Whenever a young person falls, in some sense all humanity falls. Yet it is also true that when a young person rises, it is as if the whole world rises as well. Young people, what great potential you have in your hands! What great strength you have in your hearts! Today too, God is saying to each one of you: ‘Arise!’… ‘Arise! I have appointed you to testify to what you have seen'(Acts 26:16).
Pope Francis
YES! Retreat
March 8-10th, 2024 • La Salette Retreat Center
The YES! Retreat is a three-day weekend retreat experience run by a Board of Directors and sponsored by the Secretariat for the New Evangelization. The YES! Retreat provides high school youth an opportunity to encounter God through the sacraments, testimony, fellowship, and a closer examination of self and relationships with others. The experience allows young people to affirm their confirmation promises and return to their communities with renewed conviction and empowerment to bring Christ to others.
In the Sacrament of Confirmation, the baptized person is “sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit”
Request Link will open May 2024
By booking with the Diocesean Retreat Program for your parish you will recieve a retreat package designed to hone in on the greatest need of your parish and it’s teen parishoners, and a follow up training, consultation and support for Adult catechist to accompany teen parishoners through their journey of faith. Availbility of dates are limited
Confirmation Retreat Package
Pre-retreat planning meeting, assessment, and goal-setting.
Retreat Programing (on scheduled date)
Post-retreat follow up meeting with Adult Team designed to set in motion goals, training, and support.
[Confirmation Retreats are goal driven retreats to help the vitality of parishes, parish community, youth engagement, and youth evangelization/discipleship tracts.]
Diocesean Regional Retreats
“[T]rue happiness is not found in riches or well-being, in human fame or power, or in any human achievement… but in God alone, the source of every good and of all love” -CCC#1723
This retreat is designed for numerous parishes to come together as one community to participant in a day long retreat. These retreats are designed to help the youth see there greater purpose in life, as they search for happiness.
The Diocese of Fall River seeks to support scouts, their parents, scout leaders and local parishes. Catholic scouting activities are overseen by the Diocesan Scouting Committee. For more information, contact:
Diocese of Fall River Catholic Committee on Scouting
P.O. Box 70737 North Dartmouth, MA 02747 774-202-3047
Encountering Christ in Others (ECHO) has been active on the Cape and Islands for over thirty-five years. This teen weekend retreat program is open to all high school juniors and seniors who are seeking to deepen their faith and enhance their relationship with Jesus. The weekends are held at the Craigville Conference Center in Centerville, MA.
CYO offers organized sports for Catholic Schools and young area young people, with locations in Fall River and New Bedford. For more information, contact: