meet teens their own age, celebrate life, explore nature and discern what is the will of God for their life. God Camps take place at the 1200 acre Harrison Bay State Park in Harrison, Tennessee in the Chattanooga Deanery. This camp ground features 24 rustic cabins and is limited to 144 persons each session. Space is limited to hurry and don’t miss out.
God Camp activities will include swimming at the Olympic size swimming pool, outdoor sports, Camp fire, prayer services, the celebration of Mass, team building activities, group interaction or simply enjoy the park, some highlights include Four square, basketball, softball, volleyball, and horseshoes and the evening dance.
All camps are open to anyone in the Diocese of Knoxville. There are three different camps depending on the age of the child.
Space is Limited – Registration now open
REACH for incoming 7th and 8th grade students June 18-21, 2018
RE A C H f o r t h e G I F TS o f
C H RI STm a s :
L o v e , P e a c e, a n d J o y
Cost $130.00 per person
Promotional Flyer: Reach2018Flyer
Reach Registration Form: Reach2018RegCode
Master Medical Release Form: Medical_Release-Form-Master-fillable
Informational letter God Camps 2018
Master Medical Form Spanish:Formacons_medica_blanco 1-2pages
Directions to Harrison Bay State Park: Click Here
Discover: for incoming 5th and 6th grade students June 21 – 23, 2018
Christmas Joy
Cost $105.00 per person
Promotional Flyer:Discover2018Flyer
Discover Registration Form:Discover2018RegCode
Master Medical Release Form:Medical_Release-Form-Master-fillable
Informational letter God Camps 2018
Master Medical Form Spanish:Formacons_medica_blanco 1-2pages
Directions to Harrison Bay State Park: Click Here
God Camp Leader Application 2018
Interview dates are Tuesday, May 8th, Thursday, May 10th and Friday, May 11th, all 3:30-7:00 p.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Chattanooga.
All Day Leader Training is Sunday, May 27th from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Go to dioknox.org, click on EVENTS tab, hover over Categories on the left,
scroll down and click on youth
All of the upcoming events for youth will pop up.
The Diocese of Knoxville offers many opportunities for young people to come together during the summer to; meet teens their own age, celebrate life, explore nature and discern what is the will of God for their life. God Camps take place at the 1200 acre Harrison Bay State Park in Harrison, Tennessee in the Chattanooga Deanery. This camp ground features 24 rustic cabins and is limited to 144 persons each session. Space is limited to hurry and don’t miss out.
God Camp activities will include swimming at the Olympic size swimming pool, outdoor sports, Camp fire, prayer services, the celebration of Mass, team building activities, group interaction or simply enjoy the park, some highlights include Four square, basketball, softball, volleyball, and horseshoes and the evening dance.
All camps are open to anyone in the Diocese of Knoxville. There are three different camps depending on the age of the child.
Space is Limited – Registration now open
Discover: for incoming 5th and 6th grade students June 21 – 23, 2018
Christmas Joy
Cost $105.00 per person
Promotional Flyer:Discover2018Flyer
Discover Registration Form:Discover2018RegCode
Master Medical Release Form:Medical_Release-Form-Master-fillable
Informational letter God Camps 2018
Master Medical Form Spanish:Formacons_medica_blanco 1-2pages
Directions to Harrison Bay State Park: Click Here
God Camp Leader Application 2018
Interview dates are Tuesday, May 8th, Thursday, May 10th and Friday, May 11th, all 3:30-7:00 p.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Chattanooga.
All Day Leader Training is Sunday, May 27th from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
REACH for incoming 7th and 8th grade students June 18-21, 2018
RE A C H f o r t h e G I F TS o f
C H RI STm a s :
L o v e , P e a c e, a n d J o y
Cost $130.00 per person
Promotional Flyer: Reach2018Flyer
Reach Registration Form: Reach2018RegCode
Master Medical Release Form: Medical_Release-Form-Master-fillable
Informational letter God Camps 2018
Master Medical Form Spanish:Formacons_medica_blanco 1-2pages
Directions to Harrison Bay State Park: Click Here
Go to dioknox.org, click on EVENTS tab, hover over Categories on the left,
scroll down and click on youth
All of the upcoming events for youth will pop up.
Study and Fellowship for Families and Couples in their 20s, 30s and 40s
Speaker: Father Adam Kane
Topic: The History of the Mass
Matt and Christine Blair offer a monthly meeting at their home for families and couples who are interested in learning more about their faith and getting to know other families in the parish. The meetings are held the last Saturday of each month from 6-8pm with a guest speaker who provides spiritual education on a particular topic.
The talks are followed by food and fellowship. Free childcare is provided for the children during the talk. Subscribe for Fulton Sheen Society emails through Flocknote by signing up through the Holy Ghost website, or you may contact Christine at christine.h.blair@gmail.com or (865) 356-2017 if you are interested in learning more about this group.
Summer Challenge Survivor Camp
The Diocese of Knoxville offers a unique opportunity for young girls to come together during the summer to; meet teens their own age, celebrate life, explore nature and discern what is the will of God for their life. All this takes place at the Newly developed 52 acre Christ Prince of Peace Retreat Center in Benton Tennessee. This camp ground features 2 rustic cabins and is limited to 36 persons each session. Space is very limited so hurry and don’t miss out.
Adolescents have questions and in Challenge we try to help them discover the answers to their questions. Sometimes those answers come in activities, experiences, moments of prayer or moments with their team leaders or volunteers. Whatever the moment may be, we need to be aware of what questions adolescents have and what answers we want to help them discover during the camp.
All camps are open to anyone in the Diocese of Knoxville. The camp is specifically designed for Girls who are entering grade 5 through Grade 8. Teen Leaders will be supervised by adult volunteers.
Virtue, Faith and Teamwork
Learn to Face Life’s Adventures with Christ
 Goal of Our Challenge Survivor Camp
To help each girl have a strong experience of God´s love and realize that He is with them through all of life’s challenges. Help them learn to live with strong Christian virtues and convictions and being a light for the world around them. |
Note: The retreat is loosely based off of the idea of the TV show SURVIVOR. The show maroons a group of strangers (as one or more tribes) in a desolate locale, where they must provide food, water, fire, and shelter for themselves, while competing in challenges to earn either a reward, or an immunity from expulsion from the game in the next of the successive votes for elimination. The last two or three survivors face a jury composed of the last seven, eight, or nine players voted off. That jury interrogates the final few, and then votes for the winner of the game, the title of Sole Survivor and a million dollar prize.
We will not be following the whole voting or sole survivor aspect of the show, but rather focusing on the Team challenges and games. We will also be referring to the teams as tribes to stick with the theme.
Space is Limited – Registration Now Open
Challenge Survivor Camp for incoming 5th through 8th grade Girls will be held July 17-19, 2018.
Cost: $105.00 per person
Promotional Flyer: Challenge Survivor Retreat Flyer 2018
Registration Form/ Medical Release: Challenge Medical Release – Registration Form:
What to Bring: What to Bring
FORMA DE CONSENTIMIENTO DE LOS PADRES Y FORMA MEDICA : FORMA DE CONSENTIMIENTO DE LOS PADRES Y FORMA MEDICA
Directions to Christ Prince of Peace Retreat Center: Click Here
For More information or if you would like to speak with someone about this program please fill out the form below:
Catholic Engaged Encounter
Our motto is “A wedding is a day, a marriage is a lifetime.” Most people spend months planning and many dollars preparing for their wedding. But how much time and effort do we spend preparing for what we hope will last 50 or 60 years—our marriage? Catholic Engaged Encounter is a weekend to plan for a sacramental marriage. It is designed to give couples the opportunity to talk privately, honestly and intensively about their prospective lives together—their strengths and weaknesses, desires, ambitions, goals, their attitudes about money, sex, children, family, their role in the church and society—in a guided format. Cost of the weekend is $289 per couple, which includes a certificate good for a $60 discount on the couple’s marriage license in Tennessee.
Co-coordinators: Richard & Leslie Consoli consoli.leslie@gmail.com 865-671-1034
Paul & Pam Shaffer prschaffer@aol.com or schafferpa@me.com 865-675-5671
Registration Couple: Jason & Carmen Jeansoone ceeknoxville@yahoo.com or 865-377-3077
For more information visit https://ceeknoxville.org/
Summer Conquest Survivor Camp
The Diocese of Knoxville offers a unique opportunity for young boys to come together during the summer to; meet teens their own age, celebrate life, explore nature and discern what is the will of God for their life. All this takes place at the Newly developed 52 acre Christ Prince of Peace Retreat Center in Benton Tennessee. This camp ground features 2 rustic cabins and is limited to 36 persons each session. Space is very limited so hurry and don’t miss out.
Adolescents have questions and in Conquest we try to help them discover the answers to their questions. Sometimes those answers come in activities, experiences, moments of prayer or moments with their team leaders or volunteers. Whatever the moment may be, we need to be aware of what questions adolescents have and what answers we want to help them discover during the camp.
All camps are open to anyone in the Diocese of Knoxville. The camp is specifically designed for boys who are entering grade 5 through Grade 8. Teen Leaders will be supervised by adult volunteers.
Virtue, Faith and Teamwork
Learn to Face Life’s Adventures with Christ
| Goal of Our Conquest Survivor Camp
To help each boy have a strong experience of God´s love and realize that He is with them through all of life’s challenges. Help them learn to live with strong Christian virtues and convictions and being a light for the world around them. |
Note: The retreat is loosely based off of the idea of the TV show SURVIVOR. The show maroons a group of strangers (as one or more tribes) in a desolate locale, where they must provide food, water, fire, and shelter for themselves, while competing in challenges to earn either a reward, or an immunity from expulsion from the game in the next of the successive votes for elimination. The last two or three survivors face a jury composed of the last seven, eight, or nine players voted off. That jury interrogates the final few, and then votes for the winner of the game, the title of Sole Survivor and a million dollar prize.
We will not be following the whole voting or sole survivor aspect of the show, but rather focusing on the Team challenges and games. We will also be referring to the teams as tribes to stick with the theme.
Space is Limited – Registration Now Open
Conquest Survivor Camp for incoming 5th through 8th grade boys will be held July 24-26, 2018.
Cost: $105.00 per person
Promotional Flyer: Conquest Survivor Retreat Flyer 2018
Registration Form/ Medical Release: Conquest Medical Release – Registration Form
What to Bring: What to Bring
Master Medical Form Spanish: FORMA DE CONSENTIMIENTO DE LOS PADRES Y FORMA MEDICA
Directions to Christ Prince of Peace Retreat Center: Click Here
For More information or if you would like to speak with someone about this program please fill out the form below:
16th annual Catholic Scouting Retreat
Sponsored by the Knoxville Diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting (KDCCS)
Camp set up is Friday, September 14, 2018 at 5:00 p.m.
Mass will be celebrated on Saturday at 5:00 p.m.
Older Scouts (6th grade and up) Participants will learn more about their faith while working on their religious awards.
Cub Scouts and other youth (grades 1st through 5th) are invited to attend our day program
Registration deadline
The deadline for regular registration is August 15, 2018. The fee is $25. The deadline for late registration is September 5 and the fee for that is $35.
Do you have questions?
Kimberly Turnmire, Youth Retreat Director (865) 936-0235 or kdccsyouthretreat@gmail.com
Accompanying Youth
The Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry along with the Center for Ministry Development invites you to join us for our 2018 National Workshop which is guided by the Synod on Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment. This workshop will explore accompaniment as our model for ministry with youth and their families, and engage participants in practical ways they can support young people in discernment and prayer.
Accompaniment is our model for ministry with youth and their families. God began the conversation with young people; our job is to pay attention to what God is doing in the lives of young people, walk with youth as they grow in discipleship, and help them discern their response to God’s plan for their life. This workshop will explore ways to help youth pray and discern their vocation. Topics include:
- Accompanying Youth Today
- Becoming a Faith Companion
- Guiding Youth in Discernment
- Helping Youth Pray
- Empowering a Community that Accompanies
The workshop is guided by the 2018 Synod on Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment. It is designed for all parish leaders whose ministries touch the lives of adolescents and their families—including pastors, deacons, pastoral associates, coordinators of youth ministry, leaders in faith formation and catechists, Confirmation preparation leaders, and service/social concerns leaders.
Registration Fee: $54 per person, includes workshop materials, lunch, and refreshments. Download the brochure with registration form to register by mail.
Please join us for interactive learning, conversation, prayer and discovery around forming our young people as missionary disciples.
The day begins with registration and check-in at 8:30 AM and the workshop is from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Lunch is provided at noon.
| Downloadable Registration Form |
Chattanooga Catholic Deanery
“Picture of Love”
Engaged Couples’ Retreat
This marriage preparation retreat is a supplement to the couple’s marriage formation with their parish priest or deacon. The program is designed to help the couple gain a better understanding of the joys and challenges of living the sacrament of Matrimony in their day-to-day lives. The program will help the couple gain insights into their relationship, as well as give them practical ideas and tools to help smooth their journey and become the
“Picture of Love” to one another.
• Will teach life skills with emphasis on the sacrament of Matrimony
• Offered 3 times a year
• Cost is $135.00 per couple (Retreat certificate will get the couple a $60.00 discount on their marriage license.)
• The Retreat will start on Friday evening at 7:00 p.m. and end at 10:00 p.m. On Saturday the program will start at 9:00 a.m. and will conclude at 7:00 p.m. Mass, snacks, a light breakfast, lunch and Saturday night’s dinner are included.
• You must attend the entire program to receive your certificate.
This program is sponsored by the Diocese of Knoxville Office of Marriage Preparation and Enrichment in conjunction with the Chattanooga Deanery.
Retiro de Enriquecimiento Matrimonial
“Unidos con Cristo” de la Diócesis de Knoxville
Fortalezca su matrimonio y renueve su relación de pareja
¡¡Conoce un Nuevo Estilo de Vida!!
22 y 23 Septiembre, 2018
informes:
Agustin ♥ Vero Ortega 865-406-8297
Fermin ♥ Anita Cabrera 423-619-3658
Unidos con Cristo forma de inscripción sp.-fillable
Diocese of Knoxville Marriage Enrichment Retreat “United with Christ”
Strengthen your marriage and renew your relationship
Find a new lifestyle!!
September 22-23, 2018
For more information contact:
Agustin ♥ Vero Ortega 865-406-8297
Fermin ♥ Anita Cabrera 423-619-3658
SEARCH for Christian Maturity is a retreat program that tries to help high school juniors and seniors see how they can be faith leaders in their schools and parishes. This is done by having the participants come to know God, themselves, and others in a more loving, personal way.
SEARCH is not a means purposely set up to correct one’s character, morals, emotions or troubled school or family life. It is a method of providing people with a way of encountering themselves, others and God in a way which is unique and powerful. SEARCH helps people to see the need to bring their spiritual life into more conscious contact with their day-to-day living.
The essential component of SEARCH is its youth-to-youth approach, referred to as peer ministry. This component cannot be stressed enough; other programs can be valuable, but no one can talk with and relate to another better than a peer.
So, SEARCH is basically a weekend experience in Christian living. It is designed to help people see their value as human beings and members of a loving community. This happens as the team and the Searchers share their thoughts, feelings and ideas. Participants are then challenged to take their growth and ideas back to their families, schools and parish communities.
Central Elements
There are six elements that we hope each SEARCH weekend will highlight and that each participant will take away from the retreat. These central elements are:
Trust Sharing Community Prayer Growth Fun
SEARCH aim is to help Catholic high school juniors and seniors take a fresh look at their own faith journey, reflecting on their place within their families, schools, parishes and community as a disciple of Christ. This is accomplished through activities and experiences that lead participants to a renewed understanding of Christ at work in their lives.
SEARCH is facilitated by teens for teens with the guidance of adult SEARCH Coordinators.
The main focus of the retreat is three fold:
Motivating the youth to seek a personal relationship with Christ.
Getting young people involved with their respective parishes.
Promoting leadership.
SEARCH 155: September 28-30, 2018 (Application deadline: , 2018)
Master Search-Application Chattanooga
Would you like to be considered to serve on the Search leadership team?
If so complete Search 155 team application-fillable and schedule appointment for interview with
Donna Jones on .
The first team meeting will be .
To use fillable feature on documents
- Click on hyperlink for document and open with Adobe Acrobat Reader
(Click open with different viewer on top right) - Type information in blanks
- Sign by hand with ink
- Scan and email, mail or hand deliver by due date
Catholic Engaged Encounter
Our motto is “A wedding is a day, a marriage is a lifetime.” Most people spend months planning and many dollars preparing for their wedding. But how much time and effort do we spend preparing for what we hope will last 50 or 60 years—our marriage? Catholic Engaged Encounter is a weekend to plan for a sacramental marriage. It is designed to give couples the opportunity to talk privately, honestly and intensively about their prospective lives together—their strengths and weaknesses, desires, ambitions, goals, their attitudes about money, sex, children, family, their role in the church and society—in a guided format. Cost of the weekend is $289 per couple, which includes a certificate good for a $60 discount on the couple’s marriage license in Tennessee.
Co-coordinators: Richard & Leslie Consoli consoli.leslie@gmail.com 865-671-1034
Paul & Pam Shaffer prschaffer@aol.com or schafferpa@me.com 865-675-5671
Registration Couple: Jason & Carmen Jeansoone ceeknoxville@yahoo.com or 865-377-3077
For more information visit https://ceeknoxville.org/
SEARCH for Christian Maturity is a retreat program that tries to help high school juniors and seniors see how they can be faith leaders in their schools and parishes. This is done by having the participants come to know God, themselves, and others in a more loving, personal way.
SEARCH is not a means purposely set up to correct one’s character, morals, emotions or troubled school or family life. It is a method of providing people with a way of encountering themselves, others and God in a way which is unique and powerful. SEARCH helps people to see the need to bring their spiritual life into more conscious contact with their day-to-day living.
The essential component of SEARCH is its youth-to-youth approach, referred to as peer ministry. This component cannot be stressed enough; other programs can be valuable, but no one can talk with and relate to another better than a peer.
So, SEARCH is basically a weekend experience in Christian living. It is designed to help people see their value as human beings and members of a loving community. This happens as the team and the Searchers share their thoughts, feelings and ideas. Participants are then challenged to take their growth and ideas back to their families, schools and parish communities.
Central Elements
There are six elements that we hope each SEARCH weekend will highlight and that each participant will take away from the retreat. These central elements are:
Trust Sharing Community Prayer Growth Fun
SEARCH aim is to help Catholic high school juniors and seniors take a fresh look at their own faith journey, reflecting on their place within their families, schools, parishes and community as a disciple of Christ. This is accomplished through activities and experiences that lead participants to a renewed understanding of Christ at work in their lives.
SEARCH is facilitated by teens for teens with the guidance of adult SEARCH Coordinators.
The main focus of the retreat is three fold:
Motivating the youth to seek a personal relationship with Christ.
Getting young people involved with their respective parishes.
Promoting leadership.
SEARCH 156: November 16-18, 2018 (Application deadline: , 2018)
Master Search-Application Chattanooga
Would you like to be considered to serve on the Search leadership team?
If so complete Search 156 team application-fillable and schedule appointment for interview with
Donna Jones on .
The first team meeting will be .
To use fillable feature on documents
- Click on hyperlink for document and open with Adobe Acrobat Reader
(Click open with different viewer on top right) - Type information in blanks
- Sign by hand with ink
- Scan and email, mail or hand deliver by due date
Journey with the Diocese of KnoxvilleWorld Youth Dayin Panama City, PanamaJanuary 21-28, 2019 |
Download our Brochure below:
For more information about details of World Youth Day and the Pilgrimage with the Diocese of Knoxville Please contact Lucille who is our contact with Regina Tours by filling out the form below and she will get right back to you.
SEARCH for Christian Maturity is a retreat program that tries to help high school juniors and seniors see how they can be faith leaders in their schools and parishes. This is done by having the participants come to know God, themselves, and others in a more loving, personal way.
SEARCH is not a means purposely set up to correct one’s character, morals, emotions or troubled school or family life. It is a method of providing people with a way of encountering themselves, others and God in a way which is unique and powerful. SEARCH helps people to see the need to bring their spiritual life into more conscious contact with their day-to-day living.
The essential component of SEARCH is its youth-to-youth approach, referred to as peer ministry. This component cannot be stressed enough; other programs can be valuable, but no one can talk with and relate to another better than a peer.
So, SEARCH is basically a weekend experience in Christian living. It is designed to help people see their value as human beings and members of a loving community. This happens as the team and the Searchers share their thoughts, feelings and ideas. Participants are then challenged to take their growth and ideas back to their families, schools and parish communities.
Central Elements
There are six elements that we hope each SEARCH weekend will highlight and that each participant will take away from the retreat. These central elements are:
Trust Sharing Community Prayer Growth Fun
SEARCH aim is to help Catholic high school juniors and seniors take a fresh look at their own faith journey, reflecting on their place within their families, schools, parishes and community as a disciple of Christ. This is accomplished through activities and experiences that lead participants to a renewed understanding of Christ at work in their lives.
SEARCH is facilitated by teens for teens with the guidance of adult SEARCH Coordinators.
The main focus of the retreat is three fold:
Motivating the youth to seek a personal relationship with Christ.
Getting young people involved with their respective parishes.
Promoting leadership.
SEARCH 157: February 22-24 (Application deadline: , 2019)
Master Search-Application Chattanooga
Would you like to be considered to serve on the Search leadership team?
If so complete Search 157 team application-fillable and schedule appointment for interview with
Donna Jones on .
The first team meeting will be .
To use fillable feature on documents
- Click on hyperlink for document and open with Adobe Acrobat Reader
(Click open with different viewer on top right) - Type information in blanks
- Sign by hand with ink
- Scan and email, mail or hand deliver by due date