Each summer, Life Teen hosts six different Steubenville Youth Conferences with the hopes of strengthening and inspiring teens and youth groups in their collective journeys with Christ. Come let our Life Teen Staff and volunteers spoil you — you work so hard for the teens and their families — let us work hard for you.
Give your own spirit the gift of renewal and give your teens the inspiration they need to renew not only your youth group but your entire parish community. Join us for a weekend of engaging liturgies, inspiring music, challenging talks and overwhelming joy. The chaos of our lives can overwhelm us and make it difficult to see anything other than confusion and brokenness. We have a good, loving Father in heaven who created us to share in His glory, to see everything and everyone with His eyes.
His greatest desire is to raise us up out of our fear and anxiety and restore us to the hope and abundant life that only He can give. This summer, over 50, Catholic teens across North America will attend one of 25 Steubenville Youth Conferences to encounter the God who calls us out of darkness and into His marvelous light.
Will you be one of those teens? Lift your eyes to the glory of God. Be restored. Need More Information? Claire Choquette has been volunteering as a chaperone at Steubenville East retreats for her parish for about 14 years. Year after year, she has personally seen the incredible transformation in young people. She shared that for many, the adoration aspect is the most moving part of the weekend.
They get to see and talk to so many other Catholics there, and learn to love Jesus in a whole new way. For some kids it really just hits home.
In her third year at Steubenville East, Emma Picard, 17, said that her favorite aspect of the weekend will always and forever be Saturday night adoration. The student at Mount St. Charles Academy said that Saturday night is a time to focus on your own relationship with God, setting aside all pressures from the world at home. And luckily for me, this year, he stopped with the monstrance right in front of me and I was able to lay both of my hands on his vestments.
Each year, Steubenville East has strengthened my faith, and it has made me proud to be Catholic. I think that many people find it difficult to return to everyday life after such an emotional and moving weekend. However, we are called to return to our lives with joy and with love in our hearts. Now, after my third year at Steubenville, I am hoping to return home with the confidence to be able to raise the difficult questions that we often times avoid.
Do you want to pray with me? Is Jesus a part of your life? For Elijah Kennedy, 16, a student at La Salle Academy, the moment that stands out in his mind most is the talk before Saturday night adoration. He explained that the speaker went into great detail, describing the pain and suffering that Jesus endured.
As he was speaking, the band began to play softly in the background. The sound of the guitars transformed the arena in an instant. It gave me a sense of longing as the energy was built.
As the speaker finished, Jesus, in the monstrance entered the arena.
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