Individual parish registration forms are now available by request (email dc.ym@stjanedechantal.org) or can be picked up at DCYM events for Encounter: The Gospel of Life service camp which will be held July 8-13. A refundable $100 deposit check made out to “St. Jane de Chantal” must accompany the form. The form and check will hold a spot for you, though attendance is not guaranteed.
What is Encounter?
Encounter is a local, week-long (Sun-Fri) overnight service learning camp. About 300 teenagers from the area attend the camp. Accomodations are at the University of Maryland. During the day participants break into small groups and go out to do direct service at different sites in the DC Metro area. Sites include but are not limited to: soup kitchens, nursing homes, UCP and The Arc, summer camps for disadvantaged children, etc.
In the evenings there is time for small group reflection and sharing and large group programming including keynote speakers, witness talks, catechesis, music and dancing, and prayer. Daily Mass is offered each morning and there is a Reconciliation Night.
HELP!
This year we very much need adult (21+) chaperones to attend with the group since Rebecca will not be able to serve as a full-time overnight chaperone. All necessary training will be provided and Rebecca will prepare the participants and will be available and will stop in often during the camp. 6 teens from the parish can attend for every chaperone we have. It would be a shame to turn away teens or to not be able to bring a group at all. Please contact Rebecca ASAP if you can chaperone this camp. Teens, please ask your parents. You can spend as much or as little time with them as you desire, and having them help will allow you and 5 other teens to attend. Please consider asking older siblings, neighbors, other family members, etc.
Contact Rebecca with any other questions/concerns.
