Gulf Pine Catholic • July 11, 2025 19 UPCOMING YOUTH ACTIVITIES Spirit Mover Bootcamp: Are you ready to lead, inspire, and grow in your faith? The Spirit Mover Bootcamp is a dynamic, one-day experience designed for all those who register as Spirit Movers by July 14. This isn’t just an event -- it’s the launchpad for your journey as a Missionary Disciple. Throughout the day, you’ll dive into formation, fellowship, prayer, fun, and powerful moments that will prepare you for this important calling. As a Spirit Mover, you’re not just volunteering -- you’re stepping into a leadership role that can impact teens across the Diocese and within your own parish. Who Should Join? Students entering 10–12 grade this fall Active participants in your parish youth group (Remember: Spirit Movers support your youth group -- they don’t replace it!) Teens who are ready to share their faith, time, and talents to serve God and others Important Details Spirit Mover Formation Retreat is mandatory: August 23, 2025 Spirit Mover Fee: $80 (due at the retreat) This is your invitation to go deeper in faith, build lasting friendships, and become the leader God is calling you to be. LIFT Girl’s Retreat #99: Retreat date: Oct. 24-26 Location: Sacred Heart Retreat Center in Pass Christian, 14595 Vidalia Road, Pass Christian Time of arrival: Friday, 6 p.m Retreat ends: Sunday at 3 p.m. (Closing ceremony) -- Family and friends are encouraged to attend closing; Suggested donation: $80 (You may mail your payment to P.O. Box 6013 Diamondhead, MS 39525) Things to bring: comfortable, length appropriate casual clothes, one “Sunday” outfit for Closing; washcloths/towels, blankets, sheets, pillow, pillowcases, shower shoes, Soap/personal toilet items, prescription medications, musical instruments (guitar, etc.), and flashlight. LIFT Boy’s Retreat #100: Retreat date: Dec. 5-7 Location: Sacred Heart Retreat Center in Pass Christian, (14595 Vidalia Road, Pass Christian Time of arrival: Friday, 6 p.m Retreat ends: Sunday at 3 p.m. (Closing ceremony) -- Family and friends are encouraged to attend closing; Suggested donation: $80 (You may mail your payment to P.O. Box 6013 Diamondhead, MS 39525) Things to bring: comfortable, length appropriate casual clothes, one “Sunday” outfit for Closing; washcloths/towels, blankets, sheets, pillow, pillowcases, shower shoes, Soap/personal toilet items, prescription medications, musical instruments (guitar, etc.), and flashlight. SEARCH Retreat Weekend 1: WHAT IS SEARCH? A SEARCH Weekend is a Christian life experience. It is peer guided and peer given by a Diocesan youth and adult team. WHAT GOES ON? On a SEARCH weekend there is sharing by the community members, songs, prayer, small group discussions, Adoration, Eucharist, Reconciliation, quiet time and a great fellowship between you and your “new” friends. WHEN DOES IT START? Weekend begins on Fri. evening, Jan. 9, around 7:30 p.m. and ends Sun. afternoon, Jan. 11, 4 p.m. WHERE IS IT HELD? The SEARCH weekend will be held at Sacred Heart Retreat Center in Dedeaux. WHO CAN COME? The SEARCH weekend is designed for high school teens (grades 11-12). Applications will be accepted according to grade levels with SENIORS having first priority. We will accept up to 45 participants for each weekend, and up to 3-4 people from each parish. HOW MUCH? Fee for the weekend is $100. This fee includes sleeping quarters, meals, and all the materials for the weekend. A non-refundable $50 deposit is required with all applications. Don’t let the cost be a deciding factor!! If there is a problem, contact the Youth Office and we will work something out. WHY SHOULD YOU GO? Well, first it is a great gift to you. To get away from all the “things” and to meet and make a few good friends from throughout the diocese. Secondly, if your life is like a lot of young people, you have some questions concerning yourself, relationships that you are in, prayer, your faith, and the place of Church in your life. We’ll try to give you an opportunity to focus on these and maybe SEARCH and find some solutions. Lastly, maybe GOD wants you to be there, so HE can have a chance to spend a little time with you. Who knows this invitation may have found you for some heavenly reasons!!! DBYC -- 49th Annual Diocese of Biloxi Youth Convention: This year will be the 49th Annual DBYC (Diocese of Biloxi Youth Convention) held at Mississippi Coast Coliseum (2350 Beach Blvd, Biloxi), March 13-15, 2026. Cost is $130. DBYC invites all the parishes to come together with their youth groups to celebrate the faith through community, Mass, keynote speakers, and worship. The Diocesan Spirit Movers (10-12 grade peer ministry team) are the force behind planning the skits, theme, decorations, and act as the Masters of Ceremonies. Target age group for DBYC is 9-12 grade. Started in 1977, the goals have been to encourage community within our entire diocese. In many ways, if our young people don’t travel outside their own town or visit other churches they may not realize that other young people excited about their Catholic faith exist nearby. The weekend of March 13-15, 2026, will be filled with fellowship, guest speakers and service activities. For lunch, we even invite our young people to dine with our seminarians and other religious to discuss religious vocations. We close Saturday night with Adoration/XLT and Reconciliation. We invite all the priests in our diocese to participate in the Reconciliation service. We will have awards for our teens and volunteers; along with closing Mass on Sunday. Sunday afternoon, March 15 (between 2-5 p.m.) we have a Middle School Rally for our 6-8 grade youth in each parish, with a keynote speaker and praise and worship opportunities. We constantly gather feedback from our Spirit Movers and parishes to grow the DBYC into something relevant to our young people while staying rooted in the catechesis of the Catholic church. The goal of this annual event is provide an encounter opportunity for the youth of our diocese to grow in relationship with Jesus Christ and His Church. Prayer for Vocations God our Father, We thank you for calling men and women to serve in Your Son’s Kingdom as priests, deacons, and consecrated persons. Send your Holy Spirit to help others to respond generously and courageously to Your call. May our community of faith support vocations of sacrificial love in our youth and young adults. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen
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