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Parish Contact Person | NET Ministries Parish Contact Person | NET Ministries http://www.netusa.org/pcp/ Home About NET Retreats Events Join NET Teens Youth Ministers Alumni Donate Blog Welcome to NET Ministries 2015-2016 Retreat Year By now you have already worked with the Diocesan Contact Person (DCP) to book a specific date and time frame for the NET team to come to your parish. Now, it’s time to take care of the details. Step 1: Completely fill out the Retreat Information Sheet (RIS) as given to you by the Diocesan Contact Person. Use a separate retreat information sheet for each retreat you are hosting. Step 2: Return the RIS to your DCP by the established deadline. Returning the RIS on time confirms your retreat date and enables the DCP to complete the other arrangements for the team’s schedule. Step 3: Read all instructions below. Retreat Length, Time, Age, and Group Size Guidelines The ideal length of a one-day NET retreat is six hours. We recommend that a retreat be at least four hours, but not longer than 10 hours unless it is an overnight or weekend retreat. Please follow the guidelines below to show courtesy to the host families and ensure adequate rest for the team: NET Teams may not travel before 7:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. (including pickups from host families in the morning). Retreats cannot begin before 8:30 a.m. (even if your school day starts earlier) The team cannot travel more than 300 miles on a retreat day. The team cannot to travel more than 450 miles on any day. The team must arrive at the retreat site a minimum of one hour prior to the start of the retreat. The team may only do one retreat with one group of youth on any given day. The size of the group greatly affects the quality of the retreat and the experience the youth have on the retreat. Please consider the following: The ideal size is 60 youth. The absolute maximum is 150 youth. If your group has less than 20 youth, you may want to consider inviting youth from a neighboring parish to join your retreat. If your group has more than 150, you must schedule multiple retreat days and divide your group accordingly (by grade, gender, etc.). We recommend you provide separate retreats junior high (grades 7-8) and senior high (grades 9-12), allowing the team to focus all retreat content to a particular maturity level. Optional: Reconciliation and/or Mass on Retreat We think it’s great if you’d like Mass and/or Reconciliation to be included as part of your NET retreat. It’s up to you and, of course, the availability of your local priest. Indicate your preference on the Retreat Information Sheet. The team will work with you and your priest to make Mass a meaningful part of the retreat. When the team leader calls to coordinate the retreat, you can discuss music, readings, and other logistics. Offering Reconciliation as a part of any retreat is a great option. We highly recommend Reconciliation be available on all overnight and weekend retreats. Please provide one Confessor for every 12 young people to ensure Reconciliation will not run too long. Please note: The team will generally schedule Prayer Ministry to happen at the same time as Reconciliation. This time begins with a drama and two team testimonies. We typically allow about 15 minutes of team time with the youth before the priests begin hearing confessions. 1 of 7 4/16/15 2:35 PM Parish Contact Person | NET Ministries http://www.netusa.org/pcp/ Retreat Themes Life to the Full What do you want? What in your life do you wait for? This retreat explores the deep and universal desire in our hearts for a life centered on a relationship with God. It also explores the dissatisfaction we experience when we place the things of this world before our relationship with Him. You Will Receive Power We already received the Holy Spirit at baptism. Why do we need more? This retreat explores the sacrament of Confirmation by exploring its relationship to the powerful experience of Pentecost. The youth will be invited to explore the gifts of the Holy Spirit and how they equip us for daily life. Reality Check In the world today, there are many outside influences that can affect the lives of young people. Most of what we see in the media presents a false reality – truth and happiness are distorted. This theme takes a look at how the world influences the way we live our lives, and how God presents us with a new, life-giving reality. Why Catholic? This theme explores the beauty and richness of the Catholic Church. As we are all members of the Body of Christ, it is important for youth to understand the uniqueness of that identity. This theme is intended to further young people’s relationship with God and make Him a daily part of their lives. Strength and Beauty This retreat focuses on our unique call as God’s sons and daughters. Since young men and women have different struggles and needs, a portion of this retreat is divided, tailoring specific talks for each gender. In this age where society has blurred the line of our identities, this is a great way for the youth to understand the significance of their unique calling. Anchored In Hope Why, more than 2,000 years later, is the Resurrection of Jesus Christ still relevant in and applicable to our lives today? Because just as Jesus carried his cross to Calvary and suffered to the point of death, we as young men and women in the world follow in the same sense: we carry crosses throughout our lives and, in some instances, feel as if we endure suffering to the point of giving up on faith entirely, “how can any good come from this?”, we might ask ourselves. This, contrary to what might seem to be the end, is in fact just the beginning. Throughout the Gospel we see how Jesus’ actions during his ministry on earth, including his death, point us toward one virtue in particular: hope. Weekend Retreats We also have weekend retreats available. Inquire about these with our scheduling department. Presentations given by the NET Teams All of NET’s retreat presentations are based on the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church and are drawn from Sacred Scriptures, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and the writings of the saints. NET’s presentations are created by the professional NET staff, go through a rigorous review process, and receive final approval prior to their being used by David Rinaldi, NET’s Program Director. NET team members who give the presentations are not the authors of the presentations, unless it is their personal sharing or testimony. All presentations, including personal sharings, testimonies and dramas, are reviewed by the professional NET staff prior to being made public. David Rinaldi is a national Catholic speaker who has given over 800 presentations and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Master’s Degree in Theology from Ave Maria University. David has been with NET Ministries since 1997, is of high moral character, and is good standing with the Catholic Church. His Curriculum Vitae is available to you if needed by contacting Julia Delcompare, HR Director. All NET team members have completed a four part scrutiny/training process to ensure their suitability for work with youth prior to their conducting any ministry with youth, in accordance with the recommendations by the USCCB. Please refer to the NET Team Member Screening Process for further details or contact Julia Delcompare, HR Director. Retreat Facility It is most helpful to have a facility that includes: A large enough meeting room for all of your youth. Enough chairs for everyone. Ten spaces such as small rooms or hallways that can be used for small group discussions. A chalkboard or dry-erase board. A podium or music stand for the team member giving the talk. A microphone (especially if the group is over 75 young people). A chapel or the main church for Prayer Ministry at the end of the retreat. Please Note: If you are hosting an overnight retreat, please choose a site that will provide hot water showers for the team and at least two separate sleeping areas for the men and women. Publicizing Your Retreat Team Photo Your Diocesan Contact Person will send you a digital photo of the team that will be coming to your parish along with a listing of the names, ages, and hometowns of each team member. This same information is also available on our website. You can use this photo to make your own posters or to send along to parents or host families. Please note: For fall retreats, your photo will arrive by late September. For spring retreats, your photo will arrive by late November. 2 of 7 4/16/15 2:35 PM Parish Contact Person | NET Ministries http://www.netusa.org/pcp/ Posters Download our retreat posters here. If you would like hard copies mailed out, please contact Jenelle at 651.450.6833 or [email protected]. For Parents Download our “What is NET” PDF for parents. Sample Schedule Download Sample Schedule Promo Video Feel free to show our retreat promotional video to anyone interested: Ideas for Fundraising Retreats We suggest you begin considering how your retreat will be financed as soon as you receive confirmation of your retreat date. Explore any possibilities for 3 of 7 4/16/15 2:35 PM Parish Contact Person | NET Ministries http://www.netusa.org/pcp/ assistance if the retreat fee is an obstacle to your hosting a retreat.
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