2017 Connelly Senior Retreat Metanoia

3rd Draft, November 9th, 2016

Retreat Framework: All of the retreats are designed to give the student an intense
encounter with God appropriate to each age level and gradually building throughout the
four years. It is our goal to create a mature young woman of faith who is prepared to
serve her community and continue to grow in her relationship with God for the rest of her
life.

Senior Retreat
Location: Mission San Luis Rey
Dates: January 26th and 27th, Leave Connelly 7am, Return 7 8pm
Theme: Metanoia, Looking Back to Move Forward
Chaperones: Nick Olszyk (Director), Sr. Francine Gunther, Shanti Ernest, Gloria Kam,
and Dorothy Morris
Student Team: Juliana Resong, Domenica Diaz, McKenna Rivers, Victoria Castaneda,
Sydney Cayas, and Isabelle Fabrizio

Goal: The focus of this retreat is an examination of the students four years of high
school in a culminate experience of faith and community. It should lead them to become
spiritual adults.

Day 1
7am Students at School
7:30am Departure
9:30am-10am Arrival, Unpacking, Rules about Sharing
10am-11am T-Shirt Signatures
11am Noon First Small Group Session, Pass Out Journals, Introductions
Noon-1pm Lunch
1 pm 2pm Small Group Time, Life Graph Domenica Diaz
2 3:15pm, Tour of the grounds with assigned groups of two
3:15 4:15pm, Student Team Leads Personalized Culinary Activity
4:15pm 4:30pm, 2nd Talk: Gods Friendship Victoria Castaneda
4:30pm 5:15pm, Journal and Small Group
5:15 5:30pm, Regroup and Get Warm Clothes
5:30pm-6:30pm Dinner
6:30pm 7:15pm Third Talk, Looking Past at the Four Years Student Team
7:15pm 8:00 pm Small Groups
8:00pm 8:45pm Student Lead Prayer Service
- Pass Out Holy Cards
8:45pm 10pm Candlight Ceremony
11pm Bed and Lights Out
Day 2
6:45am Facutly and Retreat Leaders Up
7am Wake Up Calls and Walk to Chapel
7:30am Mass
8:30am- 9:30am Breakfast
9:30am-9:45am Fourth Talk: Importance of Relationships Sr. Francine Gunther
9:45am-10:30am Small Group
10:30am 12pm Pack Up Things, Sign T-Shirts
12pm-1pm Lunch
1pm-2pm Tag Game and Last T-Shirt Signing
2-2:30pm Free Prayer Meditations
2:30 - 2:45pm Fifth Talk: The Rest of the Year and Beyond McKenna Rivers
2:45 4:30pm, Last Small Group and Journal Affirmations in Small Group
4:30 5 pm Large Affirmations
- Students may want affirmations for people outside their small group
5 5:30pm Flash Paper Cross
5:30pm-6:30pm Dinner
6:30pm-7pm Leave
8 9pm Arrive at School