Everything! All meals are included: Dinner Thursday evening, Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner on Friday and Saturday, and Breakfast and Lunch on Sunday. Transportation cost is not included. If necessary, we can help coordinate carpools with other retreatants. Simply mark your interest in helping with carpools, or needing a ride, on your registration.
Retreat starts at 4:00 PM on Thursday, September 17th and ends after lunch around 2pm on Sunday, September 20th.
We’ll be staying in cabins at the YMCA of the Rockies – Estes Park, right next to Rocky Mountain National Park. Men and women will be in separate cabins.
No. As we will be staying in cabins, everything is provided (including linens and towels).
Food will be cooked in the cabin kitchens! We will do our best to accommodate any allergies, but for more severe allergies we recommend bringing some of your own food if needed.
This is a young adult retreat, which we roughly classify as 18-35. Both single and married young adults are welcome!
Any level, from expert to newbie.
A cornerstone of this retreat is the spiritual food, facilitated by our chaplain and formators, who will be present the entire time. You’ll be able to participate in daily Mass, adoration and a discussion on John Paul II’s teaching to young people.
Connecting with God and rejuvenating yourself through sacrament and prayer, nature, physical activity and nature, community and fellowship with other young adults.
In order to fully enter into the retreat experience, and open up to dialogue with Christ and the people surrounding you, phones and devices should be left behind. You may leave them in a vehicle for the duration of the outdoor retreat (service will be minimal anyway). Since you have opted in for this unplugged retreat, we will help hold you to this. May you experience the immense fruits without the barrier of (or temptation to sneak) devices.
Yes, we will be sending a recommended packing list to all participants about a week before the retreat.
If you’re over 21, you’ll enjoy the drinks at night. If you’re under 21, you’ll enjoy other beverages.
Because significant planning and resources are committed for each participant, registrations are non-refundable. Please register only if you are certain you are able to attend and fully commit to the program.
