St. Therese will travel to Springfield, Missouri on a five-day retreat centered around the Steubenville Youth Conference. See below for key information about this year's retreat/conference. >>> Register here! <<< >>> Pay here! <<< >>> Fundraiser Signup <<<
Fri, May 2: Final payments due (up to $200, depending on fundraiser success) and final waivers/paperwork due
Thurs, July 10, 8am: students are dropped off @ St. Therese gathering space to begin the retreat! Parents are welcome to stay for daily Mass at ~8:40am. Key events:
Thursday: drive to St. Louis, MO, sleep at hotel.
Friday: drive to Missouri State (Springfield), begin Steubenville Conference
Saturday: Conference events all day, evening adoration & procession
Sunday: closing Mass and events, drive back to St. Louis, sleep at hotel.
Monday: drive to Appleton
Mon., July 14, 9pm: students are ready for pickup!
July 27-31 (7-9pm daily): We encourage students who went to Steubenville to join us for the Totus Tuus evening program hosted at St. Thomas More in Appleton.
*Note: these documents are for individuals registering directly through St. Therese. Members of other parishes should talk to your parish youth leaders for separate documents.
Student online liability waiver (coming in spring)
Student registration and waiver packet -- English (coming in spring)
Paquete de registro de estudiantes -- español (coming in spring)
St. Therese Online Payment(be sure to change "platform fee" to $0 unless you want to donate to "Zeffy", our payment service provider that does not require a processing fee)
BACKGROUND
Since 2022, St. Therese organizes a 5-day retreat centered around the Steubenville Youth Conference in Springfield, Missouri or Steubenville, Ohio, for students who just completed 8th-12th grades. The conference has engaging speakers, fun events, and time for praise and worship together, but is particularly centered around the sacraments, offering Confessions, daily Mass, and Eucharistic Adoration. Our parish is joined by over 3,000 other teens at a given weekend, with over 30,000 teens participating throughout each summer in the United States. The parish extends this weekend into a 5-day retreat with ~10 hour bus trip on each end, two extra nights, and several events and talks. We now travel in partnership with other Appleton-area parishes to build local Catholic community and share this powerful experience.
Chaperone Resources
Chaperones needs to complete each of these forms. Return a paper or scanned copy back to Andy Pethan and complete the online form fully. Thank you!
Adult leader paper waivers (coming in spring)
Adult leader verification paper form (coming in spring)
Adult leader online liability waiver (coming in spring)