High School Teens Attend ND Vision

Youth minister, Vicki Caruana, and 11 high school students attended the ND Vision retreat at the University of Notre Dame from July 13-17, 2009.

Father Bob met the group at Notre Dame mid week and witnessed first hand the energy and faith of a group of 325 teens! God called and these teens answered. We weren't sure how God would provide for these teens to afford to attend ND Vision, but we walked in faith and the teens worked hard to earn what they needed to go. There were a number of teens who did not attend, however, because they were not confident in their ability to raise the money. Hopefully, next year they will be able to attend. We anticipate at least 12 to 15 students will attend next summer. We will begin planning for this right away!

Thank you to all who supported these teens on their journey of faith.

Here's what some of the teens had to say about their ND Vision experience:

"As a returning member, I most enjoyed getting to experience ND Vision again with the other teens from St. Jerome's. Their enthusiasm struck new chords with me for the week that helped me light myself on fire more" - Lauren LaLuzerne, senior

"I had an amazing experience.Going to ND Vision opened my eyes about God and showed me different ways that he could affect my everyday lifestyle. I'm so happy I got to go.I realized that I was closer to God than I expected" - Michelle Calkins, senior

One of our teens, Danny Boston, has started a blog chronicling his journey since returning from ND Vision. Check it out and become one of its followers.