On Tuesday the middle school students had the opportunity to attend a NET retreat. The theme of this retreat focused on strength in numbers and having authentic friendships with one another. We were able to celebrate Mass as part of the retreat as well hear some great talks, have small group time and watch powerful dramas and pray.
It was a great experience for the students! Here are a few of their reflections on the retreat:
"I loved the retreat, it was fun I felt like God was with me. It was also nice because I got to be closer with my classmates." ~ Cari (7th)
"The retreat was awesome, fun and funny. The best I've ever been to." Ben (6th)
"I liked the music at Mass and the group talks about prayer and your relationship with God." ~ Myrnha (8th)
"What I really liked about the retreat was the prayer time in the afternoon, I felt really relaxed and calm in the church. I also liked hearing about team member's stories about their experiences with God." - Allison (7)
"What I really loved about NET was our prayer time in church at the end of the day. It was so peaceful and really was reflective and it gave me time to spend with God." ~ Hannah (8th)
"I enjoyed the whole NET retreat; I especially liked the last part where we went to the church to pray. I hope I get to be involved in NET later on in the future." ~ Valeria (8th)
"My favorite part of the retreat is the skits that they did. Also I liked our prayer time in the church, I could feel God's presence in the church with us." ~ Keegan (7th)
"I just felt a burden lift off my shoulders and a joy enter my heart." ~ Teddy (6th)
"I liked the NET team, they helped me to know God more than I knew before." ~ Layne (6th)
"I think that NET is a very fun meaningful way to spread the word of God. I might join the NET team one day!" ~ Journey (6th)
"My favorite thing about the retreat was when we prayed in the church, I connected with God again. I felt my connection with him and I talked to him." ~ Karla (8th)
"I really liked the songs at Mass. The games were fun and I feel like the middle school bonded over them." ~ Brynn (8th)
"I honestly think it was a really powerful retreat. It made me reflect on life and my favorite part was the small group time." ~ Kevin (8th)
During Catholic Schools Week, we will be offering parent/student lunch days.
Please volunteer to help out at the Catholic Schools Week Mass on January 28th (5pm) or January 29th (8:30am or 10:30am). We would like to have a lot of school involvement for these masses and show our Church Parishioners what a wonderful bunch of students we have at our school!
