Steubenville - Details for This Weekend (and next!)

Steubenville: What You Need to Know

1. We are kicking off the trip with morning Mass at 8:15 am. Please arrive in time to drop your bags off in the narthex at the back of church before Mass starts. Please eat before you come, or pack yourself some breakfast. (side note – chaperones are picking up our vans at 8:00 am, so if you don’t see them, just go ahead and get seated for Mass).

2. FYI -Confessions start at 7:45 am at Resurrection – we strongly encourage you to kick off the weekend experience with Confession (though it will also be availbe during the youth conference).

3. Anyone wishing to give a farewell to the brave adult chaperones is welcome to bring us a vat of Biggby coffee for the road and promises of rosaries to be prayed on our behalf.

4. We will be departing Steubenville on Sunday, between approximately 1-2 pm. It is hard to know our ETA back home, but we will be calling parents when we are passing Ann Arbor so you have ample time to arrive pick them up. We can safely estimate arriving home between 7-8 pm.

5. Please don’t text/call your teen throughout the weekend – allow them to just experience it and be fully present. In case of emergencies, Guine Christian’s cell phone will be “twinned” to her office phone, so call her at 517-482-4749, ext. 120.

Teen Behavioral Expectations:

•    The adult volunteers are giving up time with their families (and sleep) to be with you. Please treat them at all times with respect and give a cheerful “Yes!” to whatever is reasonably asked of you.

•    A Youth Conference is a GREAT time for romance- with Jesus. ONLY. Please keep HIM the relational focus of your weekend and let your wardrobe choices reflect that focus! (“Cover your B’s”).

•    Do not go anywhere alone – have a buddy and make sure an adult chaperone from our group knows your whereabouts at all times.

•    If you experience something intense and you want to talk about it with an adult, all the chaperones are here to talk with you, pray with you. We’re here for you!

•    Please say a prayer of openness and bring a journal to write in! Jesus is a gentleman and will wait for permission into your heart.

•    We will be making our best effort to eat meals together. Hang with us.

•    Meet new people, have fun! Check out the bookstore (you may want to bring spending $$ for this)