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Our Freshman retreat is designed around celebrating our experience of being a faith community. Hosted in our Totino-Grace Retreat Center and Multi-purpose room, it is a chance for the freshman class to continue building community as they near the end of their first year at TG.
This retreat includes talks on faith by student ministers, time for personal reflection, a Eucharistic prayer service and lots of activities geared towards promoting a community environment that inspires young men and women of service, prayer, and academic excellence.
The dates for the freshmen retreat will be mid-April.
As Pope Paul VI told us, "If you want peace, work for justice." During this retreat day, 10th grade students focus on issues of social justice, both within our school and in our local community. The morning is spent exploring the many facets of poverty through simulation activities led by the Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches.
The rest of the day is designed around identifying ways we may better engage in direct and indirect ways to support the most vulnerable in our community. The day concludes with Mass celebrated by Father Pierce.
The sophomore retreats will take place in Mid-October.
The 11th grade retreat focuses on learning about the gifts God has freely given each person and also on how we are called to share those talents with others.
Held at the Retreat Center, the day includes team-building activities, discussion, and guided personal reflection. By the end of the retreat students will have had time to reflect on the way their faith has grown, the impact God has had on their life both in times of struggle and success and share with their peers the moments in their life that have had the biggest impact on who they are today.
The Junior Retreat happens in either November or February with the Morality classes.
This year there are two opportunities for the senior day retreat:
Mid-September and Early April
The Day of Recollection is an opportunity for each senior to reflect on his/her high school experience within a context of faith. Mr. Bob Bartlett facilitates the reflection. Bob is a renowned speaker within the Archdiocese of Minneapolis and St. Paul and has been leading retreats for over 25 years.
The retreat begins with the Parable of the Barren Fig Tree (Luke 13:6-9). The looming question is, what fruit will our seniors bear in their last year at Totino-Grace? Are they open to allowing new suprises to happen? Maybe this year they will grow in an unexpected way, begin a new friendship, or to allow God move into their life in a new way.
This retreat asks them to become more reflective in their last year. Virtues like patience, empathy and compassion should allow them to find moments in their life where they use to see problems...now perhaps they will find mystery.
Lastly we encourage them to engage in"soulwork" throughout their lives. "Soulwork" is all of the challenging things that come from taking risks, being active in our relationships and seeking God in what we do. It is never easy, but leads to a full and faithful life.
There are 4-5 options for the senior overnight retreat throughout the school year. Seniors may sign-up for the retreat of their choice at Eagle Round-up.
The Senior Overnight Retreat focuses on one’s journey of faith in the context of community, service and learning. The community component consists of team-builders and the creation of a sacred space in the chapel where each teen shares a special item. The learning component explores different types of prayer and how those times of centering can lead one to personal transformation. Our evening prayer reminds us that we are pilgrims on a sacred journey. We recall who we are walking with and what we are walking for on this spiritual adventure.
The second day of the retreat is devoted to the pillar of service. Students reflect on the theme of global citizenship and then take part in a service project at Feed My Starving Children. Emphasis is given throughout the retreat, supported through scripture and discussion, on the act of coming down from the high school mountain that they have climbed. Students are encouraged to share what they have learned through their experiences of service and community.