Junior Retreat 2016- Return to Me

Day 1
9:15- 9:45 Arrival/ Settle in
9:45- 10:15 Intro Games
hide and seek
duck, duck, goose
Bouncy question ball
Block 1 10:15- 11:45
Tower of Babel
movie from freshman year
Journal
What distracts you?
Teacher Talk- Coach Henry
moving away from God
Everything pantomime
Skits
themes such as jealousy, siblings, arrogance, technology,
ignorance, school
Capture the Flag- 11:45-12:25
Lunch- 12:30-1
Block 2 1- 3:40
Gaby Taylor Talk
Returning to the Holy Spirit
Bowl Discussion Questions
group discussion questions in a bowl
Ecumenical Prayer Service
Fashion Show
each group gets a bag of materials and, as a team, creates a
runway outfit
Mafia- 3:40- 4:10
 friendship bracelets- 4:10-4:45
Break - jam session 4:45-5:30
Dinner- 5:30-6
Night Activity 6-6:45
glow in the dark scavenger hunt
Movie- 7
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Day 2
Wake up at 7:45
Breakfast - 8:30-9
Block 3.1
Make Candle Holders for Mass
Secrets
Anonymously, everyone writes a struggle or something secret
about themselves. Each one is read out loud to show we are not alone in
our struggles.
Mass- 10-11
Block 3.2
Bracelet Exchange
Self Affirmations
Discussion questions
Lunch- 12:30-1
Block 3.3
Affirmations
Clean Up and Go Home