SPIRITUS Returns!

Greetings!

It's been a long time, but SPIRITUS is back and hard at work preparing for another year of exciting youth retreats as part of the New Evangelization!

The new team arrived on August 19th and almost immediately jumped into training. Our opening retreat started on Monday at Mount Tabor and continued throughout this past week at Camp Tekawitha. It was great to be back at Camp Tek... Last year's opening retreat was at a different location, with less space for recreation and without a chapel, so the other returners and I really appreciated the change! Having Jesus present in the Eucharist so close by always makes a huge difference.

Daily Mass with Fr. Schuster, our chaplain, was probably the highlight of our opening retreat for me, but we also spent a lot of time getting to know each other and going over all of the basics of living in community and growing in holiness. This formation will continue throughout the year, of course, but for now, all of our new team members can confidently approach the year knowing that they are prepared for the challenges and blessings of our daily lives on SPIRITUS.

We will continue our training next week, but we'll also be making some public appearances as a team at St. Patrick's and the TCCES Opening Liturgy this Sunday. Look for SPIRITUS at Mass!

-Jared