HS CYO Retreat, October 25-26

HS CYO Retreat, APRIL 25-26, 2009

PERMISSION SLIP REQUIRED BY MARCH 18

Jr. High CYO Retreat, November 22-23

Jr. High CYO Retreat, February 28-March 1

September 23, Tuesday        (Immaculate Conception Seminary)

                                       Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology (ICSST) is the school of theology of Seton Hall University and the major seminary of the Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. On our visit, seminarians will share with us how they discerned their call to the priesthood and how ICS is forming them to serve as priests in our diocese. We will receive a tour of the seminary, listen to witness talks and hang out in the recreation room for more causal dialogue and Q & A time.

Please arrive at the Gym entrance of Holy Trinity School at 6:40 pm. The bus will leave Holy Trinity at 6:50 pm. We should arrive back home at approximately 9:30 pm. ICS is located on the campus of Seton Hall Univeristy in South Orange.

PERMISSION SLIP REQUIRED BY 9/16/08    (AGES 13- 17 )

October 19, Sunday     (Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary)

                                      The Dominican Nuns of Summit, New Jersey are a Roman Catholic cloistered monastic community. Like all contemplatives, their specific mission is unceasing prayer for the entire Church, a spiritual service in the form of praise, adoration, intercession, expiation and thanksgiving. By profession, they are wholly consecrated to the Church and are called to the task of spreading the Kingdom of God in the world, using only the means of prayer and penance. There are currently 9 women who are in the novitiate at the monastery. They will share with us their call to live as contemplatives, what their day to day lives are like and they will explain and lead us in the Liturgy of the Hours (Vespers).  

Please arrive at the Gym entrance of Holy Trinity School at 3:15 pm. The bus will leave Holy Trinity at 3:30 pm. We should arrive home at approximately 6:30 pm.  The sisters of OLR Monastery are located in Summit.

PERMISSION SLIP REQUIRED BY OCTOBER 12    (AGES 13- 17 )

November 9, Sunday (Salesians of Don Bosco)

The Salesians of Don Bosco is a Roman Catholic religious order founded in the mid nineteenth century by Saint John Bosco in an attempt, through works of charity, to care for the young and poor children of the industrial revolution. Salesian priests, brothers and sisters continue to love serve the young, especially the young on the margins, so that they can discover their dignity and uniqueness as children of God. 

John Bosco adapted the attractive spirituality of Francis de Sales to suit the needs of young people. Both were profoundly aware that God was to be found in the 'bits and pieces' of everyday life. Living those moments with love and awareness of the presence of God was the way to holiness.

Please arrive at the Gym entrance of Holy Trinity School at 3:10 pm. The bus will leave Holy Trinity at 3:20 pm. We should arrive back home at approximately 9:30 pm.   The Salesian Fathers are located in Orange.

PERMISSION SLIP REQUIRED BY 11/2/08     (AGES 13- 17 )

December 7, Sunday (St. Walburga Monastery)

The Benedictine sisters of Elizabeth seek God, looking for him in every facet of their lives. In the Benedictine tradition, they do this within community, supported and sustained by the God of their monastic profession and by one another. In the Rule of Benedict, they are directed to bear one another’s burdens, to respect the elders and love the young, to take care of the sick among them, to serve one another, and, above all, to show eagerness for their prayer life. They are focused on the basics of their monastic life with its balance of prayer, work and leisure. Their life is regulated by the rhythm of the Liturgy of the Hours and Eucharist, and overflows into a variety of ministries that both support the monastic community and respond to the contemporary needs of Church and world.

Please arrive at the Gym entrance of Holy Trinity School at 2:45 pm. The bus will leave Holy Trinity at 3:00 pm. We should arrive home at approximately 6:00 pm.   The sisters of St. Walburga are located in Elizabeth.

PERMISSION SLIP REQUIRED BY NOVEMBER 30    (AGES 13- 17 )